The Squapan Outing Club will be hosting its annual public bean-hole-bean supper Saturday, July 4 from 4-6 p.m. at the lake.
Along with the beans, the menu will include a choice of ham or BBQ chicken pieces, potato salad, coleslaw, and homemade desserts. Adults are $7 and children under 12 are $3. Come enjoy visiting with friends, listen to some musical entertainment, and bring your lawn chairs to watch the annual boat parade scheduled for 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Keith Doyen, Angelie Gwen Michaud, Kendra Merrill, Ashley Christie, Danna Beaulieu, John Dougherty, Mike Clark, April Kenney, Tyus Ambrose, Allen Brown, Steve Garland, Matt Carney, Olivia Clair Keep, Samantha Buck, Chris Putnam, Julie-Ane Brown, Trisha House, Miranda Allen, Ben LeBlanc II and Jack Edward Buck.
Happy Anniversary this week to Mike and Betty Ireland on the 27th, Steve and Carol Kennedy, Trisha and Jason House, and Lynne and Chris Tenney, all on the 28th, and Nickolas and Michelle Michaud and Mark and Lynn Christie on the 30th.
Pitch a tent and scope out a place for a campfire! Saturday, June 27 is the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Backyard Campout! According to their Web site, this is a national event that encourages individuals, youth, friends and families to camp out together for one night. What a great way to cap off the annual Mapleton Daze weekend and welcome summer!
The Mapleton/Washburn United Methodist “Friends in Faith” youth will be collecting non-perishable food items during the Mapleton Daze Parade for local food pantries. Please bring your donations to the parade and the children will pick them up along the parade route. Thank you for your support!
Recently, the Mapleton United Methodist Women were featured in a photo with Janice (Garland) Wood. It mistakenly stated that she had volunteered for four years in Uganda. It should have stated that she has completed two short mission trips in Uganda. Please accept our apologies for the error.
The Mapleton Fire Department will be hosting the Aroostook County Fire Muster Saturday, June 27 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The muster events will take place in the Mapleton Elementary School yard. Participating departments are invited to have trucks and marching units in the Mapleton Daze parade being held Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. There will be a pig roast following the parade hosted members of the Mapleton Fire Department, and the muster events begin at noon.
The Boy Scout Troop 170 is accepting donations of bottles and cans, which will help raise money to attend summer camp. Please drop off your returnables at the Parsons Street Redemption Center and let the employee know they are for Mapleton Boy Scout Troop 170. You can also call Scoutmaster Peter Starr at 764-8189 or 551-5196 to schedule a pickup.
Remember to take some time to tour the Haystack Historical Society Museum during the upcoming Mapleton Daze festivities this weekend. The museum will be open all day Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be a great selection of pictures of schools in the Mapleton area for your viewing pleasure.
If you are planning to participate in the Mapleton Daze parade Saturday, June 27, line up will take place on the Dudley Road. Contact Grenda Stephenson at 764-0452 for more information or to register.
The Mapleton Class of 1949 will be holding its 60th class reunion tomorrow, June 25 at 5 p.m. at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center. All classmates and guests are invited to attend and encouraged to bring photos and other memorabilia to share. Those in attendance will be ordering dinner from the restaurant’s menu. For more information, please contact Arnold Carter at 207-873-1334 or Catherine (Smith) Wallace at 207-745-8680.
The Society has voted to offer a couple’s lifetime membership for $150. If two people from the same family would like to join, this option would save $50, rather than purchasing one lifetime membership for $100.
The Grange Hall is available for rent May 1-Nov. 1. Please contact any member if you are interested in renting the hall for your event. The Society meets one night a month from February through November and welcomes new members. Please consider helping the Society preserve a piece of local history.
The United Methodist Church luncheon will be held Friday, June 26 at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Jennifer Buzza is the correspondent for Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. She can be reached at 760-9115, or by e-mail at jbuzza@ainop.com.
