Club seeks members

Established in 2015, Standish Fish & Game Club, a family-oriented club for outdoor enthusiasts, meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Steep Falls Fire Barn on Boundary Road.

The next meeting, Aug. 3, may include a site walk of part of the club’s 300-acre property just up the road from the Fire Barn.

The growing club is always looking for new members. Show up at the meeting to find out more about it and how you can help it grow and serve you.

The club’s goals are: to promote, preserve and improve the natural resources and habitat of the area, with emphasis on game animals, birds, and fish; to further local interest in outdoor activities, with special emphasis on hunting, fishing and shooting sports; to encourage and promote safety, education and training in all outdoor sports; to promote landowner relations; to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in creating and maintaining respect for game and firearm laws; to teach youth the ethics of the outdoors and to conserve precious natural resources, since they are the future stewards of the outdoors.

Club officers are Greg Sirpis, president; Dick Bernier, vice president; Dan Dyer, treasurer; and Ian Moriarty, secretary. Board members are Lance DeRoche, Nick DeRoche, Mike Doiron, Les Howard and Paul Politz. Contact any officer or board member at standishfishgame@gmail.com. You can also find the club on Facebook.

Giving Back fun and food
A Colonial Marketplace Giving Back Event will be held from 2-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. The event will include a free barbecue cookout from 2-6 p.m. by Personal Touch Catering and music from 4-7 p.m. by the Hurricane Mountain Band.

A number of local groups, businesses and merchants are participating in the event, and some will have booths set up. Colonial Marketplace merchants include Hannaford, Gorham Savings Bank, Jungle Nails, Karryout Chinese Restaurant, Personalized Nutrition & Fitness, Saco Bay Physical Therapy, U.S. Post Office, and Luanne Cameron State Farm Insurance.

Other participants include the Standish Fish & Game Club, American Red Cross, Aroma Joe’s, Dirfy Generators, Digging My Maine Roots, Standish Parks & Recreation and Standish Public Safety, as well as local artisans and craftsmen.

Donations of canned or boxed/sealed food items will be accepted at this event, to benefit the Standish Food Pantry. Contact Kevin Gagnon of the Colonial Marketplace at 207-841-5777 or kgagnon1@maine.rr.com with any questions.

Local students honored
The Maine College of Health Professions in Lewiston, has recognized Kersti Bayne of Standish, an MCHP Nuclear Medicine Technology major, as the third-place honoree for her paper, “Radium 223 Dichioride or Xofigo: What is it Used For?” and was awarded $100.

The University of Maine at Farmington named Joshua Conley of Standish and Abigail Lucy of Sebago to its Dean List for the spring 2016 semester.

At the Library
Mad Science will be at the library from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9th.

Story Hour Parents will sponsor a BBQ Chicken Dinner at the library from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. Chicken, salads, strawberry shortcake, coffee, tea and punch will be served for $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Proceeds from the dinner will help the library purchase a movie license.