What's Up, Calais?
Jayna Smith
Happy October! October hosts Halloween on the 31st, Canadian Thanksgiving on the 13th, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the 13th. It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
This Saturday is the annual Harvest Festival in downtown Calais. The festival is organized by Calais Downtown Revitalization Coalition (CDRC). Copies of the full schedule can be picked up from the City Building. For the latest updates, follow CDRC – Calais Downtown Revitalization Coalition on Facebook.
St. Croix Historical Society will host its next meeting this Monday, October 6, at 7 p.m., featuring a screening of the historic film From Stump to Ship, filmed in 1930 in Machias, alongside slides from the society’s collections showcasing logging operations and lumber mills in Calais and Milltown. The film, which survives as a vivid record of the long log business, presents highly detailed, year-round scenes that were originally accompanied by a script written for the silent footage in the 1930s. Today, the soundtrack is brought to life by Tim Sample, renowned Maine humorist, who narrates in the role of the filmmaker, Alfred Ames. The event is open to the public by donation, and light refreshments will be served. The historical society meets at 527 Main Street, next to Holmes Cottage.
On Tuesday, October 7, parents and caregivers of Calais Elementary School students are invited to a casual, no-pressure gathering to get involved, share ideas, and discuss upcoming activities such as fundraising, the Halloween Dance, Trunk or Treat, and more, all through the PTO. Everyone is welcome to attend, with no obligation to join. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the school’s library.
The City of Calais has announced that a Public Hearing will be held by the council on Thursday, October 9, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Calais City Building to determine whether the residential building at 489 South Street, Map 003 Block 007 Lot 011, is dangerous or a nuisance.
Don’t forget, the public baked bean supper at All Saints United Methodist Church is Thursday, October 16, beginning at 5 p.m. On the menu with the beans are corn scallop, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, rolls, and an assortment of desserts. The cost is $10 per person. This is the final public supper this year, and they will resume in March.
Send me your news, your shout-outs for good deeds done, or your well wishes to give, and I’ll be sure to share them here. Until next week, I hope you stay well, stay safe, and be happy.
