The holiday season ended in Mapleton Jan. 7 as the Mapleton Lions Club took down and stored the lights that decorated Main Street.
In 2022, the club, in partnership with the Tri-Town Holiday Committee, replaced the aging lighted wreaths with 23 new lights last year, and added eleven more this year to allow for holiday lighting from just below the Dudley Road to the Mapleton Baptist Church.
(Courtesy of Terry Sandusky)
The expanded street lighting this season required new pole connections and the club appreciates the assistance of Peter LaJoie and Versant Power in preparing the connectors and making the connections for the lights.
The Lions began lighting Main Street over 25 years ago when Presque Isle discontinued Main Street holiday lights. The club purchased Presque Isle’s used lights for $500. The club updated and replaced the lights twice over the years. Then in 2022, with the help and guidance of Jeff Clark and Elizabeth McHatten, the club decided to invest in high quality professional lighting. The result was a brilliantly lit Main Street.
Questions arose about extending the Main Street lights from Mapleton Baptist Church to the top of the hill at Main Street and Grendell Road. The Club is seeking light sponsors for the remaining two available lights at the present time.
Benefit supper
On Saturday evening, Jan. 20, the Mapleton Lions Club’s benefit supper will be held for second-grader Abbigail LaPlante, who requires extensive leukemia treatment. The supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mapleton Lions Hall.
(Courtesy of Terry Sandusky)
The supper will consist of spaghetti, Caesar salad and assorted desserts. Payment will be by donation with all proceeds going directly to the family to support Abby. The club will cover the cost of food and supplies.
Abby will have many treatments in Bangor over a course of many months. Her family will face treatment expenses, frequent travel to and from Bangor, meals and overnight stays. Donations will be accepted and a 50/50 raffle will also be held.
Everyone is invited to attend the supper and help support this family. Anyone who wants to donate but can’t attend the supper may send donations to Dennis Hoffses, Lions Club Treasurer, P.O. Box 175, Mapleton, ME 04757.
Dog licenses
The Town Office for Mapleton, Chapman and Castle Hill reminds all residents who own a dog that the state of Maine requires that all dogs be licensed by Jan. 31 of each year. These licenses are to be issued in the municipality where the dog is kept.
The fees are $6 per spayed or neutered dog and $11 per dog capable of reproducing. There is a late fee of $25 added to the fee for all dogs registered after Jan. 31. The Town Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For information or question, the office telephone number is (207) 764-3754.
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.
