Cub Scout advancement
Members of Washburn’s Boy Scout Troop 177 welcomed four new Scouts who graduated out of Cub Scout Pack 162 on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Webelo Scouts’ graduated with the Arrow of Light Honors, which is the highest ranking in the Cub Scout Program.
Scouts and leaders of Troop 177 were on hand to welcome the new graduates and present each of them with a Troop neckerchief and slide, their new Scout handbook and a patrol patch.
Those crossing into the troop were: Dylan Sadler, Brandon Cropley, Tyler Jardine and Parker Thompson.
The troop also conducted a Court of Honor with several rank advancements and merit badges. Each Scout and leader received their 2009 membership cards and a Centennial Quality Unit uniform patch for attaining the requirements during 2008 for the national award. On Sunday, Feb. 8, the members of Troop 177 and Pack 162 attended Scout Sunday services at the Perham Baptist Church.
Birthdays/anniversaries
A very special first birthday wish goes out to Eleanor “Ella” Lucille Snyder.
Others celebrating birthdays this week include: Harley Curtis, Mark Sperrey, Dennis Tully, John Thomas, Michelle Doody, Tony Hatch, Kevin Rand, Melissa Conley Perry, Peggy Wilson, Andrea Hatch, Shannon Skipper, Maurice White III, Jim Cray, Tamra Robertson, Kevin Cunningham, Alex Kennedy, Clifford Sperrey, Roy Turner, Lisa Turner, Mike Lagasse, David Olcott Jr., Morgan Berube, Andrew Pinette, Brian Wark, David Wilson, Debbie Sharp, John Griswald, Tamria Maynard and Aaron Bragg.
Special anniversary wishes go out to Troy and Sandy Dahlgren.
Perham news
Saturday, March 7, is going to be a super fun day of racing, community winter fun, a chili cook-off, a 50-50 drawing, door prizes, and raffles for items including a gift basket, and tickets for a lap quilt. The Chili Cook-Off will begin at 12 p.m. and all chili recipes are welcome with leftover chili after the judging to be sold. All proceeds for the day’s events will go to benefit the Salmon Lake Bog Project. There will be prizes awarded for the top three winners. Other events being held during the day long festival will be plenty of outdoor activities as well as a snowshoe softball game, a guided snowshoe tour and an afternoon of snow fun for the children. A poor-weather date has been set for Saturday, March 14.
Annual Town Meeting, election
The Washburn municipal elections will be held on Monday, March 16, at the Civic Center. The polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Included in the ballot are seats open for the Town Council seats and the openings for the SAD 45 School Board.
Washburn’s annual Town Meeting will be held at the Washburn High School on Tuesday, March 17, starting at 7 p.m.
Events/reminders
The next scheduled Washburn August Festival committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Washburn Civic Center. All interested residents are urged to attend.
The Salmon Brook Historical Society will be holding their quarterly meeting on March 26 at the Washburn Civic Center at 6 p.m. There will be a potluck supper followed by a business meeting. Please bring a main dish or dessert and a place setting. All are welcome so bring your friends and neighbors.
TOPS will be meeting each Monday at the Washburn Trailrunners clubhouse, starting with weigh-in at 4:15 p.m. and the meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For further information, contact Birdena Cochran at 455-8353.
There will be special exhibits at the Caribou Historical Society and Learning Center covering displays of historical area Girl Scout items and information. Girl Scout Month is March and there will be a special display of Girl Scout memorabilia each Saturday from March 7 through March 21 from noon to 4 p.m. For further information, please contact the museum at 498-2556.
Be sure and get your ticket for the raffle sponsored by the Oscar Dow Post 48 of the American Legion. Excellent and valuable prizes and the drawing will be held on Tuesday, March 17. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5, and can be obtained from any Legion member.
The Friendly CoOp order week will be from Monday, March 2 through Friday, March 6 will a projected pick up day of Friday, March 13. To order, please contact Brenda McCoy at 455-8421 or by e-mail at bunny@ainop.com.
“Hospital Adventure” comes to WDES
The “Great Hospital Adventure” was recently experienced by grade 2 students of Mrs. Castonguay and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, where they learned about careers in the health field.
Barbara Turner, healthcare recruiter at TAMC, and Walter Mosher, an EMT with Crown Ambulance, arrived, escorting the famous “health career puppets.” The students learned about each puppet’s medical career which included a medical doctor, an osteopathic doctor, a registered nurse, a physical therapist, a paramedic and a radiological technologist. The students learned how each of these medical people can help them if they have an emergency or go to the hospital. They also learned the importance of calling 9-1-1, and even had a great surprise of getting to go inside the ambulance.
Also giving some talks on interesting items was Christy Dingy, Children and Youth Services coordinator from the Battered Women’s Project, visiting all grades from 1 though 8. She discussed things that pertain to all students, big and small — how not to be a bully and noting the upswing of “cyber-bullying” in Maine to an amazing rate of 89 percent reported incidents.
She spoke about hands are not for hitting and words are not for hurting. She also talked on tattling, including the difference between tattling and telling, how to settle many conflicts by resolution, how to be brave and stand up for themselves without any fighting, and how to quickly settle things by making peace with each other.
The students seemed to enjoy the healthy relationships program and had lots of questions for Ms. Dingy.
BABES graduation
Students in the 3rd-grade class of Mrs. Hade recently graduated from a seven-week BABES program. BABES stands for Beginning Alcohol and Addictions Basic Education Studies and is done throughout the nation in several grades including grade 3. This program hopes that by starting early in life, students can make positive decisions concerning the use of alcohol and other drugs.
Lessons include work on self-image, feelings, peer pressure, acceptance, failure and coping skills. Some of the characters used to explain complicated issues are Buttons and Bows McKitty, Myth Mary, Early Bird, Donovan Dignity, Recovering Reggie and Rhonda Rabbit. They are helpful in presenting situations and following through with healthy responses and solutions to children’s problems, explaining that they are just as painful and scary as they are to adults.
Parents were invited to the graduation and were shown just what their children learned in the program, and all took many photos of the event.
Christie Cochran is the correspondent for Washburn, Wade and Perham. She can be reached at 455-8034 or gramchristie@yahoo.com.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
Cub Scouts graduating into Boy Scout Troop 177 include, in front, from left: Dylan Sadler, Brandon Cropley, Tyler Jardine, Parker Thompson, Kegan Page and Taylor Skinner. Back row: Assistant Scoutmasters Greg Page and Donald Wilcox, Curtis Thompson, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Adam Wilcox, Daniel Roy and Scoutmaster Larry Harrison.
Photo courtesy of Christine McPherson
Students in Mrs. Castonguay’s class get a first-class tour of an ambulance, courtesy of The Aroostook Medical Center’s Crown Ambulance Service.
Photo courtesy of Christine McPherson
WALTER MOSHER, a paramedic with Crown Ambulance Service, explains some medical procedures to the Washburn students with the help of “Roger, the paramedic.
Photo courtesy of Christine McPherson
Mrs. Hade’s 3rd-grade students at Washburn District Elementary School are given their certificates during a BABES graduation program.
Photo courtesy of Christine McPherson
Crown paramedic WALTER MOSHER provided Dena Aegrter and Washburn Elementary students with a tour of an ambulance during a recent health career presentation at the school.
