EASTON NEWS
By Hillary Hallett
The Easton Parent Teacher Organization has several events planned over the next couple months.
The harvest party will be held Oct. 31 from 10 a.m.-noon. The group is in need of small toys (happy meal size) to use as prizes for games at this event. Donations of candy, prizes and volunteer time are always welcome.
There will be games, a cake walk and more! Admission to the event will be an item for the Easton Food Pantry. The pantry is in need of canned fruit, rice meals, corn, soups, pasta meals and cereal, as well as stuffing, cranberry sauce, canned gravy and canned fruit mix for Thanksgiving boxes. More information will be out soon.
The group will be offering a Monster of a Scholastic Book Fair in November, with details to follow.
A Christmas Bazaar will take place in December. This event allows students to purchase gifts for family members for the bargain price of $1 each. Items for all family members that are new or gently used are most welcome for donation. The group will also need gift bags of any theme.
For more information, contact pto@eastonschools.org, visit Facebook.com/Eastonpco, or call 488-7701.
Easton welcomes new pastor Tony Stevens is the new pastor at Easton Wesleyan Church. He was born and grew up in Dover-Foxcroft and his parents owned a dairy farm in town. He graduated from Foxcroft Academy in 1988 and aattended college Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass. for two years.
He met his wife, Teena, a native of Oakland, at a state-wide youth event during his junior year of high school. That summer they made a connection, started dating and have been together ever since. The couple has two children: Matthew and Kaitlyn, a son-in-law, Jesse and a 2-year-old granddaughter, Adelynn Hope, all of whom have moved to Easton. Kaitlyn and Jesse are in the process of house shopping and hope to purchase a home in the area soon.
This is Tony’s first full time ministry position. He has worked in various retail positions over the last 25 years while also serving, sometimes part time but more often in volunteer positions within the church.
Most recently the Stevens’s were in Bangor, where he served as interim pastor at Pathway Wesleyan Church for about 14 months and then as a volunteer in ministry following the arrival of the new full-time pastor. He has also worked as a store manager for PCT Communications in Ellsworth and Bucksport for the last eight years, leaving in June after accepting the position in Easton.
Currently, Stevens is a licensed minister in the Wesleyan Church and is taking online classes through Oklahoma Wesleyan University to complete his education. He has only a few more classes to complete in order to receive ordination in the Wesleyan Church.
He is an acknowledged sports nut and possibly a borderline fanatic Red Sox fan. He also follows the Bruins and the Patriots, although admitting when it comes to football, he’s a Dallas Cowboys fan. He enjoys youth sports as well and has already had the opportunity to attend Easton High School/Junior High soccer games and is looking forward to basketball season.
The Stevens’s love movies and have enjoyed the Braden Theatre several times already since arriving. The couple is very excited to be in Easton and feel like they have come back to their small town roots in Maine.
Clean-Up Day set for Oct. 17 for Easton residents
On Saturday, the Town of Easton will provide a collection point at the town garage on the Fry Pan Road for household junk, such as appliances, tires, furniture, wood, etc. Wood products must be separated. No household garbage or used oil.
There will also be a collection point next to the recycling igloos behind the town office to dispose of electronics such as: televisions, computers, monitors, printers, fluorescent bulbs, circuit boards, cell phones, fax machines, scanners, laptops, DVD/VCR players, batteries and copiers. All recyclables must be deposited in the igloos behind the town office. This is for Easton residents only.
Coordinate your fall cleaning with the Town Clean Up Day and make use of our efforts to make Easton a more beautiful place to live. No commercial loads! Call 488-6652 with any questions.
Cumming to perform concert Saturday
On Saturday, Oct. 17 at Easton High School, there will be a pie social starting at 6:30 p.m. and a concert, featuring Duncan Cumming, begins at 7 p.m.
Cumming received degrees from Bates College and New England Conservatory and studied at the European Mozart Academy in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2003, he received the Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University and then went on to join the faculty at the University of Albany.
His book “The Foundation of Youth: The Artistry of Frank Glazer” was published in 2009. Glazer was Cummings’ teacher and mentor while he studied at Bates. Cumming is the great grandson of William Spence Cumming and Annie Rae Duncan, some of Easton’s original settlers. Donations will be accepted but the program is free. The event is presented by the Easton Sesquicentennial Cocmmittee.
Digital planetarium demonstration/open house
On Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., the Francis Malcolm Science Center, located at 776 Houlton Road in Easton, will offer a program entitled “Warped Media: To Infinity and Beyond.” Please join in on this program on new digital planetarium technology.
Added to a traditional planetarium, this system allows programming beyond the sun, moon and stars to an expanded range of educational and entertaining subjects. Participants will also enjoy model rocket launches, interactive lobby displays and light refreshments. For more information, call 488-5451.
Senior trip planned
On Thursday, Oct. 15, the Easton Recreation Adult/Senior Group will visit Bouchard’s Farm in Fort Kent that uses an antique mill from the 1800s to make buckwheat flour, the only one in production in United States. Lunch will be at Mill Bridge Restaurant. The bus departs at 9:45 a.m. and participants should bring $3 for the lunch.
Sesquicentennial items make great Christmas gifts
The committee continues to sell items to commemorate Easton’s year-long 150th celebration, including Easton history books for $10, 20-ounce glasses with Bears and Sesquicentennial logos for $8, glass coffee mugs with Bears and Sesquicentennial logos for $8, royal blue T-shirts with sesquicentennial logos for $8, royal blue hoodie sweatshirts with sesquicentennial logos for $25 and two-tone caps or standard caps with Easton Bears logos or Sesquicentennial logos for $10.
Orders can be placed by emailing info@eastonme.com or calling the town office at 488-6652. To see samples please visit eastonme.com or visit the town office.
Kiwanis meetings
Kiwanis Club of Easton meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend. Dinner is provided for a small fee.
Volunteers needed at Food Pantry
The Friends Helping Friends Food Pantry is looking for a couple volunteers who would be willing to deliver food boxes to needy families in Easton every other month. Each month, two vehicles are needed for about an hour on the third Sunday afternoon from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Each vehicle delivers food to two or three families. If able to volunteer, please call Vaughn Martin at 488-6608 or email vaughnmartin@myfairpoint.net.
Yoga for Kids
Yoga for Kids classes will be held on Wednesdays today through Nov. 18. There is no class on Oct. 21. The cost is $20 and there must be 15 participants to run the program. Classes will take place at the Hall until 4 p.m. and be instructed by Julie French.
This isn’t your traditional Yoga class as children’s yoga is a different way to learn about the body. They will stretch, strengthen, gain flexibility and balance through short, age-appropriate activities, as well as learn how to calm their bodies, breath and mind. Yoga has shown to improve concentration, memory, attention, problem-solving and decision-making — all terrific skills needed for learning. Relaxation is just as important as exercise and they will learn these concepts and more, all by having fun!
Recreation Department calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 14 — Junior Activities from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Hall; Yoga at the Hall after school until 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15 — Senior Trip to Bouchard Farms departing at 9:45 a.m.; Lego Day after school from 3-4:15 p.m. at the Hall.
Friday, Oct. 16 — Junior Activities from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Hall; Starting at 11 a.m. in the recreation room by the Manor, Cara Miller of Aroostook Area Agency on Aging will be on hand to teach about natural cough. Please join us for the class, with a delicious seasonal lunch served afterward.
Saturday, Oct. 17 — Northern Maine Community Recreation Association’s annual fifth and sixth soccer tournament takes place at Presque Isle Middle School. Time to be announced.
Monday, Oct. 19 — Nutrition Class starting at 11 a.m. in the recreation room at the Manor. The cost is $3 and lunch will be served; Kids Cooking after school until 4:15 p.m. at the Hall.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Boys Day after school at the Hall until 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21 — Junior Activities from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Hall.
Hillary Hallett is the correspondent for Easton. She can be reached by sending an e-mail to hillary_jt@myfairpoint.net or calling 551-7737.
