SAGE memberrship is available for anyone over 50+ and interested in lifelong learning.  There are no tests, little homework and no pressure to achieve any preset standards.  It is for the fun, friendship and keeping the brain sharp.

REMEBER - if you paid your registration in the Fall, you are still a member of SAGE for the winter and spring semesters.

The Membership fee covers September 1 to August 31.  The membership fee must be paid to take classes through SAGE or other Senior Colleges.  Membership Fees Are Non-Refundable. We do not prorate this fee if someone joins for just one semester.  

Funding is available for membership/class fees through TheSAGEfund.  Please leave a message at the SAGE Volunteer Office for more information by calling 768-9501. 

MEMBERS OF OTHER SENIOR COLLEGES ARE AUTOMATICALLY MEMBERS OF SAGE.

*You must be a SAGE or MSCN member to enroll in this class.

This book club meets once a month (normally the third Wednesay) on ZOOM to discuss the book of the month. Books are chosen by the members to cover 3-months worth of reading.  The person who suggested the book is the designated facilitator of the meeting.  They are responsible for questions and discussion points and any other surprises they may come up with. 

April 24* - All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer Fleming - But nothing is as it seems in the small Adirondack town of Millers Kill, where betrayal twists old friendships and evil waits inside white-clapboard farmhouses. Russ and Clare struggle against the reach of the law, the authority of the church, and their own guilty hearts in All Mortal Flesh.

May 29* - Someone Else’s Shoes by JoJo Mayer - Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.

June 19 – I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer Fleming - When a Mexican farmhand stumbles over a Latino man killed with a single shot to the back of his head, Clare is drawn into the investigation. The discovery of two more bodies ignites fears that a serial killer is loose in the rural town while Russ is plagued by the media hysteria, conflict within the police department, and a series of baffling assaults.

Hope to see you there. It is never to late to jump in and start reading with us.

*The 2024 Spring Classes do not require membership to enroll.

Guy Gallagher, a retired professor from UMPI, will help us brush up our French Speaking Skills.  This is not for new learning but a half step above being new. Also, knowing a language is only part of the equation.  Practicing this skill on a regular basis is important for maintaining fluency and vocabulary in any language we speak. Join from the comfort of your own home or meet us at the University - your choice.  We will send a ZOOM link each week.

Instructor: Guy Gallagher, a retired professor of language at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Home Care- Our Home Health services at Northern Light are designed to help you stay at home when that’s better for you. The focus is on recovery, quality of life, and independence so we can reduce emergency room visits and hospital readmissions. Hospice- Northern Light Hospice services help those with terminal diagnosis stay in their home, surrounded by family and friends. Our hospice program provides compassionate end of life care and support wherever you call home. Our team works in partnership with patients and their families to coordinate a continuum of care based on patients’ unique needs and wishes. Aroostook House of Comfort- The Aroostook House of Comfort is an inpatient hospice and respite care facility owned by the Aroostook Hospice Foundation and staffed by Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, a Medicare-certified hospice provider in the area. Together we offer individuals and their families compassionate care, comfort, dignity, and support on their journey through hospice. Presenter: Kristi St.Peter, OTR/L, BCG-Graduated from UNE, has been an Occupational Therapist for 27 years and has been with NL for 8 years. Jane Rioux RN- Graduated from St Mary’s School of Nursing in 1985. Has been with Northern Light HCH since 2/2016. Gail Phair-Krik- Graduated from UMPI in 2003 with BSW, UNE Graduate in 2006 MSW. Started with NL Hospice in 2002 as a volunteer, and in 2003 was hired for Social Worker. AHOC opened in 2018 with the first patient on 5/9/18 and manager of AHOC. Abbey Clair is the Executive Director for the Aroostook Hospice foundation, owner of the Aroostook House of Comfort. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, graduating from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 2011 with a Bachelor of Social Work and the University of Maine at Orono with a Master of Social Work in 2015. She has been with the Aroostook Hospice Foundation since September of 2022.

Join us for an end of year ceramic class.  This class will contain all the left-over ceramics from our classes this year.  Price range will go from $10 to $35.  This will be a first come, first serve deal.  We will open the classroom at 5 pm and close it at 8:30 pm. Register by clicking on this link: https://msad1.coursestorm.com/course/ceramics-end-of-year-leftovers?search=Ceramics. 

Their catalog can be found at  https://msad1.coursestorm.com/course.

  Free and open to the public.                       

Brian and Carlene will put into perspective what it takes to have prepared citizens, communities and countries BEFORE a disaster hits.  Small or Large – the size does not matter.  What matters is survival!  We’ll learn about the history of the Red Cross and how it has evolved since 1881.  You may be surprised to know what the Red Cross started and still is a valuable part of our country’s emergency plan.  And we’ll talk about how YOU can become a part of this preparedness plan, especially for your plan.

 Boarding Molly the Trolley at the Historical Fire Station at 11 Church St. Presque Isle     

If you have never been, it is amazing to see just how involved Aroostook County was during the wars and aviation. We are talking about D-Day this semester. Find out more about the part Presque Isle Army Air Base played. Tour Guide: The Presque Isle Historical Society’s Kim Smith and a SAGE board member. Sign up through Course Storm and we will make sure you get registered for the tour. Check or cash for $10 collected on the 25th payable to the Presque Isle Historical Society.

To register, email  pihistoricalsociety@hotmail.com or sign up here and we will pass your request on.

*Spring 2024 classes do not require membership in SAGE.

Agonizing decisions had to be made knowing full well that many lives would be lost. But the alternative was even more unthinkable.  Hitler had to be stopped at all costs. The Americans, Canadians and British were the ones to do it and they would get it done. Resistance forces also risked their lives to support the invading troops and the Russians were pushing on the Eastern Front. It was a massive undertaking that took months of planning, secrecy, and death.

We encourage all our members interested in helping to commemorate this occasion to attend the Fly In by the D-D Squadron in May.  Watch for details.

Facilitator: Gary Smith, our movie history expert, also has a passion for WWII history.