AUGUSTA — Le Club Calumet plans to host its first Hole-In-One shoot-out golf event to benefit the Augusta Food Bank. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, at the 334 West River Road club. The Hole In One prize is $25,000. Qualifying is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the top 10 will […]
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Hinckley museum to celebrate sculpture’s 50 years
HINCKLEY — The L. C. Bates Museum plans to have an outdoor 50th birthday party for “Christopher,” a geometric sculpture by John Raimondi, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at 14 Easler Road. All are invited to attend and learn about the sculpture’s history and its creator. The sculpture is located outside, behind the museum. […]
Nonprofit to hold juried fine art, craft show in Manchester
MANCHESTER — Designing Women is scheduled to hold its 14th annual juried fine art and craft show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Longfellow’s Greenhouses at 81 Puddledock Road. Nineteen artisans will celebrate the end of summer with a show to help support Winthrop’s Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center. The […]
Whitefield Lion’s golf tourney well attended
The Whitefield Lion’s Club held its 14th Charity Golf Tournament on July 24. This year 67 players participated. The event was made possible by the hard work of the committee members and to Leon Oliver of Sheepscot Links in Whitefield. Sponsors included Bailey’s Auto Sales Inc. Black Duck Realty, Country Corners, C.B. Haskell Fuel Co. […]
NY college names Oakland student to dean’s list
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tucker Charles of Oakland, a sophomore management and leadership major, has been named to the 2021 spring dean’s list at Le Moyne College. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.
Local students earn degrees from Bates College
LEWISTON — Bates College graduated 469 students from 38 states and 43 countries on May 27 in a double ceremony that allowed for social distancing among graduates and their guests. Local graduates include the following. Thaddeus Gunther of Farmington graduated cum laude after majoring in biology. Gunther, the son of Eric V. Gunther and Judith […]
West Gardiner student earns NJ university award
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jim Savage of West Gardiner has earned an award of excellence at the Western Governors University College of Health Professions. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.
Manchester student earns University of Rhode Island degree
KINGSTON, R.I. — Alec Stanley of Manchester has received a Master of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Rhode Island. Nine individual ceremonies were held over three days, May 21-23.
Winslow student earns award from NJ university
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Joan Pierce of Winslow has earned an award of excellence at the Western Governors University College of Health Professions. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.
Washington Challenge 5K, fun run post rapid results
The Washington Challenge 5K Road Race and 1-mile Fun Run returned Aug. 8 after a hiatus last year because of the pandemic. The Fun Run attracted 10 participants between ages 3 and 68. Their course started at the town monument, went up the hill to Prescott School, then back, ending at the Gibbs Library. Charlie […]