Community Events

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Contact us with  details of your event, and we will be glad to include it.  By having your event listed here, you will give others a chance to plan ahead so that they can participate.  This also makes it easier for clubs and groups to co-ordinate events, to avoid possible conflicts that could affect the success of your event.

It is never too soon to let us know what you have planned. If you have events scheduled for six to 12 months in advance, let us know.  The sooner we are aware of your event, the sooner we can share the information with various media outlets.  Some publications require we have events forwarded to them 60-90 days in advance.  Obviously there are times when all you know about a certain event that is many weeks away is the date and location.  You can give us the basics now, and further details as they become available to you.

July 29   Cary Library’s  the Reading Bug Program will have a guest speaker, “The Orkin Man”.

July 30   Cary Library’s Catch the Reading Bug Program will have a guest speaker, Brittany Benn with her Worm Farm.

July 31  Cary Library’s Catch the Reading Bug Program will have a party to finish the season.

July 31   McGill’s Community Band in Monument Park 7:00 pm Houlton Farms Dairy Ice Cream Night (in case of rain concert will be cancelled).

Aug 1-2       Military St. Baptist Church presents Beth Moore Simulcast “Living Proof” Fri 6:30 pm and Sat. 8:30 am & 1:00 pm, go to www.houltonmsbc.org to register. For more information call Lori Gardiner 532-2783.

Aug 1-2       MONTICELLO FUN DAYS 

Aug 1          Men’s Beauty Pageant will be held at the Wellington School 7:00 pm with an Ice Cream Social to follow.

Aug 2          Kids games with a “Survivor Theme”, water slide, dunking booth, mower obstacle course rally, food booths Monticello Fish and Game Club beginning at 9:00 am.

Aug 2          Baked Bean Supper 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Monticello Fish and Game Club.

Aug 2          Dance to the World Famous Rock Dox at Tommy Good’s Potato House 8:30 pm – 12:30 am.

Aug 6          Peanut Carnival Parade 10:00 am downtown Houlton – sponsored by Houlton Parks and Rec. Dept. “Just for Kids” summer playground children.

Aug  6          Blood Pressure Clinic in the Houlton Regional Hospital Lobby 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Aug 7          Peanut Carnival 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Gentle Memorial Bldg. Peanuts $1.50 per bags. Sponsored by Houlton Parks and Rec. Dept. “Just for Kids” summer playground children. For more information contact Marie Carmichael 532-1310.

Aug  7          McGill’s Community Band in Monument Park 7:00 pm (in case of rain concert will be cancelled).

Aug 8-10     19^th Annual County Open Golfing and Gala Dinner Event. For more information visit www.countyopen.com or contact the The Health Services Foundation 521-2503.

Aug 10   The Knowles Corner ATV Club will hold their regular monthly meeting at the clubhouse 2:00 pm. Ride with Houlton.

Aug 13   Compassionate Friends Support Group will meet in the Center for Community Health Education at Houlton Regional Hospital 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. For more information contact Lori Tash 532-4879.

Aug 11-15   Houlton United Methodist Church HUMC VBS 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, light meal included. For more information contact Sandi Petro 532-3714 or 532-3332.

Aug 14     McGill’s Community Band in Monument Park 7:00 pm Houlton Rotary Club Balloon Night (in case of rain concert will be cancelled).

Aug 16   Military St. Baptist Church VBS Reunion at church 9:00 am – noon. For more information contact Lisa Surran 532-2783.

Aug 16    Public Supper at the Houlton Grange, 61 Green St. 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm $5 for adults, $2.50 for children under 12, under 3 free.

Aug 17    Houlton Wesleyan Church presents Southern Gospel Jubilee Extravaganza with Billy Speer, High Meadow, The Darts and The Puffers. ($15 suggested donation) For more information call 532-9056.

Aug 17  Houlton United Methodist Church - United Methodist Outside Service 10:30 am.For more information contact Pastor Naomi Sam-Kpakra 532-2632 or 532-3332.

Aug 18     Breastfeeding, Is it for Me? Meetings for expecting mothers, fathers and grandparents.   Prenatal Program 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Support Group 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. For more information contact Kathy Blanchette, RN 532-2900, ext. 130.

Aug 19   The Houlton Garden Club will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Congregational Church on High St. 1:00 pm, guests are welcome. For more information contact Audrey Brown 532-6136.

Aug 21        McGill’s Community Band End of Season Concert in Monument Park 7:00 pm (in case of rain concert will be held at Houlton High School)

Aug 22-24   Friend’s & Needles Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Show “Mother Earth and Her Seasons” will be held at the Houlton Elk’s Lodge on Main St. Fri. & Sat. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sun. 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Admission is $4 at the door. Several vendors will be open during the show to offer fabrics, machines, books and quilting notions. Special guest Sieglinde Shoen-Smith will showcase her prize winning quilt. A Mini-Quilt Silent Auction will be held and raffle tickets will be on sale for $1 or 6/$5 on their 2008 Raffle Quilt Kaleidoscope Blues. For more information contact Rita Kingsbury  207-429-9359 or rmkme@verizon.net.

August 22-23   HOULTON POTATO FEAST DAYS

Aug 22       Parade of  Dolls begins at 5:30 pm at the Chamber Office, 109 Main St. For more information call the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce 532-4216.

Aug 23-24   North Country Cruisers Car Show – Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum US Route 1 in Littleton 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Free Admission-Door Prizes-Food-Fun-Games-JD. 21 Classes of cars on display. Sat. at 2:00 go for Car Cruise.

Aug 23        Arts & Crafts Fair in Monument Park 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (will be held at Gentle Memorial Building in case on rain). To book a booth or for more information call the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce 532-4216.

Aug 23        Mr. Potato Head Contest for ages 10 and under at the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce Booth - Arts & Craft Fair in Monument Park. For more information call the Chamber Office 532-4216.

Aug 23     Potato Salad Contest at the Greater Houlton Chamber of  Commerce Booth - Arts & Crafts Fair in Monument Park. For more information call the Chamber Office 532-4216.

Aug 23      Pie and Ice Cream Social – Church of the Good Shepard, Main St. 11:00 am.

Aug 23      Public Supper at The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum US Route 1 in Littleton 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm $8 per person. 

Info about the Trade Show is here.

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Houlton enters it’s third century valuing the past while planning for the future. When the first settlers, Joseph Houlton and John Putnam, began their settlement near the Meduxnekeag River, they could have no idea of what would become a thriving town; a town that in the early 1900’s could boast  of having more millionaires per capita than anywhere in the country. Built on the forestry, potato and rail industries, Houlton was and is an important northern Maine community and the Shiretown (County Seat) for Aroostook County.

Today the community, with it’s beautiful Victorian homes, the Boy with the Leaking Boot Fountain Statue and the unique Registered Historic Market Square District (built 1885-1910), is undergoing a renaissance. People are moving back to Houlton because of it’s quality of life and being a great place to raise children. Older people are returning to Houlton, attracted by the relative simplicity and peace of the area. People “from away” have discovered that Houlton is a gem, waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

Discover Houlton! Share in the special Bicentennial celebration activities with us. Join in the festivities, enjoy the “small town USA” atmosphere and see rural Maine-the way life should be! Discover Houlton!

BICENTENNIAL EVENTS - (We've left these posted for those who wanted to see what they missed.)