Food pantry
hours for seniors
The Windham Food Pantry on Gray Road is open on the first Monday each month for senior citizens from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Madeline Roberts changed the day this year so seniors can receive fresh fruit and produce which is available only on Mondays. If seniors cannot make it on Monday morning, they can continue to come in the evening. The pantry is currently collecting personal hygiene items, which cannot be purchased with food stamps, including soap, toothpaste and brushes, body wash, shaving gear, deodorant, shampoo, lotion, etc. Also needed are cleaning supplies, like detergent. If you have a few extras, consider donating them to the Food Pantry. Any questions, give Madeline Roberts a call at 892-1931.
Poker tournament
The Windham Veterans Association Poker Tournament buy-in has been reduced from $100 to $50. The Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament registration runs from noon to 1 p.m. every second Saturday of the month. The next tournament is Saturday, Feb. 12. Play begins promptly at 1 p.m. Players are limited to the first 100 to register. The pot consists of 75 percent of total buy-in registration. All players making the final eight table will share in the pot. Food, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks have been expanded and improved. Proceeds support the area veterans and Windham Veterans Center.
New to Medicare?
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging will offer a Medicare seminar and counseling for the Lakes Region at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. A “Welcome to Medicare” seminar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to the seminar, there will be one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The seminar and counseling is intended to help you sort through your Medicare options – and to help you enroll. To register for the seminar or to make an appointment to meet one-on-one, call 396-6500 or 1-800-427-7411. Further opportunities for these services will occur at the same time and location on March 15 and April 19. Visit the website at www.smaaa.org to learn more about the many services that are available.
A walk in the woods
Windham Land Trust will offer a night walk in the Black Brook Preserve Friday, Feb. 18, under the light of a nearly full moon. Walk with friends and neighbors in the crisp night air and enjoy the woods on a winter night. Individuals, couples, families and dogs are all welcome. Dress warm and bring snowshoes if needed. The hike start at 7 p.m. and takes a little over an hour. Meet at the entrance to Black Brook on Windham Center Road. For more information, call Dennis Hawkes, 892-5537, or e-mail through the WLT website.
Historic tidbits
On Saturday, Feb. 26, Windham Historical Society will present “Historic Tidbits,” an entertaining program highlighting some unique items and stories about Windham. The program begins at 9 a.m. at Windham Public Library public meeting room. Following the program, refreshments will be available and this will be followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome. There is no charge but donations are welcome. For more information, visit the website, www.windhamhistorical.org.
Rural photography
on display
Photographs by David Hill of Buxton will be on exhibit at the Windham Public Library now through April 30. The show features pictures with rural scenes of barns, fields and farms. The library is located at 217 Windham Center Road. For more information, call the library at 892-1908.
Program on toys
Ray Philpot from Windham will present a program on old toys on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. for the White Rock Historical Society at the White Rock Community Building on the Wilson Road in Gorham. Admission is free, donations welcome.
Plan ahead for this
The 100th annual Windham High School Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 14. Big plans are in the works! Mark your calendar and watch this column for more details as time draws near.
Monday meals
Food & Fellowship Inc. began in 1999 with a mission to provide hot meals to people living in Windham and surrounding communities in the Lakes Region. On Monday nights, free “Monday Meals” are served to anyone who would like a hot, nutritious meal. On the first and second Mondays, the site is Windham Assembly of God, 1051 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302); on the third and fourth Mondays, meals are served at Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road and on the occasional fifth Monday, the table is set at Standish Congregational Church, 25 Oak Hill Road in Standish.
Thrift shop
Great bargains of all kinds can be found at North Windham Union Church Thrift Shop, Wednesday and Thursday from 1-3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Take a look! It’s downstairs!
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