The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. The special speaker was acting Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen.
He has been in law enforcement for 24 year. Gillen gave some information on jobs undertaken by those in the sheriff’s department including the county jail, dispatch center, civil process, inmate transport, patrol units and criminal investigations.
Library happenings
The Walter T. A. Hansen Memorial Library will host the next Paint ‘N Sip event on Saturday, April 7, from 2-4 p.m.
The Mars Hill Pageant to crown a new Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Mars Hill will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Rec Center. From left are, front row: Little Miss contestants Aryanna Grivois, Charlie Pierce and Christie Davis. Middle row: Pre-Teen Miss Mars Hill 2017 Cassie Codrey, Little Miss Mars Hill 2017 Lilly Burtt and Junior Miss Mars Hill 2017 Gracie Bailey. Back row: Junior Miss contestants Izabel Pryor and Riley Prince; Teen Miss Mars Hill 2017 Sydney Garrison; Miss Mars Hill 2017 Isabelle Wright; and Miss Mars Hill contestant Chloe Wheeler. (Tomi Henderson)
On Saturday, April 21, Linda Trickey will be at the library at 10 a.m. to talk about gardening.
Other upcoming events include gatherings about poultry, scams, finances and more.
New water system
The SAD 42 school system recently installed two water filtration and bottle filling stations in both the elementary and high schools.
SAD 42 school nurse, Kassandra Dominique BSN, RN, and ACAP’s Community Education Specialist, Katharine Putnam, worked together to secure funding to provide the filling stations, as well as water bottles for all students in the district. The installation will promote drinking more water, which has many health benefits and will also help to reduce waste. P
art of the grant agreement allows Dominique to continue to work with Putnam and ACAP to provide opportunities to educate the school community about healthy living through the 5-2-1-0 program.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of March 21-27 include: Wednesday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Exercise Time at 9:30 a.m. and Adult Coloring at 1:30 p.m. Thursday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Horse Racing at 1:30 p.m. Friday will feature Exercise Fun at 9:30 a.m. and Afternoon Bingo at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature Bingo with Paula at 1:30 p.m. Sunday is Palm Sunday and will have televised church available in the day room and a Mennonite hymn sing at 6:30 p.m. Monday will feature Nails with Shallie and Melissa at 9:30 a.m. and Story Time with Donna at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Adult Coloring at 1:30 p.m.
All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 551-6791 or e-mailing tomihen@yahoo.com.
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- Central Aroostook High School sophomore Jack Schafer tries out the school’s new filtration and water bottle filling station. (Courtesy of Central Aroostook High School)
