WASHBURN, Maine — The 2017 Washburn Project Graduation students will host a spaghetti supper and auction on Saturday, April 8, at the Washburn Trailrunners Clubhouse.
The supper is from 5-7 p.m. and the auction begins at 7. Pre-sale ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12, while at the door admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
Family Fitness Fun — Despite the weather, the gymnasium was full of families who attended family fitness night on March 27 with Washburn District Elementary School PE teacher, Laura Gardiner, and Washburn Recreation Director, Marcie Barbarula, in conjunction with Healthy You, a program of Cary Medical Center. Families enjoyed a wide arrange of active games, family friendly music, and healthy snacks and water. In the foreground, Teddy Parent and his mother, Beth Parent, along with Gardiner and Alexis Cronin, learn the anatomy of the human body.
(Photo courtesy of Amy Sawyer)
Tickets can be purchased from any of the Washburn seniors. All proceeds will support the Washburn Project Graduation 2017.
Police Department
There will be a public hearing regarding the Washburn Police Department options on Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Washburn District Elementary School, and the vote will be by secret ballot at the Civic Center on Monday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This vote will give people the opportunity to vote to have their own Washburn Police Department or to contract with another agency for law enforcement.
Municipal meetings
The Washburn Town Council will next meet Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The next MSAD 45 School Board meeting will be Tuesday, April 11, at Washburn District Elementary School at 7 p.m.
School registration
SAD 45 will hold registration for children entering pre-kindergarten in the fall on Tuesday, April 11, at the elementary school from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment only.
A valid state birth certificate and immunization record must be presented at the time of registration.
PTO Meeting
The next PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, April 6, at the Rec Center at 6:30 p.m. For information about how to help or participate, contact Angela Farley at 455-8048.
Library hours
The Washburn Memorial Library hours are Monday, 1-7 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30pm. Toddler Story Time will be April 18 at 10 am.
The Girl Scouts meet every Friday when school is in session at 3 p.m. downstairs in the King Room.
On April 6 at 5 p.m., the library Board of Trustees will meet. For more information, contact Lois Walton at 455-4814.
Scout supper
Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 held a spaghetti supper and auction on March 24th at the Washburn Trail Runners Snowmobile Club. The humorous Tom Drew was auctioneer. The group earned $500 in pre-dinner ticket sales and nearly $4000 in auction sales.
Proceeds will help the troop cover a two-week trip to the Boy Scout National Jamboree in West Virginia this summer.
Birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays between April 5 and April 11 include: Scott Irving, Julie Stephenson, Kennedy Churchill, Sam Jordan, Trevor Pendexter, Judy Howe, Carroll Plissey, Glen Viola, Bette Olson, Janette Barker, Melissa Clark, Shelley Chavez, Raymond Humphrey and Ward Turner.
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.
