hope & kindness are be strong and stay healthy
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Hope & Kindness are not cancelled…be strong and stay healthy.
• Happy Summer.
• Deertrees Theatre presents: The Back Pages 60's Party! July 31st 7:00 PM see flyer at the end of the update
• Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, rain date Sunday, August 1, 2021 from 7:30 – 11:00 am at Long Lake Park. Flyer at the end of the update.
In consideration of the safety within our community, we encourage people to use on-line services for renewal of registrations (car, trailer, boat, ATV), pay taxes, get fishing licenses, etc. links can be found through our town website www.harrisonmaine.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maine Fun Facts: Earmuffs were invented by Chester Greenwood in 1873 in Farmington, once known as the Earmuff Capital of the World. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have town related business, or information on events you would like included in the update, please email the information to [email protected].
Enjoy, Be Safe and have a great weekend in Harrison. Thank you for your continued support.
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From Our Friendly Sheriff’s Deputy A. Ward: Please remember to lock up your belongs: Houses, vehicles, sheds, garages etc. due to area break-ins. Also please do not leave your keys in your vehicle. Thank you. _______________________________________________________________________________________
Brain Teaser of the Week:
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Last week: How far can a squirrel run into the woods? Answer: Halfway. After that, he’s running back out of the woods.
Quote of the Week: Who said this quote?
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”
Last week: The Author is C. Joybell – “The only way that we can live is if we grow. The only way we can grow is if we change. The only way we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we are exposed is if we throw ourselves into the open.”
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FROM THE CLERK’S OFFICE ~
Remember to register your dog; you will need a valid Rabies Vaccination. LATE FEES for DOG LICENSING started on June 2nd!!! The 2021 COVID-19 forgiveness period for dog license late fees has now ended. License your dog(s) for 2021 Late fees of $25 per dog now apply. No exceptions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fire & Rescue Responses ~ - Emergency - 911 – Non-Emergency Sheriff Dept. – 893-2810
HARRISON FIRE/RESCUE CALL RESPONSES DATE NATURE OF THE CALL
7-23-21 Vehicle crash 7-23-21 EMS call 7-23-21 Fire alarm 7-23-21 EMS call 7-24-21 Mutual aid Paris 7-25-21 EMS call 7-25-21 EMS call 7-26-21 EMS call 7-27-21 Fire alarm 7-27-21 EMS call 7-28-21 EMS call 7-29-21 EMS call
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From the Transfer Station ~ We can only dispose of illegal fireworks if they have been soaked in water for 24 hours. The Transfer Station is open with regular hours but please observe social distancing, and do not enter the buildings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harrison Rec Dept~ For more information contact Kayla at 583-2241 or [email protected]
Summer Rec is in full swing. We have extended camp by an extra week which will put our last day of rec as August 20th.
Cabbage Island Clam Bake August 10th See flyer at the end of the Update!
Preparing for the 2nd Annual Field of Dreams Pickleball Tournament in August!
Concert in the Park at Crystal Lake Park Sunday, August 22, 2021 from Noon to 4 pm. Registrations are required. See Flyer at the end of the Update.
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Harrison Village Library ~ Harrison Village Library is fully open for walk-in service during our
regular hours. Masks are recommended for non-vaccinated people, including children. Curb service remains available for anyone who wishes it. Monday: 1-7, Wednesday: 1-7, Thursday: 11-5, Saturday: 10-2. Storytime will be held outdoors at the library each Thursday at 10:00 am, weather permitting. Join us to talk, sing, read, write and play—all the elements that help get kids ready to read! If it is necessary to cancel in-person because of the weather, we will host Storytime via Zoom. Announcements will be made on our Facebook page and by email. To join the Storytime email list, email Kathleen at [email protected]
Tails and Tales, our Summer Reading Program for kids. Open to children from birth to age 18. Register at the library and track the time you spend reading. For every 10 hours of reading, kids choose a small prize and are entered into a drawing for a big prize. The program runs until August 14.
We are excited to be participating once again in Read ME, the statewide initiative that gets adults all across Maine reading and discussing books by Maine authors. The titles this year (chosen by Gerry Boyle, author of the Jack McMorrow mystery series), are Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault and Mainely Power by Matt Cost. Our next discussion, on Saturday, August 7 at 2:00 pm at the library, will be of Mill Town. Copies of the books are now available for loan at the library.
Registration is now open for our annual Golf Tournament to benefit the library. The scramble-style tournament will be held at Lake Kezar Country Club on Sunday, September 19. Shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. For details and to register, visit our website: www.harrison.lib.me.us, or scan the QR code on the flyer at the end of the update.
"In and Around Harrison", recent photographs by Harrison resident Lynn Hearl, is now on view at the library. Lynn, who has been taking photographs since childhood, loves the play of light and fog found in the Lakes Region, and has found a wealth of rich images in Harrison and the surrounding area. Please stop in to view her work!
To call the library: (207) 583-2970. To email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Recurring Events ~
HARRISON FOOD BANK – Tuesdays – 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in
Harrison, mailing address: PO Box 112, Harrison, ME 04040 Telephone 207-647-3384
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Upcoming Events ~
The Harrison Fire & Rescue Association will be conducting car washes this summer to raise funds to support our fire department.
Car wash dates: Sunday, August 22 at the Town Office Parking Lot from 9:00 am to Noon
Signs and banner will be posted around town, one week prior to each car wash. All car washes take place in the town office parking lot.
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Upcoming Events ~
Harrison Lions Club Pancake Breakfast rain date from last week is this Sunday, August 1, 2021 from 7:30 – 11:00 am at Long Lake Park, Harrison - See Flyer at the end of the Update.
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Upcoming Events ~
From Harrison Historical Society:
After a long absence, the Harrison Historical Society Annual meeting will be Tuesday Sept 7th at 7pm at the museum with election of officers. Our program will be “So You Think You Know Harrison” and will include a slideshow of various historical places of Harrison. YARD SALE at HHS will be Sunday, August 8th from 10 am to 3 pm. If you have items you would like to donate you can drop them off on Saturday July 31st between 1 and 3 pm. Please no TV’s, computers, large furniture, or appliances. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEERTREES – SATURDAY JULY 31, 7 P.M.
https://www.deertrees-theatre.org/the-back-pages-60s-party.html
The Back Pages 60's Party! July 31st 7:00 PM
The Back Pages Tribute Band The members Washington, D.C.’s The Back Pages Band have been performing their “60s Tribute” show -- featuring the extraordinary music of “the Golden Decade of Rock” (technically, 1963-1973) -- since the early 1970s. The musical decade that exploded onto the scene with the music of artists like the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan, and ended with a hand-off to a new generation of artists like the Eagles, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen, produced the most varied and creative songs in pop music history. Join us for a mind-expanding trip through this magical musical decade, and enjoy the music of -- and the Band’s commentary on -- those artists, the Buckingham's, Motown and Stax stars, the Bee Gees, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Animals, Johnny Rivers, the Monkees, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Youngbloods, and more!” “The Back Pages Band’s 1960s Tribute Show – Join us when one of Washington, D.C.’s top bands visits the Theatre to take us on a musical journey through the extraordinary range of fantastic music of the ‘60s. Get your tickets early, because this show is likely to sell-out like our classic 70s/80s rock and Dan Fogelberg tribute shows.”
HARRISON LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Pancake Breakfast
August 1st and August 22nd
Long Lake Park 7:30 – 11:00 am
All you can Eat Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, Plain,
Sausage, Juice, Coffee
ADULTS $8.00 CHILDREN under 10 $5.00
Proceeds and donations used for local causes
Harrison Village Library
2021 Annual Scramble Golf Tournament
Lake Kezar Country Club, Lovell, ME
Sunday September 19, 2021
Shotgun Start @ 8:30
** New this year: online registration and special individual and team package pricing.**
For information and to register use QR code or visit:
https://www.harrison.lib.me.us/events/golf-tournament/