Christmas Concert
Fort Street Elementary School will hold their annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 11, at CAHS at 7 p.m. The Winterfest Committee will hold their annual cookie sale during the concert. Make plans to attend and hear some great music and pick up some great treats. It’s a great start to the Christmas season.
Food pantry date change
Due to the holiday, the food pantry in Mars Hill will have the following dates and times in December: Dec. 9 from 1 – 3 p.m. and Dec. 16 from 6 – 8 p.m.
In January, the distribution dates will return to the second Tuesday from 1 – 3 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday from 6 – 8 p.m. Anyone in need of food living in Mars Hill, Blaine, E-Plantation, Westfield and Bridgewater is welcome to come. For more information, contact Cathy Cropley at 429-8043.
Christmas Musical
The East Ridge Union Church will present their annual Christmas Musical on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. at the church on East Ridge Road in Mars Hill. Including singers of all ages, they invite you to include this as part of your Christmas celebration. What a wonderful way to celebrate the Lord’s birth! A time of fellowship will follow.
Christmas light winners
Winners of the annual Light Up The Town contest in Mars Hill are: Large Businesses – first place, Town of Mars Hill; second place, Bear Paw Inn; and third place, Mars Hill Savings Bank of Maine. Winners in the Small category are: First place, F.A. Peabody; Second place, Smiths Truck Brokerage; and third place, Burtchells Truck Brokerage. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated.
Library happenings
The library is holding a Silent Auction until Dec. 17. Stop by the library to check out the items available. There is a barrel from Bradbury Barrel, some Lia Sophia jewelry, a gift certificate from Wood Prairie Farms and other items. High bid takes each item and winners will be notified on Wednesday evening, Dec. 17.
The library is also raffling a $100 gas card. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Tickets can be obtained at the library or from any trustee. The winner will be drawn on Wednesday evening, Dec. 17.
The Aroostook Agency on Aging held the annual open enrollment clinic for Medicare Part D on Nov. 19. Over 60 individuals were assisted. Special thanks to Dead River for the coffee and donuts, to the IGA for the fruit platter and to Jackie Lundeen for supplying lunch for the volunteers.
Knit or crochet on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 – 7:30 at the library. Enjoy each other’s company while you work on your chosen project.
Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 – 4:30 is time for Coco’s Reading Hour. The special time is open to children from kindergarten to grade 3 who are interested in picture books. The children will learn about the library. Readers include Peggy Larrabee and Rita Kingsbury.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met at the Aroostook Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 a.m. The special speaker was Gordon Wark, president and general manager of WAGM. He spoke about the DTV transition happening on Feb. 17, 2009. Plans were started in 1996 to discontinue analog signals and go to digital. This will allow the station to send more than one channel at a time. The transition will cost the station more than $1 million.
WAGM is very active in the area in public service work. They support Feed The County, Catholic Charities of Maine, the United Way, the Red Cross and more.
BHA news
The folks at the Bridgewater Historical Association would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season. A sincere thank-you goes out to all who have supported the BHA through the year. Another thank-you goes to everyone who helped put on the events at the hall. Thanks to those who support the music program – they are about one-third of the way toward the goal of buying a new PA system for the hall.
The BHA has many events in the works for next year and maybe a few through the winter. Stay tuned for further announcements. If you haven’t attended any of the events, you should give them a try next year. They are lots of fun!
Bridgewater may be a small town, but they have very active groups including the BHA, a Recreation Department, the Golden Age Club, Community Club and Crafting.
For more information on the BHA, contact President Denis Gagne at 429-8290 or Jann Votaw at 425-7901. Thanks again and have a wonderful holiday season.
Bridgewater Community Club
The Bridgewater Community Club continues to meet on the last Thursday of each month with some exceptions. The December meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the home of Pat Lenentine on Dec. 18. You are invited to bring canned food to be donated to the local food cupboard. All are welcome. For more information, contact Pat Lenentine at 429-9444.
Bridgewater Creative Crafting
On the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Civic Community Center in Bridgewater, crafters are encouraged to join together to work on various projects.
Bring your own supplies and projects as you share your knowledge of various crafts. Work together or individually with quilting, knitting, sewing, embroidery, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc. Everyone is welcome! For more information, please contact Chris Finemore at 425-6606 or Melody Goff at 420-4002. Come relax and enjoy yourself as you socialize with other crafters.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THE CAHS JUNIOR High Chorus sang a variety of numbers during the Christmas Concert on Dec. 4.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THE CAHS HIGH School Band played “New Age Christmas” during the Christmas Concert on Dec. 4.
