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Bowdoinhammer - Week of March 25th to the 31st.

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Rodney Kloberdans
March 25, 2024

Wow Bowdoinhammer,

Was this 2nd or 3rd winter? We lost track.

Maybe mentioning Spring Break in the last newsletter jinxed us. For that, we here at Bowdoinhammer are truly sorry.

Making an appointment to swap out the snow tires on our vehicle later this week might have been a mistake, too.

Everything closed down this weekend, except the Bowdoinham Country Store (at least during the first half of Saturday). If you’re not sick of corned beef yet, you should check out their Pizza Of The Month, the Reuben Pizza. It’s only $19.99 for the rest of this week.

This is probably a stupid question, but did you lose power? According to CMP’s outage page, some 500 people in Bowdoinham didn’t.

For the most part, we’re pretty good about gathering information about events happening in Bowdoinham. Sometimes we miss stuff, but we do our best.

If there’s an event you’d like everyone to know about, please email it to [email protected]. We’ll throw it in our newsletter here, and on Bowdoinhammer.com for good measure.

More importantly, if your event changes or cancels, could you please let us know? Just yeet those deets on over to us at that very same email.

The deadline to make it into the newsletter for the upcoming week is Sunday, 6:00 PM.

Thank you for being a part of this community.

Here’s what’s poppin’ in the ‘ham this week…

MONDAY, MARCH 25TH

  • Pickleball in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 3:45 PM to 5:45 PM. This event is open to Pickleballers of any age and ability. New to Pickleball and want to learn? Stop by and check it out!

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH

  • Storytime for Preschoolers and their Grown-ups with Miss Kate at the Bowdoinham Public Library (13a School St.) 10:00 AM.

  • Recycling Drop-off at the Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.) NOON - 6:00 PM.

  • Merryreading Book Store OPEN at Merrymeeting Hall (Basement entrance around back, 27 Main St.) 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

  • Town Hall Committee Meeting in the Kendall Room of the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 4:30 PM.

  • Merrymeeting Dance Alinement at Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.) 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. FMI: call George Oliver (207) 666-3589.

  • Select Board Meeting in the Kendall Room at the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 6:30 PM. Town Hall Streams link.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH

  • Bridge players can enjoy weekly game play at the 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.

  • In-person shopping for ALL Bowdoin and Bowdoinham residents at the Bowdoinham Food Pantry (9 Main St.) 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

  • Silver Striders Walking Club in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Please be sure to bring clean shoes to wear when inside the school!

  • Pickleball in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM. This is open to adults of any age and ability. The group has friendly games with mixed levels of competition. New to Pickleball and want to learn? Stop by and check it out!

  • Solid Waste Committee Meeting in the Kendall Room of the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 817 3204 6475, Passcode: 217071.

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

  • Mid-Week Bible Study and Prayer Gathering at the Second Baptist Church (1 Church St.) 6:30 PM.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH

  • Trash Pick-up Day. Pick-up times vary. Trash tags are $3 each and can be purchased at the Town Office and The Bowdoinham Country Store.

  • Intermediate Yoga Class with Ann Flannery at Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.) 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM. $15. FMI: [email protected].

  • Recycling Drop-off at the Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.) 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

  • Cribbage hosted by Age Friendly Bowdoinham at the Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.) 9:30 AM - NOON.

  • Merryreading Book Store OPEN at Merrymeeting Hall (Basement entrance around back, 27 Main St.) 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

  • Finance Advisory Committee Meeting in the Kendall Room of the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 3:00 PM.

  • Planning Board Meeting in the Kendall Room of the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 6:00 PM. Town Hall Streams link.

  • MSAD 75 School Board Meeting in the Forum at Mt. Ararat High School (68 Eagles Way, Topsham) 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM.

  • Guilt-Free Book Group at the Bowdoinham Public Library (13a School St.) 7:00 PM.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

  • Bowdoinham Recreation Open Gym for kids (K-5) in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. FREE for Bowdoinham residents. Parents are strongly encouraged to stay and supervise.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH

  • The Bowdoinham FREE Gift Shop is open at the Bowdoinham Recycling Barn (243 Post Rd.) 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

  • Recycling Drop-off at the Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.) 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

  • Open Pottery Studio at the Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.) 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.Merryreading Book Store OPEN at Merrymeeting Hall (Basement entrance around back, 27 Main St.) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

  • Block Printing Workshop with Ruthanne Harrison at Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. SOLD OUT

SUNDAY, MARCH 31ST, EASTER

Some events may be canceled or changed without notice. Check out Bowdoinhammer.com for an up-to-date list of events.

March is the month God created to show people who don't drink what a hangover is like.

See you next Monday Bowdoinhammers.

Love

Rodney & Tessa

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