Making History Since 1791

For more information visit the Town Web Site at:

Click on the Heritage Days button

Friday, August 11 4pmFriday, August 11 4pmFriday, August 11 4pm---9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm

Saturday, August 12 7amSaturday, August 12 7amSaturday, August 12 7am---6:00pm6:00pm6:00pm

MAINE

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Events on Friday, August 11th:

Opening Day:

4pm Volley Ball Games with the Readfield Recrea-tion Association at the Town Beach

4-5:30pm Torsey Church Open House, come see the new Archives Room.

4-6pm Cook Out to Kick off Herit-

age Days the Readfield Blizzard Buster's will be grill-ing at the Beach! (Details on page 14)

5-6:30pm Wine & Cheese Social at the Readfield

Historical Society. (Details on page 20) 7pm Michael Cooper’s

Masked Marvels and Wondertales is a performance of humor, nimble speech, and elegant gestures. Ad-vance (free) tickets are recom-mended for this show and are available at the Town Office. (Details on page 13)

9 pm Fireworks Show over the

Beach (Sponsored by The Town of Readfield) (parking available at Ma-ranacook School)

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Above:

Readfield’s Fair Midway

Below:

Gathering at the Fairgrounds

for Baseball Game

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Events on Saturday, August 12th:

Start your day with breakfast:

7-9am Pancake Breakfast with the Masons The Readfield Masons will host a pan-cake breakfast at the Masonic Hall which is located above the Post Office in the center of town. Pro-ceeds will be donated to a cause of their choice.

The Days events include:

9am Golden Guys & Gal’s will hold a White Ele-phant Craft Sale and Bake Sale! Come see us and find your treasures! We will be located at the Read-field Union Meeting House.

9-1pm Annual Library Book Sale is a Heritage Day’s Favorite! Come to the Readfield Fire Station for gently used books, movies and more!

9-2pm Union Meeting House on the Church will have lots of events including: Quilt Raffle, Huge Yard Sale , and Fantastic Demos Featuring the Western Maine Blacksmith Association & the Maine Barn Co. Tony Castro is an expert in restoring decorative painting on the walls of old buildings and will be here to give demonstrations. (Details on page 21)

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Events on Saturday, August 12th:

9:30am-11am Old Fairgrounds Trail History Walk Dale Potter-Clark from RHS will share some history of the Old Fairgrounds. The Age Friendly and the Trails Committees will provide the op-portunity to appreciate the handicapped accessible trails within that system. Meet at the Fairgrounds parking lot by 9:30am. Refreshments and water will be availa-ble.

10am-12pm Cemetery Stone Leaning and Cleaning Workshop Back by popular demand! If you have a pas-sion for history or want to learn how to care properly for your loved one's head-stones, join Sexton, Anna Carll, at the Readfield Corner Cemetery.

10am Softball Game Kids and parents gather for a friendly game of softball on the new Keene Commu-nity Ballfield on the Fairgrounds property. Equip-ment provided, just bring your glove and come have fun.

10-2pm Face Painting, Balloon Toss, Sack Race etc. For young and old alike on the Town Beach (Sponsored by the Readfield Recreation Assoc.)

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Events on Saturday, August 12th Cont.

10-2pm Lunch at the Library! Proceeds to support additional programs at the library. (Details on Page 17.)

10-2pm Fun Flush! The opposite of a Dunk Tank! Hit the target and get our volunteers soaked! Co-sponsored by the Readfield Community Library and the Friends of the Readfield Community Library. All proceeds to support additional programs at the li-brary.

10-4pm Bounce House on the Town Beach

11-2pm Instrument Making Demo with Steve Hallee is being held at the Empori-um. Silverleaf Instruments is a Maine company that designs and builds musical instruments. Owner Steve Hallee, instrument craftsman and musician will demonstrate his work at the Emporium from 11-2. Steve and his co-worker and fellow musician, Scott Markee, will also provide musical entertainment . Ste-ve crafts his Travolin (travel mandolin) www.travolin.com and Resocoustic Guitar from Maine Maple and Maine Adirondack Spruce. He will also be featuring a new steel string Jazz Ukulele called the Juke Uke www.jukeuke.com. Come learn, listen, and enjoy!

11-1pm Art Walk First Readfield Heritage Days Art Walk . Readfield Heritage Days is proud to offer a non juried Art Walk on Saturday, August 12. Come walk…..

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Events on Saturday, August 12th Cont.

11-1pm Art Walk Cont. …..the trail from the back of the town library up to the Readfield Union Meeting House to see some beautiful art. The shaded path will have local as well as regional artists displaying and offering some their work for purchase. In case of rain, the art show will be on the 2md floor of the town office.

1-3pm Jesse Lee Meeting House will hold an Open House and a bake sale along with some historical memorabilia

2pm Bicycle Poker Run Starting at the Fairgrounds property (Details on page 15)

3pm Weigh in for the Kids Fishing Derby. This all day event will end with a weigh in by 3pm at the Readfield Fire Station. (Details on Page 16.)

Closing Event of the Day!!

4:30-6pm Readfield Firefighter’s Annual Bean Hole Supper at the Readfield Fire Station.

Menu:

Bean Hole baked beans

Pulled Pork & Hot Dogs

Coleslaw & Biscuits

Fresh fruit cups &

Drinks and Dessert

Cost: Adults $7.00

Kids: $5.00

Family Cap $20.00

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Mank, Lee………………………………….Chief

Nolette, Mike………..…..….Deputy Chief

Foster, Jason………....…..Assistant Chief

Roche, Brian…………………….…...Captain

Laflin, Scott…………………..……….Captain

Grover, Ben…………………….…….Captain

Black, Josh………………….………...Captain

Cates, Alex…………………………….Captain

Godfrey, Al…………………………….Captain

Mayette, Mike……………………….Captain

Robinson, Travor……....Training Officer

Zarella, Vincent……….…...Safety Officer

Steven, Joshua………….…...….Firefighter

Chilton, Todd…………………….Firefighter

Lucas, Roger………………...…..Lieutenant

McPhedran, Alex………….…...Firefighter

Worthing, Jeff…………………….Firefighter

Easterby, Mike…………………...Firefighter

Dyer, Jareb………………..……….Firefighter

Labonte, Matt…………………….Firefighter

Quinn, Kyle………………………...Firefighter

Harriman, Ethan………..……….Firefighter

Black, John………………………….Firefighter

Ladd, Ray……………………….…..Firefighter

Oakes, Robert…………………….Firefighter

Lanpher, Emily…………………...Firefighter

Parker, Joel………………………...Firefighter

Laflin, Cyle…………………………....Member

Laflin, Ean…………………….……....Member

Laflin, Kellie………………………..Firefighter

Jr. Firefighters:

Plum, Ashael………………….Jr. Firefighter

Mank, Ryan…………………...Jr. Firefighter

Labonte, Mitch……………...Jr. Firefighter

Mank, Samantha…………...Jr. Firefighter

Seamon, Nate………………..Jr. Firefighter

Robinson, Steven…………...Jr. Firefighter

Thank you to all who have served and are currently serving, Thank you to all who have served and are currently serving, Thank you to all who have served and are currently serving,

YOU ARE APPRECIATED!YOU ARE APPRECIATED!YOU ARE APPRECIATED!

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C O L O R C O D E S

FOR MAP

Beach

Readfield Fairgrounds

Readfield Fire Station

Maranacook School

Emporium

Historical Society Library

Masonic Hall

Town Office

Union Meeting House

United Methodist Church

Parking available at Maranacook School, Town Office,

Fairgrounds & behind the Masonic Hall. On Saturday

a Shuttle bus will be running from Maranacook School

to the Town Beach from 10am—2:pm.

FOR SALE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS

DURING THE HERITAGE DAYS EVENTS.

PRIZES INCLUDE: A Lobster feed, Gift Certificates to

the Weathervane Restaurant, Fike’s Custom Cutting,

Knight’s Farm, Elvin’s Farm, ……………………………….

$1.00 for One or $5.00 for Six

Jesse Lee Church Jesse Lee Church

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Town of

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Heritage Days

Activity Map

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Michael Cooper’s

Masked Marvels & Wondertales

One show on August 11 th at 7:00pm

Maranacook’s Performing Arts Center

MASKED MARVELS AND WONDERTALES is a perfor-mance of humor, nimble speech, and elegant gestures. Audiences of every age and description have been daz-zled by Michael Cooper's performance. He is a one man extravaganza that features handcrafted masks, original stories of courage and wonder, stilt dancing and more. No admission charge but Maranacook's Performing Arts Center only has 170 seats available. Advance (free) tick-ets are available at the Town Office during their regular business hours. Tickets not given out will be available at the show. It’s a first come first show seating. Any seats not filled by 6:50 will be given to anyone waiting in line.

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Readfield Blizzard Busters Cook Out at the Town Beach

Friday, August 11th from 4-6pm (Proceeds support the club & trails.)

Readfield Blizzard Buster's will be grill-ing at the Beach! Our hard working snowmobile trail groomers will be cooking burgers and hotdogs! There will also be delicious baked goods, drinks and other food available. All proceeds go to support the equip-

ment and materials needed for the Blizzard Busters to keep the Readfield area snowmobile trails in great shape this winter! The Readfield Blizzard Busters Snowmobile Club (RBBSC)

are always hard at work preparing the trails for the up

coming season’s use. Over 30 miles of snowmobile trails

are also open to cross-country skiers and those who ven-

ture out on snowshoes. Designated marked trails are a

result of the Club working with 30 plus generous land-

owners. RBBSC’s volunteers spend every fall marking

trails, clearing brush and most recently grooming the

trails for safe passage. We are ready for you………

If you would like to join the club or financially support our

efforts, please contact us at blizzardbusters@yahoo.com

or PO Box 62, Readfield, ME 04355.

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Bicycle Poker Run

The Bike Poker Fun Ride starts at the Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm . The course will be on the trails, the side-walk, and will continue up Church Road and finish at the Fairgrounds. Volunteers will be stationed on the course to hand out playing cards to each rider. The best poker hand in each age category will receive a prize at the end. Helmets required for all. This is a fun ride...not a race. Come ride the trails and win a prize! Age Groups: 10-15 years; 16-21 years; 22 and up

(Free Event)

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Meet Game Warden Ethan Buuck!

Readfield Heritage Days

Fishing Derby

August 12th

RULES: 1) To enter you have to be 15 years old or younger!

2.) Fish must be caught from a Readfield lake or stream!

3.) Check in at the Readfield Fire Department by 3:00

pm to have your fish weighed.

Biggest fish by weight in the following

classes wins a prize!

Trout, Pickerel, Pike, Perch, Small Mouth Bass and

Large Mouth Bass. PLEASE …LEGAL CATCHES ONLY!!

(Free Event)

(Free Event)

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Friends of the Readfield Community

Library Luncheon 10-2pm

(Proceeds support additional library programs)

Hotdogs...Chili, Cheese & Chips...Drinks!

Great prices!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Readfield Community Library with all proceeds to support additional programs at the library.

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Town Business Specials for

Heritage Days:

Jewell’s Market: 769 Main St.-685-0101

Store Hours: 6AM-9PM Mon-Thur, 6AM-

10PM Fri-Sat, and 7AM-8PM Sun

GRAB-N-GO

Your choice of 2 fingerrolls; egg,

ham or chicken and a small bag of

Deep River chips

Family Market: 1142 Main St.—685-9888

Store Hours: 6AM-8PM Mon-Fri, 7AM-9PM

Sat, and 8AM-7PM Sun

Two Hot Dogs and a fountain

drink or two slices of pizza

with a fountain drink.

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Town Business Specials for

Heritage Days:

Emporium: 1150 Main St.—685-7348

Will be open 5pm—9pmish with pizzas & entrees to

eat in or take out.

Brunch Satur-

day and Sunday

at 9:ooam

1030 Main St.—685-9410

The Weathervane Restaurant

will be open for lunch Friday

and Saturday at 11:30am.

Join us in the lounge for Kara-

oke immediately following

the fireworks display Friday

night.

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Readfield Historical Society

Annual Wine and Cheese 759 Main Street, Readfield Depot

5:00-6:30pm Wine and Cheese

Guests will enjoy an assortment of cheeses, sausages, crackers, pickles, cookies and other delectables. Wine will be served by James Webb, sommelier. Sangrias and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Begin Readfield Heritage Days weekend by learning about our town’s roots by wandering through the build-ing to take in the museum displays, collections and some of the changes we have made this summer. At the same time you will meet and soirée with others who have like interests.

6:30-7:00pm Dedication of Library and Archives

Join members of the Dumaine family and RHS members at the RHS building for the dedication of the new “Holly Hock Dumaine Library and Archives”. Made possible by Chris Dumaine’s gener-ous donation in memory of his wife Holly, who was an RHS char-ter member and longtime supporter.

Thank You to our Sponsors:

Winthrop Maine Federal Credit Union

Tree Spirits Winery, Oakland

Friends of RHS

There is no charge for this event

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Union Meeting House

(Proceeds support the Union Meeting House)

Saturday, August 12, 9am-2:00pm The Un-

ion Meeting House on the Church Rd. A

Quilt Raffle with a drawing to be held at 2:00pm! What a great

chance to win a beautiful family heirloom. Huge Yard Sale

which will include vintage furniture! Be there early! Small

Group Tours of the famous Readfield Union Meeting House.

Fantastic Demos: "Western Maine Blacksmith Association will

demonstrate traditional metal-

working skills, working out of their

mobile "smithy". Stan Tilton, 2nd

generation blacksmith and Presi-

dent of WMBA, will be at the forge

and anvil, creating useful and dec-

orative items from metal bars.

The Maine Barn Co. will feature traditional timber framing. The

Maine Barn Company used traditional New England post and

beam timber framing techniques to successfully restore beams

in the Union Meeting House. Come to see this one of a kind his-

torical craftsmanship demonstrated. These traditional tech-

niques have assured that the Union Meeting House will stand

in Readfield as an architectural treasure for years to come.

Tony Castro is an expert in restoring decorative painting on the

walls of old buildings. It has been a thrill to see the famous 150

year old wall art in the Readfield Meeting House come back to

life with paint that is scientifically matched to the original col-

or! Tony will demonstrate his meticulous techniques during

Heritage Days.

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A Gift Certificate provided by Alan and

Lorraine Wagner and the Wagner family

for 12-Lobsters, 8lbs of Steamers, 12 ears

of corn and a pound of butter. Good only

for August 18-19th & 25-26.

4-$50.00 Gift Certificates to the

Weathervane Restaurant.

2- $25.00 Gift Certificates to

Fike’s Custom Cutting.

4-$25.00 Gift Certificates to Elvin’s Farms.

$25 Gift Certificate to The Knight’s Farm.

Proceeds for T-Shirts and Raffle tickets sales go back into the Heritage Days account.

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Thank you to all who donated to

make Heritage Days a success:

AMP Builders

Audett’s Hardware in Winthrop

Brookewood Realty

Dr. Peter Davis & Deb Doten

Nancy & Greg Durgin

Fike’s Custom Cutting

Flying Pond Variety

Knight Farm

Merrill Investigations

Mia Lina’s

Mt. Vernon Country Store

Pine Tree Veterinary Hospital

Readfield Family Market

Syntiro

T.A. Dunham and Sons Builders

Mr. Alan Wagner & Lorraine Hall-Wagner

Weathervane Restaurant

The Taxpayers of Readfield

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Thank you to our Community Partners:

Age Friendly Community

Friends of Readfield Community Library

Golden Guys and Gals

Maine Warden Service

Readfield Blizzard Busters

Readfield Fire Association

Readfield’s Fire Ladies Auxiliary

Readfield Community Library Board of Trustees

Readfield Masons

Readfield Recreation Association

Readfield Historical Society

Union Meeting House

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Spectrum Generations, the Central Maine Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center, has been a leading provider of information and advice, referrals, pro-grams and activities for adults for over 30 years.

Spectrum Generations’ local community centers provide a variety of educational opportunities, fitness classes, and social activities. The Cohen Center in Hallowell will highlight the services offered to seniors during Heritage Days at out booth on Saturday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Look for us on the sidewalk across from the Library.

Cohen Community Center 22 Town Farm Road, Hallowell 626-7777

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Date Time Event/Notes

Notes for Heritage Days

events to attend.

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2017 Heritage Days Committee Members are:

Doten, Debora

Durgin, Greg

Harris, Jeanne

Harris, Robert

Pomerleau, Valarie

Weibe, Joan

And many other volunteers!

2017 Readfield Heritage Days Town of Readfield

8 Old Kents Hill Rd

Readfield, Maine 04355

Web Site: readfield.govoffice.com

(click on the Heritage Days button)

Phone: 207-685-4939

Fax: 207-685-3420

E-mail: readfield@roadrunner.com