Getting into the swing of things

Happy Monday to you Bowdoinhammer.

Please bear with me while I get back into the swing of things.

If there are any events that you notice aren’t included in this newsletter, please let me know by replying to this email.

I’m pretty much recreating this thing from scratch again. It’s daunting but NOT impossible. Cross your fingers for me, would ya?

Here are this week’s highlights:

1. Need some sand for your walkways? Sand is available to Bowdoinham residents at the Mailly Waterfront parking lot. If you need help, contact Jason Lamoreau at (207) 666-3101.

2. The Town of Bowdoinham would like your input on the proposed mural on the road side of the bathroom building at the town landing. They have three different themes they would like the community to vote on in this little survey thingy they put together. The options they give are Agriculture, Waterways and Nature, and Arts and Craftsmanship. They’ll be talking about it in more detail on Tuesday.

3. The American Red Cross needs blood. Can you hook them up with some of yours on Thursday? That reminds me of a joke. Why don’t vampires ever donate blood to the Red Cross? (scroll down to the bottom to find the answer)

4. Bowdoinham Community Connections will hold open office hours at the Fire Station on Fridays.

5. If you want to learn how to make gemstone hoop earrings and you have Saturday free, pop into the Merrymeeting Arts Center for their latest workshop.

6. All Bowdoinhammers get to Swim For FREE at the LeRoy Greason Pool (Bowdoin College), starting this Sunday and into April.

As I mentioned in the previous newsletter, Bowdoinhammer is partnered with Bowdoinham Community Connections (BCC for short).

BCC is a volunteer program to support Bowdoinham residents’ access to essential services. Trained volunteers from the community are available to help overcome the big and small challenges that get in the way of making progress in improving one’s health and well-being.

If you or someone you know could use assistance with filling out applications for new benefits or finding resources to make a home safer or life easier, please let them know by contacting the BCC Outreach Coordinator at [email protected] or calling (207) 814-8879.

BCC also has open office hours every Friday at the Fire Station (57 Post Road).

Here’s what’s going on in the ‘ham this week:

Monday, January 6th

• Open Pottery Studio, Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

Tuesday, January 7th

• Merrymeeting Dance Alinement, Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.), 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM.

• Community Development Advisory Committee & Interpretative Signage Public Meeting, John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.), 6:30 PM. This is where they will be discussing the proposed mural mentioned above.

Wednesday, January 8th

• Bridge, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.), 9:30 AM - NOON. FMI: Judy Gray, 666-3025. The group welcomes all players. Current players range from high-scoring duplicate players to seniors who played in college and newbies who have taken a class.

• Bowdoinham Food Pantry OPEN, Bowdoinham Food Pantry (9 Main St.), 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. For all residents of Bowdoinham and Bowdoin. Building community, with food. NO income verification. FMI: (207) 751-7779. Shop there first.

• Pickleball, Bowdoinham Community School Gym (23 Cemetery Rd.), 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. This is open to adults of any age and ability. The group has friendly games with mixed levels of competition.

• Open Pottery Studio, Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

Thursday, January 9th

• Cribbage hosted by Age Friendly Bowdoinham, John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.), 9:30 AM - NOON.

• Age-Friendly Monthly Luncheon, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.) 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM. A great way to start 2025…….a tasty and nutritious meal with friends! Menu: It will be a surprise!

• American Red Cross blood drive, Village Lodge (13 Main St.), NOON - 4:30 PM.

Friday, January 10th

• Bowdoinham Community Connections Office hours, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.), Noon - 2:00 PM. Pop in to see what the BCC is about!

Saturday, January 11th

• Open Pottery Studio, Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.), 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

• Gemstone Hoop Earrings Workshop, Merrymeeting Arts Center (9 Main St.), NOON - 2:00 PM. $75 pre-registration required (Heron Fund available). No experience or tools are necessary— Elise will guide you through the process step by step and provide all materials.

Sunday, January 12th

• Sunday Service, Bowdoinham Second Baptist (1 Church St.), 10:00 AM.

• Sunday School/Service, Bowdoinham Church of the Nazarene (7 School St.), 10:00 AM, Service 11:00 AM.

• FREE swimming, LeRoy Greason Pool (Bowdoin College, 35 Watson Dr, Brunswick), 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM. For ALL ages and residents of MSAD 75. Runs January 12th through April 6th.

(These events may change or cancel without notice)

Next week: Select Board meeting, Loose Ladies Book Group meeting,

That’s all for this week, folks!

The answer to the joke from earlier is: Because they prefer withdrawals over deposits!

I crack me up.

Have a great week!

Love

Rodney

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