WASHBURN NEWS
By Amy Sawyer
The Washburn Fire Department had the great pleasure of escorting Santa and Mrs. Claus around town on Saturday, Dec. 10.
Due to the cold weather, Santa met with children at the Washburn Civic Center. Once children made their requests to Santa, they received a goodie bag and had the chance to explore the Washburn Fire Department.
Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 assisted the firefighters in handing out hot chocolate donated by Tim Hortons. This community event had a large turnout.
Trees benefit Scouts
Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 is selling Christmas trees again this year from Sun Rise Tree Farms. These are premium trees and range from 6-8 feet. Trees are $28. They are located at Washburn Trailside or can be delivered on weekends.
There are also tree stands available for sale. Your support is appreciated as Troop 177 is traveling to West Virginia this summer for two weeks.
Box Tops for Education
The Washburn District Elementary School continually collects Box Tops for Education. The process is simple: just send in clipped box tops found on hundreds of products to the school. Money earned goes towards resources like books, headphones, and other supplies for students. This is a great way to help support the school.
Any Box Tops sent are greatly appreciated.
Winter clothing
As winter arrives, schools find that they could always use extra winter clothing for those in need. Washburn District Elementary School welcomes any donations you might be able to provide.
Perham Planning Board
The Perham Planning Board is in need of additional members. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the town office. All are welcome and input is encouraged. Please contact the town office with any questions.
The Planning Board is also requesting input regarding the North Star Pentecostal Church in Perham, which was once a school in the 1950s. Anyone with pictures or any type of connection is encouraged to reach out to the planning board.
For more information, contact Debra Viola at 498-3433.
Concert
The Music Department and 21st Century After School Program teamed up for a winter concert on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Washburn District Elementary School gymnasium.
SAD 45’s band and chorus, directed by Mr. Helstrom, included Lexie Barker, Natalie Charette, Summer Dahlgren, Tru Drost, Abbie Easler, Dylan Evans, Hannah White, Derek Cruz, Delaney Koch, Emily Jackson, Dakota McCoy, Ali Rowbotham, Aislinn Van Trump, Gwendolyn Bragg, Cherish Brown, Sierra Earle, Nichelle Goulet, Patrick Tardie II, Kevin Nader, Logan Carlson, Caleb Silver, Brayden Castonguay, Kyle Thurston, Christopher Tardie, Parker Sawyer, Amanda White, Jaeden Alvira, Hannah Boddy, Julia Dahlgren, Philip Easton, Paul Tardie III, Jayden Harris, Hannah Kilcollins, Eric Michael Jr., Reagan Whipkey and Steven Nader.
The After School Program students and staff spent many hours making cookies and hot chocolate for all and a special ornament for each of the performers.
Free Coats
The Town of Washburn is offering free coats at the Washburn Civic Center. You do not need to be a Washburn resident to receive a coat.
For further information, please call the Washburn Town Office.
Washburn Library
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all patrons and friends. The library will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.
Regular hours are Monday, 1-7 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Keep reading in 2017. For more information, please contact Lois Walton at 455-4814.
Class of 2018
The Washburn District High School Class of 2018 is holding a beef raffle of one cow with a 350-pound minimum hanging weight. The beef is donated by the Viola Family at Fortune Smiles Farmstead, LLC, in Perham.
This grass-fed and locally grown livestock will be cut and wrapped to your specifications by Todd Jandreau of Cedar Grove Meat Processing of Stockholm. Only 400 tickets will be sold. Tickets are $10 for one or five tickets for $45.
The drawing will be held on Jan. 24 at the home basketball game. For additional information or to meet your meat, please contact Debra Viola at 498-3433.
Birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays between December 21 and 27 include: Gerald Carney, Dale Driscoll, David Rand, Ryan Scott, Jana Campbell, Diane Fitzpatrick, James Burtt, Nicole Cole, Maryjane Johnson, Stephen Rouse, Carol Tilley, Penny Miller, Edwyna Mills, Bette Lou Tilley, Charlotte Griffin and Matthew Conley.
Anniversaries
Those celebrating anniversaries between December 21 and 27 include: Art and Charlotte Griffin, Rodney and Helena Corey and Stacey and Kelly Baker.
Amy Sawyer is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached by calling 227-8679 or by e-mailing sawyer.amysue@gmail.com.
