Meet Santa

On Saturday, Dec. 6, the School Administrative District 6 community is invited to have breakfast with Santa.

Presented by the Bonny Eagle High School class of 2009, the breakfast will consist of bagels, French toast sticks, hot chocolate, milk, juice and coffee. Kids will be able to enjoy many activities including; face painting, Christmas carols, Christmas crafts, and of course a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus and the elves.

The breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and costs $4 for children and $5 for adults. All tickets must be purchased in advance before Nov. 21 and can only be purchased through the elementary and middle school lunch aides. All proceeds benefit Project Graduation for the class of 2009.

Fuel for thought

At the Nov. 12 Standish Town Council meeting, the U Can Help – Bottles for Fuel Committee was presented with a check in the amount of $3,500.

The check was presented by Bill Trask and Alberta Byrnes of Coldwell Banker’s Friends & Neighbors Realty. The donation was a result of a recent yard sale held by the real estate office to raise money for the fuel fund. Several local businesses also donated money to make the yard sale such a success.

The Standish Fuel Assistance Fund was established in August by the Town Council in anticipation of the high fuel costs this winter. They used $1,000 from the Town Council Contingency account to start the fuel assistance fund. If you would like to make a direct donation to the fuel fund please contact the town Finance Department at 642-3461.

Pre-Christmas sparkle

Standish Recreation wants to help jump-start the Christmas season for the senior citizen community with a day trip to Freeport.

Sparkle Weekend will consist of a scenic bus ride, lunch, holiday music concerts and of course, shopping. The Standish Recreation bus will depart Johnson’s Field on Route 35 at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The bus will arrive at the famous Corsican Restaurant in downtown Freeport for lunch at 11:30. Following lunch participants will be able to choose to attend a free holiday concert at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, or take in the other festivities being offered. Independent festivities include; free horse-drawn carriage rides, free hot cocoa stops, “chats” with Freeport’s famous talking Christmas tree, and holiday shopping at the various Freeport outlet shops.

Registration forms for Sparkle Weekend are available in the clerk’s office at the Standish Municipal Center. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, Nov. 26. The cost of the weekend is $5 for Standish residents or $7.50 for non-residents. This price does not include lunch. Participants will pay independently for their meal. Menus are available upon registration.

Kids Night Out

The St. Joseph’s College Athletics Department is offering Standish parents the chance to take the night off while their children participate in the Kids Night out Program. Kids Night Out will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Alfond Recreation Center on campus.

The event is open to children ages 7-13, and offers games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, arts and crafts and sports. The program goes from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and costs $9 per child and $6 for each additional child from the same family.

No pre-registration is necessary. Kids Night Out is sponsored and supervised by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at St. Joseph’s College. For more information please call 893-7723.

Friday

Memory Lane Music Hall welcomes Illusion.

Saturday

The Bonny Eagle Scots football team will battle the Skowhegan Indians for the Maine Class A State Championship at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be held under the lights at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.

Sunday

St. Joseph’s College hosts the 18th annual Christmas benefit concert with Rick Charette & The Bubble Gum Band at 2 p.m. in the Mercy Hall dining room. Admission is one unwrapped toy or a gift card, and all toys will be donated to families in the Lakes Region area who find themselves in need this holiday season. For more information call 893-7794.

Farmer’s Market in the Steep Falls Park on Route 113 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Flowers, veggies, baked goods crafts and more.

Memory Lane Music Hall is hosting Plaid Daddy.