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Card of Thanks

The Town of Gray would like to thank St. Gregory's Parish and Susan Shaw D/B/A Market Smart Natural Foods for their Generous Donations to the Gray Food Closet.


Gray Fire-Rescue BBQ:
The summer may be cool and wet, but the grills are getting hot at the Gray Public Safety building as Gray Fire-Rescue gets ready for its annual Chicken Barbecue Dinner. Starting at noon on Saturday, August 7, the chicken dinners can be picked up at 125 Shaker Road. Dinners of a half-breast of chicken will come with all the fixings, including coleslaw, chips, and rolls with butter. Although the Department is planning on preparing 400 dinners, the dinners usually sell out by mid-afternoon.

Spring Meadows Country Club
Men's league results
Week 4 2nd half
01 team 01 166.50
02 team 06 150.50
03 team 07 148.00
04 team 02 145.50
05 team 10 144.00
06 team 08 142.00
07 team 03 140.00
08 team 09 136.50
09 team 04 132.50
10 team 05 129.00
low gross Owen Lennon 36
low net Bud Hemingway 33, Don Cobb 33, Gary Pollard 33, Ken Densmore 33

Public Supper: August 7th, 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the American Legion, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans,, chop suey, coleslaw, hot dogs, brown and Italian breads, pies. Adults $5.50, children under 12 $2.50, children under 5 free.

Yard Sale: Sabbathday Lake Grange will hold an indoor/outdoor (weather permitting) Yard Sale at the hall on old Route 26 in New Gloucester on Saturday, July 31 from 9:00 - 2:00. Browse through various tables of yard sale items, visit the baked goods table, enjoy a light lunch and/or buy a chicken pie to take home. (To reserve a pie call 998-2586) There will be carnival-type games for kids of all ages.

Shaker Village activities: Shaker Village is located at 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, Maine, (207) 926-4597. Craft demonstrations will include R&R Spinners on Aug 7, Dolls from Tidbits on Aug 21, and Rug Weaving on Aug 28. On August 21 there will be a guided walk through the Shaker farm fields, woods, Loon's Point and the footbridge at Aurelia's Cascade. Reservations are required, and there is a fee. A chair caning workshop will be held on Aug 21. Learn the 7-step method of chair caning for a fee of $35. A woodworking workshop will be held on Aug 7th. Learn how to make a frame and panel door; special tools required. The fee is $25.

Raymond Village Library News

Silent Art Auction
The final days of the Silent Art Auction are fast approaching. Now is the time to come into the library and make your bid on the pictures of your choice. Remember, Picasso, Monet, Renoir and Chagall were all "local artists" in their hometowns. The painting you win at this auction may become a special family heirloom. The pictures are beautiful and interesting and very reasonably priced.

The art auction will continue during regular library hours, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday from 10 am to 7 pm until August 8. The bidding will end at noon, Sunday, August 8 and the winning bidders will be notified, or if present, can take their paintings with them.

Thank You
Once again the Annual Plant Sale was a wonderful success. Because of the generous donations, there were many varieties of plants and flowers from which to chose. In spite of the inclement weather, many gardeners came early and continued arriving to buy throughout the morning.
We wish to thank those who donated plants, those who braved the rain to buy the beautiful flowers and especially all those who gave of their time and energy to organize, set up and help with this important fundraiser.

Book Sale
Readers of all ages crowded the library, July 18 to avail themselves of reading material at extremely low prices. This avidly anticipated event has never disappointed and this year was no exception. This sale will continue into August. We continue to accept donations of books, so there is an ever-changing selection from which to choose. All donations made to the library, a non-profit organization, are tax deductible.

Summer Reading Program
This year's summer program, "Turn Back the Pages of Time", is continuing through the Summer. Forty-eight youngsters have participated and have made Egyptian Senet Games, Magnetic "Cartouche", Egyptian riverboat models, Egyptian maps, Greek helmets, Greek chariots and for every book they have read, contributed a sugar cube to build an Egyptian Pyramid. The program will culminate with Olympic games on August 16.