MARS HILL NEWS
By Tomi Henderson
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met Oct. 20, 2015 at the Aroostook Health Center. Special guests were Floyd Rockholt and Rachel Rice of the Presque Isle Rotary Club.
Rice showed a slide show and spoke about the “Purple Pinkie” project with several local Rotary Clubs holding events to raise awareness and money to be used to continue the fight against polio.
Since 1985, Rotary and its partners — the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — has helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children, mobilized public support for ending polio, contributed over $1 billion US to the global polio eradication effort and helped solicit financial support from donor governments resulting in over $9 billion in contributions.
In 1985, there were over 350,000 cases of polio. In 2014, that number had dropped to 359 cases, which represents a 99 percent reduction. Rotary and its partners are working hard to raise the funds necessary to vaccinate the children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are the only two countries left with polio cases. Nigeria has been polio free for one year, and after two more years without a case diagnose will be officially polio free!
For more information, go to www.endpolionow.org.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 include: Wednesday is Orange Day and will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Young at Heart Senior Fitness at 9:30 a.m. and Bingo with Fort Street Fifth Graders at 1:30 p.m. Thursday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Horse Racing at 1:30 p.m. and Bridgewater Full Gospel Service at 6:30 p.m.
Friday will feature Trick or Treat Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Halloween Social Karaoke with Larry and Larry at 1:30 p.m. Saturday is Halloween and will be a free day with games, puzzles and movies available in the dayroom. Sunday is also a free day with televised church in the day room.
Monday will feature Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Catholic Mass at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., and Card Games at 1:30 p.m.
All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Thanksgiving dinner
The Board of Directors of MSAD 42 is pleased to invite all senior citizens, 60 years of age and older, who reside in Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater or E Plantation to join the students for Thanksgiving dinner in the cafeteria/music room at Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School today at 1 p.m.
Bingo
The William Cousins Post 118 of Mars Hill is hosting Bingo on Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m. at the Post. There are cash prizes. Refreshments are available. Come on out and enjoy a fun evening with friends!
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 551-6791 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
