Dolly’s Imagination Library reaches across The County Contributed photo Preschooler Payton Caron, Presque Isle resident and daughter of Sarah Duncan and Chad Caron, shows off her Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book at the recent 69th annual Rotary Auction. PRESQUE ISLE — The United Way of Aroostook celebrated a milestone the first week of December […]
PRESQUE ISLE — Registration is open for theUni versity of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 32nd annual Maine potato conference and trade show, which will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. The conference is designed for potato producers, farm workers and crop advisers.
HOULTON, Maine — The Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) has selected Houlton and 10 other Maine communities to implement projects in the foundation’s “Healthy Community” grant initiative.
Healthy Houlton, a project of Aroostook County Action Program, will receive $187,500 from this grant.
The grants are part of MeHAF’s work to improve health and promote collaborative, locally led efforts that can help transform communities into supportive environments that enable people to live healthier lives.
Snow and ice can be dangerous, but can also be useful and fun. Ice shacks are out on Pleasant Pond and Mattawamkeag Lake, as fishing season opened Jan. 1. I’ve seen photos of some nice fish taken already and I’m sure there will be more.
Now that the New Year is here, it is time to wish everybody a great year, one of peace, joy and love. May all your troubles be little ones and your burdens be light.
Memorial donations presented to the Cary Library during the months of October, November and December include:
Breakfast for all Schools
Breakfast is served with multi-grain reduced-sugar cereal, Wowbutter/jelly, assorted fruit juice and 1% and skim milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 11 — Shire sausage McBiscuit, fresh fruit.
Thursday, Jan. 12 — Whole-wheat pancakes, maple syrup, chilled fruit.
Friday, Jan. 13 — Strawberry strudel, chilled fruit.
Breakfast is served with choice of cereal, assorted fruit juice and white or chocolate milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 11 — Early release day — stuffed crust pizza (cheese or pepperoni), whole-kernel corn, blueberries, chocolate chip cookie.
Thursday, Jan. 12 — Corn chowder, toasted cheese sandwich, crackers, broccoli and dip, choice of fruit.
Friday, Jan. 13 — Chickenburger/roll, oven-baked fries, fresh salad bar, applesauce cup.
HOULTON: The following babies are among those born recently at Houlton Regional Hospital.
SCHOOLS — A boy, Dylan Matthew Schools, born on Dec. 24, 2016, to Ashley Schools and Matthew Schools of Houlton.
