MooseStompers 2010
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Saturday February 6th , 2010

 

  6:00 am  - Noon Registration for the 5th Annual Moosestompers Ice Fishing Derby Saturday & Sunday registrations will ONLY be accepted at Rairdon's Bait Shop

8:15 - Novice Game - Millar Civic Center

6:00 am — 10:00 am Meduxnekeag Ramblers Special Breakfast

With all of the activity and calories you are going to burn being outside snow sledding, cross-country skiing and playing in the Moosestompers games; you are going to need a good foundation of food in your belly! Wander on up to Meduxnekeag Ramblers Snowsled Club on the Wiley Road in Littleton by sled, car, or even hitchhike if you have to. $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12. The cooks are the best and friendliest! Buy a ticket to enter the 50/50 drawing. Menu includes baked ham, baked beans, homemade donuts and muffins, special pastries, bacon, eggs and all the fixings.


9:00 am — 3:00 pm Moosestompers Poker Run by the Meduxnekeag Ramblers. Poker run registration is from 6 am - 10 am during the breakfast at the Meduxnekeag Ramblers Clubhouse. Maps will be available. Poker Run course will be announced at the breakfast where you pick up your first card. Don’t miss out on an excellent ride weather
permitting. The trails are groomed perfectly and the atmosphere is filled with fun. $7.00 per hand or two hands for $10. Riding in the Moosestompers Parade Friday night, gets you an extra card. Poker Run is open to anyone on a sled or vehicle! Ample parking for vehicles and trailers. ENJOY - PLEASE FOLLOW THE SIGNS AND BE SAFE!!! Proceeds will be used to benefit the Battered Women’s Project. No worries, if you don’t have a sled you can pick up your full hand at the breakfast.


9:00 am The Giant Hill Opens for Sliding!!!

Throughout the weekend, enjoy Derby Hill sliding! Bring your flying saucer, toboggan, or a cardboard box and have fun with your friends and neighbors sliding.


9:15 pm - 3:15 pm Free Public Skating — Millar Civic Center

 

10:45 am Walk 11:00 am 26th Annual Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run.

First, Race in the Aroostook Musterds County Challenge Series. Registration from 9:30 am -10:35 am in the Millar Civic Center’s large function room (upstairs overlooking skating rink). Fee is $10.00 with a T-shirt to the first 50 registered participants. The walk begins at 10:45 am and —the run at 11:00 am. The course starts and finishes at the Millar Civic Center’s front entrance. An adult guardian must accompany children under 10 years of age. Changing rooms available adjacent to skating rink. Categories; 5K Run: 14 and
under, 5-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over. All proceeds benefit Aroostook Mustards Scholarship Fund. Refreshments available after the walk/run. The awards ceremony will be held at 11:45 am, which will include the first five finishers in the walking category, and 1-2 in each age category (male and female) in running. Special awards: 1” place 3 member male and female teams; “Mean Runner”: and “Guts” Award. For more information contact Brent Bailey 532-0974 or Larry Tonzi at 532-7548 or email at Tonzimaine@gmail. com. This will be an invigorating and healthy event to participate in for a very good cause! Everyone is welcome to join!

11:00 am Sawdust Prize Search — Community Park
The North Country Cruisers are sponsoring a sawdust prize search. Everyone is a winner!!!

11:00 am — 2:00 pm Food Concessions open at Community Park
Miss breakfast? The Houlton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary has you covered! Visit the log cabin at the park for a warm up and a snack or two, food available inside the Millar Civic Center also. Concessions are open with your favorite vittles!

11:00 am — 2:00 pm Free Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides — Community Park
Come for a sleigh ride through Community Park.

11:00 am — 3:00 pm Heywood Kennels - Racing Alaskan Huskies

Mushers Linda Howe and Kevin Quist will have their dog’s here to offer FREE dog sled rides at Community Park. You will love to have a ride through the snow with the friendly working huskies.

  12:00 pm - 6:30pm Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum – Littleton

Come see the best of their Farmer's Museum.

12:00 pm Half Dollar Scramble for Kids- Houlton Community Park
Age groups 6 and under, 7 to 9, 10 to 13! Here is where the kids make all the money! We have three piles of snow mixed with a generous helping of over $400.00 worth of half dollars, the kids will go into a feeding frenzy digging, searching and trying to find the
cash! Everybody goes away with a fistful of half dollars! Special thanks to, TD BankNorth, Machias Savings Bank, Houlton Savings Bank of Maine, Houlton Federal Credit Union and Key Bank.

 ***Awards will be given to all winners following each park event. Congratulations to all! ***


12:30 pm FREE Admission to the Temple Theatre.

 Enjoy the FREE Admission to see a children's movie. Keep your eyes on the Temple Theater marquee for featured movie. Compliments of Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce.


1:00pm – 2:00pm 1st Annual Sliding Race – The Derby Hill

Bring your sleds  to Derby Hill for the 1st Annual Sliding Race. Age groups 6 and under, 7 to 9, and 10 to 13. Prizes and trophies awarded.

1:00 pm — 4:00 pm The Maine Winter Sports Center Cross Country Ski ClinicHoulton Community Park. M.W.S.C. will be coming with their Healthy Hometown Ski Trailer, which has over 100 pairs of skis/boots/poles, as well as a Healthy Hometown Ski Coach who will be available for basic skiing instruction. This is a great opportunity to try Cross Country skiing and receive professional instruction for FREE!



2:00 pm Bonfire!Houlton Community Park. If you missed the first bonfire, here's another chance to be warmed up with some hot chocolate and food provided by the Houlton Fire Department Ladies Aux.

2:00 pm — 2:30 pm Human Dog Sled Rach. Houlton Community Park

2:30 pm — 3:00 pm Human Curling. No need for brooms — Just brawn!

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Stick Time — Millar Civic Center

***Ice resurfacing every two hours***

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free Public Skating — Millar Civic Center

***Ice resurfacing every two hours***

 


4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Baked Bean Supper - Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum.
Come to Littleton and see all they have to offer. Proceeds to benefit the museum. Menu includes:
Baked beans, hot dogs, ham, salads, all the fixings, and your favorite dessert $8.00 per person. Don’t forget
to pick up a 50/50 ticket! Entertainment during the meal by The MusicMen.


Stay tuned to radio station WHOU 100.1 FM, local TV channel 10, or our web site at www.moosestompers.com for cancellations of events.

 

ALL ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE AT COMMUNITY PARK IN HOULTON UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED (IE: SNOWMOBILE CLUB ACTIVITIES). MOST EVENTS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN MILLAR CIVIC CENTER, THE SLIDING HILL, AND THE BASEBALL FIELDS.