by Tomi Henderson
Once again, the Children’s Stage Adventures’ residency will be at Fort Street School from March 17-20. A production of “Androcles and the Lion” will be held on Thursday evening, March 20, at 7 p.m., at the Fort Street gym.
Approximately 50 local children, from grades 2, 4, and 6, will be cast to appear in the show with CSA actors/educators Stephanie Figer and Ben Regan.
A favorite Aesop’s Fable comes to life on the stage in this original musical adaptation of “Androcles and The Lion.” When Androcles, a slave, runs from his miserly masters his troubles begin to mount. Soon he comes face to face with a fierce lion in the forest. He is sure he has met his end. Fortunately a selfless act of kindness frees the lion from pain and gains Androcles a faithful, lifelong friend. Androcles is later captured and punished for his errors. In the exciting finale, Androcles is unexpectedly reunited with his devoted lion friend and spared an unhappy ending.
Stephanie Figer, from Auburn, N.Y., and Ben Regan, from Long Branch, N.J., will be the team of actors/educators from Children’s Stage Adventures. This is the team’s first tour with CSA, though both have extensive backgrounds working with children in theatre.
The 2013-14 season is Children’s Stage Adventures 15th year touring across the Northeast, with 60-plus residencies scheduled. Based in Sullivan, N.H., CSA is a non-profit organization supported in part by charitable donations. This coming year, hundreds of cast members will take to the stage to the delight and applause of their families, friends, communities, neighbors and teachers.
Come out and support the youth of your community while enjoying a great show.
Girl Scouts on call
Local Girl Scouts are looking for ways to answer the needs of the community — both large and small. If you are a non-profit organization and need volunteers to help with your projects, call 425-9020. The troop is full of junior high girls looking to volunteer 50 hours worth of community service to earn their Silver Award. The troop can help with any number of activities in Blaine, Bridgewater and Mars Hill.
School registration
SAD 42 will be having registration for the 4- and 5-year-old programs for the 2014-15 school year. The registration will be held on Friday, April 11, at the Fort Street School and is open to 4- and 5-year-old children of the Mars Hill, Blaine and Bridgewater area.
Pre-school students must be 4 years of age on or before Oct. 15. Students who will be five years of age on or before Oct. 15 are eligible for kindergarten. Call Fort Street School at 429-8514 or 429-8515 to schedule an appointment to register your child.
The state of Maine requires: proof of Immunizations, birth certificate — hospital copies are not acceptable; a copy must be obtained from the municipal office of the town or city where you were living when the child was born. SAD 42 requires these documents at the time of registration.
If you are not a legal parent, a copy of guardianship papers (probate court) must be completed before registration.
Those students currently enrolled in the 4-year-old program do not need to register.
If you have any questions, call the school for more details.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of March 19-25 include: Wednesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Wii Bowling Challenge at 9 a.m. and Senior Swagger with Theresa at 1:30 p.m. Thursday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Horse Racing at 1:30 p.m. and Bridgewater Free Baptist at 6:30 p.m. Friday will feature lunch at Gram Russo‘s at 10 a.m. Saturday will be a free day. Sunday will feature the Mennonite Hymnsing at 6:30 p.m. Monday will feature Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Karaoke with Larry and Larry at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Card Games at 1:30 p.m. All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on March 11 at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center.
The guest speaker was Robert Marvinney, state geologist and director, Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
He spoke about Maine’s geology, mineral potential and the basics of metallic mining. He explained the different types of mining and the advantages and disadvantages of each. He said no mine is perfect, but modern ones are very closely monitored.
Community Cupboard
Winners of the fundraiser gift certificates during Winterfest were: Heather Bradbury, Gail Becham and Bob Kilcollins. Special thanks go to all who helped to support the Mars Hill Community Cupboard with this event.
BINGO
The William Cousins Post 118 of the American Legion in Mars Hill hosts a Bingo Night every Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Legion building on Silver Street. There will be cash prizes and concessions.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached by email at tomihen@yahoo.com.
