100s Day at Jack Memorial School
The students and staff at Jack Memorial in Buxton decided to celebrate “100s Day” by collecting cans of food to see what 100 cans looked like.
By the time the school was finished, they had
collected more than 5 times 100. Food items collected were sent to the Buxton – Hollis Food Cupboard.
New Bar Mills Community Church
The new Bar Mills Community Church at 1 Hermit Thrush Drive is nearing completion.
“It has been a long process from last fall until today,” said Judith Sjulander, a spokeswoman for the church. “Although we will be moving from our home that has been a part of the church family for well over 150 years, the new church will offer many new and wonderful opportunities for ministry.”
The building is located all on one floor and will be handicap accessible. It will feature much more parking, a larger sanctuary, bathrooms, kitchen, a nursery and classroom space. It will be available for scouts and other community groups. The stage area will be large enough for concerts and plays. “A lot will change, but what remains will always be the welcoming and caring spirit,” Sjulander said.
The church hopes that the building will be ready for services by the middle of March and a transitioning play is being planned for Palm Sunday.
The stained glass windows and many other mementos from the old church building will be a part of the new church. Realizing that a new generation is building this facility, the church realizes that they take with them the riches of a tradition of more than 100 years of ministering to Buxton and surrounding communities. The services are at 10 a.m. every Sunday (Sunday School is held at the same time as church) with the only exception being Easter Sunday when the service is at 9:30 a.m.
For more information, please contact Barbara Petersen at 929-4000, Rev. Dan Carr at 929-4047 or Sjulander at 929-5555.
Sale to benefit Make-A-Wish
The Pythian Sisters of Narragansett Temple 111 are hosting a “gigantic” inside four-day sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, March 1 and continuing daily through Saturday, March 4, to benefit Make-A-Wish.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.
The Buxton fundraiser is from an estate with all money donated to Make-A-Wish in the memory of Edith Lebeda, a former member of the Narragansett temple. There’ll be something for everyone, including yarn, dishes, furniture, knit needle and old records among 2,000 items.
Hot dogs will be on sale for lunch.
Buxton businessmen at forum
Three Buxton men recently attended a business forum hosted by Rep. David Farrington, D-Gorham, at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham.
Brent Havu, representing Maine Small Business Development Centers, joined in the talks along with Dan Havu, who works for Hillside Lumber in Westbrook, and Dana Deering, whose wife owns a business in Gorham.
John Richardson, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, was the featured speaker. Rep. Chris Barstow, D-Gorham, also attended. Barstow is the director of the Buxton Recreation Department.
Farrington’s legislative district includes parts of both Buxton and Gorham.
Cutline (Jack Memorial in Buxton) – Third grade students organizing the food collected at school for the food pantry are, left to right in the front row, Taylor Alcorn, Caitlyn Paquette, Joshua Baldridge, Josh Grant, Cheyenne Rae, and Dale Gammon. Back row, Alex Deering, Wiley Hollen, Trevor Puckett, Sarah Gilpatric, and Justin Bryant.
Cutline (Dana Deering)
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