Popular Singer Returns to Coffee House

The Village Coffee House of New Gloucester is thrilled to have Antje Duvekot back for the third time to open the 2013 fall season at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. Duvekot is becoming an annual favorite, and she always packs the house.

The concert will take place in the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. Tickets are available at the door for $15 per person, first-come, first-served. For more information, call 653-6151.

Special Anniversary Exhibit

The 125th anniversary of the New Gloucester Public Library will be celebrated with a special exhibit at the monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House, from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 7. The barn is located behind Town Hall on Route 231. The public is invited, and admission is free.

Rec Programs

Come to the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester, for adult co-ed volleyball. Pick-up games, free of charge, are played on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7–9 p.m. during the school year. This program will start on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Please note that if school is canceled due to weather, volleyball is called off for that evening.

Flag football for children grades 1-3 will be held at the New Gloucester Fairgrounds, 106 Bald Hill Road. The program will be run on Tuesdays, Sept. 17, though Oct. 22, 5-6:15 p.m. The focus will be learning the fundamentals of football and playing games. The cost is $20 per child.

Contact Parks and Recreation Director Harvey R. Price Jr., hprice@newgloucester.com, or 926-4126 ext. 231, for more information.

Adult and Community Education

Gray-New Gloucester Adult and Community Education will be sponsoring Medical Professions Information Night, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Gray-New Gloucester High School, 10 Libby Hill Road, Gray. Learn about and register for programs in phlebotomy, medical terminology, pharmacy technician, medical transcription, hospital billing and coding, medical billing and coding, and medical office specialist.

Come to a Gray-New Gloucester Adult and Community Education Open House, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, to visit its new space in the high school. Register for classes and learn more about educational programs for adults. For more information, call Ron Brann, director, at 657-9612.

Floral Print Book Workshop

The Shakers have a long practice of writing, recording and bookmaking. Join instructor Bonnie Faulkner, of Yarmouth, and learn basic gel printing and simple book binding techniques. Participants will create a beautiful accordion book filled with custom-design gel prints, using fresh-picked Shaker herbs and flowers.

The workshop will occur on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fee is $40. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is located on Route 26 (707 Shaker Road) in New Gloucester. Call 926-4597 to register or for more information.

Maine Walk to Cure Diabetes

Just after turning 12 years old, New Gloucester resident Isaac Blake was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) two years ago. His mother Shelley writes, “I’ll never forget that day, it changed our lives forever. Life with T1D is a daily challenge, and Isaac never gets a vacation or gets to ignore his diabetes. He needs to give himself injections of insulin with every meal and snack, and check his blood sugar as many as eight times a day.”

She is spreading the word about the Maine Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, Sept. 15, in Saco, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The group’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until a world without T1D is achieved. If you would like to donate to the “Hike for Ike” team, contact Shelley Blake, 926-5545, or tsiblake@yahoo.com.

Water Line Construction Projected Schedule

The New Gloucester Water District is advising motorists of its water line construction schedule in the Upper Village. It is anticipated to be as follows: Bald Hill Road (starting at the fairgrounds), now to Saturday, Oct. 5; Route 100, from Monday, Oct. 7, to Saturday, Oct. 26; Peacock Hill Road, from Monday, Oct. 28, to Saturday, Nov. 2; Upper Village Road, from Monday, Nov. 4, to Saturday, Nov. 9; and Snow Hill Road, from Monday, Nov. 11, to Saturday, Nov. 16. Please plan accordingly.

A full house is expected at the Village Coffee House concert on Saturday, Sept. 7, for the third appearance by Antje Duvelot. The loyal local audience loves her music, presence and sense of humor.