School Supplies

The Food Pantry/Clothes Closet is seeking donations of gently used/clean clothing for school children all ages, as well as backpacks and contents to give to school children of all ages. They have received a large donation of spiral notebooks but need glue sticks, crayons, colored pencils and regular pencils, rulers, pens and along with three-ring binders. The Pantry is open for donations Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 892-1931 for more information.

Democrats Elect

Windham Democratic Town Committee will hold a special meeting to fill three WDTC officer vacancies: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary, followed by a regular WDTC meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at the Windham Public Library.

Craft Workshop

On Tuesday, Aug. 7, a craft workshop for adults will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the meeting room at Windham Public Library, as part of the Summer Reading Program. Space is limited. Call Barbara at 892-1908 for more information.

VFW Meets

Windham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10643 will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Supper starts at 5 p.m. and the meeting will be at 6 p.m. The Veterans Center is behind Hannaford and Windham Mall. At Friendly’s, take the Veterans Memorial Drive to the end.

Little Sebago Lake Program

On Tuesday, Aug. 21, Windham Historical Society will present a program about Little Sebago Lake. In the past, this lake’s boundaries were quite different than they are today and the Power Point presentation will explore how the lake changed over the years, both in use and configuration. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Windham Veterans Center on Memorial Drive, in back of Windham Mall. Maps of the lake will be available. There is no fee, but donations are welcome to help the society further its education programs and development of the living history center called Village Green. For more information, call 892-1433 or 892-1306.

Veteran Services

On Wednesday, Aug. 15, Dr. Clifford Trott, clinical psychologist and combat veteran, from the Portland Vet Center will offer mental health services to area veterans at Windham Veterans Center. These sessions are one-on-one and strictly confidential. Drop-ins are welcome but appointments are recommended. Call 780-3584. He is available on the first and third Wednesdays. To get to the Windham Veterans Center, enter Veterans Memorial Drive off Route 302 between Evergreen Credit Union and Friendly’s and follow to the end.

Thrift Shop Sale

The Thrift Shop at the North Windham UCC continues the Bag Sale through Aug. 11. Shoppers may fill a standard sized shopping bag with as many items of clothing and shoes as will fit – all for just $5 per bag. Open from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday or 10 until noon Saturdays. The Thrift Shop is in the lower level of the church.

Benefits for Seniors and Low Income

On Tuesdays, Aug. 7 and 21, 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, 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 will help sort through Medicare options, answer questions – and to help you enroll. In addition to Medicare assistance, counseling on tax and rent rebate, food stamps, and fuel assistance can be arranged. 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 at 207-396-6500 or 1-800-427-7411. Walk-ins can usually be accommodated. Further opportunities for these services will occur at the same times and location in September and October. Visit the website at www.smaaa.org to learn more about the many other services that are available.

Bingo Every Monday

For the summer, American Legion Bingo will be held at Windham Veterans Center in North Windham behind Big Lots. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. Hot food, cold drinks and other goodies available. This is sponsored by Standish Memorial Post 128; proceeds help veterans and their families. For more information, call 642-5583 or visit www.facebook.com/standishpost128.

Veterans Benefits

Veterans Service Officer Phyllis D’Orsay will be at the Windham Veterans Center on Wednesday morning, Aug. 22, from 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. No appointment is needed. To get to the Windham Veterans Center, enter Veterans Memorial Drive off Route 302 between Evergreen Credit Union and Friendly’s and follow to the end.

In June, the Rotary Garden Club, pictured above, met for a group photo and then headed off to their “Island Gardens” for this year’s beatification planting project at the routes 302 and 202 rotary in Windham. The group is in its 25th season and thanks the many volunteers who have given their time and expertise to beautifying the gardens at the rotary. They also thank Joe and Mary Gagne, owners of Roosevelt Trail Landscape and Garden Center, for their donation of the plants; George Hall, of Hall Implement, for his donation of the bark mulch; Gen Coombs, nursery manager for Roosevelt Trail Landscape and Garden Center, who designed the gardens; Gary Plummer, president of the Rotary Garden Club; and Linda Wyman, organizer of the project.
 
Shaw’s Supermarket Assistant Manager Jim Michaelson hands a case of chicken broth to Rotarian Don Dre. In all, shoppers donated hundreds of dollars worth of food and cash, which will be donated to the Windham Food Pantry, currently experiencing a food shortage.
Caitlin Roberts hands a bag of food to Rotarian George Bartlett at a Sebago Lake Rotary Club-sponsored food drive at Shaw’s Supermarket in North Windham last Friday. In all, shoppers donated hundreds of dollars worth of food and cash, which will be donated to the Windham Food Pantry, currently experiencing a food shortage.
A total of 10 Boy Scouts from Windham Scout Troop 805 – Lyle Webster, Paul Dube, Sam Knights, Francis Watson, Sam Shoberg, Joshua Libby, Reese Preston, Jaren Preston, Tucker Labbe and Joshua Richardson – have recently returned from a high adventure trip in Maine’s 100 mile Wilderness. Starting from Namakanta Lake off of the Jo Mary near Millinocket, the Scouts and six adult leaders – Chuck Libby, Paul Preston, Russ Shoberg, Roy Watson, Craig Doering and Mac Richardson – covered 50 miles in six days ending at Gulf Hagas. While Windham was enjoying sunny weather, Scouts experienced rain showers for the first three days of trip followed by a daylong rain when climbing 3,650-foot White Cap Mountain and three other peaks. Cold mountain spring water, beautiful swimming areas, and waterfalls were a few of the highlights enjoyed along the way. Aside from numerous blisters, a few cuts and bruises resulting from slips when crossing the many streams and wet areas on the trail, everyone came back healthy and happy.