Holiday meals
Food baskets are needed for families, individuals and senior citizens of Gray and New Gloucester at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Caring Community of Gray-New Gloucester accepts applications for holiday assistance and then looks for volunteer sponsors to “adopt” a family/individual.
The CCGNG matches applicants with sponsors and provides information and guidelines for the sponsors so the sponsors know what to do and what is needed.
To provide a meal at Thanksgiving contact Kathy George at kgeorge2@maine.rr.com. To donate a Christmas food basket and gifts for children 18 and under, contact Mike Marcotte at gngcaring@gmail.com.
To make a donation send checks to CCGNG PO Box 1244 Gray, ME 04039.
If you need a holiday meal, applications for holiday assistance are available at all G-NG schools, both town halls and the Gray Public Library. Complete and return applications by Nov. 12.
If you have a question contact Christina Foster at winkers92@yahoo.com or at 233-0828, http://www.msad15.org/community/caring-communities/ or “like” G-NG Caring Community on Facebook.
Gray Public ?Library presents
• A program entitled “The Moon, Meteors and Mapping Pluto” will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Local resident Jay Sarton will present a lively, illustrated discussion of Pluto, past and present. The program will also present information on observing the year’s two best meteor showers coming up in December and January. In addition, if the weather is clear, telescopic observing of the moon will follow the program.
Jay Sarton lives in Gray and is a physics/astronomy instructor at University of Southern Maine and Central Maine Community College. He was previously director of the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center in Vestal, N.Y., and has done many public programs about astronomy and space. The program is designed for families with children over 6 years old.
• Meet Gerry Boyle at a book reading and signing of “Once Burned” at the Gray Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. There’s something smoldering in the drop-dead pretty town of Sanctuary, Maine, and crime reporter Jack McMorrow is back to sniff it out.
• Attend free movies in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Inside Out” (PG), Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.; “Aladdin” (G), Thursday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m.; “Home for the Holidays” (PG-13), Thursday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.; “Anne of Green Gables, Part 1” (G), Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.; “San Andreas” (PG-13), Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.; “The Land Before Time” (G), Thursday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m.; and “Mr. Holmes” (PG) Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.
Most of these events are free and open to all.
Craft fairs in Gray
• Russell School’s 11th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 7, at G-NG High School, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. More than 45 tables will be filled with homemade jams, stained glass, dolls, toys, jewelry, knitted hats, mittens, scarves, birdhouses, dried flower arrangements, and a make-it and take-it table for the kids. Come for a great homemade hot lunch and/or homemade baked goods. (All proceeds go to help families for the holidays.)
• Fiddlehead 12th Holiday Artisan Fair and Raffle supporting local artists is Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 25 Shaker Road, in Gray. Come browse the many beautifully handmade pieces ranging from hand-crafted jewelry, fabric journals, knitted goods, felting and more. Raffle items will be donated to benefit Fiddlehead Center for the Arts and Sciences. Admission is free, donations to local food bank welcome.
White Christmas?
Rumor has it that the Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriot Players are getting ready to help you usher in the holiday season on Nov. 19-21 at 7 p.m., (and perhaps an earlier show) with “White Christmas,” a musical filled with familiar songs. Check here for more information next time.
Veterans get ?a freebie
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, will be Maine Wildlife Park’s closing day. On the last day of the season, starting at 9:30 a.m., the wildlife park on Route 26 in Gray will offer free admission for U.S. military personnel, veterans and their immediate family members with a valid ID. The Maine Warden Service Color Guard will present the colors and be available after for photographs.
Call office for more information at 657-4977 if raining.
Holiday closures
Gray’s town office, transfer station, public works and library will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday.
Turkey dinner
There will be a public supper on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 5-6 p.m. at the Gray American Legion Post No. 86, 15 Lewiston Road in Gray.
The supper will feature turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, squash, cranberry sauce, bread, homemade pies and beverages. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. The proceeds go to support veterans and families.
Winter activities
Gray Recreation’s next session of Kids Zumba begins on Nov. 10 from 3:30-4:15 p.m. at Newbegin Community Center Gym. Registration is now open for Zumba Kids and Zumba Kids Jr. These classes are designed exclusively for kids (ages 4-9 and 5-11 respectively) to combine movement, music and community in a class for both boys and girls.
Coming this month are discount tickets for skiing at Attitash/Wildcat, Mt. Abram, Shawnee Peak, Sugarloaf, Cranmore or Camden Snow Bowl.
Also available are discount Portland Dine Around Cards, $25 is the discount ticket price (regularly $29.95).
Call 657-2323, ext. 117, www.grayrec.com for more information.
Hannaford helps Maine Wildlife Park
The Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park has been selected to be a part of the “Hannaford Helps” Reusable Bag Program. Please help the Friends’ mission of supporting the animals and visitors to the Maine Wildlife Park by buying this beautiful blue reusable bag, where, from Oct. 15 through Dec. 15, The Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will receive a $1 direct donation.
Libby’s Dually
Libby Hill’s first Duathlon, Allterra Bike and Run will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Libby Hill Forest in Gray. Start time is 10 a.m., with a $35 entry fee, but G-NG kids race for free. Includes a 1?4-mile trail run, 6-mile mountain bike and another 1.75-mile trail run. There will be no points of any kind awarded for this race, it’s just for fun. Awards will be given for the top male and female finishers. Post-race food and beverages provided. All proceeds will fund the trail system. Go to www.libbyhill.org for more information.
Think snow
The Gray SnoWolves Snowmobile Club’s next meeting for the 2015-2016 season is on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the State Police Barracks on Route 26. For more information, go to www.graysnowolves.com/.
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