Holiday closures

The Gray Town Office, Transfer Station and Public Works will be closed Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, half day starting at noon and all day Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Happy holidays.

‘The Nutcracker’

Studio for the Living Arts Dance Complex of Gray will present “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m., at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. This unique, full-length production is the perfect way to introduce young children to the beauty of classical ballet.

Tickets cost $22. Inquire about group discounts. Call 207-657-3006 for more information.

A nice gift

Stop by Gray Town Office to get your discount vouchers for Disney on Ice Treasure Trove. The Cumberland County family value vouchers can be used to purchase up to six reserved seats at only $10 each for Jan. 7’s or Jan. 8’s 7 p.m. performances.

Read more at http://www.graymaine.org/home/news/disney-on-ice-treasure-trove

Holidays at the library

The Gray Public Library will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, at 2 p.m., as well as all day Friday, Dec. 25, and Saturday, Dec. 26.

Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Pan” (PG), Tuesday Dec. 29, 6:30 p.m.; “Shaun the Sheep” (PG), Thursday Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. and “War Room” (PG), 2 p.m.; “Shaun the Sheep” (PG), Saturday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m.

Please remember, if there is no school due to inclement weather, there is no Story Time.

These events are free and open to all.

Please check www.graymaine.org or call 657-2323 for more information.

Activities for inside or out

• GearBots is coming to Gray-New Gloucester for grades 1-4. Join the fun and register today to explore the world of science, technology, engineering and math through interactive projects and programs utilizing Legos and robotics and teamwork. Register now on grayrec.com. The program, which is also looking for volunteers to assist (they will train) starts Jan. 12.

• Ski and snowboard lessons available at Lost Valley for ages 7-13. Many packages available including rentals. Register as soon as possible to reserve your spot on the bus.

• Discount tickets available for skiing at Attitash/Wildcat, Mt. Abram, Shawnee Peak, Sugarloaf, Cranmore or Camden Snow Bowl, Portland Dine Around Card, $25 (regularly $29.95), and the 2015-2016 Portland Pirates Season.

• Registration is now open for a Red Cross-certified babysitting course starting Jan. 30 for ages 11-15.

• Continuing or coming soon: Basketball for adults and families, Mad Science, Broadway for Beginners featuring “The Sound of Music,” and ice skating at the Pennell Rink where they are looking for volunteers to put up the rink. Contact Dean Bennett to help.

For more information or other events, check out the Winter Flyer at www.grayrec.com, or call 657-2323, ext. 117.

Recycling reminders

The staff at the Gray Transfer Station wants to remind you about several considerations for the weeks after Christmas.

Gray chips up Christmas trees. (The real ones, not the artificials). Please remove all of the decorations, tinsel, and lights from your tree before you bring it in. If you’re retiring your artificial, the “trunk” is probably metal and can be recycled in the metal pile. The “branches” may also be twisted metal so they can be recycled, too. If they’re plastic, they go in the hopper.

Most giftwrap is recyclable as mixed paper. The exceptions to this are the fancy coated papers. To check paper for coating, try tearing it in both directions. In one direction it will tear fairly easily. In the other, it will resist tearing and be stretchy. Coated paper goes in the hopper.

Before dumping boxes, check to see if they are corrugated or paperboard. Look at the edge of a flap. If it’s solid, it’s paperboard. If you can see holes, even little ones, it’s corrugated. There is a lot of really thin corrugated packaging out there these days. Separate them accordingly.

Please be sure to remove ribbon and bows before placing wrapping paper and boxes in their respective recycling bins.

Have a fabulous holiday season.

Looking for host families

A group of Korean students is visiting our community and they need host families. The students arrive Jan. 22 at the high school and leave Jan. 30. They will attend school the week of Jan. 26-29.

Read more http://www.graymaine.org/home/news/host-families-needed.

Parking bans

From Nov. 15 to April 15, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., no vehicle shall be parked at any time on a town of Gray public way, public street or within any town-owned parking lot, due to snow removal.

Vehicles in violation of the ordinance (Section 502.3) will be towed at the owner’s expense.