It’s almost that time again when the members of the Kingfield Alumni Association will be holding their 90th reunion at the Kingfield Elementary School on June 5 with a social hour being held from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Following the complete turkey dinner, there will be a meeting conducted by Adelia Meldrum Meyer, president, and Byron Philbrick, vice president. The class of 1960 will be honored along with other classes. If you did not receive a letter and plan to attend, you should contact Glennese Taylor. The special entertainment this year will be the Franklin County Fiddlers.

Karen and Art Crouse of Strong recently attended their son Clinton Marcus’s graduation from the Maine Maritime Academy. Karen said that Marcus had served nine years in the United States Navy in the nuclear submarines. Now that Marcus has completed his tour of duty and has graduated from the academy, he will be in the Gulf of Mexico assisting with cleaning up the recent oil spill.

I want to tell you what a wonderful surprise we had Thursday night when Mark Wahl appeared at our door with his two wonderful children, Bradley and Cameron. Cameron had some trout on a stick that she and her brother had just caught and proceeded to pass them to me... not being a fish or trout lover I said “What am I going to do with them?” and she said, “You have to cut off their heads and clean them.” Well I shivered and Bradley stepped up and said he would do it... God love him! Now Howard and Florence were thrilled with those trout for lunch. What a great gift and so thoughtful.

The same with my little friend, seven-year-old Jazmine Fish who came to bingo Saturday night. She helped us so much that when I won one of the door prizes, a boxes of pansies, I gave them to Jazmine for her mom. And what did she do but when her mom won the next door prize, she gave me the beautiful collector’s doll —what a sweetheart and such a caring little girl.

There will be a meeting of the Kingfield Days’ committee on May 13 at 6 p.m. at Longfellow’s Restaurant everyone is welcomed to attend and serve on a committee to help make the three-day event a success. Terry Coffin, chairman, will also hold a fundraising Pampered Chef party (“Help Whip Cancer”) at the house on Saturday, May 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. For each pink item purchased $1 is contributed to the American Cancer Society’s Campaign for early detection and awareness of breast cancer.

My prayers go out to Carol Frey on the loss of her husband and to Richard and Carolyn Winnick on the loss of Richard’s mom.

Just received word that our snow bird friends, Fred and Pat Niidas and Dick and Gail LaHaye, are on their way home from Florida. And we sure wish them a safe journey.

In New Portland, The East New Portland Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at the fire station at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13.

On Wednesday, May 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Stephanie Campbell will be holding a digital photography session at the New Portland Community Library —bring your cameras and questions. Dirt cake and a beverage will be offered for $3. The New Portland Knitters will also meet on Thursday at 1 p.m. on May 13 and May 27. At the library, the annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale will be held on June 5 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. If anyone has any plants or seedlings to donate, please bring them to the library sale.

On May 16 at 4 p.m. there will be a reception at the library for artist Dona Seegers, a Mt. Vernon artist who is an art educator in the public schools and at the University of Maine at Farmington. In her show you will see a series of collage silk screened prints of an old fashion blouse with lace ruffles. The ruffle theme, said Lolly Phoenix curator for the exhibition, playfully continues through her installations of painted collages and sculptured papers. The papers over the years have floated in rivers, wrapped around trees and laid in gardens. Now in Seeger’s work they are being recycled as Ruffles and Ripples and will be on display at the New Portland Community Library, Lolly said.

Stacie Rundlett, New Portland Town Manager, and Judi Wills urge residents to come to the town office on Saturday, May 15 at 9 a.m. to help put up the flags in town. The food sold at a recent town meeting raised monies for the purchase of additional flags and for the recreation fund.

Gene Dyer formerly of New Portland now of Warninster, Pa. (an avid Original Irregular reader) is recuperating after having his second back surgery. Gene and his wife, Janet, are hoping to come to Maine in June to visit with relatives.