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Gray Little League Picture Day

All age divisions of Gray Little League are scheduled for pictures on Saturday, May 14. Times have been assigned to each team and picture packets are available from your players coach. Assignments will also be
hanging at the Snack Shack. Newbegin Gym will be the location this year if it rains. Our goal is to have them outside behind Newbegin if the weather will cooperate.

More Day Lilies...

Thanks to some generous gardeners we have a good start on a row of orange day lilies along the Fairgrounds fence. Clumps of lilies in plastic grocery bags dropped by the fence will still be gratefully accepted. In view of the length of the fence this may take a while, but this is a good start. If you can spare a few to drop off on the way to the transfer station they can put on a good show.

Blanchard Cemetery meeting: The annual meeting of the Blanchard Cemetery Corporation will be held at 7 pm on Thursday, May 19, 2005, at the cemetery office, 215 Winn Road, Falmouth. There will be an election of officers and trustees. All lot owners are urged to attend.

Public supper: May 7th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the American Legion, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, breads and pies. Adults $5.50, children under 12 are $2.50, and children under 5 are free.

Holy Cross Cemetery mass: Join us on Memorial Day for Mass in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Yarmouth at 8:15 am. Bring your chair! Holy Cross Cemetery was formed in 1915 when approximately 58 acres of land situated on the Royal River was donated to Sacred Heart Parish. The cemetery is located on Smith Street (off Route 88) in Yarmouth. For more information call 846-5584.

Shaker Museum to open: The Sabbathday Lake Museum, Route 26, New Gloucester, ME opens on Friday, May 27th for the 2005 season. The Museum will be open Monday through Saturday, 10 am - 4:30 pm (closed Sundays) through Columbus Day. The Shaker Museum is part of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, an active community of Shakers. New this year are Family Workshops in addition to tours, gift shop and book shop, Nature Walks, Apple Saturdays, craft demonstrations and workshops. Special exhibit for 2005: "Built According to His Mind: The Works of Br. Hewitt Chandler." For more information call (207)926-4597.

New Gloucester Historical Society To Meet Twice in May

Members and friends are invited to the May 12th meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society. The program will be given by members of the Gray-NG Middle School Computer Club and their teacher, Warren Jensen, about the club's recent and extensive work with the Society's collection. The club members over several weeks have scanned umpteen-million images covering over 100 years of New Gloucester history. The program begins promptly at 7:30 in the Congo Vestry-please note change of date and locale.
The May 19th regular meeting of the Society will be held at the NG Meetinghouse beginning at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be a business meeting conning bylaw revisions. All members are encouraged to attend.

Gray - New Gloucester Optimist Club plant sale

The G-NG Optimist Club will be holding the 3rd annual spring plant sale at Key Bank in Gray. The sale will run on 2 dates this year, Saturday May 7th (think Mother's Day!) and on Saturday May 21st from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. both days, rain or shine. Selling 12" hanging baskets, assorted geraniums, and 6 packs of annual bedding plants, among other varieties. Marstaller Greenhouses of NorthYarmouth will be supplying some of their wonderful plants.

FMI about the sale or the Optimist Club, please contact Sheila Myhaver @ 428-4111, or smyhaver@yahoo.com. Optimist International on the web at http://www.optimist.org

SMAA meeting

The Southern Maine Volkssport Association invites you to attend its monthly meeting to be held a 7 p.m. on May 11th, the second Wednesday of the month, at Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main Street, Westbrook, Maine. Join us a 5:30 for a short "Intro-Stroll", starting at the library. Come and find out what SMVA is all about. The meeting and stroll are open to all, and everyone is welcome.

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts Presents 2nd Annual International Art & Cultural Festival

The normally quiet, rural Pineland Campus in New Gloucester will soon be abuzz with music, art, food and activities from around the world. On May 14th, Fiddlehead Centerfor the Arts will hold its second annual International Art & Cultural Festival beginning at 9:30 a.m.on Saturday, May 14 with opening ceremonies and a puppet workshop by Shoestring Puppet Theater that is open to all ages. A participatory street parade begins at 9:30 a.m.followed with a day full of fun for families.

All events and activities will be under tents and in the FiddleheadCenterfor the Arts building, so the festival will be held rain or shine! Visit www.fiddleheadcenter.org for discounted, one-day festival tickets ($6.00 - children under 12 are free), as well as more information about the festival.
People can also call (207) 688-2244 with questions.

Vets wanted for Memorial Day Parade

An Invitation To all returning Service men and women. New Gloucester AMVETS Post #6 invites all returning service men and women to lead the annual Memorial Day Parade. For those who cannot march, transportation will be available. Please contact the Post at P.O. Box 301 or call Bill Kiley at 926-4232 or Bill Greene at 998-5455 if you are willing to take part. The parade will be held on May 30th and will form at the AMVET Hall at 8:30 a.m. Any other group or organization wishing to take part are also invited.

Youth Learn to Fish Day

Sponsored by Pineland Community Optimist Club & FET, Inc.In conjunction with Hooked on Fishing (not drugs) on May 15, 2005 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Pineland Farms Campus, New Gloucester, ME. Ages 4-12.

Join us for an exciting day of hands-on fishing instruction, activities, games, prizes and a free cookout! Youth participants are encouraged to bring their own open water fishing gear and tackle to use. Gear and tackle will be provided for those without. The first 100 children will receive a free tackle box filled with goods and a Learn to Fish Day tee shirt.

Contact Steve Massing at smassing@homesellersmaine.com or Barbara Hanley at 688-8248 for more information.

Rabies, PLUS! Clinic

at The Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick. May 7 - 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats, and ferrets $10. (bring previous certificate if possible). Microchipping $25.00, ear cleaning, and nail trimming $5. PLUS! Dog Bite prevention on the grounds at CHS. Learn from the experts how to be safe around dogs. Call 725-5051 FMI. Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011. www.coastalhumanesociety.org

Third Annual Yard and Garden Plant Sale

at The Coastal Humane Society, May 14 - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and plants for beneficial insects, birds, and butterflies. Raffles & Refreshments. Proceeds benefit the Coastal Humane Society. Call 725-5051 FMI. Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011. www.coastalhumanesociety.org

Hebron Academy Admissions Information Sessions

Students and parents interested in Hebron Academy's programs for grades 6 through 12 or a post-graduate year, are welcome to visit during these informal events. Dates: Tuesday, May 3; Tuesday, May 17; Tuesday, June 7; Tuesday, June 21; Tuesday, July 12; Tuesday, July 26, from 5:00-6:30 pm, in the Art Gallery on Hebron's campus, just off Route 119 in Hebro. These events are open to the public, and free of charge. For more information, please call 207-966-2100 or visit www.hebronacademy.org

A Great Mother's Day Gift

Mother's Day is coming on May 8, and the Cumberland County Master Gardeners have the ideal gift for your special Mom. The Cumberland County Master Gardener's Cookbook is packed full of delicious recipes like Lavender Tea Cake, Hot Mushroom Dip, and Maine Crab Cakes. Yummy! Proceeds from the cookbooks go toward Cumberland County Extension Service programs. To order your gift-wrapped, postage-free cookbook, contact Marilyn Brinnick at 926-4060 or email brinnick@maine.rr.com.

Spring Inquiry Day at NYA on May 7

April 15, Yarmouth, ME - North Yarmouth Academy will host a Spring Inquiry Day on Saturday, May 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. The event is for families with children entering middle or upper school in Fall 2006, and for parents of current 5th graders interested in admission for Fall 2005.

The event will showcase NYA students and faculty, who will describe the academic, athletic and arts programs in both the middle and upper school. Families will have the opportunity to meet current parents, tour the school, hear presentations from NYA academic departments and have a chance to ask questions of faculty and administrators.

This event is free to the public, and will take place in the Priscilla Savage Middle School on campus. Refreshments will be served. Interested families should 846-2376 to register or ask questions.

North Yarmouth Academy is a co-educational, independent day school for grades 6-12. NYA enrolls about 300 students each year, and admission is selective.

Clutterer's Anonymous

Is your Clutter Unmanageable? Are you having a hard time getting organized? Do you find it impossible to throw anything away? Do you have goals and visions that cannot be realized due to clutter around your house or in your thoughts?

Check out Clutterer's Anonymous, Sundays at 7 p.m. at Unity Church, 54 River Rd. Windham, FMI 1-866-800-3881 or on the web at www.clutterersanonymous.net

Spring Clothing Sale

Sat. May 7th, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Hollis Elementary School Caf., Rt. 35 Hollis, across from the Municipal Center. FMI, to volunteer or donate call 642-3508. Everything still 25¢. New clothes, underwear and socks from Wal-Mart, candy from Hannaford. Benefits BEHS scholarships.

Gray Parks and Recreation Department
Summer programs

Summer Day Camp will start on Tuesday, July 5th and end on Friday, August 19th. Camp is held at the Newbegin campus. This recreation day camp is for girls and boys ages 6 to 12. Camp times are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (extended care is also available; 7-8 a.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. for working parents). Only beween 40-50 children this summer will be accepted, so register ASAP. FMI call 657-2323.

2005 Summer Program: The 2005 Summer Program will be available May 12th for pick-up at Gray & New Gloucester Town Office and Library, Newbegin Gym and at the school offices. Programs may also be distributed through the schools. Many recreational programs will be offered, including information on the summer concert series, Wilkies Beach season passes, community events, senior citizen trips and more.