MARS HILL, ME — The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library’s annual Bidding For Good on-line auction is now open. It will run until Feb. 2, 2017 and includes a number of items. There is sure to be something for everyone!
Items include Disney tickets, sports items, hotel stays, a tubing party, books, birdhouses, crafts, wood decor and bowls and much more.
To check out the items in the auction, go to www.BiddingForGood.com. Search for the Walter T. A. Hansen Memorial Library and browse the many wonderful items available. Check the site out often to see what each item’s status is.
This fundraiser is the library’s largest each year and helps enlarge its collection.
Evening hours for library
The library will be doing a three-month trial of extended night hours in February, March and April, 2017. Due to requests for more evening hours, the library will be open from 12:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If this is well received by patrons, it will become the new standard. Please pass the word!
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met Jan. 10, 2017 at the Aroostook Health Center and the guest speaker was Dr. Chunzeng Wang, a professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
He teaches geology, environmental geology, GIS and renewable energy resources. He has developed GIS partnerships with major cities, towns and organizations in Aroostook County and works on various GIS projects in the community with his students.
He and some of his students have used this new technology to map out King’s Grove Cemetery in Mars Hill. Using drones with high resolution cameras, there are now aerial images and maps of each section of the cemetery. They also have GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) which allows them to detect unmarked burial sites.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of Jan. 18-24, 2017 include: Wednesday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Fun with Noodles at 9:30 a.m. and Lunch at Bonanza at 11 a.m. Thursday will feature 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 Dollar Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Dayroom Cinema with popcorn at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will be a free day with games, puzzles and movies available in the day room. Sunday will have televised church available in the day room and the Mennonite Hymnsing at 6:30 p.m.
Monday will feature Nails by Shallie and Melissa at 9:30 a.m. and Game Time at 1:30 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. Those who wish to volunteer to help with any of these activities should call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Winterfest 2017
Winterfest is scheduled for Feb. 10-12, 2017. This years’ theme is “Happy 150th Birthday Bash,” in honor of the town’s Sesquicentennial birthday.
Along with most of the usual events, this year will bring back a snow sculpture contest for homes and businesses, the whoopie pie contest and a special “Match Me” couples contest on Friday night. This will test how well couples know each other and promises to be a fun and entertaining time!
If interested in entering a snow sculpture in the contest, please go to the Mars Hill Town Office for a registration form as officials need to know where to send the judges to view your entry. For more information on the whoopie pie contest, contact Dawn Mahan at 429-9380.
Bingo
The William Cousins Post 118 of Mars Hill is hosting Bingo on Saturday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. at the Post. There are cash prizes. Refreshments are available. Come on out and enjoy a fun evening with friends!
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 551-6791 or email tomihen@yahoo.com.
