Gordon Buzza has enjoyed working with wood since he was a kid. He and his wife, Charlene, moved to Presque Isle in 1969, and a couple of years later his hands itched to create something. He decided to try a Santa’s workshop scene.
Catholic Charities runs three food banks that help stock 26 food pantries in Aroostook County, and almost every pantry has reported an increase in clients, according to Jon Blanchard, Catholic Charities assistant director for hunger and relief services. Food pantries that used to see 200 to 300 people a month are now seeing 400 to 500, he said.