MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The new Bandstand in Mars Hill will officially open on Saturday, June 14, at 4 p.m. with music by The Aroostook Brass Band.
Make plans to attend this event and enjoy the music. Other groups will be playing through the summer, so keep this in mind for your musical enjoyment.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of June 11-17 include: Wednesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Wii Bowling at 9 a.m., Table Tennis at 10 a.m. and Bingo 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 Father’s Day Luncheon at 11 a.m. and Karaoke with Larry & Larry at 1:30 p.m. Saturday is Flag Day and will feature Karaoke with the Deschesnes at 1:30 p.m. Sunday is Father’s Day and will be a free day. Monday will feature Coffee Chat at 9:30 a.m., Nail Beautiful a 10 a.m., Communion with Pastor Jewell 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.
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 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Anyone willing to make donations for this sale is asked to call the library at 429-9625 to make arrangements to drop stuff off or to have it picked up. Help with this fundraiser is appreciated.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on June 3 at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. The special speakers were Jamie Guerrette and Amanda Cushman of After The Bell. They spoke of their plans for activities for kids through the summer and after school. They plan to keep the kids active and involved.
Homecoming 2014
Plans for Homecoming 2014 are under way. This year’s events will be held Aug. 8-10. Plans are to include various activities at the high school on Saturday afternoon and 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, as well as 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.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached by email at tomihen@yahoo.com.
