Messalonskee High School senior Sophie Mihm of Sidney is receiving the 2023 Principal’s Award. This award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Mihm’s involvement in school activities are too numerous to mention individually, but a few of those that she has been […]
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Bridge clubs recognize recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club The Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville met March 21, with Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop coming in first, and Dick Quinlan and Lee Lenfest second. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. New players are welcome. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at 207-487-7008. Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Club […]
Vassalboro student earns Erskine Principal’s Award
Malachi Lowery of Vassalboro, a senior at Erskine Academy, has been selected to receive the 2023 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, recognizes a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. Lowery is a consistent high honors student in a highly competitive academic program that includes all classes […]
Hall-Dale 4th graders’ art on display in Augusta through April 22
Hallowell’s Hall-Dale Elementary School fourth-grade students’ artwork is on display through Saturday, April 22, at The List Salon & Gallery, 19 Oak St. in Augusta. Every student painted a sunflower piece hanging in the gallery, and their pieces were inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s sunflower painting. Most pieces include a reflection statement handwritten by the […]
Extensions to co-host Rural Living Day in Thorndike April 1
THORNDIKE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association plan to host the 29th annual Rural Living Day from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road. It features workshops on a variety of rural living topics, including keeping goats, fungi, creating a […]
Associations hold Youth Art Month celebration in Augusta
Twenty students from around the state were honored during the celebration.
Skowhegan to host Roux Institute Start Summit April 6, 7
Northeastern University’s Roux Institute plans to hold a Start Summit: Outdoor Rec & Tech event Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7. Held in partnership with Main Street Skowhegan, Maine Outdoor Brands and the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, the event provides the opportunity to work with a team to solve an outdoor rec-related challenge, […]
Waterville club awards grants to 13 local organizations
The Waterville Rotary Club raised funds over the past year to support local schools, churches and other organizations providing food and basic necessities to its neighbors in need. Grants went to 13 local organizations who work hard to ensure that no one goes hungry or lacks basic living supplies in the community, according to a […]
Hallowell committee seeks wheat paste mural submissions
Climate resilience is the project theme; the entry deadline is April 24.
Pittsfield-based Cub pack holds cardboard box sled race
Tiger Cub Scout Lucas Doughty of Hartland was the winner during Cub Pack 428’s annual cardboard box sled race, held Feb. 26 at Somerset Elementary School in Hartland. Doughty slid his box, nicknamed “Lightning,” to the finish ahead of the rest of the pack, earning him the first-place trophy, according to a news release from […]