Rebekah Amburg Davis encourages us to help this year’s 8th-grade class earn money for their class trip to Washington, D.C., by participating and supporting them at the popular Turkey Shoot on Sunday, Nov. 17. “Targets will be available for $5 each — no limit,” she writes. “There are three age groups with three prizes in …
Gary Farley invites everyone to the Municipal Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Office. “We will be discussing pros and cons exploring the concept of a five-person Select Board instead of three,” he said. “Also, we will talk about a soon-to-be-formed Housing Group; it’s in the beginning …
Joy is all over the island! Congratulations to Seth and Michelle Joy upon the arrival of the latest Joy, Gideon Seth Joy, who was born on Tuesday, Oct. 22. He weighed in at 7 pounds and was 19.5 inches of blessing. Donna Wiegle prepares us for the upcoming flu season: “Flu Shot Clinic is coming …
Fran Chetwynd has incredibly exciting news: “It’s done — the light tower railing is completed! The last bolt on the tower railing went on October 10. That completes our light tower project for 2019. Thanks to everyone for support and encouragement throughout this long project at the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station.” It’s that spooky …
Jeff Watson reminds us that Hammond Lumber delivers only on Thursdays now that they are on their winter schedule. Orders must be in by Wednesdays at noon. Thomas Ploch updates us on the next steps for the Swan’s Island Broadband project: “From Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday, Oct. 25, employees from Matrix Design will be …
Karen Preston Griffin reports a change in hours for the solid waste facility: “The Solid Waste Facility will change to winter hours, beginning Oct. 16. The new hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.” The new rates for ferry tickets were effective Oct. 1. Any $30 vehicle ticket/$11 adult passenger ticket/$5.50 child …
Last week we had renegade chickens in the harbor and this week we had Carleton Joyce’s pony strolling down by the town office and heading for the enticing harbor. Kathleen LeMoine “ratted out” the pony who, she feels, only wanted some fresh new snacks. Kim Colbeth is selling some new quilts from her winter sewing: …
Rob Morang informs us: “Brandi and I will be the deer tagging agents again for this hunting season. If you have a deer to be tagged, you may call the Sheriff’s Office at 207-667-7575. If we are not available, Gott’s Store is a tagging station.” Summer resident Katy Blake has written a new musical that …
Congratulations to Joshua and Sarah Greene who were married Friday, Sept. 6, at the Swan’s Island Baptist Church. Joshua is the minister for the Baptist church and his father, Ralph Greene, officiated for the ceremony. Please don’t stampede the lighthouse when you learn that the student note cards are back at the Keeper’s House! Fran …
Jessica DeFrenn is one of three nominees for this year’s Young Woman of the Year for YWCA MDI. Voting will close on Aug. 31, so get those votes in for our lady Jessica. You can vote online at ywcamdi.org or you can call 288-5008 to register your vote. You are already a winner in our …
