SEBASTICOOK GARDEN CLUB
Six members of the Sebasticook?Garden Club attended the Garden Club Federation of Maine Penobscot District Spring Meeting on Thursday, May 3rd. The event was hosted by the Brewer Bird and Garden Club and was held at the Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. Penobscot District Director Carol Arnold conducted the meeting. GCFM President Kathleen Marty was in attendance and addressed the group. Author Jane Roy Brown presented a program about her book One Writer’s Garden - Eudora Welty’s Home Place. Participants enjoyed a buffet luncheon and also found some good buys at the white elephant table.

Sebasticook Garden Club members Elsie Mann, Linda Smith, Gloria Burrill and Laura Nilsen chat before the district meeting is called to order. Members Pam Newcomb and Carleen Harriman are not in the picture.
RED HAT SOCIETY
Last August, there was a flock of 140 red and purple, fun loving “birds of a feather” sighted in Portland and the annual migration will continue this year as the Red Hatters converge on the Holiday Inn by the Sea for a weekend of friendship and frivolity from Friday, August 24th through Sunday, August 26th. Organizers are calling this event a “Hoot” instead of a convention, and it is the largest Red Hat event held in Maine, drawing Red Hatters from all over the state, as well as from New England, Canada and from as far as Florida and Kansas.
The ladies of the Red Hat Society are a living testament to the fact that you can have fun after age 50. As envisioned by its founder, Sue Ellen Cooper, the society is a “global society of women approaching the age of 50 or beyond that connects and supports women in their pursuit of Fun, Friendship, Freedom and Fulfillment.” The only requirement is to wear a red hat and purple attire for ages 50 and older, or a pink hat and lavender attire for ages under 50 - and to enjoy life!
For more information on the upcoming Hoot, or to register, call Cheryl Dunham at 207-671-1373, e-mail cheryl.dunham8@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page “Maine’s Red Hat Hoot”.

The fun-loving ladies of the Red Hat Society include, from left to right, (back row) Judith Murray, Rosalie Presby, Cheryl Dunham, Vickie Thompson; (middle row) Regina Bernard, Cheryl Parker, Mary Dobens, Barbara Emerson, Helen Ladd, Georgette Moore, Mal Binette; (front row) Sue Atwood and Jacqueline Delasso.
NEWPORT SENIOR CITIZENS
Newport Senior Citizens will meet at the American Legion Hall on North Street in Newport at 11 AM on Wednesday, May 16th. There will be an auction. Finger foods will be served. For more information call Nellie Tibbetts at 368-4904.
VALLEY GRANGE
Valley Grange will celebrate community with their annual open house and awards ceremony on Friday, May 18th. A potluck supper will be held at 6 PM with a meeting to follow at 7:30 PM. The distinguished Community Citizen of the Year will be announced and longevity awards will be presented to several long time Grange Members. Valley Grange is located at the corner of Guilford Center Road and Butter Street in Guilford.