What's Up, Calais?
Jayna Smith
This Saturday, the Calais Motor Inn is the location of a benefit dinner for Skeet and Tina Seelye. The event will feature a spaghetti dinner, available for dine-in or take-out, and priced at $10 per adult and $5 for children. The doors will open at 3:30 p.m. for ticket sales of a Chinese auction, with dinner service starting at 5 p.m.
A giant yard sale to benefit the Robbinston Historical Society is scheduled for this Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Society and Grace Chapel on Route 1. Donations for the sale are welcome; please contact Wayne Diffin at 207-233-3137 to contribute.
Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, will be marked by a wreath-laying ceremony at Ferry Point Bridge at 10 a.m. in Calais. Following the wreath-laying, all are invited to attend additional ceremonies at Memorial Park and Calais Cemetery.
Congratulations to the local high school seniors who will soon be graduating. This week’s edition highlights graduates from Calais High School. Next week, we will feature graduates from Woodland High School, followed by Shead High School the week after.
Calais High School will hold its Class Night on Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. The graduation ceremony is set for Sunday, June 2, at 1 p.m.
Eighth graders at Calais Middle School will have their Celebration of Growth ceremony on June 3, beginning at 6 p.m.
Do you have plant cuttings that you could donate? Donations of all types of plants are being accepted to CDRC’s annual plant sale, set to take place on Saturday, June 1, thanks to the wonderful local gardener Jane Eaton. The sale will be held at Flat Iron Park in downtown Calais from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It always features a huge variety, including house plants, perennials, shrubs, trees, and more. For more details on donating to the sale, Jane Eaton can be reached at 207-454-2812 or find CDRC - Calais Downtown Revitalization Coalition on Facebook.
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.
