A grand opening

On Saturday May 30, Gray-New Gloucester Business Association member Cumberland County Federal Credit Union held a Grand Opening at its new location, 43 Lewiston Road in Gray.

It was a gorgeous day to showcase the beautiful new building and grounds. The parking lot was full and everyone was enjoying the free food, music, giveaways and the appearance of Slugger, the mascot of the Portland Seadogs.

G-NGBA members Karen Fuller, financial adviser from Edward Jones; Jeanne and Ron Carpentier, from Colonial Surveying Company, and Michelle Broderick, marketing manager of CCFCU, were there at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, along with many others, to celebrate the new digs.

Back-to-back bean suppers

A public supper will be held at the Gray Congregational Church on Brown Street in Gray on Saturday, June 27, at 5 p.m. On the menu will be baked beans, casseroles, salads, homemade breads, desserts and beverages. The fee is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Call 657-4279 (657-3279 on the day of the event) for more information. The supper is held downstairs and it is handicapped accessible.

American Legion Auxiliary will hold its monthly public supper on Saturday, July 3, at the Post 86 American Legion Hall, 15 Lewiston Road. (Route 100) from 5- 6 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults, $2.50 for children under 12 and free for children under 5. The menu will include baked beans, chop suey, coleslaw, hot dogs, breads, desserts and beverages.

GNG All-Star teams

Come out and support the GNG All-Star Little League teams! The schedule is:

• June 26, 11+12 softball vs. Scarborough, 7 p.m. at Scarborough High School JV Field;

• June 27, 11+12 baseball vs. Freeport, 11:30 a.m. at Cumberland;

•July 7, 10+11 baseball vs. Freeport, 5:30 p.m., Smith Field, Falmouth;

• July 7, 9+10 softball, 5:30 p.m., Wainwright Field, South Portland;

• July 11, 9+10 baseball vs. Deering, 4 p.m., Warren Field, Westbrook Little League Complex.

Optimists thank you

The GNG Optimist Club would sincerely like to thank the community newspapers for writing about their yearly event, Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs, for the children in our communities. This event would not happen without the generous donation of time, talent and treasures from supporting businesses and people.

The businesses that we would like to thank for helping to sponsor the event are FET, Inc., Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Cosmetic Dentistry, Pine Tree Networks, Mid Maine Communications and Boulos Property Management.

We fed more than 300 people for free with the generous donations of food and equipment from Micucci Wholesale Foods, Hannaford’s, Aramark and USM Food Services.

Thanks to everyone who helped us out for another successful year. We’ll see you all again next year in mid-May for this annual, free, family event.

At the Rec Department

Adult co-ed softball pickup teams play 1-3 p.m. Sundays at Newbegin Field (behind Pennell). Ten-player teams are formed each week. The play is recreational in nature and of slow-pitch format, with possible games against other towns or recreation departments. Bring your barbecue grill, friends and a glove for a fun afternoon. Cost is $1 per player. For more information call 657-2323.

For the kids, a Mad Science camp – “3, 2, 1 Blast Off! – is offered July 20-24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GNG Middle School cafe. Please go to www.madscience.org to get details of the camp and to register, or call 878-2222.

Election results

At the Town of Gray Annual Election, held on June 9, all the town budget articles were approved, as was the MSAD 15 school budget. Margaret A. Hutchins and Matthew E. Sturgis are to fill the two three-year Town Council seats and Catherine A. Manchester will finish the one-year balance of a three-year term. Sanndra M. MacDonald and Tina M. Martell will occupy the vacant three-year-term seats on the School Board, while Ralph Wink won the Water District seat.

For your information

The Gray Public Library will be closed on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, for the holiday. We will open again on Tuesday, July 7. Gray Library hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 -8, Thursday 9-6, Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-3. Call 657-4110 or go to www.gray.lib.me.us for more information.

Lifelike and real animals

“Trail’s End Taxidermy”: Local taxidermist Dana Soucier will be at the Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26, on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Taxidermy is a method of reproducing a lifelike, three-dimensional rendition of an animal, bird or fish for permanent display. Come and see a variety of examples of this delicate art. Dana will bring along examples of wildlife mounts from the start of the process to finished product.

On Saturday, July 4, you can “Meet a Live Bald Eagle” at 11 a.m., noon, and 1:30 p.m. Join Maine Wildlife Park staffers Pam and Nikki Richardson with an immature bald eagle named Lawrence to learn about eagles in Maine. Although Lawrence does not yet have the white head and tail of a 4-year-old adult bird, he is impressive to see and photograph up close.

These events are sponsored by the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park. For more information, call 657-4977, ext. 0.

Jeanne Carpentier, Karen Fuller, Ron Carpentier and Michelle Broderick at the CCFCU Ribbon Cutting.