MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
There will be six lovely young “ladies” participating in the 2014 Mz Mars Hill pageant on Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m.
This is a major fundraiser for the Senior Class at Central Aroostook High School. Don’t miss it!
After The Bell
Activities planned include: On Wednesday, April 16, Tri Club will meet after school until 3:30 p.m. Participants are to be dressed to run outside with coach Amanda.
On Thursday, April 17, an Easter party will be held after school until 3:30 p.m. $2 per child at Fort Street. Games, snacks, crafts and more.
April vacation activities include: Tuesday, April 22, bowling and pizza. Leaving Fort Street at 9:30 a.m., returning at 12:30 p.m. $10 per child which includes bowling, shoes, lunch, drinks and transportation. Don’t forget your socks!
Wednesday, April 23, Tri Club running and swimming at UMPI, leaving Fort Street at 1:45 p.m. — dressed to run outside, swimming and back to Fort Street at 4:30 p.m. $10, participants must be a member of the Tri Club.
Thursday April 24 dinner and movie is sold out!
On Saturday, April 26, there will be a Pampered Chef fundraiser at our new location at 5 Military Rd. in Blaine at 10 a.m. All proceeds will benefit After The Bell as they proceed towards their nonprofit status.
Upcoming events include a Mud Run on Friday, May 2, at 3 p.m. at Bigrock! Come dressed to get dirty. $10 per participant includes a T-shirt if registered by Saturday, April 26. Call Jamie to register 694-1320 or email jamielguerrette@yahoo.com.
ACI/CAHS reunion
There will be a Reunion Committee meeting of all class representatives who are interested in representing your class on a new restructured ACI/CAHS Committee. This meeting will take place on Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m. in the high school library. Come with your ideas.
For more information, call Kathy at 425-3771. This year’s Homecoming Weekend is being planned for Aug. 8-10.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of April 16-22 include: Wednesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Wii Bowling at 9 a.m. and Movin’ and Groovin’ 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 Faith Baptist at 6:30 p.m. Friday will feature Easter Egg Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Dayroom Cinema “A Walton’s Easter” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will be a free day. Sunday is Easter and will be a free day. Monday is Patriot‘s Day and will be a free day. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Communion with Rev. Blakney at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 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.
United Methodist Women
The United Methodist Women of Mars Hill met on April 7 in the church vestry at noon with eight members and one guest, Elaine’s sister Mary Valadez of Newport News, Va., attending. After the food blessing, sandwiches and drinks were enjoyed. Daisy, co-hostess, provided delicious Easter-decorated cupcakes and ice cream for dessert.
After an hour of socializing, President Donna opened the business meeting. She led all in the Purpose Pledge and Prayer. The secretary’s report was given by Clara and approved as read. Diane gave the treasurer’s report, which was accepted as read. Members voted to send $100 to one of the missions in Nicaragua to buy a sewing machine for one of their missions projects.
Joan Walsh read a very interesting letter from a former UMW member from Easton, who now lives in Iowa. Dorothy Beaton is a very nice and respected person. We loved hearing from her.
A special thanks to Joan and Blinn Boone, who cleaned the church kitchen without help. They did a great job.
Donna announced that on Saturday, April 12, the UMW Sub District meeting will be held at the Presque Isle Methodist Church. Dixie Shaw from Catholic Charities will be the guest speaker. Each one is asked to bring something for the food cupboard at Catholic Charities. Donna will be giving a report on our local UMW accomplishments and mission work for the past year and our acquiring our five-point Star Unit Requirement.
The meeting was turned over to the two program chairpersons: Marie Hewitt and Daisy Campbell. They each read very appropriate and humorous selections that were enjoyed by all.
After the benediction the meeting was adjourned. Members attending included: Marie Hewitt, Daisy Campbell, Donna Brewer, Joan Walsh, Joan Boone, Diane Ketchum, Elaine Bailey and Clara Hussey.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on April 8 at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. Rotarian Steve Hitchcock gave an interesting presentation about the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., which has around 146,000 visitors per year. The sky dome area is 140 feet in diameter with many special cars on display around the perimeter and in the center of the dome.
On Feb. 12 this year, a sinkhole opened up under the dome area and eight cars went down into the hole. Between April 1-8, seven of the cars had been recovered, and the eighth had been located. They will all be restored, as well as the dome’s floor. The sinkhole will be checked before it is filled in so the floor can be rebuilt. Restoration costs are expected to reach up to $1 million dollars.
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.
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.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached by email tomihen@yahoo.com.
