Community Fair? Oct. 15

The New Gloucester Community Fair is less than one month away, and the excitement is already building. Now in its 11th year, the fair has grown from being held in a small parking lot to encompassing a large section of the New Gloucester Fairgrounds.

The fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, officially opening at 10 a.m. with local teen resident, Angelina Laccarrubba, singing the national anthem. But for all you hungry early birds, the Boy Scouts will be hosting a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. The Lions Club will offer one of the largest car shows around; complete with approximately 19 categories of vehicles.

The fair will have more crafters than ever, Laser Tag, a bounce house, rock wall climbing, antique tractor show, snowmobile expo, Big Red the Monster Fire Truck, tractor-drawn barrel rides for kids, a special tent just for kids with a pumpkin coloring contest and a costume contest. Other features include a petting zoo and pony rides, a vintage baseball game, karate demonstrations, a cheerleader demonstration, and even Thomas Jefferson will stop by for a visit. Slugger from the Portland Sea Dogs will be back again this year, along with all of our favorite fair foods.

Festivities will wrap up at 7 p.m. with largest fireworks display ever put on by the fair committee. More information can be found by visiting www.newgloucesterfair.com, or by following entries on Facebook.

Apple Saturdays

Three Apple Saturdays are scheduled at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. All three will feature free cider pressing; bring your own apples or buy Shaker Orchard apples.

On Sept. 24, purchase a homemade apple pie at an annual sale. To pre-order pies call Chair Avis Ford, 926-4561. The sale is sponsored by members and friends of the New Gloucester Historical Society.

On Oct. 1, the focus will be on apple art for kids; while on Oct. 8, a cider and doughnut sale will take place.

Quilting demo

The Classic Quilters will hold a demonstration of their many and varied skills at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester on Saturday, Sept. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. The demonstration is free and open to the public.

Book sale

The Friends of the New Gloucester Library will soon be holding their Fall Festival of Books sale at the New Gloucester Public Library, 379 Intervale Road. The sale will kick off with First Dibs for Kids on Friday, Sept. 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Only children’s items will be on sale, and adults must be accompanied by a child to purchase items. On Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon, all books, CDs/DVDs/videos/audio tapes, audio books, and delicious baked goods will be on sale. Mark your calendars for these wonderful sales and plan to attend.

School days revisited

New Gloucester schools is the repeat theme of the New Gloucester History Barn Open House, Route 231 (behind the Town Hall) to be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Many school photos of various vintages are on display. Come to find yourself listed in a past yearbook and identify your classmates.

The Village Coffeehouse presents…

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Village Coffeehouse is very excited to once again feature Emilia Dahlin. She was recently selected as one of the top 10 local musicians to put on your “must see” list by Down East magazine.

The Village Coffeehouse is located at the First Congregational Church near the corner of Route 231 and Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. For more information, call Julie Fralich 926-3161 or the church office 926-3260.

Join the fun

Seniors (55-plus) are invited to a potluck luncheon and games from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, at New Gloucester’s Community Building (old fire station). Get together with longtime friends and meet new ones. Bring games you love to play and a food dish.

These informal get-togethers will occur on the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Recreation Director Harvey Price Jr. at 926-4126 or hprice@newgloucester.com.

Cable Channel 3 ?on Internet

New Gloucester’s Cable TV Committee is pleased to announce that live streaming of town committee meetings, plus video-on-demand of meetings and other shows, are now available on the Internet. The new video-streaming system will make meetings available to anyone who has an connection faster than dial-up, while remaining accessible to cable customers as before.

The online video streams can be viewed in real time as the meetings are taking place, and online videos that have been archived can be viewed anytime by any web user. Go to www.newgloucester.com and click on the “New” Watch Meetings button.