Full moon hike in Standish

Join outdoor enthusiasts on Friday, Jan. 25 at 5:45 p.m. for a guided full moon snowshoe hike along the trails of the Sebago Lake Land Reserve, starting at the Sebago Lake Ecology Center at the intersection of routes 237 and 35 in Standish.

Bring your own snowshoes and wear warm clothing. Participants are encouraged to bring a flashlight or headlamp and water. All skill levels are welcomed on this 1.5- to two-hour hike over relatively even trails.

Register for this free event at [email protected] or 774-5961, ext. 3320.

Special discounts for button holders

Area restaurants and retail establishments are offering discounts on the weekend of the Windham Carnival/Musher’s Bowl to those displaying their button:

• Campfire Grille – 10 percent off. Cannot be combined with any other specials, promotions or discounts. Food only, off regular menu.

• Little Mountain Store – 15 percent off any prepared food purchase. Cannot be combined with sub/pizza club.

• Ricky’s Diner – 10 percent off.

• Warren’s Florist Shop – 15 percent off

• Firefly – 5 percent off all merchandise plus post-holiday sales

• Five Fields Farm – 10 percent off all fruit purchases for the entire 2013 Calendar Year. 10 percent off all ski related purchases/services in January.

• Bridgton Books – 10 percent off .

• TD Bank – Free TD Doggie Goodies (various dog-themed items).

• Pleasant Mountain Inn – 10 percent off room rates.

• Colourz Salon – $2 off haircut/$5 off color service.

• Bridgton Community Chiropractor – 10 percent off all products sold at office (excludes visits).

• Morning Glory Diner – Free coffee with breakfast.

• Black Horse Tavern – 10 percent off food (regularly priced menu items).

• Harvest Hills Animal Shelter – Adopt a cat and get a free cat carrier.

Windham middle-schoolers present ‘Bugsy Malone, Jr.’

Windham Middle School presents its performance of “Bugsy Malone, Jr.” at the Windham Performing Arts Center in the Windham High School on Friday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.

More than 50 Windham-Raymond students will perform in this hilarious tongue-in-cheek tribute to the 1920s gangster flick. It seems Fat Sam, who runs one of the most popular clubs in town, is in danger of being closed down by his “business rival” Dandy Dan. Enter baby-faced Bugsy Malone, a killer with the ladies and a definite asset to Fat Sam. Unfortunately, Bugsy has also caught the eye of Sam’s girlfriend Tallulah, though he’s set his designs on showgirl Blousey Brown. The mayhem that ensues is jam-packed with catchy songs, energetic dances and a whole lot of silly string!

Pineland Farms hosting veterans events

Pineland Farms in New Gloucester is again offering the Veterans Adaptive Cross-Country Skiing Program, free to all veterans with physical disabilities, TBI and PTSD, Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, through March.

The program is held at the outdoor center at Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester.

In addition, Pineland will host a Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to all veterans are cross-country skiing and rentals, snowshoeing and rentals, sledding on a groomed hill, skating on a cleared pond, laser biathlon and archery, group ski lessons, trolley tours, sit-ski and sled hockey demonstrations, lunch, guest speakers and more.

Both programs are run by Raymond’s Kristina Sabasteanski, who can be contacted at [email protected] or 310-8694.

The adaptive program is the brainchild of Sabasteanski, a two-time Olympic biathlete, who came up with the idea during an internship at the Togus VA Medical Center after she completed her degree in occupational therapy.

Sabasteanski said last year, when kicking off the program, that during that internship, she discovered the Paralympic Military Sports Camp. “It introduces veterans with disabilities to 10 different sports in a short period of time,” Sabasteanski said. “I just saw the difference in four days, getting veterans together and people seeing other veterans that have the same injuries, but were able to do things that they thought they weren’t able to do yet. They were inspiring each other. And at the end of that four days, it was a transformation.”

That experience led Sabasteanski, who is a veteran of the Army and the Vermont National Guard herself, to try and come up with a similar program to help veterans, and with her background, cross country skiing was a natural fit. “I love skiing, and I thought ‘what a great way to give back’,” she said.

Sabasteanski participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and while she didn’t finish in the medals, she was the top American biathlete in 1998.

Students from Windham Middle School go gangster in their upcoming “Bugsy Malone, Jr.” production, set for Jan. 25-26.