Garden deadline

If you want to reserve a garden spot at Windham Community Garden, get your application in today! First preference will be given to online applications postmarked by March 31 – that’s Saturday. For more information, call Marge Govoni, 892-7192 or visit the website, www.windhamcommunitygarden.org.

Library program

Windham Public Library will present a program called “Medicine in the Civil War” on Saturday, April 7, from 10-11 a.m. at the library meeting room. The presentation will be by Penny Loura, a member of the Windham Historical Society. There is no charge for this public program.

Bean supper

A baked bean supper will be held Saturday, March 31, from 4:30-6 p.m. at Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, Cumberland. On the menu, three varieties of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, coleslaw, homemade pies and biscuits and beverages. $8 adults, $5 children. Takeout available. Handicapped accessible.

Easter egg hunt

For the fourth year, Cornerstone Assembly of God, 48 Cottage Road in Windham, will host an Easter egg hunt. Rain or shine, it will be held on Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m. Join others for a story, craft, snack and the awesome egg hunt! Call 892-5980 for more information.

American Legion meets

Important business will be conducted on Wednesday, April 4, when American Legion Post No. 148 meets at Windham Veterans Center. Social hour at 5 p.m. will be followed at 6 p.m. business meeting including voting for next year’s Post officers, preparation for Memorial Day parade, a food drive and cemetery flag placement coverage.

Historical Society opens for season

Windham Historical Society opens museum and research facilities for the season on Thursday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to noon. Stop in and find out more about the organization’s expansion plans, look up your family’s genealogy and peruse the selection of maps, books, T-shirts and other items for sale. Join the Society by April 30 and enter your name in a “history package” drawing. Ask about the flag program being planned during Summerfest and the Civil War reenactor encampment on the Society grounds. The museum is located in the circa 1833 brick town house at 234 Windham Center Road, next to the school department’s offices.

Community Cafe?

Over 60? Meet some new friends and join in the fun at the Windham Community Cafe? on the second Thursday of every month. The hearty lunch is catered by Al’s Catering and on April 12 will be roast beef dinner. Suggested donation is $5. The Cafe? is located at Unity Garden, 124 Tandberg Trail. Call Virginia Billings at 892-3891 to make a reservation at least 48 hours in advance. Billings advises she has As You Like It vouchers (donation $4). Call her for more information.

Kindergarten registration

All children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 are eligible to start school in September. Kindergarten screening and brief parent presentation will be held in April. Online kindergarten registration is available at www.windham.k12.me.us/wsd ps/kindergarten.registration/index.cfm. Complete the form online and schedule an appointment for April 23 or 24. If you are unable to complete the online registration or have questions, call 892-1840, option 5, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Free tax help

AARP provides free tax help to older citizens and those with low incomes. In Windham, these sessions are held at Unity Gardens, 124 Tandberg Trail on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2-7 p.m. Appointments are required. Call 894-5110.

Information for veterans

Veterans Service Officer Phyllis D’Orsay will be at the Windham Veterans Center on Wednesday morning, April 11, 9 a.m. until noon, to assist veterans, widows of veterans and dependents with questions about benefits and other information. If you have questions of a military nature, stop in and get some answers. The Veterans Center is off Route 302, on Memorial Drive, to the back of Hannaford and right of Lowe’s. No appointment is needed.

Benefits for senior citizens

On Tuesdays, April 3 and 17, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) will offer a Medicare seminar and counseling for the Lakes Region at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. A “Welcome to Medicare” seminar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to the Medicare seminar, there will be one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The seminar and counseling are intended to help you sort through your Medicare options, answer questions – and to help you enroll. Every Tuesday a Benefit Specialist is available at the church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to Medicare assistance, Owen O’Donnell will provide benefit counseling (tax and rent rebate, food stamps, fuel assistance, etc.) for area residents. Please call the Southern Maine Agency on Aging to register for the upcoming seminar or to make a one-on-one appointment with a Medicare Advocate or the Benefit Specialist at 396-6500 or 1-800-427-7411. Further opportunities for these services will occur at the same times and location in May and June. Visit our website at www.smaaa.org to learn more about the many other services that are available.

Welding course

A welding course is being offered by Windham-Raymond Adult Education, beginning April 23. For more information call 892-1819 or on the web, www.windham.maineadulted.org.

Pancake breakfast

On Saturday, April 7, a pancake breakfast will be held from 8-10 a.m. at Windham Veterans Center. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Cost $5 per person. Sponsored by Global Harvest Outreach, the proceeds will help fund a youth mission trip to the Crow Indian Reservation in August. Students from area middle and high schools will participate.

High school ?alumni meet

Windham High School Alumni Association will meet on Tuesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. at the high school guidance conference room. All are welcome. Annual banquet is May 19.

Girl Scout cookies

Last call for Girl Scout cookies on Saturday, March 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Lee’s Family Trailer, 480 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Stock up now and support Girl Scouting. For information, contact Christine Williams, 415-4779 or ccwilliams01@hotmail.com.

Bean supper

A baked bean supper will be held on Saturday, April 7, from 4:30-6 p.m. at White Rock Community Club, Wilson Road, off Route 237 in Gorham. On the menu are beans, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, biscuits, salads and homemade desserts. Adults $7, kids $3.

Photography exhibit

A new display of artwork by Emily Keef of Windham is currently on display at the Windham Public Library. The exhibit includes many Lakes Region area views. She is a graduate student in the Mental Health and Clinical Counseling program at the University of Southern Maine. The photographs will be on display through April 30. For more information, library hours, or directions, please call the library at 892-1908.

April at the Senior Center

April activities at Lakes Region Senior Center, 40 Acorn Street (former Little Falls School) in Gorham include the following. The public is invited to participate. Thursdays at 10 a.m., Bingo; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Pickleball; on April 10 and 17, learn how to make a necklace ($5. for materials); Wednesday, April 11, at 11 a.m., Jim McCabe presents program on Native American culture, a woman who sews traditional clothing and a light lunch. Hannaford will instruct on how to shop for affordable and nutritional foods on April 19. Light lunch included. AAA Senior Driving Program will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Seating is limited. To reserve a place, mail check payable to AAA for $15 to Kim Foss, 106 No. Gorham Road, Gorham, ME 04038. Check must be received by April 16. Call 892-6326 for more information. The center is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursdays. Stop in and find out more.

Thrift shop

At North Windham Union Church Thrift Shop, there’s a bag sale going on through the end of March. All clothes and linens plus most articles are $1 or under – or save by buying a bag full for $5! The thrift shop is in the basement of the church on Route 302, near the corner of Route 115 and is open from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday or 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays.

Free clothes

Windham’s Free Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. A great selection of clothing for all ages including adults is available including hats, jackets and coats, shoes and women’s handbags; other items include books for all ages, some games and linens. For emergencies, call 892-1931.