On-Going Programs:
Men's (30 & over) Basketball-Mondays from 6:30-8:30
at Newbegin Gym ($2 pp)
Men's Pick-up Basketball-Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00
at Newbegin Gym ($2 pp )
Adult Co-Ed Pick-up Softball-Sundays from 2:00-4:00
at Newbegin Field ($2 pp)
Karate Lessons-(call Sensei Christy Hotham for more
info @ 998-8223)
Up-Coming Programs:
Rec. Night @ Newbegin-Saturday, May 8th, Ages 11-13,
6:30-9:30, cost: $3pp
Rec. Night @ Newbegin-Saturday, May 15th, Family members,
6:30-9:30, $3 pp
Community Flea Market @ Newbegin, Saturday, May 22nd
from 9-4
Early Release Day Trip-Monday, May 17th to Happy Wheels;
grade 3 to 5 only;
(1:00-5:00) $12; look for the registration form being
sent home through the schools.
Summer Programs:
The summer recreation program flyer will be available
Thursday, May 13th. The flyer will be distributed
through the schools to all students in grades K to
8. Some of the offerings are: Day Camp for ages 6
to 12; Kindercamp for ages 4 to 6; 7th/8th Grade Girls
& Boys Basketball, Major League Soccer Camp, Patriot
Basketball Camp for Boys & Girls, Patriot Field
Hockey Camp, Summer Concert Series, Senior Citizen
Trips, Teen Adventure Trips (offered through the H.O.M.E.
Program), Men's Top Flight Basketball League, Summer
Pick-up Softball for Adults, American Red Cross Swim
Lessons and much more.
Summer Recreation Day Camp: Ages 6 to 12; starts 7/6
to 8/20 at Newbegin/Pennell from 8:00 to 4:00 (early
drop-off available at 7am and late pick-up at 5:30
for working parents). Children are grouped by age
groups, staff to camper is ratio 8:1. Weekly field
trips to Amusement Parks, State Park Beaches and Happy
Wheels, Arts & Crafts, Special events, active
games and sports and more... Cost options are as follows:
Fulltime (all 7 weeks, 8-4:00): Gray resident $555
/ non-residents $660
Weekly (pick a week): Gray resident $135/wk; non-resident
$160/wk
Daily (minimum of 2 days & 2 weeks): Gray resident
$30/day; non-resident $35/day
Kindercamp: Ages 4 to 6, held on the Pennell/Newbegin
campus, Monday -Thursday, Session I (6/28 to 7/15),
Session II (7/19 to 8/5), Session III (8/9 to 8/26).
Camp is limited to 14 children. Camp cost options
are available:
Fulltime (Mon-Thur., 8 - 4): Gray resident $240/session,
non resident $264/session
Am Camp (Mon-Thur., 8-12): Gray resident $132/session,
non resident $144/session
Pm Camp (Mon-Thur., 12:30-4): Gray resident $115/session,
non resident $126
In order to register you must call us at 657-2323
to set up an appointment. We are available Monday
-Thursday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Space is limited
so call now!!!
Help
End Child Hunger in Maine
Bridgton--The newly formed Home Bakery Co-Op is sponsoring
a local Great American Bake Sale on Saturday, May
22, 2004 from 9 AM to Noon.
The new Café DeCarlo, at 163 Main Street (next
to Reny's) in downtown Bridgton, will be the site
for the bake sale. There's plenty of convenient parking.
To meet our $500 pledge we need lots of baked goods,
labeled please, and volunteers to help on the day.
All proceeds from our sale will go to Maine's Share
Our Strength (SOS) program. The Great American Bake
Sale's national web site is: http://www.greatamericanbakesale.org
At the site simply key in our bake sale number: 12795.
We've pledged to raise $500, but if you help, if you
bake, if you contribute, and if you spread the word,
that amount will be increased. When we receive pledges
and contributions totaling more than $500 we will
increase the amount of our contribution, which Lake
Region residents can track through the website.
While child hunger may seem like an overwhelming problem,
the good news is that a child nutrition safety net
already exists. Ending child hunger doesn't require
vast new resources or new programs; it requires that
all eligible children have access to regular meals
available to them through the existing nutrition programs.
SOS helps Maine kids by leveraging and directing existing
federal resources. SOS provides at-risk children with
regular, healthy meals especially during summer vacation
and during after-school activities.
For more information about how you can contribute
toward ending childhood hunger in Maine please call
George Bradt at 647-2389 or email: applewood1@verizon.net.
High honor for Gray Fire Chief
Gray-Gray Fire Chief Jon Barton was elected President
of the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, an
honor that caps a long and distinguished career.
Organized firefighting began in Gray during the 1880's.
Chief Barton began as a volunteer with the Gray department
in 1960. Gray Fire-Rescue (GFR) is an "on call
department" providing twenty-four hour fire and
medical emergency services to the Town of Gray. Chief
Barton oversees three stations, Central Station at
125 Shaker Road, Village Station on Main Street in
the center of Gray, and the Dry Mills Station. Services
include Emergency response to fires, medical emergencies,
motor vehicle accidents, and smoke/CO/medical alarms,
CPR Training, Volunteer support for special events,
Lectures to schools and organizations by special request,
and the Perpetual Bottle Drive (in front of Public
Safety Building). Proceeds support Gray Fire-Rescue
equipment and activities.
In 2000-01, Gray Fire-Rescue responded to 884 calls.
Barton became Gray's Chief in 1986. He will be installed
as New England Chief at a ceremony on June 26 in Springfield
MA.
Book and Bake Sales Successful Yard Sale Will Be Rescheduled
Submitted by Peter Gerardo, Library Trustee Chair
Thanks to our Patrons, the Gray Public Library Book
and Bake sales were very successful. We have come
to rely on your participation so that we may continue
to fund programs such as passes for the Gray Wildlife
Park, The Children's Museum, also the Children's Summer
Reading Program, and many other programs and events.
The efforts of the people who volunteer their time
to prepare for the sales, and help us the day of the
sales make it all possible. Some of the best bakers
anywhere supply the outstanding baked goods. We thank
you all for your outstanding efforts.
Regrettably, the Yard Sale was cancelled do to inclement
weather. It will be rescheduled, and we will advertise
well in advance in this publication.
Farmers'
Markets set to Open
Farmers markets offer an effective way for consumers
to reconnect with the origins of their food, not to
mention an increasingly popular one. The number of
farmers' markets in the United States has grown dramatically,
increasing 79 percent from 1994 to 2002. According
to the latest statistics, there are over 3,100 farmers'
markets operating in the United States, including
75 in Maine.
Bath Farmers' Market, opens May 1, contact: info@bathfarmersmarket.com
Belfast Farmers' Market, opens May 7, contact: tmtmaine@acadia.net
Brunswick Farmers' Market, opens May 4, contact: kffn@gwi.com
Camden Farmers' Market, opens May 1, contact:
info@camdenfarmersmarket.org
Fairfield Farmers' Market, opens May 12, contact:
joyce.benson@maine.gov
Kennebunk Farmers' Market, opens May 3, contact: info@kennebunkfarmersmarket.org
Maine Mall Farmers' Market, opens May 7, contact:
Ben Meservey, 207 929-3248
Orono Farmers' Market, opens May 8, contact: rclaire@aol.com,
Pittsfield Farmers' Market, opens May 3, contact:
tom@snakeroot.net
Unity Market Day, opens May 1, contact: ubr@unitymaine.org
Wells Farmers' Market, opens May 22, contact: info@wellsfarmersmarket.org
Winslow Farmers' Market, opens May 15, contact: Ben
Wilcox, 207-861-3900
