This past summer, during the Mud Runs at the Ashland Trotting Park, the children from Sharie’s Child Care held a lemonade stand fund-raiser for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of all those in attendance that day, a total of $120 was made to benefit children’s cancer research. Thank you Sharie and kids for what you did to assist in the race to find cures for childhood cancer.
Photo courtesy of Sharie Laveway
THIS PAST SUMMER, during the Mud Runs at the Ashland Trotting Park, the children from Sharie’s Child Care held a lemonade stand fund-raiser for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of all those in attendance that day, a total of $120 was made to benefit children’s cancer research. Pictured are, from left: Leandra Jimmo, Micayla Driscoll, Alexis Craig, Samuel Craig, McKenna Condon, Mackenzie Carter, and Danni Rae Carter. Others that helped out but are not pictured are Hannah Stratton, Sophie Theriault, Dane Driscoll and Kolson Condon.
Produce Ready
Ten-pound bags of Shepody and Russet potatoes are now for sale at the potato shack located at 41 Presque Isle Road. Cost per bag is $3.50 or $6 for two bags. Pumpkins will also be for sale this year and will be ready in a couple of weeks.
Last Chance!
If you are interested in purchasing a raffle ticket for a 3-day, 2-night all inclusive stay at Chandler Lake Sporting Camps, which includes a scenic flight over the North Maine woods, please contact Julie Graham-Berry at 435-7137 or Andrea White at 435-6363. Tickets cost $10 each and all funds raised will go toward the Community Playground Project. The winner will be drawn Sept. 30.
Truck Pulls and Mud Runs Scheduled
If you are looking for something to do on the weekend of Sept. 29-30, head on up to the Ashland Trotting Park. Truck Pulls will take place Saturday starting at 4 p.m. The Mud Runs begin at noon Sunday.
Self-Defense Course
Ten women wanted to participate in a self-defense course to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday nights at the grade school multi-purpose building. The cost for the course is $50 and it will run for a total of 10 weeks. The start date will be set once enough participants are registered for the course. Please consider coming to learn something new and also to get some exercise. Call Julie at 435-7137 to sign up.
Ongoing Events
The Ashland Area Senior Citizens group meets every Thursday at noon at the Ashland Rec. Center. Any senior citizens wishing to participate in the potluck lunches and meetings are always welcome.
The Portage Lake Seniors’ Lunch is held on the last Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. at the Town Hall. All seniors are invited to attend and can bring a potluck dish to share or give a cash donation. For more information, contact Wilza Robertson at 435-6211 or Grace Nason at 435-6373.
The Red Hat Loonies of Portage Lake meet the second Thursday of every month at Dean’s Motor Lodge. Membership dues are $2. Come and have a great meal and a great time, too! For more information, contact Rachel Stevens at 435-6358.
If you can help plan for Portage Lake’s Centennial Celebration, please contact Barb Pitcairn at 435-2368 or Grace Nason at 435-6373.
Ladies, are you interested in crafts or have some that you’ve started and just can’t seem to finish? If so, take yourself over to the Portage Lake Municipal Building for Girlz Night every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the company and the satisfaction of finally completing a project!
(Julie Graham-Berry is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and surrounding townships. She can be reached at 435-7137).
