Wild about white tails
On Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day with MDIFW biologists and presenters to learn all about Maine white-tailed deer. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., see how biologists collect deer data, join noted Maine white-tail expert R.G. Bernier for a deer seminar; watch local taxidermist Dana Soucier mount a deer head, see the Warden Service “Wall of Shame,” and kids can participate in a variety of deer-related activities.
Drivers 50-plus
AARP Driver Safety Class for experienced drivers age 50 and over will be presented Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gray-NG High School, sponsored by Gray-New Gloucester Adult Education.
The fee is $14 per person, or $12 for members of AARP. Participants should register in advance by calling Joan Tremberth at GNG Adult Education at 657-2620.
Support our sports
The Gray-New Gloucester Athletic Boosters will meet on Monday, Sept. 19, in Room 110 of Gray-New Gloucester High School at 6 p.m.
Gray tax bills are in
The fiscal year 2012 tax bills are in the mail. The new tax rate is 10 cents higher than last year (from $15.35 per thousand of valuation to $15.45), which means that a house assessed at $200,000 will see an increase from $3,070 to $3,090 in annual taxes. The first payment is due on Oct. 4, 2011 and the second is due on April 3, 2012. Remember, you can now pay online at www.graymaine.org.
BEEP BEEP!
It’s Touch-A-Truck, Saturday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (rain or shine) at Gray Shop ‘N’ Save parking lot (Route 100). Kids get a chance to get behind the wheel and explore more than 15 vehicles including fire engines, cement mixers, Army tanks and construction trucks.
This year enter a raffle to win a ride in a fire truck! There is a $2 suggested donation per person, or $10 maximum per family. Non-perishable food and personal care items are also accepted.
All proceeds will benefit the Gray Community Food Pantry, serving an average of 100 families/month from the greater Gray and New Gloucester area.
Button up your home
On Sept. 22, the Gray Community Development Department is hosting a free Home Energy Efficiency Expo from 5-9 p.m. including a seminar from 7-8.p.m. at the new Town Hall, 24 Main St. in Gray. Code Enforcement Officer Ryan Keith will share some simple, inexpensive tips to help you save some money on this winter’s heating and electric bills. After Ryan’s presentation, there will be a small expo where you can talk to various energy professionals as well as the folks from Efficiency Maine.
A bumpy ride
The Gray Department of Public Works will be repairing some roads in Gray during the next months: From Sept. 12-23, Gore Road, Mayall Road, Totten Road, Frost Road and Collyer Brook Road will have shoulders added to new pavement. From Sept. 26-Oct. 7 Merrill Road will have ditching and shoulder work done.
Plaque dedication ceremony
for Mae Beck
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Dry Mills Schoolhouse Committee honored Mae Beck with a plaque dedication ceremony at the schoolhouse.
Mae Beck was a leader in the effort to relocate and preserve the Dry Mills Schoolhouse in order that it remain open to the public today.
The schoolhouse on Maine Wildlife Park Road will continue to be open to the public on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. throughout September.
Meeting notice
The town of Gray will hold a public hearing on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex to receive public comment on the proposed amendment to the NorthBrook Business and Industry Campus Municipal Development and Tax Increment Financing District Development Program. Copies of the proposed Amendment are on file with the Town Clerk and may be obtained from and reviewed at the offices of the Town Clerk during normal business hours.
Residents can check out website at www.graymaine.org or contact the town manager at 657-3339 for more information.
A book and a snack
Story Time is starting at the Gray Public Library on Friday, Sept. 16, at 10:30 a.m. and will continue to be held on most Wednesdays and Fridays.
Tastings at the Gray Public Library will be Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6:30 p.m. This is a Community Gathering Around Local Food. You are invited to join your friends and neighbors at the Gray Public Library to taste the local flavors of the community. Karl Schatz and Margaret Hathaway of Ten Apple Farm host this monthly event.
Each event is free and open to all and no sign-up is required. Please contact the library at 657-4110, www.gray.lib.me.us, or stop by the circulation desk for details.
We remember
On the actual 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 in Gray, many people felt compelled to acknowledge the victims of 9/11. Flags adorned the major intersections into town and residents of Gray and New Gloucester came together at around 8 a.m. to wave flags and show their remembrance of 9/11/01 at the Gray Fire Department. There were firefighters and their spouses, football players, students, town councilors, school board members and, of course, the flag lady herself, former Rep. Sue Austin. There was a lot of reminiscing about where people were and what they were doing that morning 10 years ago.
Tim Leeman, of Gray, felt compelled to do something to remember
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