President Allen Salo of the Mapleton Lions Club announced the club’s 55th annual auction will be held on Saturday, May 13, at the Lions Hall.
Lions have begun soliciting the nearly 400 items, gift certificates and services that will be up for bid. The auction is the club’s single largest fundraising event and brings in approximately 70 percent of its annual income.
Donations are always welcome. Any Lion will be willing to accept donations to support the club’s projects.
Mapleton Girl Scout Troop 187 set up a cookie sales center on Mapleton’s Main Street in front of the Lions Hall recently. Encouraging folks to buy cookies are, from left, leader Jessica Haley and Michelle Michaud in back, with Scouts Mikayla Michaud, Lilly Dean and MacKenzie Vigue in front. (Photo courtesy of Terry Sandusky)
The club will host the annual public dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the hall. The menu will be a hot chicken sandwich with French fries and coleslaw.
The auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. with auctioneers Matt Gregg and Ron Leonard. All are welcome to attend.
Easter services and events
The Mapleton United Baptist Church will hold Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. The annual sunrise service and breakfast will be held Easter morning, with breakfast and a short prayer service at 7 a.m. The regular Easter Sunday worship service will begin at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
The Mapleton United Methodist Church will conduct a Maundy Thursday Service on April 13 at 7 p.m. A prayer vigil will be held throughout the day on Good Friday. The church choir will present an Easter cantata at 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday.
The West Chapman Advent Christian Church will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. with breakfast following at 7 a.m. As is the custom, the men of the church will do the cooking. The regular Easter worship service will be at 10:45 a.m.
The State Road Advent Christian Church will have Gethsemane Watch on Thursday, April 13, from 7-8 p.m. The Easter breakfast and service will begin at 8:30 a.m. Easter Sunday. Everyone is invited.
Mapleton Daze
Deana Easler, Mapleton Daze organizer, has confirmed Mapleton Daze will take place June 22-25, contrary to rumors that the weekend was canceled due to a change in Mapleton alumni meeting format.
The Mapleton Daze committee needs volunteers. Those interested should contact Easler at 227-6128 or Lynnelle Lavway at 227-5896.
The Friday night Mapleton Lions Club Chicken barbecue will happen rain or shine. The Methodist ladies will serve pie and coffee along, and the Mapleton Baptist youth will have homemade ice cream.
The Haystack Historical Society will sell pie and ice cream Saturday morning and afternoon that weekend.
The Alumni Association will alert alumni as to activities that weekend.
More cookies
Mapleton Girl Scout Troop 187 continues to sell Girl Scout cookies. Leader Michelle Michaud said they are willing to get cookies to anyone who would like to buy more.
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.
