Columbia News July 20, 2012
On Saturday the 14th my two cousins Becky Hall and Ruby Rogers of Corinth came to visit me in Addison on their way to their Look Reunion in Columbia Falls. Alas I was not home to receive them as I was in Massachusetts visiting my grandson Asa Washburn for a few weeks.
On Saturday in Massachusetts I had a visit from the former Jean Christian-Richardson of Addison, we went out to lunch and than visited her nephew Neal Christian surprising him and his family. A nice visit was had by all.
While I have been visiting my daughter and husband I have had the pleasure of meeting up with their friends for a Fishapalooza on July 15 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
On Thursday July 19 we were guest of more friends Terrance and Tanya Jones of Allston, Massachusetts for a lovely meal and great conversation.
On July 20, my grandson turned two months old, doesn't seem possible he already has traveled across the United States to Minnesota and back by car.
Condolences go out to the following families, Ralph Pineo of Addison and Lindell Beal of Beal Island. Keep them in your prayers.
Clarice Garnett of Tibbettstown, Columbia Falls will be having special visitors for a few weeks, her sister Alma and husband from Australia will be staying with her. We hope they have a great visit to our area.
By the time this comes out Addison Days will be over as well as the Downeast Fest in Columbia Falls.
July 15, 2012
On July 4th Carrol and I joined Steve and Bunnie Plummer of Harrington, Abby Plummer, Caleb Norton, and Leslie Norton of Jonesboro for a picnic at Rogue Bluffs. On our way back home we stopped in Columbia Falls for an ice-cream to top off the day.
This past week I had another eye operation that I am now recuperating at home from. It is not looking good for me to have a vacation this summer, but maybe this too will pass and something good will come out of this for me.
Thank you goes out to the Woodsum’s and Peterson’s for the meal they sent in to us. It sure does come in handy for something different to eat and not have to figure out what to get for a meal.
I am reading books left and right on my kindle as it is the only thing I can do with my head having to be down all the time. Hopefully after my next appointment I can lift it up and see where I am going.
Konner Strout of Harrington had a friend in for a play date on Saturday the 7th. He told me they played with his little cars and swam in his pool. He said he had lots of fun. On Sunday he came to visit with me a bit in the morning.
Condolences go out to the families of John Driscoll of Columbia Falls, Richard Perry and Justin Thompson of Addison, Sue Leighton of Harrington, and Jared Dorr of Milbridge.
Don’t forget the Downeast Country Fest at the Columbia Falls Gymnasium, Columbia Falls on Saturday July 21, starting at 7 pm. It will be a full night of music featuring Nashville Recording Artist Jason Sturgeon, Shannon Selig, Whiskey Project and Down East’s own Stillwater Band. Open to the public 21+ BYOB, $10.00 a ticket first come first served. For more information go to www.downeastcountryfest.com
- July 4, 2012Kristen (Caler) Hernandez formerly of Addison and her husband Tim Hernandez of Charlotte, North Carolina attended Zebadiah and Molly Strout’s wedding in Minnesota along with the rest of us. I had left her name off the list from last week. .While we were in Minnesota for the week the weather stayed good for us.On Tuesday, June 26 after arriving at the airport in Minnesota we were taken to our final destination and left our luggage before going to Minnetonka Lake for a boat ride with the Ulku family and friends.. We enjoyed the trip stopping at one place where the younger folks went swimming by a sand beach and than another place for them to dive into the water. A good day was had by all.On Wednesday June 27 we met our grandson Asa Washburn for the first time, son of Diadem and Jesse Washburn of Dorchester, Massachusetts, at his Uncle Zeb’s apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota.In the evening along with the Ulku family we all met at Toby Keith’s Bar & Grill for dinner and dancing. Konner Strout my grandson did some break dancing for us and also enjoyed meeting one of the band members. The radio station that was there had everyone sing to him happy birthday and his name was drawn where he received a CD from them.Thursday we spent the day helping the Ulku family get ready for the groom’s Maine dinner being held at their house in the evening. The groom Zebadiah Strout had lobsters flown in from Beals Island, Carroll made a potato salad and I made blueberry pies to go along with corn on the cob we got from the farmers market in town.The wedding day June 29 came upon us to fast, and after arriving at Olympic Hills, Eden Prairie Golf Club where we found a beautiful setting for the bride and groom to be married. We knew that it was finally happening our son was getting married to a beautiful girl, Molly Ulku.On Saturday I went with my granddaughters to the Mall of America so they could shop, I must say, I really don’t need to go again, I have seen it, been there, and done that.Sunday came, and we off to the airport for the trip home. We made it home by two in the afternoon, tired, but glad to be back in Maine.
Columbia News June 23, 2012
Condolences go out to the family of Lola Savage Ingersoll. She died May 3, 2012 in Veazie, Me. Lola “Lorie” was born September 14, 1923 to Lola (Wallace) & Guilford Savage of Columbia, Me.; she graduated from Columbia Falls High School class of 1942. She and her husband Elliott Ingersoll just celebrated their 70 wedding anniversary in January. She is survived by her children Priscilla Bird and husband Kent of South Portland and Michael E. Ingersoll and wife Iona of Brewer, Me., four grandchildren, five great grand children, and seven great-step-grandchildren, her brother Guy Savage of Cousins Island and several nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed. Her husband Elliott Ingersoll has had to move to the Woodlands, 53 Colonial Circle, Brewer, Me. 04402 and would enjoy getting cards from folks there.
On Monday the 18th I traveled to Bangor and Ellsworth for two doctor appointments, which made a long day for us.
Cathy Fonda, Tim & Mary Thompson, Lee & Arleta Grant, Jeannette Perry, Tony& Dalaine Grant, Susannah Doolittle, and my self attended the Pleasant River Historical Society meeting held at the Addison Town Hall Monday evening. The guest speaker was Christine Alexander of Udder View Farm, Columbia, Maine who demonstrated making goat cheese. She also had samples for us to try. The next meeting will be July 16 with speakers Lloyd Jordan & Everett Grant on salt marsh dikes.
The 2013 calendars have gone to the printers and will be on sale during Addison Days. You will also be able to find them at the town office in Addison, Columbia, Columbia Falls, and other businesses in the area.
Konner Strout celebrated his fifth birthday early on Saturday June 23, 2012 with friends and family at his home in Harrington.
.June 17, 2012
On Tuesday I was finally able to get out that evening and be one of the ballot clerks for the town, it did not take us long to count the ballots for the Primary Election with the small turnout that we had. It seems good to be doing something after lying around for a week, doing nothing but read books and watch the day go by.
Now that school is out watch out while driving as the children are out and about on their bikes here on the ridge. It is good to see them outside playing in the good weather we are having.
We attended the Cherryfield Public Supper on Wednesday evening, June 13, before going to our grandson’s Nursery School graduation. It does not seem possible that these children are old enough to start school in the fall. The Weald Bethel Chapel was standing room only with all of the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles attending the ceremony. The graduates sang two songs for us; ABC’s and Little Bird with The Yellow Bill before receiving their diploma and medal. Congratulations go out the graduates: Cody Leighton, Gabreal Perry, Jacob Dorr, Emma Parker, Ava Gaudette, Konner Strout and Zackary Ray. On Thursday the end of the year party for the Narraguagus Nursery School ended with a gathering of all that had attended this year with a luncheon with lots of great food brought in by the parents and grandparents.
Our son Zebadiah Strout along with Matthew Pounder was here in the area for a couple of evenings this week. Zebadiah was here for his bachelor party that was being held in New Hampshire Friday evening. It was great seeing them even if it was for a short period of time.
The entire employees of SAD #37 were treated to an end of the year barbeque on Friday June 15 at Narraguagus High School. Recognitions were given out to employees that had been working for the district for 20 years and up. Congratulations go out to Alfred Moore being the only employee that is still working in the district for 47 years as a teacher and now as a bus driver.
On Friday evening we were guest at Steve and Jan Morrison’s in Milbridge along with Peter Sawyer , June and Harry Rolfe with good conversation and some fine dining to boot.
I was unable to attend the Milbridge Alumni with my husband on Saturday; I heard they had a nice turnout to it anyway.
Carroll heard from all of his children on Sunday wishing him a great Father’s Day. He enjoyed going out to eat at the Seafood Shack here in Columbia.
Get well wishes still go out to Muriel Grant who has returned home from the hospital and is recuperating.
Condolences go out to Beatrice and George Hammond, Frances Korord and Anita Trahan-White families. Their families will surely miss them.
The Friends of the Church on the Hill here in Addison will be having a spaghetti public supper on the 22 at the Addison Town Hall. They are selling tickets on a queen size quilt made by Lillis Norton, which can be bought from any of the friends, Lillis Norton, Terry Grant, Jeannette Perry; they sell one for a dollar or six for five dollars.
Congratulations to Zachary and Tiffany Strout of Harrington celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary on June 24th.
June 10, 2012
This week has been trying for me, on Sunday I headed for the hospital and on Monday I had my gall bladder out. Not a fun time for me.
Even though I haven’t been out and about I know that Donaleen Chandler celebrated her 70th birthday on Saturday June 9 in Jonesport with her family, and a family gathering was held at Ronald and Charlene Gray’s home on June 10th in Addison. Of course I was unable to attend these gatherings due to my problems. I did travel to my granddaughter’s graduating party at her home in Carmel on Saturday afternoon that got me out of the house this week. Jasmine turned 18 on the 2nd and graduated on the 9th from Hermon High School. She will be attending University of Orono in the fall.
Paulette Veit of New Hampshire stopped by for a visit while in the area this weekend.
A family gathering was held for Donald & Peggy Grant of Addison this weekend to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations also to Michelle and David McLaughlin on celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary on the 10th.
My husband has had to do some replanting in the garden this weekend as some of the seed did not germinate with all of the wet weather we have had.
Keep Ralph Pineo of Addison in your prayers, he came home the other day from the hospital.
Happy birthday to Michael Gray of Columbia Falls, he will be 10 on June 14.
Just a quick note the Union Church in Columbia is no longer available for the people of the town for use. It sure does put the migrant folks in a pickle for the thrift shop for the summer blueberry harvest season with no notice to them. It is too bad we will lose the building now; it seems no one wants to do anything to keep it up. It is a puzzle to me how the selectmen have decided they will take it over when they won’t do anything to save the church building. They say it is unfit to use. I see the end is near; it will be razed instead of saved just like the other church was. I have tried ever since my mother passed away to keep the society going and that fizzled out as no one wanted to do anything as I was involved with it but yet they talked like I was to do it all by myself.
I did all of the work on getting it put on the National Register of Historical Places in 1997 and in 2000 I had the church repaired with the help of a program thru the Washington County inmates of Machias. Not one person in the town appreciated it or came by to help.
Cemetery stones were once seen just a few rods west of the church building as I am told was where the black people were buried now long gone under the vegetation that has grown up around them.
Our ancestors came to Columbia and settled here, if it was not for them we would not be here. This church, this building was built in 1829 where our ancestors came to worship, to marry and to lay their love ones to rest a part of our history will be lost forever if this building is razed. No one cares anymore about preserving history, our history that brought us to where we are today.
June 3, 2012
Two more weeks of school, and then the students will be out for summer vacation; that is if it will ever warm up around here to be summer.
On May 31st all of the eighth graders in the district traveled to “The Forks” for their class trip. They did whitewater rafting and paint balling while there. After spending the night in cabins they traveled to the Bangor Mall for some shopping, then onto Trenton to the Water Park for several hours before returning to Harrington. They were joined in the activities at “The Forks” with Jonesport eighth graders on Thursday. All of the students had a great time.
Steve and Jan Morrison have returned to their cottage in Milbridge for the summer.
Julie Swan of New Hampshire spent a few days with Dick and Molly Woodsum before returning to her home in New Hampshire.
I just received word that Beals Historical Society is hosting a Gospel Talent Show on Saturday June 9th, at 6:30pm, at the Beals Gym.
Prom night was held at Narraguagus High on Saturday evening. I saw some photos of the girls all dressed up in their dresses, they were all beautiful.
My granddaughter Jasmine St. Pierre will be graduating from Hermon High this coming Saturday. It doesn’t seem possible that she is all grown up; seems like yesterday she was a baby.
May 20, 2012
Welcome to our family, Asa Boothe Washburn son of Diadem & Jesse Washburn born at 9:37 a.m on May 20, 2012 , 7 lbs. 14 oz, 21 inches. Asa was named for his fifth great grandfather Asa Tucker. I am anxiously waiting to see some photos of him as soon as they get home from the hospital.
The next public presentation of the Jonesport Historical Society will be held this Thursday May 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Peabody Memorial Library in Jonesport. President Donald Woodward will present a PowerPoint slide show called “Very Old Jonesport News”.
On Monday May 14th, Roberta Hammond and I were in Bangor for my doctor’s appointment and also did a little shopping before returning home.
On Thursday I took the Narraguagus High Track Team to Orono for their meet. It was a long night for all of us.
We attended the benefit supper Friday evening in Columbia, a great turn out of folks supporting the Church family. As usual the food was great.
On Saturday I attended the T-Ball game of my grandson Konner, the team is improving every day. They are all so cute in their uniforms.
Al Moore of Columbia Falls is now back home after his operation. Get well wishes go out to him and Fred Prince. We do miss the both of them as it makes us short on bus drivers for the district.
My granddaughter Jasmine St. Pierre had her Senior Prom Saturday evening, I have seen some photos of her and her friends all dressed up. It does not seem possible that she is graduating this year.
I have noticed while I have been out and about that everyone is working in their gardens getting them prepared and planted. We started this weekend on ours. We are now enjoying fresh asparagus from ours as well as rhubarb.
Allen Seesman was home awhile ago on the Ridge Rd for a few days.
While driving through Columbia, I noticed a lot of rock picking is being done on blueberry land. This sure does change the scenery but it does make the land easier for the growers to get at their berries.
May 13, 2012
Harrington’s T-Ball Team two, the Pirates
Just a reminder not to forget the benefit supper for the Church family on Friday May 18, 2012 at the Columbia Town Hall from 5 pm to 8 pm.
We have been enjoying some fresh smelts this week. It is always nice to get them in the spring. You can’t beat it for a meal off the land along with the vegetables that we raise in our gardens. No additives are allowed in my canning process unlike what you find at the grocery store. This week has been great, one meal was a moose meat stew , with all vegetable in it from our garden, one was moose meat steak with dandelions and of course several meals with the fresh smelts. We don’t have to go to the grocery store; we just go to our basement for our food. Bon appétit
On Saturday May 12, we attended our grandson Kenner’s first T-Ball game at Milbridge. He plays on the Pirates second team in Harrington. The teams were so cute in their t-shirts and hats playing ball and all looked like little munchkins. It was hard to recognize them out on the field unless you saw their names on their shirts as they all looked alike. Doesn’t seem possible that Konner is old enough to play ball and that he will start school in the fall. When we arrived at the field one of the coaches remarked about how many folks had turned out for the game. He did not realize that not only the parents were there but all of the grandparents were too. As grandparents we also remarked that we had attended the games of our children many years ago and now meeting up with each other watching our grandchildren play. We all thought that once our children were out of school we were done going to and foe to games and planning our schedule around them. Boy was we wrong.
Saturday afternoon I attended the DAR meeting in Machias at the Burnham Tavern, and afterwards stayed to help with the Mother’s Day Tea that we had there. We had over thirty turn out to this event. One special display for the Tea was the Victorian Wedding dress that my daughter Diadem (Strout) Washburn made for her wedding in 2010.
This week I have been retyping some history of Pleasant River that I found. Some of the articles were written for the Moses Worcester Historical Society back in the 40’s and 50’s. Then the author really began to do some more research on this area and found a lot more information that I have found to be interesting. So far I have read about the area in the Revolution, how the deeds came about for this wilderness land, some town affairs, and especially about Levi Leighton store at Epping Lower Corner. One paper was about three episodes that happened at Pleasant River: The First Settlers, The Land Lottery and the Bingham Purchase, and Squatters’ Rights. The papers are old and some are hard to read so I am retyping them for others to enjoy this history. If I get lucky I will also add some pictures to this information to share.
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