Winterfest to offer variety of activities
MARS HILL NEWS
Plans are under way for this year’s Winterfest, which will take place on the weekend of March 18, 2016.
Current events slated include the Rotary dinner, Community Club breakfast, penny carnival, bingo, the Mz. Mars Hill pageant and many events at Bigrock Ski Area. There will be tables set up at the high school on the Saturday of the festival for baked goods and crafts.
For more information, or to request a space for crafts or goodies, contact Dawn Mahan at 429-9380 or by email at dawnmahan@rocketmail.com.
Rotary Raffle winners
The Rotary Raffle winners were drawn during halftime of the basketball game at Central Aroostook High School on Friday, Dec. 30.
The winner of the two round trip tickets to Boston, donated by PenAir, was Brian Ketchum. One hundred gallons of fuel, donated by Dead River Company, was won by Rodney Collins. One hundred gallons of fuel donated by Mapleton Oil was won by B. S. Murphy.
Tracey Wright won the $100 gift certificate donated by Mars Hill IGA. Boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball season passes, donated by MSAD 42, were won by Beth McIntyre and Ray Sherburne.
A $50 gift certificate donated by Northern Business, Products was won by Debbie Cheney. A $50 gas card was won by Marcia Kilcollins. A $50 gas card donated by Daigle Oil Company was won by Rod Mahan. Gift certificates for an oil change donated by VIP were won by Bob Murphy, Joan Walsh and Jamie Brewer.
A $25 gift certificate donated by Tractor Supply Company was won by Carroll Carvell. A $25 gift certificate donated by Cushman’s Embroidery was won by Ike McCarthy. A $25 gift certificate donated by Mark’s Primitives was won by Kirk Carroll. Ben’s Trading Post donated $10 gift certificates that were won by Tim York, Kirk Carroll and Keith Giberson.
A big thank-you goes out to the businesses that donated the items for the raffle and to those who purchased tickets to help the Rotary Club reach its goal for this project. Two iPads have been purchased for use by the residents at the Aroostook Health Center, with the remaining funds going into the Rotary Scholarship Fund for CAHS graduates.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of Jan. 13-19 include: Wednesday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m. and Lunch at the Irish Setter Pub at 11 a.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 United Methodist at 6:30 p.m.
Friday will feature Five Card Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Karaoke with Larry and Larry at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature Bingo at 1:30 p.m. Sunday will be a free day with games, puzzles and movies available in the day room.
Monday will feature Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Communion 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.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met Jan. 5 at the Aroostook Health Center. The special speaker was Randy Bacon, Director of Ancillary and Clinical Support Services at TAMC.
He spoke about the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan machine that is now in use at TAMC. It is the standard in medical imaging for identification and staging of cancerous lesions. Each test takes about two hours to complete, but can do CT scanning at the same time.
Currently there are around 300 patients each year that need to go downstate for a PET scan. This machine will allow them to stay much closer to home for testing. It will also allow for faster and earlier cancer diagnoses and treatments. Testing will be done twice a week and must be scheduled ahead of time as material for each test is time sensitive and must be ordered from outside sources.
Bingo held Saturdays
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 and 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.
