In brief

T.E.O. Food Drive

The Townsend Ecumenical Outreach (TEO) reaches out to Townsend seniors and families in times of need. This year, as in previous years, will be hard for some families. TEO needs your help! Please send in your non-perishable items and paper goods to Spaulding Memorial School to help make the holiday better for others. Students may place items in the container outside the school office. Thank you for your kindness and continued support of TEO!

Ed and Mary West to be honored at dinner

The William E. May Endowment Award Dinner, sponsored by the Friends of the Townsend Seniors, honoring the 2006 awardees Ed and Mary West will be held at the Townsend Ridge Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 28. Tickets are $50 per person. Cocktail hour (cash bar) will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a family style turkey dinner with all the trimmings. For tickets and/or information, contact Bob Tumber at (978) 597-8843, Shirley Kao at (978) 597-6338 or Tubby Boucher at (978) 597-8876.

Townsend's 275th Anniversary Parade being planned

Townsend is getting ready to celebrate it's 275th Anniversary! The town has been very busy with activities and fundraisers for the past few years. At last the announcement can be made about the official date of the parade. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 at 2 p.m. The Parade Committee is planning on making the parade a wonderful event for the whole family. Local clubs and groups, Scouts, churches and businesses will be contacted soon with details about participating in the parade. It will be quite a day in Townsend and the perfect time to plan a high school or family reunion. Watch for continuing publicity about Townsend's 275th Anniversary, which will be celebrated throughout 2007.

Get your chance to win a wonderful quilt!

Tickets may be purchased for $1 each or six for $5. In addition to being available at the Townsend Public Library, tickets may be purchased at special demonstrations at selected locations. The drawing will be held on April 21, 2007. This machine-pieced, hand quilted friendship sampler was created as a fund raiser for the Friends of the Townsend Public Library by the "Quiltteas": Lucille Forest, Beverly Johnson, Joan Landry, Mae Larson, Lillian Martin, Nancy Martin, and Irene Nicholson.