Public Supper

A Public Supper will be held on Saturday, June 7, from 5-6 p.m. at the Gray American Legion at 15 Lewiston Road. On the menu are pea and kidney beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, breads and dessert. The meal costs $8, $15 a couple over 12 years of age; $2.50 for 5 to 12 year olds; under 5 free Any questions, call Nancy True at 657-2661 (cell 653-3886) or Legion at 657-4884.

Library Events

Gray Public Library, 5 Hancock St., will feature a Preview/Early Bird Book Sale, on Friday, June 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with a $5 admission.

The regular free Annual Book Sale is on Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sunday, June 8, noon-2 p.m. with a Buck a Bag Sale feature.

The Gray Public Library will also be hosting an Open House on Saturday, June 21, from noon-3 p.m. and serving light refreshments.

The library will be closed from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday, June 13. They will reopen at noon on that day. The library will also be closed all day on Wednesday, June 18. Both days the staff will be attending mandatory training sessions. Please do not hesitate to call 657-4110 or go to [email protected] with any questions.

Visit the Polling Booth

Election Day is Tuesday, June 10. The polls are open at Newbegin Gym from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. All Gray registered voters can cast votes at the Gray Town Annual Election. The Municipal Budget Ballot includes nine articles appropriating funding for various town functions, with a total town budget request of $6,072,080.

The SAD 15 ballot includes one question: Do you favor approving the SAD 15 budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest District budget meeting? (Total MSAD 15 proposed budget is $23,798,011).

Finally, the town election ballot features six candidates vying for two open council positions. The candidates are Peter B. Gellerson, James T. Hennemann, incumbent Lewis D. Mancini, Frances M. Monroe, Tracy A. Scheckel, and Norman L. Tanguay.

For SAD 15, Shad W. Hall and Anne B. Rowe seek re-election. The two are running unopposed for the two 3-year terms.

For the Gray Water District, Michael P. Lessard is running unopposed for a five-year term.

Also Gray voters will take part in the state primary contests.

Sample ballots are available on the town of Gray website, www.graymaine.org, and absentee voting is available at the Gray Town Hall. Go to website, Town Hall or call 657-3339 for more information.

Annual Staff Training Day

The Gray Town Office, transfer station, public works and library be closed on Wednesday, June 18.

Go Green

GNG’s Not Your Mother’s Garden Club will be having their Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, June 7, at the American Legion Hall, Route 100 in Gray, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the Dorothy Wood Scholarship Fund, a scholarship for GNG students involved in “green” studies.

Camping, Discovery and a Yard Sale

At the Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26 in Gray, on June 7, at 11 a.m., join L.L. Bean staff for a camping demonstration for families; along with exhibits and displays about their popular Outdoor Discovery Schools adventures right here in Maine. There will be a raffle for a free backpack and a L.L. Bean gift certificate during the demo. Go to www.LLBean.com for more information.

A Tailgate Yard Sale will be held the following Saturday, June 14, starting at 9 a.m. Shop until you drop in the wildlife park’s parking lot with proceeds from vendor registrations benefiting the park and the wildlife. Local vendors will be tailgating out of their vehicles with a variety of great stuff at affordable prices. If you are interested in being a vendor, or for more information, contact Holly at [email protected] or 239-4583. For more information about any of these programs, please call the Maine Wildlife Park at 657-4977; or visit www.mainewildlifepark.com.

Thanks

The 12th Annual Gray-New Gloucester High School Baseball/Softball Golf Tournament Fundraiser held on Sunday, May 4, was a huge success, organizers say. Eighty-five golfers participated in the tournament and helped to raise more than $2,000 for each program. The money will be used to purchase such items as equipment bags and warm-up uniforms.

The baseball and softball teams, their coaches, and the steering committee thank all of the wonderful sponsors and parents of the players for contributing to this event. A big thank-you goes out to Spring Meadows for hosting and catering the event. Sponsors included Poland Springs, Enpro, Leary and Detroy, OTT Communications, Pine Tree Food Equipment, Concord Coach Lines, Harmer and Sons, Hi-Tech Insulation, QFS Communications, Bei Capelli Salon, Chadwick-Baross, Gray Physical Therapy, Great Lost Bear, James Pound Dental, Whitney Tree Services, Chipman Farms, Copp Equipment, DeGroat’s Garage, Enercon Technologies, Gray Family Vision, Gray-New Gloucester Animal Hospital, Life Time Auto Care, Pampered Pooch, The Penny Store, Shad’s Custom Counters, Shop N’ Save – Gray and WGTECH. They also appreciated the donated items from the Golf and Ski Warehouse, Tarka Anderson with Keller Williams Realty, Cook’s Ace Hardware, Lonnie Dogs, The Village Store, Haskell Construction, Deborah Gilbert, Greg and Tina Novick, Cumberland County Federal Credit Union, George and Jean Webb, Timothy Conlon-McCombe and Tony Kariotis.

Gray Rec

Summer Camp will be held June 30-Aug. 22 with two camps offered: Grades K-2, held at the Russell School, located at 8 Gray Park, and Grades 3-7 (up to age 12), Newbegin Gym located at 22 Main St., directly beside the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex.

Fun will abound from ice cream walks, shaving cream Wiffleball games, field trips to the beach, Funtown and more. Camp runs for eight weeks. For more information or to register your child(ren) for camp visit www.grayrec.com.

Help

The Gray Recreation scholarship account has been depleted. Please help Gray Recreation collect bottles for their scholarship account. Stop by the Gray Parks and Recreation office at Henry Pennell Municipal Complex, 24 Main St., for a CLYNK bag. Fill it with your returnables and return it to any Hannaford location.

Longest Day of the Year

Time to register for the 2014 Longest Day 5K. Come out and run or walk the beautiful trails of Libby Hill Forest in Gray, Maine on Saturday, June 21. A free Kids Trail Fun Run starts at 7 p.m. and the 5K trail run begins at 7:15 p.m., followed by refreshments and awards at the finish line. The fastest male and fastest female finisher will be awarded and everyone will be entered to win raffle drawing prizes. Entry fee for the 5K is just $10 before June 18, and Gray-New Gloucester students run for free. All of the entry fees are used to support the trail system. For more information and to register www.libbyhill.org.

The Gray-New Gloucester High School Marching Band has fun marching in 2014 Memorial Day Parade in Gray.