Join us on Twitter @TheCalaisAdv Like us on Facebook VOL. 182, NO. 47 NOVEMBER 23, 2017 © 2017 The Calais Advertiser Inc. $1.50 (tax included) Christmas Parade Scheduled for December 1st By Lura Jackson community come together to flags placed on telephone poles make such an amazing tradition lining the primary streets of The biggest local event of the for Calais.” Smith said that the Calais. He is a consistent par- Christmas season – the Calais excitement from the children ticipant of the Color Guard at Christmas parade – has been and the associated economic various community events, and scheduled for Friday, Decem- boost of Moonlight Madness holds regular meet and greets ber 1st, and this year’s parade for downtown retailers add to for veterans in the area. The is shaping up to be a marvel for the Lioness’s enthusiasm for next Veterans Meet and Greet area children. This is the 20th the event. will be held on November 27th year in a row that the Lioness For this year’s event, Mike at Just South of the Border/The Club has coordinated the pa- McLean, Commander of Amer- Schooner at 6:00 p.m. McLean rade, which concludes with a ican Legion Sherman Brothers responded very graciously to visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus Post #3, has been chosen as the being named as Grand Mar- and leads into Moonlight Mad- Grand Marshal. “Mike does so shal, but expressed regret that ness on Main Street. much for our veterans and for he would miss the opportunity “It’s definitely the club’s our community,” Smith said. to assist with the parade lineup favorite of all the events we McLean organizes the Memori- as a result. do,” Lioness Jayna Smith said, al Day Parade each year, along Jamie Bohanon of Baileyville adding that the club organizes with its surrounding events and Commander Mike McLean (right) is shown here with Mrs. Claus will be taking over the role of (Lorraine Mitchell) during a previous year's Christmas parade the parade each year “to see so activities, and spearheaded the event in Calais. McLean was selected to be this year's Grand Mar- many come out and the whole campaign to have American (continued on page 2) shall of the parade. (online photo) Tennis Courts Project Makes Progress, Faces Weather Delay By Lura Jackson step in the project to resur- of the preparatory work in previ- “This gives us a good start,” facing and grade the ground in face and rehabilitate the badly ous weeks. Unfortunately, delays David Sivret, one of the volun- preparation of the new surface. The base layer of asphalt was cracked courts. While Lane Con- caused by rain and the onset of teers coordinating the project, “They did a great job,” Morrison laid at the double tennis courts struction performed the laying of cold weather have necessitated said as the base layer was be- said. “Even the Lane Construc- at the Thomas DiCenzo Athletic the asphalt, it was the students of pushing back the application of ing applied. “It’s a lot further tion guy said they did a good job Complex in Calais on November Washington County Community the fine-grade finish layer of the along than we were earlier this with the fine grading.” 15th, signifying an important College that conducted the bulk surface to springtime. spring.” Each time the WCCC students “In a way, it’s better to do it were out working on the tennis this way,” added Craig Morri- courts, Grampie Bill’s Place son, Recreation Director for the offered them a free lunch in CHS Rock-A-Thon Raises $2,500 city. “It will give the base layer support of the effort. Many of time to sit before the finish is the students took him up on the applied.” offer and Sivret and Morrison The students of WCCC’s expressed their appreciation of Heavy Equipment Operation his donations. program have been at the site Having the finish surface ap- for the past several weeks, some- plied in the spring will cause a times spending two class periods a week to remove the old sur- (continued on page 3) INDEX Free Thanksgiving Dinner........3 CHS Coffee House......................5 We meet/beat ANY competitor’s ad price! Veteran Dave Seavey................6 Feztival of Trees.......................7 Krafty Kreations Opens.........9 Pictured are the Calais High School and Calais Middle School Student Council members at their an- nual Rock-A-Thon, which raised funds for local children during the holidays. The event took place Medicaid Expansion.............11 Check out prattcars.com from 2:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday in the Calais High School Library. (Photo by Kaileigh Deacon) See Court News..................19 & 26 US Route 1, Calais • 207-454-0600 story on page 2. CDRC invites you to Shop and Dine Downtown on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25 Show for Your Community Shop Local – Shop Small Businesses PAGE 2 CHS Students Raise Over $2500 for Children’s Christmas By Kaileigh Deacon the students worked on home- to Palmer Street to decorate and Wreaths are $25 each and will The students also will be do- work, played games and had a deliver the gifts. be decorated with the ribbon ing a Christmas Tree pick-up On Friday evening the stu- good time. Their goal was to raise $2,000 color of choice. The students the week after Christmas. Any- dents of the Calais High School All the money raised will go but they surpassed their goal by will be selling the wreaths one that wants can have their Student Council, Calais Middle toward purchasing Christmas raising $2,540 as of Friday through December 2 both in tree picked up and disposed School student council and the gifts for the children that will with more donations still com- person and during the Annual of by the Student Council and Calais High School National be at the Calais Children’s ing in. Lioness Christmas Parade on JMG students for only $5. Honor Society gathered in Residential Treatment Program This is only the beginning of December 1. For more information about the library at the Calais High at AMHC over the Christmas upcoming events the Student Then on December 8, during any of these events or to make a School to raise money for Holiday. Students from the resi- Council has going on. Next the Mingo’s Friends and Fam- donation, you can contact Lori Christmas. dential treatment program will up the Student Council will ily weekend, the students will Ellis the Student Council Advi- The students on both councils provide lists of things they want be partnering with the Jobs help with the events as well as sor at [email protected], and the National Honor Society and the students from the coun- for Maine Graduates program decorating the wreaths they Toby Cole, JMG Teacher at spent the weeks before raising cils will go out and purchase to sell ribbon wreaths. They sold. People who purchase the [email protected] or call money to rock the night away. the gifts with the money they are partnering with Wreaths wreaths can go to the event to the high school 454-2591. Donors sponsored the students raised. On December 20 the for Hope to help raise money pick up their wreaths or the to rock in rocking chairs for six students will wrap everything for the Maine Cancer Society kids will deliver them directly hours. While they were rocking they purchased then head over by selling the ribbon wreaths. to their doors. Parade parade will begin at Dead (continued from page 1) River on Barker Street before proceeding down Main Street. coordinating the parade lineup Grand Marshal McLean will be in McLean’s absence. Boha- escorted in a vehicle provided non is the head of the holiday by Pratt Chevrolet Buick GMC. committee in Baileyville, and Santa will ride atop a Calais Smith said he is no stranger to Fire-EMS fire engine and Mrs. organizing parades. “We are Claus will be at the front of the lucky to have Jamie Bohanon parade with the Lioness elves. volunteering to get the lineup Dennis Brown and Lorraine into the parade route and mov- Mitchell will be reprising the ing,” Smith said. roles of the former and latter As in previous years, the holiday figures, respectively. The Lioness elves, pictured here with Santa and Mrs. Claus in 2016, are gearing up for another spectacular Christmas parade on Friday, December 1st. This year marks the club's twentieth year Indoor Window coordinating this great community tradition. (Calais Lioness photo) Filtrete Micro Insulation Kit Allergen Defense After the parade ends at tion to help fight the chilly as a previous year’s offering Union Street, Santa and Mrs. temperatures and raise funds from Calais Regional Hospital, Furnace Filters Claus will meet with children for their upcoming class trip at which featured a gingerbread in Triangle Park to share cook- the same time. man and house. Dead River ies donated by Bell’s IGA and Outperforms While the Lioness Club leads has featured Snoopy in the all Tradewinds Shop n’ Save. All the effort of organizing the past, and Raw Customs Mobile competitive of the children who are pres- parade, Smith describes it as Install has joined in the fun by 1”, 3-month ent can enter their names to a “community effort.” In ad- adorning its signature vehicle filters. win a prize sponsored by the dition to the aforementioned with festive lights. Captures Lioness Club. The Calais 8th assistance from Pratt and Cal- There is no cost to enter the microscopic Grade class will be present to ais Fire-EMS, volunteers like parade, making it an excel- allergens 42” x 62”.1 pk.