Annual Mapleton Daze plans moving along
MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
Plans are moving right along for the Mapleton Daze festivities. There will soon be programs available at local businesses with a list of events and activities planned.
The Lions Club will be having its popular barbeque chicken dinner with all the fixings for $8 per person on Friday, June 29 at the Elementary School parking lot. The Methodist ladies will be selling slices of homemade pie and coffee, and the Baptist ladies will be selling homemade ice cream. There will be activities for the children and free bike raffles.
Everyone is invited to come to town for the annual fireworks display after dark!
A detailed schedule of events will appear in next week’s column.
MAINE AGRI WOMAN
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| MAINE AGRI WOMEN read in classrooms in Belfast, Mars Hill, Mapleton, Fort Fairfield, St. Agatha, Madawaska, Houlton and Monticello in conjunction with March being Ag Awareness Month. Classrooms were visited by members who read “Seed, Soil, Sun” by Cris Peterson to the students, then donated the book to the teachers. Judy Kenney of Mapleton visited Cynthia Condon’s second-grade classroom at Mapleton Elementary School. Pictured are, from left, front row: Clint Goheen, Tyler Jutras, Lily Hanks, Allanna Berube and Morgan Seward. Middle row: Noelle Balkman, Breanna Wasson and Kenney. Back row: Chase Guerrette, Zachary Jalbert, Tyler Farnum, Libby Kinney, Allison Morton and Madison Thibodeau. Funds for the books are made possible by the agriculture license plates fees and Maine Ag in the Classroom. |
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| IN CELEBRATION of the recent Ag Awareness Month, Judy Kenney of Mapleton visited Athena Hallowell’s second-grade class at Mapleton Elementary School to read “Seed, Soil, Sun” by Cris Peterson. Pictured are, from left, front row: Abby Chasse, Jayden Lovely, Torrie Casey and Clay Gregg. Middle row: Cole Chasse, Jordan Wood, Logan Akeley, Alyssa Addington, Julia Blake and Alexa Perkins. Back row: Cole Mints and Kenney. After reading the story, the book was donated to the classroom. |
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| MAINE AGRI WOMAN Mary Anne Buck of Mapleton recently visited Lynne Brabant’s first-grade class at Mapleton Elementary School. While there, she read the book “Seed, Soil and Sun” by Cris Peterson as part of Agriculture in the Classroom. She also read in Rebecca Langille’s first-grade classroom. The students enjoyed the visit and were thrilled to have the books donated to their classroom library. Pictured are, from left, front row: Rossalyn Buck, Xander Balkman, Jacob Pangburn and Cade Ennis. Middle row: Emily Straetz, Molly Copeland, Jaylee Howlett and Sarah Sonntag. Back row: Buck, Isabelle Dionne, Kaden Tardif and Alex Nason. |
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Graydon Dougherty, Zachary Dubé, Joshua Boucher, Joey Greenier, Jessica Pratt, Elizabeth Dyer, Jessica Roope, Tiffany Tompkins, Gretchen DeLong, Martha Buck, Michael W. Buck, Raymond Robinson, Graydon Warner, Riley Kenney, Bernard Ayotte, Clinton Goheen, Amanda Scott, Cody Boucher, Dakota Fox, Annice Boyles and Cheryl Scifers.
Anniversaries
Happy anniversary to Paul and Sherryl Grendell on the 13th, Rod and Nadiene Brewer and Troy and Kim Finnemore on the 14th, Mike and Sharmon Clark on the 16th, Bub and Penny Nadeau on the 18th, and Steven and Angie Kennedy on the 19th.
CHRIS RAYMOND
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| CHRIS RAYMOND of Mapleton graduated May 12 from the University of Missouri with a Ph.D. in political science. He received his bachelor of arts in international studies from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in May of 2007. In July, Raymond will be moving from Columbia, Mo. to Louisiana where he will be starting his career as a professor at the University of New Orleans. Raymond is the son of David and Sara Raymond of Mapleton. Congratulations, Chris! |
Father’s Day Breakfast
THE CHAPMAN RIDGE RUNNERS Snowmobile and ATV Club will hold its second annual Father’s Day breakfast Sunday, June 17. The breakfast will be held at the clubhouse located at 94 Town Hall Road from 7-10:30 a.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-11 and children under six eat free. The menu will include pancakes, beans, muffins, bacon or sausage, eggs, toast, juice and coffee. For more information, call Sue Maynard at 764-1236.
The Chapman Ridge Runners Snowmobile and ATV Club will hold its second annual Father’s Day Breakfast Sunday, June 17. The breakfast will be held at the clubhouse at 94 Town Hall Road from 7-10:30 a.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-11, and children under six eat free. The menu will include pancakes, beans, muffins, bacon or sausage, eggs, toast, juice and coffee. For more information, call Sue Maynard at 764-1236.
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.
