The Girl Scouts of Maine 2017 Awards Ceremony and Annual Meeting was held at the Augusta Civic Center on April 8, with about 300 people in attendance.
Katelyn Amero, a Cadette in Mapleton Troop 1133, was honored with the Silver Award for her Teen Mental Health “First Aid” project she completed in 2016.
While a student at Presque Isle Middle School, Amero recognized a need for help for students who had either suicidal thoughts or participated in self-injurious behavior. She wondered how their friends could help them and how they could find help. With the advice and guidance of staff of Maine School Administrative District 1, especially her project adviser Holly Vigue, she made available pamphlets, posters and a Power Point Presentation which are now being utilized at both Presque Isle Middle School and Presque Isle High School. The materials educate students on the issue and provide them with contact information for help.
Amero is now a Senior Girl Scout and will continue to update the information through her high school years so it is readily available for students in need.
The Silver Award is the highest honor a Cadette Girl Scout can earn. Girls must complete a Journey and a Silver Award Training prior to approval to do a project. The process starts with identifying an issue and how it could be solved. The candidate builds a team from the community or school on how to take action and develop the project. Once the project is approved, girls spend 50 hours of time putting it into action to make a difference.
Katelyn’s parents, Scott and Laurie Amero, were in attendance at the ceremony and are very proud of their daughter’s accomplishment.
Fiddlehead supper
The Chapman RIdge Runners Snowmobile and ATV Club will host its unique Fiddlehead Supper on Saturday, May 20, at the clubhouse at 94 Town Hall Rd. There will be two seatings, at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 per person and are sold in advance with limited seating.
The menu includes deep-fried fiddleheads for an appetizer, slow-roasted pork loin, fiddleheads, baked potatoes, corn, squash, cranberry sauce, and homemade rolls for the main course and a choice of gingerbread, blueberry crisp or Swedish apple cake for dessert. Coffee, lemonade, water and iced tea will also be served.
A 10 percent discount will be applied to sales of full tables (eight tickets).
All proceeds will benefit paying down the clubhouse mortgage. For tickets, contact Sue at 764-1236, Audrey at 764-1769, Dave at 215-6019 or Aaron at 745-1254.
Youth car wash
The Mapleton Baptist Church Youth Team will hold a car wash fundraiser this Saturday, May 20, for their annual trip to “SoulFest.”
Stop in and get that winter grime off your vehicle and donate to the team’s trip. The car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Memorial Day ceremony
The Mapleton Lions Club is preparing for the annual Mapleton Lions Club Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony. Parade lineup will start at 1:30 p.m. and the parade will step off at 2 p.m.
Organizations, groups and individuals who would like to march in the parade are welcome to join in during the lineup.
The Mapleton Remembrance Ceremony will be held at the Mapleton-Chapman-Castle Hill Veterans Memorial Monument at the Mapleton Elementary School. Everyone is welcome to attend and remember the sacrifices of the veterans from the three towns.
DAZE Seeks Volunteers
The Mapleton Daze Committee needs volunteers to assure the festival continues into the future. If you are interested in seeing Mapleton Daze continue and are willing to donate a little of your time that weekend, contact either Deana Easler at 227-6128 or Lynnelle Lavway at 227-5896.
Terry Sandusky is the Star-Herald correspondent for Mapleton, Chapman and Castle Hill and can be reached at 764-4916 or at starherald.Tsandusky@gmail.com.
