WASHBURN NEWS
By Amy Sawyer
Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 will sell Christmas trees again this year from Sun Rise Tree Farms.
These are premium trees and are 6-7 feet and 7-8 feet tall. Trees are $28. They are located at Washburn Trailside or can be delivered on weekends. There is also a large amount of tree stands available for sale.
Proceeds will benefit the troop’s trip to West Virginia this summer for two weeks.
Washburn Royalty
Little Miss Washburn Hailey Campbell, Pre-Teen Miss Washburn Alissa Shackett, Junior Miss Washburn Amanda White, Teen Miss Washburn Reagan Whipkey, Miss Washburn Jessica Aube, Miss Vacationland Junior Teen Hannah White, and Junior Miss Maine Potato Queen Madison Miller participated in Presque Isle’s Holiday Light Parade on Saturday evening, Dec. 3.
These ladies have done an outstanding job representing Washburn during their reign.
Box Tops for Education
The Washburn District Elementary School continually collects Box Tops for Education. The process is simple: Just send in clipped box tops, found on hundreds of products, to the school.
Money earned goes towards resources like books, headphones and other supplies for students. The school appreciates any Box Tops sent.
Perham Planning Board
The Perham Planning Board is in need of additional members. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the town office.
All are welcome and input is encouraged. Please contact the town office with any questions.
The Planning Board is also requesting input regarding the North Star Pentecostal Church in Perham, which was once a school in the 1950s. Anyone with pictures or any type of connection is encouraged to reach out to the planning board.
For more information, contact Debra Viola at 498-3433.
Library hours
The Washburn Memorial Library hours are Monday 1-7 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information call Lois at 455-4814.
Free Coats
The Town of Washburn is offering free coats at the Washburn Civic Center. You do not need to be a Washburn resident to receive a coat. For further information, call the Washburn Town Office at 455-8485.
Class of 2018
The Washburn District High School Class of 2018 is holding a beef raffle of one cow with a 350-pound minimum hanging weight.
The beef is donated by the Viola Family at Fortune Smiles Farmstead, LLC, in Perham. This grass-fed and locally grown livestock will be cut and wrapped to your specifications by Todd Jandreau of Cedar Grove Meat Processing of Stockholm. Only 400 tickets will be sold.
Tickets are $10 for one or five tickets for $45. The drawing will be held on Jan. 24 at the home basketball game.
For additional information or to “meet your meat,” contact Debra Viola at 498-3433.
Project Graduation Raffle
Washburn Project Graduation 2017 is holding a heating raffle for 100 gallons of fuel or one ton of pellets. Tickets are one for $10 or three for $20.
The drawing will be held on Dec. 21. Tickets can be bought at high school basketball games or from any member of the class of 2017.
Birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays between Dec. 14 and 20 include: Rena Tarbox, Eric Brown, David Easler, Jamie Thibodeau, Megan Farley, Owen James, Debbie Smilie, Kelly Wark, Graydon K. Buckingham, Sharon McPherson, Mary Baker, Crystal Hobbs, Kris Tarbox, Courtney Turner, Lori Corey, Roberta Belforti, Mike Brooker, Jill Maynard, Leon Tarbox, Willie Drost, June Churchill, Robert Mette, Kermit Fuller, Bill Maynard, Randy Rowe, Betty Connor, Laurie Blackstone and Kathy Palmer.
Anniversaries
Those celebrating anniversaries between Dec. 14 and 20 include Wallace and Linda Tupper.
Amy Sawyer is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached by calling 227-8679 or by e-mailing sawyer.amysue@gmail.com.
