Spaghetti night

Cub Scout Pack 86 is having a spaghetti supper and will serve spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, beverages and pies. The event will be held at the Gray American Legion Hall on Route 26 Saturday, Jan. 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $6.50 per person, $15 per family. Mama Mia what a deal!

Coming to Fiddlehead

Family Science Night by Orbit with Corbett will be held at Fiddlehead Center for the Arts Friday, Jan. 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. Earthquakes, volcanoes and the Boston Molasses Disaster will be the focus of the evening! There is a suggested $5 donation for the scholarship fund. The event is sponsored in part by Key Bank.

A free Flamenco class is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m. Call 657-2244 to hold your spot.

Fiddlehead’s 8th Birthday Party is Saturday, Jan.16, with music by 35th Parallel. This duo weaves a winding musical trail through the Middle East, North India, North Africa and the Mediterranean. The doors open at 6 p.m. Advanced tickets are $20; $25 at the door. Appetizers are included and a cash bar is available.

Sean Drew graduates

Sean Drew of Gray is a recent graduate of The Home Inspection Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio. Upon completion of the tested course of study, Sean was granted the designation registered graduate home inspector. Doing business as Drew Home Inspections, he will be offering residential whole house inspections for home buyers and sellers. Call 428-3345.

New hours for the new year

Gray Public Library will now be opening at 10 a.m., due to staff and budget constraints. Closing times will not be affected. There will no longer be story time on Tuesdays.

If you have any questions or feedback, call 657-4110 or e-mail graylib@gray.lib.me.us.

It’s nice on the ice

The First Annual Ice Fishing Derby and Outdoor Clinic on Crystal Lake in Gray will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will benefit the USO (which supports the military), and Crystal Lake Association. Tickets are $10 per person; $5 for military veterans and active and reserve service members.

The primary mission of the event is to create a wonderful, outdoor, family community event while supporting the troops who serve this country. The event has taken on a life of its own with sponsors clamoring to get on board. They include L.L. Bean, Kittery Trading Post, Cabela’s, Hannaford, Poland Spring and the town of Gray, to name just a few.

The derby prizes – from $50 to $400 – will be for the bass, perch, eels, pickerel, and stocked brook trout caught. There will be free lures given to the first 150 youth and veteran fishermen, and free raffles. For those coming to watch or learn a new winter sport, there will be more than $3,000 in door prizes.

Tickets can be purchased at the Dry Mills Store, Route 26, Gray, or Tailfeathers Upland Store, Route 302, Raymond. For more information, go to crystallakefishingderby.webs.com/.

Time to stock up

The auxiliary food pantry of the Gray Congregational Church Parish House and the town food pantry can always use donations in order to continue to help our neighbors. Items they hope to receive are peanut butter, tuna fish, pasta, sauce (no glass jars, please), canned fruit and veggies, cereal, pancakes or muffin mix, baking items such as flour, sugar, etc. and toilet paper. Items can be dropped off at the Gray Town Hall during business hours or at the Gray Congregational Church Parish Hall on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings from 10 a.m.-noon. For more information, call 657-4279.

Get out the big hair and shoulder pads

Time to revisit the ‘80s with your friends, family and community! An ‘80s dance is scheduled at Spring Meadows Country Club Saturday, Jan. 16, from 8 p.m. to midnight. There will be Best Costume prizes and trivia questions. Tickets are $15, $25 a couple. There will be a cash bar available. For tickets, contact Lin Dehetre at ldehetre@aol.com or 754-8503 or 926-5004, Shelly Chipman at swilkin1@maine.rr.com or 926-5154 or Tina Martell at patiheju@aol.com or 939-5752. All proceeds will benefit the G-NG High School girls basketball players.

Business banquet, meeting

The Gray-New Gloucester Business Association will hold its 16th Annual Membership Banquet and Meeting on Friday, Jan. 15, at Spring Meadow’s Golf and Country Club, Route 100 in Gray.

The night starts at 6 p.m. with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. A buffet dinner is next at 7 p.m., featuring haddock, chicken pot pie and/or beef tips with all the fixings and dessert.

The annual meeting will follow with some important votes involving the dissolution of the G-NGBA and its merger into Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. These votes will be foremost along with the other association business and the vote outcome will be determined by those who attend the meeting.

Ticket prices are $30 per person/ $50 per couple for the dinner and entertainment and a portion goes to the scholarship fund. (Every year the G-NGBA gives two scholarships totaling $1750 to G-NG seniors.) Tickets can be purchased by contacting the G-NGBA at 657-2033 or info @gbamaine.org or at the following businesses: A Finished Look Nail Salon, 165 Shaker Road, Gray, 657-7266; Tsukroff Photography, 12 Portland Road, Gray, 657-6372; and Edward Jones, 778 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, 893-2255 (call ahead for availability).

Sen. Collins office hours

Sen. Susan Collins will have a representative from her Portland office hold office hours at Stimson Hall, 4 Shaker Road, in Gray on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 9-11 a.m.

State Office Representative Jennifer Duddy will be available to hear constituents voice any concerns they might have and to provide assistance with federal issues and agencies, such as Social Security, Veterans Affairs, and Citizenship and Immigration. No appointment is necessary.