Lacrosse Anyone?
U.S. Lacrosse announced that 102 teams nationwide have been awarded development grants through the 2012 First Stick Program and one of them is The GNG Patriot Lacrosse Club.
First Stick Program grant recipients now begin a two-year partnership with U.S. Lacrosse, during which time the national organization will help to develop a self-sustaining lacrosse program that operates by U.S. Lacrosse’s national standards and best practices. One of the program’s primary goals is to help break down the barriers to participation by providing free and/or discounted resources to new teams.
President Glen Mercier of the GNG Patriot Lacrosse Club is really excited about the grant. Some of the benefits the club will receive include 36 sets of lacrosse gear, an automatic defibrillator, training for coaches, invitation to the U.S. Lacrosse convention, etc.
Girls or boys from Gray and New Gloucester in grades 3 to 8 will be able to join the club and play lacrosse right after the basketball season. Gray Recreation will have an Introduction to Lacrosse Clinic on Nov. 2 for children to check out the sport and see if it interests them.
Call Mercier at 926-4267 for more information or www.gngpatriotlacrosse.com.
Meet the Candidates
The Gray and North Yarmouth Republican committees are sponsoring a Meet and Greet event for the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Wescustogo Hall on Route 115 in North Yarmouth.
The following candidates will attend, speak briefly and then field questions from the audience: Maine Secretary of State Charles Summers, who is running for the U.S. Senate against Angus King and Cynthia Dill, state Senator Jonathan Courtney, who is running against Chellie Pingree for the U.S. House of Representatives; Christopher Tyll, who is running for the state Senate District 11, against Richard Woodbury; Sue Austin, former legislator, who is running against Anne Graham for Maine House District 109, and Steve Gorden, who is running for County Commissioner.
Doors will be open by 6 p.m. with the program to commence at 6:30. A social hour will follow; refreshments will be served; and admission is free. The public is cordially invited. For further information, please contact: Jack Wibby at 657-7737 or 807-8631 at jwibby@maine.rr.com.
Thinking about Thanksgiving
The Caring Community of GNG will begin distributing applications for Thanksgiving Food Baskets on Oct. 4. Individuals and families in Gray in need of holiday assistance are asked to fill out an application and return them to a drop box by Nov. 1 at the Gray Town Hall, The Gray Public Library and also at the Russell, Dunn and Memorial schools.
The CCGNG is a volunteer group organized to provide holiday assistance to individuals, including senior citizens and families within the towns of Gray and New Gloucester in the form of Thanksgiving Food Baskets as well as Christmas food baskets and gifts for children. This is accomplished through the generous donations of individuals, families, businesses and groups within the community. Donations can be sent to CCGNG, PO Box 1244, Gray, ME 04039. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for a family at Thanksgiving or Christmas, please contact Christina Foster at 233-0828 or e-mail her at winkers92@yahoo.com.
You Can Dance
The Studio for the Living Arts Dance Complex (SLADC) celebrated its grand opening this month in its new location in the Gray Shopping Plaza. SLADC has leased three long-vacant spaces in the plaza and renovated them to one 6,000 square-foot dance complex, featuring three dance studios, a spacious lounge, and a dancewear retail shop. Dance spaces have large windows for natural light, full mirrors, professional ballet barres, and state-of-the-art sound systems. The studio’s largest dance room features a specialized marley floor covering, which is largely accepted worldwide as the best surface layer for professional and recreational dancers.
The studio is entering its 21st year in Gray and outgrew its previous location on Portland Road. The central location serves students and families of all ages from Portland and the surrounding towns. SLADC offers tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, musical theater, and tumbling. It is also the home of the award-winning competition dance team, “Pulse.”
For more information or a tour of the new SLADC, located at 21 Portland Road in Gray, please call 657-3006 or log on to www.studioforthelivingarts.com.
Hearty Food
The American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 86 Gray, will hold its monthly Bean Supper at 15 Lewiston Road on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 5 to 6 p.m. On the menu are pea and kidney beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, breads, pie, coffee and punch.
The meal costs $7 for over 12 years of age; $2.50 for 5 to 12 years old; under 5 free. Proceeds benefit veterans and their families and children in the area. Any questions, call Nancy True at 657-2661 (cell 653-3886) or Legion at 657-4884.
Apple Day Events
Saturday, Sept. 29, is Apple Day at the Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26 in Gray. The Gems of Route 26 will be offering a variety of events featuring crisp Maine apples and apple products. Visit all seven GEMS for a variety of fun activities, but here at the Park, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can watch them feed the animals with demonstration apple feedings at scheduled times during the course of the day.
The Maine Wildlife Park, Shaker Village, Poland Spring Preservation Resort, Poland Spring Preservation Society, Poland Spring Preservation Park, Harvest Hill Farm and McLaughlin Garden are “The Gems of 26.”For more information about the Gems of 26, www.gemsof26.com.
The Town of Gray Needs You
Below is a list of available board and committee positions for the community. Citizen participation is key not only to the success and achievement of the committees and their tasks, it also helps to provide a great conduit between elected officials and the citizens they serve.
Board of Assessment Review, CEDC, Dry Mills Schoolhouse Museum, Finance Committee, Grange Scholarship, Public Safety, Recreation and Conservation, Gray Recycling and Zoning Board of Appeals.
You can visit the Board and Committee link at www.graymaine.org to learn more about each committee, and to apply or you can also go to the Town Hall at 24 Main Street in Gray, or call 657-3339 for more information.
Beginning Genealogy (Part 2)
The Gray Historical Society is offering a beginning genealogy workshop: Researching Your Family History Online on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. This is a free workshop sponsored by the Gray Historical Society and hosted by the Gray Public Library, Hancock St. in Gray. Nancy Mason will offer guidance for locating family information in digitized records, books, indexes and other online sources. For more information, contact Nancy Mason at 239-1970 or Karen Taylor at 657-4783 or the Gray Library at 657-4110.
Susan Cloutier, director of the Studio for the Living Arts Dance Complex in Gray, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the new studio in the Gray Plaza as students, families and faculty celebrate.Send questions/comments to the editors.
