We would like to send a big THANK YOU to all our wonderful bakers who made so many cookies, pies, jams, muffins, etc. for our successful Valentine’s Cookie Walk. And of course, thank you to all who came in to purchase a container full of goodies!

We are looking for a few volunteer drivers to help people get to medical appointments, the bank, the grocery store, etc. Our geographic area is from Damariscotta to Brunswick, but most appointments are here in town. This is the essence of our People Helping People program which so many folks rely on because they cannot get to their appointments without our volunteer drivers. You get to choose if you can fit the appointment into your schedule. Thank you so much for your help. Please feel free to contact us for the details.

I was remined that on Fridays, we have a scrabble game going from noon to 2 p.m. Come with your word skills! Scrabble is a fun game that sharpens your vocabulary or may actually increase it! Come on in and join the fun!

Since we play mah-jongg twice a week, and I admit, I am a rank beginner, I thought I’d tell you a little trivia about this game. Come in and tell me to stop if I’m getting in the weeds or if you want more information. First, I looked up the spelling of this game – yikes! Mah-jongg or mahjong, mah-jong, or what? How do you actually pronounce it? Mä-ˈzhäŋ, with the emphasis on the second syllable. That’s settled, sort of. I’ll stick with Mah-Jongg. Mah-Jongg probably originated in 19th century China, played with tiles, or pais, engraved with Chinese symbols and characters, divided into suits and honours. There are either 136 or 144 tiles depending on whether the flowers or seasons are used! Each Chinese province had its own style of play. The name mah-jongg signifies “sparrow” (maque), has been variously transliterated as ma tsiang, ma chiang, ma cheuk, and ma ch’iau. The sparrow or a mythical “bird of 100 intelligences” appears on one of the tiles. The name mah-jongg was coined and copyrighted by Joseph P. Babcock, an American resident of Shanghai, who is credited with introducing mah-jongg to the West after World War I. (britannica.com/topic/mah-jongg)

Here is our program schedule for the week of Feb. 27 – March 3. Wow, we’re into March already!

Monday, Feb. 27: Knitting 10 a.m. – noon

Tuesday, Feb. 28: Mah-Jongg 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 1: Love to Dance 10:30 a.m.; Cribbage: 12:30 – 2 p.m.; Dr. Teel’s group: – 3 – 5 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 2: Mexican Dominoes 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Mah-Jongg: noon – 2 p.m.; Inner Peace: 1 – 2 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 4: Scrabble  noon – 2 p.m.

Puzzles and good camaraderie are always available all week long.