Lions gearing up for Balloon Fest

Terry Sandusky, Special to The County
3 months ago

The Mapleton Lions Club thanks everyone who came out to the Northern Maine Fair and enjoyed food at the Lions Den.  In fact Saturday may have been the best single day for the club in the three years they have been operating the food booth.  

The club’s new doughboy cooking and serving line was a success.  Both food and doughboys were served quicker as result of the divided ordering and serving lines.  Doughboys were cooked as fast as they were ordered, which reduced waiting time.  Customers commented on the improved speed.

Among the Northern Maine Fair crowd’s favorite foods were the Mapleton Lions’ sausage sandwiches with grilled onions and peppers. Mapleton Lions Den cooks Steve Hanning and Frank Richards prepare another sandwich for a fairgoer.
(Courtesy of Terry Sandusky)

The Lions are preparing for the coming Crown of Maine Balloon Fest.  Their food booth will be open on Aug. 22 and 23 from 4 to 8 p.m., and on Aug. 24 from 12 to 8 p.m.  They look forward to serving their sausage sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, red hot dogs, fries and doughboys.  

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy a meal at the balloon fest.  Admission is free, so come enjoy your favorite fair food, see the beautiful balloons and visit the crafters and vendors that will be at The Forum.

Mapleton Lions Club ran a successful food booth at the Northern Maine Fair. One of the people’s food favorites were the doughboys. Here a family enjoys their individually made and flavored doughboys. Their smiles tell how much they enjoyed them.
(Courtesy of Terry Sandusky)

Healthy Aging lunch

The Healthy Aging Luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 15, will feature Tiffany Fredrickson, general surgeon at Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital.  

She will speak about the alarming increase in skin cancer in Aroostook County.  Harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays are present year-around. She  will provide information on how to protect, spot and treat this disease.  

Luncheon starts at 11 a.m.  at the State Road Advent Christian Church at 1135 State Road, Mapleton. A free lunch will be served after the question and answer portion of Fredrickson’s presentation.  All seniors are welcome to attend.

Summer swimming 

The Mapleton Community Pool will be open for two more weekends, Aug, 17 and 18 and 24 and 25.  Pool hours will be Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.  All ages are welcome to the pool and there is no admission fee.

The Baptist Park Indoor Pool will also be open to the public for these two weekends.  The pool hours will be from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 to 3 p.m. on Sundays. There is no admission fee to use the pool during these hours.  Youth under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For more details contact Baptist Park.

Fall soccer 

The Mapleton Recreation Program announced that its fall soccer program registration is open.  The soccer program will be expanded this year to include seventh-graders.  

Children and youth can  join with other area kids for a season of fun team play, where they can learn the game of soccer as well as develop and improve soccer skills.  Registration runs until this Friday, Aug. 16. 

More information is available at mapleton.me/town-services/recreation/ and on the Rec Department’s Facebook page.

The program is still looking for help with coaching our soccer program.  Any and all help is welcome.  Contact Jake Graham, recreation program director.

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.