Supper out

American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 86 in Gray will hold its monthly Bean Supper at 15 Lewiston Road on Saturday, April 2, 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 year 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.

Shot heard

‘round the world

On Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m., celebrate Patriot’s Day in Maine at the Gray Public Library. Join Ray Clark and Steve Bunker to celebrate one of America’s least known holidays. Hear a reading of “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” learn about what Maine was like during the Revolutionary War, and find out more about Gray resident and Revolutionary War hero, Samuel Goff. Fun and free for the whole family.

Gray Public Library, Hancock St., call 657-4110, or go to www.gray.lib.me.us for more information.

Dinner and a play

Death by Disco”Annual Mystery Dinner Theater, hosted by Good Shepherd United Methodist Church takes place Saturday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. at Spring Meadow Golf Club in Gray. Come see if you can guess “who done it.”Prizes to be given out to the winning table. Tickets are $29 per person or discounted to $219 for a table of 8. Price includes: play, meal, gratuity and clues on who done it.

Contact Michele for tickets at reservations@goodshepumc.org or by calling 657-3880.

Spring, summer fun

Check out and register today for Fiddlehead Art & Science Center spring classes (April 4-June 3) and summer camps (nine weeks of camps available – with before & after care for ages 3-16.) Some of the camps are: Rock/Jazz, Animation, Fairy Houses, Forces of Nature, Messy Art, Puppetry, World Traveler, Lego Robotics and two three-week theater camps (Peter Pan & Alice in Wonderland) just to name a few. FMI, 657-2244 or www.fiddleheadcenter.org.

Get the fields ready

The Annual Gray Little League Field Clean-up Day is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 9 (assuming the snow clears) from 9 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Please meet at the field on which your league will play and help spruce up the fields and the structures for the 2011 season. For more details, go to www.graylittleleague.org.

Spring Recreation

• Women’s Pick-up Basketball starts Sunday, April 3, from 2-4 p.m. at Newbegin Gym. Fee is $2 per visit.

• Men’s Pick-up Basketball at Newbegin also starts April 3. They play Wednesday from 7:15-9:15 p.m. and Sundays 6-8 p.m. The fee is $2 per visit.

• Fitness Fair at Newbegin Gym, Saturday, April 9, from 10-11 a.m. Your opportunity to try classes in: Zumba, Kettlebell and Boot Camp.

• Earth Day Celebration/Clean up on Friday, April 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Gray Parks and Recreation would like to organize a group to do some community clean-ups in celebration of Earth Day and are looking for groups or individuals to help them. Clean up will take place at Wilkies Beach, Libby Hill Trails and the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex. Please contact them if you are interested in helping out.

• Indoor yard sale, April 30, 9-3 p.m. Free to public. Rent a spot: $10/space (your own 8-foot table), $15 (our 6-foot table), $25 (two of our 6-foot tables). Bring your gently used items for resale, crafts and jewelry. Very popular event and full house. Space is limited.

• Summer applications are now available for Summer Day Camp Counselors & CIT’s (Counselor’s In Training). These are due back by April 15. They’ll begin interviews the following week. Even if you were on the staff in previous years – everyone must go through this process each year. Think summer.

FMI, call Gray Recreation Department at 657-2323 or log onto www.graymaine.org.

Public Notice

Town of Gray

Nomination papers are available, beginning Wednesday, March 16, for the following offices: Town Councilors (two 3-year terms to expire June 2014), MSAD 15 Board of Directors (two 3-year terms to expire June 2014), Gray Water District (one 5-year term to expire June 2016), Gray Water District (The remainder of a 5-year term to expire June 2014).

Interested Gray residents may obtain nomination papers at the Gray Town Office during regular business hours. All nomination paperwork must be received by the Town Clerk no later than Monday, May 2, at 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.graymaine.org or call the Town Office at 657-3339.

Ahoy There!

The Green Curtain Theater will present Lady Pirates of the Caribbean, the Musical on Friday, April 8 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. The production will be staged at the Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, Libby Hill Road in Gray. General Admission is a $5 donation. Tickets available at the door.

Helping Uganda

Gray-New Gloucester High School has been holding a book drive for the last two weeks in order to raise money for the Invisible Children Organization. Invisible Children is a movement seeking to end the conflict in Uganda, and to stop the abduction of children for use as child soldiers. Their goal is to collect around 3,000 books and thanks to students, staff, and local libraries, over 2,000 books have been donated, counted, and packaged. Last Thursday a child from Uganda spoke at the school and sold bracelets as another way to help raise money as well as awareness to the great struggle going on in Africa. Gray-New Gloucester is one of the only the schools in Maine that recognizes this organization. Anyone who would like to make a donation can contact Karen Licht at klicht@msad15.org or call the school at 657-3323. Thanks to all those families that have helped make this one of the biggest fundraisers the school has ever had.

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