Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner and the Windham Clothes Closet could use donations of “gently used” and even new clothes items to get ready for the warmer weather. There are still warm coats, sweaters, and tops available to help get through this final cold snap. Everything is free. Just a couple of weeks ago, we found a beautiful 100-percent wool Pendleton cape in perfect condition. Check out this resource when you or someone you know is in need. The Clothes Closet is open Monday and Tuesday morning, and is located at the Human Services building, across from Friends Church on Route 202 near Windham Center.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

On Saturday, March 15, a corned beef and cabbage boiled dinner will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Windham Veterans Center. The American Legion hosts this 4th annual St. Patrick’s Day Scholarship dinner. Tickets will be $10; family of three or more, $30. Proceeds support the Post’s scholarship program for Windham High School graduates. For information and/or tickets, call 892-1306.

Bean Supper

Cornerstone Assembly of God located on Cottage Road in Windham, will host its monthly bean supper this Saturday, March 15, from 5-6:30 p.m. Two kinds of beans, salads, casseroles, rolls and dessert. Adults $6, children six-12, $3. And children under six, free. Call 892-5980 for more information.

Beauty and the Beast, Jr.

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr,” will be presented by Windham Center Stage Theater at Town Hall Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. through March 23. Reserve tickets at 893-2098 or [email protected]. $10, seniors/students $8, and children age 5 and under $5.

Rug Braiding

On Saturday, March 15, “Rug Braiding in Maine” will be presented by Windham Historical Society, at 9 a.m. at the Windham Public Library. Cathy Corbett, owner of Oxford Mill End Store, describes the history of braided rugs, why they were created, special tools used and will have rugs on display. $5 donation suggested. Refreshments will be available.

Senior Center Activities

Visit the Lakes Region Senior Center, off River Road at Sunset Ridge Golf Links, on Monday, March 17, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a boiled dinner luncheon. Donation is $5. Be sure and wear some green!

Corned Beef and Cabbage

On Saturday, March 22, Windham Hill United Church of Christ will hold a community supper of traditional corned beef and cabbage. The menu includes corned beef, cabbage, carrots, onions, turnip, potato and dessert. Serving time is from 5-6:30 p.m., $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under.

Medicare Help?

On Tuesday, March 18, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) 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 Medicare seminar, there will be one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates available from 9 a.m. to noon. The seminar and counseling are intended to help you sort through your Medicare options, answer questions – and to help you enroll.

Visit the website at www.smaaa.org to learn more about the many other services that are available.

16th Maine Film

On April 12, the film “The Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg,” is scheduled to be shown at 1 p.m. at Windham Veterans Center, 35 Veterans Memorial Drive, off Route 302 in North Windham. The public is invited. The film will be followed by a discussion with those who worked directly on or starred in the film. For more information, contact Sabrina Nickerson at [email protected].

Legion Seeks Girls State applications

Attention all junior girls at the Windham-Raymond High School, private schools and those home-schooled in the Windham area. The Girls State convention is to be held at Husson University from June 15-20 and is a great opportunity for motivated young women to immerse themselves in a week of comradeship and politic process.

Junior girls interested in attending can make their intentions known by submitting their names to their school’s guidance office or contacting the Field-Allen Post Americanism Officer, Dennis Marshall at 627-1014 by the first of April. For those in public or private school, your school guidance office will review the list for eligibility and forward names to the American Legion Post with a priority recommendation (primary, alternate etc). The Post will then review the list, make selections, and notify the candidates as to status. Those not selected may be listed as alternates.

Those selected will have to file appropriate registration forms for submission prior to the April 15. Forms not submitted by that date or incomplete forms submitted after that date may not be considered.

Selected candidates will have their convention delegate cost paid for by the American Legion Post.