Old Town Rotarians have enjoyed a busy winter and early spring, which was capped on March 29 by a visit to the Casella Sugar Shack, where members and guests enjoyed steak and chicken, along with maple taffy and ice cream topped with maple syrup.  The event was hosted by Rotarian Wayne Boyd, who serves as manager of Casella's Juniper Ridge Landfill in West Old Town, where the Sugar Shack is located.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Earlier, the club heard several very interesting programs on a variety of topics, including:
 
       March 22--Jeffifer Lloyd of the EMHS Medical Foundation, who told us about the "Champion the Cure" fundraising project.
 
       March 15--Jack Brown and Melissa Ladenheim of the University of Maine, who talked about the UMaine Day Meal Packing Project, which the club and a number of individual members have supported, both financially and through their volunteer efforts.  Last spring, the students and other volunteers packed more than 100,000 meals, which were distributed to a food pantries and other charitable organizations in the local area, including Old Town.
 
       March 1--Allison Kanoti, forest entomologist, who talked about the browntail moth problem in Maine.
Corina Larsen with forest entomologist Allison Kanoti
 
       February 22--Mike Seile of "Our Katahdin," an economic development group that has been focusing on the former Great Northern Paper mill facilities in Millinocket. 
 
President Doug, Mike Seile of "Our Katahdin" and Steve Lane
 
       February 8--Kristi Kimball of the Bangor Breakfast Rotary Club, who talked about their Bangor Area Champion for Charities project.
 
       January 25--Scott Wilcox, Public Safety Director for the City the Old Town, who talked about the police department's bear program, which the club has supported, along with other law enforcement topics. 
 
President Elect DJ Whitmore, Chief Wilcox, and Dave Walker with bears.
 
 
     Old Town Rotarians have enjoyed a busy winter and early spring, which was capped on March 29 by a visit to the Casella Sugar Shack, where members and guests enjoyed steak and chicken, along with maple taffy and ice cream topped with maple syrup.  The event was hosted by Rotarian Wayne Boyd, who serves as manager of Casella's Juniper Ridge Landfill in West Old Town, where the Sugar Shack is located.
 
     Earlier, the club heard several very interesting programs on a variety of topics, including:
 
       March 22--Jeffifer Lloyd of the EMHS Medical Foundation, who told us about the "Champion the Cure" fundraising project.
 
       March 15--Jack Brown and Melissa Ladenheim of the University of Maine, who talked about the UMaine Day Meal Packing Project, which the club and a number of individual members have supported, both financially and through their volunteer efforts.  Last spring, the students and other volunteers packed more than 100,000 meals, which were distributed to a food pantries and other charitable organizations in the local area, including Old Town.
 
       March 1--Allison Kanoti, forest entomologist, who talked about the browntail moth problem in Maine.
 
       February 22--Mike Seile of "Our Katahdin," an economic development group that has been focusing on the former Great Northern Paper mill facilities in Millinocket. 
 
       February 8--Kristi Kimball of the Bangor Breakfast Rotary Club, who talked about their Bangor Area Champion for Charities project.
 
       January 25--Scott Wilcox, Public Safety Director for the City the Old Town, who talked about the police department's bear program, which the club has supported, along with other law enforcement topics.