Embelton recognized for volunteer work
EASTON NEWS
Ashton Embelton was recently recognized by the Maine young volunteers role of honors program for all of the hard work she does with local food pantries.
Since last October, Embelton has raised just over $1,000 by collecting loose change from her Loose Change Changes Lives program. She has made countless trips to local food pantry’s bringing them an abundance of food each time she visits. Embelton says she will continue to collect change until she ends the hunger problem in local communities.
Her name was entered into this award program by Charlene Buzza, the head coordinator of the Gift Food Pantry program in Presque Isle. She was very excited to receive this award and honored that Buzza put her name in, but one of her comments was this award is for everybody that it helps not just for her. She was also able to attend a Portland Pirates’ hockey game as part of her award.
Launch Day planned at science center
The Francis Malcolm Science Center invites the public to Launch Day, Saturday, April 30, 2016. The center will open its doors to demonstrate its new digital projection system recently installed in the planetarium theater. Demonstrations will be given every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience this exciting new technology.
Refreshments will be served and Planetarium Director Larry Berz will launch a giant model rocket at noon. A presentation of $10,000 will take place at 11:45 a.m. There will also be interactive displays and refreshments in the lobby. For more information about this event, please call the science center at 488-5451.
Co-ed softball
The Easton Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for this summer’s co-ed softball league. Please contact Hillary Hallett if you plan to enter a team or if you need for more information. The fee will be determined by number of teams who enter.
Student registration for upcoming school year
The Easton School Department is now accepting registration for children entering Kindergarten or Pre-K in the Fall of 2016. All children residing within the Easton school district who are 5 years old (on or before October 15, 2016) are eligible for enrollment in the Kindergarten class. All children residing within the Easton school district who are 4 years old (on or before October 15, 2016) are eligible for the Pre-K class.
Please call the Easton Elementary School at 488-7700 as soon as possible to register your child for either of the above classes. The classroom teacher will notify parents/guardians when an informational meeting for parents is scheduled. The following documents are required by the State of Maine: proof of immunizations, birth certificate and proof of residency (rental agreement, utility bill, etc). These documents must be presented prior to the child beginning school.
Sesquicentennial memorabilia
As a year of celebrating Easton’s year-long 150th birthday has concluded, there are still a few items available, including books on the history of Easton, titled “A Community Carved from the Wilderness 1865-2015 for only $10; 20-ounce glasses with Bears and Sesquicentennial logos for $8, glass coffee mugs with Bears and Sesquicentennial logos, royal blue T-shirts with Sesquicentennial logos for $8 (sizes are limited), blue sweatshirts with Sesquicentennial logos for $20 (quantities very limited) and two-tone caps or standard caps with Bears 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 stop by the town office.
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.
