Planning under way
for Memorial Day Parade
by Jennifer Buzza
The Mapleton Lions Club will host the annual Memorial Day Parade starting at 2 p.m. Following the parade, the Mapleton Lions Club, with the assistance of local veterans organizations, will honor all who served in our nation’s Armed Forces.
A special remembrance ceremony will take place for those who sacrificed all to preserve this nation’s freedom near the flagpole in front of Mapleton Elementary School. All veterans are welcome to attend this special recognition.
Organizations, businesses and individuals who wish to participate in the parade should contact Lion Steve Hanning at 764-5170 to reserve a spot in the afternoon parade.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Jesse Powers, Howard Brown, Alcide Carney, Shelby Robinson, Christi Hunter Doyen, Bub Nadeau, Felicia Buck, Colt Putnam, Michael McPherson, LuAnne Michaud, Glendon Braley, Omar Braley, Adam Stoutamyer, Bob Hilt and Lacy Condon.
Happy Anniversary wishes to Willie and Carole Soucy on the 9th.
The Mapleton Ladies Extension will be meeting Monday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at Sylvia McHatten’s house to enjoy an evening of massage therapy. A local massage therapist will be attending the meeting to discuss and demonstrate different techniques. All area women are welcome to attend.
There will be a meeting of the Castle Hill Cemetery Association tonight, Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. at the Castle Hill Grange Hall on the State Road. This meeting is for the election of officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of any other business that may be brought before the meeting. All lot owners are welcomed and urged to attend this meeting.
The Parent Organization at Mapleton Elementary will be having its monthly meeting tonight, Wednesday, May 5 in the art room at 6:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided.
The United Methodist Church will be hosting its weekly luncheon Friday, May 7 at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
The Mapleton United Methodist Church will host its weekly family night at the church Friday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. Come enjoy a free night of family entertainment!
Recently visited The Aroostook Medical Center and Crown Ambulance. TAMC employee Darcy Nadeau led a few fun, hospital-related outdoor games and activities with the girls, then EMT Matthew McPherson showed the girls the inside and outside of an ambulance, explaining the equipment on board and what each piece is used for. He then took the girls inside the Crown Ambulance station and taught them some basic first aid tips for bleeding and applying splints to possible broken bones. The afternoon concluded with a brief tour of the public areas of TAMC, led by Nadeau. Pictured are, from left: McPherson, Bethany Baker, Rebecca Rider, Madelyn Buzza, Delaney Alward, Katelyn Amero, Jenna Mountain and Alexis Getchell. Absent were Scouts Alexus LaFerriere, Sydney Robichaud, Brooke Trask, Paige Trask and Amanda Winslow.
Mary Anne Buck recently visited Lynn Brabant’s first-grade class at Mapleton Elementary School. While there, Buck read the book “Agriculture for Me” as part of the Agriculture in the Classroom program. According to Buck, the students enjoyed her visit very much and were thrilled to have the book donated to their classroom library. Pictured are, front row, from left: Krista Williams and Ian Langille. Second row: Jeanna Knight and Gunnar Carter. Third row: Buck, Brooke Trask, Rylee Saucier, Madelyn Buzza and Alexus LaFerriere. Back row: Holden Stoutamyer, Avery Cormier, Noah Roy, Courtney Harding, Lexi McKenney and Landyn Newlands. Absent when the photo was taken was student Cameron McKay.
Jennifer Buzza is the correspondent for Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. She can be reached at 760-9115, or by e-mail at jbuzza@ainop.com.
