MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on May 13 at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. Rotarian Richard Watson was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow during the morning meeting. He was recognized for all his help in the club.
He joined in 2006, becoming club secretary in 2007 — a post he has held ever since. He has faithfully attended almost every meeting and event and is a great asset to the club and Rotary International. Assistant District Governor Floyd Rockholt presented the award to Richard.
Rotarian Kelly Lundeen gave an update on happenings at the Aroostook Health Center. Renovations are well under way in the Skilled Unit with new windows already in place. Still to come are a new entrance, a new roofline allowing support for new heating and air conditioning going to each room, as well as renovations to the rehab area.
The rehab area offers speech, physical and occupational therapy to inpatients as well as outpatients. The Center has also been able to order a new 14-passenger van, which should be arriving soon. In a recent state survey, AHC received a five-star rating.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of May 21-27 include: Wednesday will also feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Table Tennis at 9:30 a.m. and a Corn Fritter Social 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 Blaine Free Baptist at 6:30 p.m. Friday will feature Pokeno at 9:30 a.m. and Karaoke with Larry and Larry at 1:30 p.m. Saturday is a free day. Sunday will feature the Mennonite Hymnsing at 6:30 p.m. Monday is Memorial Day and will be a free day. 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.
After The Bell
Activities this week at After The Bell include:
Wednesday — Tri Club. Running indoors, after school at Fort Street.
Friday — Early-release day. After The Bell will be going to the movies. Return to the school at 3:30 p.m. $10 per child and includes popcorn, drink and movie.
The mud run course will be open from 5-7 p.m. $10/person. Did you miss it this weekend or do you want to come back for more? Join us at Bigrock Friday night to give it a try.
Monday — Memorial Day. After The Bell will be participating in the Memorial Day Parade in Presque Isle. Meet at UMPI at 9:15 a.m. Parade will start at 10 a.m. Children are encouraged to dress as superheros.
Homecoming 2014
Plans for Homecoming 2014 are under way. This year’s events will be held on Aug. 8-10. Plans are to include various activities at the high school on Saturday afternoon. The committee is looking for crafters and more to set up booths with crafts, foods, etc. New events this year already include a photo booth; the FFA booth with baked potatoes, hotdogs and fries; and a cribbage tournament at 1 p.m. The Mars Hill Fire Department will hold a mini muster this year as well as doing the chicken barbecue dinner on Saturday.
The next planning meeting will be at the Community Center on June 9 at 6:30 p.m. All interested people are encouraged to attend.
Library happenings
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library plans to hold their annual Tag Sale on consecutive Fridays and Saturdays, June 13-14 and 20-21. Anyone willing to make donations for this sale are asked to call the library at 429-9625 to make arrangements to drop stuff off or to have it picked up. Everyone’s willingness to help with this fundraiser is greatly appreciated.
The library is also looking into the possibility of having a small Farmer’s Market in the parking lot on Saturday mornings. We would like to have an idea of what local growers and residents think about this idea. Please call the library at 429-9625 with your comments.
Renovations to the library are still in the works, with electrical upgrades and interior finishing touches still to come.
Another projects in the works is digitizing and indexing the old Mars Hill newspapers — making them available online. This would cost in the $2,000 range and ideas for raising these funds are being explored.
Canoe raffle
William Cousins Post 118 of the American Legion in Mars Hill is having a canoe raffle. The canoe is a red Discovery Old Town canoe and comes with two paddles and two life vests. Tickets are one for $6 or three for $15 and can be purchased from any member of Post 118. You don’t have to be present to win, however, the drawing will be held at a post barbecue on Saturday, June 14.
Memorial Day
William Cousins Post 118 of the American Legion will be having ceremonies in the local cemeteries on Memorial Day at the following places and times: Westfield at 9 a.m., Mars Hill at 9:20 a.m., Blaine at 9:35 a.m., Robinson at 10 a.m. and Bridgewater at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend as Post 118 members pay respects to those who served.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached by email at tomihen@yahoo.com.
