Oakfield Senior Citizens
As the 22 members of the Oakfield Senior Citizens met on Wednesday, Oct. 7, to visit and enjoy a delicious luncheon, there was Music in the Air.
Betty Burpee provided the music and the reading of two poems written by her family.
Naci Fowler was the lucky winner of the 50/50.
Earl Doughty asked the blessing on the food.
The business meeting was called to order by reciting the Lord’s Prayer and the Flag Salute. There were lots of birthdays this month and everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to celebrate these days. The usual reports were read and accepted.
Beautiful sunflowers were the decorations provided by Marie Gillotti for this first meeting in fall.
Verna Boone asked for any coupons that are not wanted at home to be brought to our next meeting for a project her club is collecting for a charity.
Attending were: Iona Nadeau, Sherry Shaw, Wanetta Townsend, Thelma Flowers, Earl and Lottie Doughty, Bernice Campbell, Verna Boone, Arlene Friel, Bob and Delores Locke, Sharon Anderson, George Barrow, Kathleen Boutilier, David Burpee, Betty and Alton Burpee, Marie Gillotti and Don and Charlotte Marley.
The Oakfield Senior Citizens meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Smoki-Haulers Snowmobile Club in Oakfield. All seniors are invited to join us in a potluck luncheon followed by entertainment and business meetings. For more information, call Delores Locke at 757-8478.
Our next meeting will be on October 21 and we will be celebrating Halloween, so come in costume and a prize will be awarded for the best (or maybe the worst) costume.
Island Falls Notes
Mr. and Mrs Rodney Webb have returned to the Bangor area after visiting with relatives in Island Falls and Patten and Oakfield. Rodney is the son of Donald Webb, who was born in Island Falls, to Nick and Fanny Webb.
While here Rodney and his wife visited with his cousins, Roger and June Webb, and with his aunt, Gertie Webb, in Patten, and, as the weather was sunny and warm, they enjoyed a picnic lunch at the Webb cottage on Pleasant Pond before returning home.
I have received a nice letter from a former resident of Island Falls, Clayton Varney, now living in Texas. and he reported that all was well down his way and he was enjoying the warm climate they have in Texas, as compared to fluctuating temperatures here in Maine.
I have discovered that a gray squirrel has arrived in my area, as I saw him loping around on my front lawn the other day. I still put out a few sunflower seeds for my little birds, and sure hope he won’t eat them all.
There have been two small woodpeckers sitting in my cedar tree, so I mixed up some peanut butter and lard and put it out on a limb and the next day it was gone. They dearly love that mixture so hope they are happy.
I still have the deer arriving just at dusk and the four young ones are still having fun chasing one another around while the grown-ups calmly graze. I had some old bread and a wizened apple in the fridge, so I cut up the apple, tore the bread into pieces and put it out by the barn and the next morning it had disappeared, so I think the deer found it.
A friend at Mountain Heights, Margaret Duffy, likes to hear about the wildlife around my house, so when I visit her and my other friend there, Gertie Webb, we chat about the deer and the birds.
Senior Citizens
Members of the Island Falls Senior Citizens met at the municipal parking lot on Oct. 1 for their semiannual outing.
The group traveled to Millinocket and had lunch at the Schoodic Inn. The restaurant received mixed reviews by the group, but all agreed that the camaraderie was well worth it.
Members attending were Rich Camire, Mary Butcher, Mary Pipes, Verna Boone, Ursula Levesque, Donna Furrow, Dennis Boone, Mary Lawler, Gloria Noyes, Donna Baker, Terry Dwyer, Jeanne Clements, Ellie Peck, Edith Dwyer, Marilyn Noyes, Leon Botting and Judy Botting.
The next meeting will occur on Oct. 15 with a potluck lunch at 11:30, and members will play Bingo following the lunch and business meeting.
The welcome mat is always out for new members.
Happy Losers
By Shirley Sides
On Oct. 7, the first Wednesday of the month, the weight-loss group The Happy Losers held their weekly meeting.
Jackie Pratt, the leader, opened the meeting and welcomed members, followed by the pledge and roll call.
Twelve members weighed in and 10 attended the meeting.
Joan Sides and Riva Hawkes lost the most weight for the week. Brenda Raymond and Loretta Bouchard were runners-up. Great job, ladies.
Reports were given by the secretary and treasurer.
The leader led the program for the week. Her topic was on an article called “Restaurants.” They may not be as healthy as fast foods shops. Linda Banks also read an article that her daughter wrote about her struggles with losing weight. The meeting was interesting and very informative.
All are welcome to the group every Wednesday at the United Baptist Church vestry in Island Falls. Weigh-ins are from 8-8:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 8:30.
