STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2022 calendars are available. The cover features “School Kids, Flagstaff School, 1948.” For January the calendar features Kern’s Inn; February – Bigelow Plantation Schoolhouse; March – Mt. Bigelow from Eustis Ridge Tea Room, Eustis Maine; April – Sibyl Myers Holding Trout; May – Kill Horse Hill […]
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Animal welfare organizations receive grants
The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $282,500 in grants to 21 Maine organizations to support animal welfare, according to a news release. Local grantees include: • Humane Society Waterville Area, for the Angel Foster program, $20,000; • Franklin County Animal Shelter, for the shelter’s spay/neuter voucher program: $10,000; • Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, to support […]
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Elm City Bridge Club winners named
FAIRFIELD — Winners Aug. 17 at the Elm City Bridge Club, formerly the Fairfield Nonsanctioned Bridge Club, were Barbara Turhune and Karen Torrey. Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson placed second, Jeannie Reiling and Lynne Kershener placed third, and Ed and Joyce Rushton placed fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, […]
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Vendors sought for St. Giles Episcopal Church outdoor event
Crafters and vendors are sought to participate in an outdoor Craft and Vendor Event set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at the St. Giles Episcopal Church, 72 Gardiner Road in Jefferson. The event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., aims to raise money for the church and its outreach programs, and […]
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Challenge Cup to highlight Oquossoc Day Saturday
Oquossoc Day will set to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, in Oquossoc Village. The festivities will kick off on Oquossoc Cove at 10 a.m. with the 3rd Annual First Responders Challenge Cup Races. Teams from the Rangeley Fire Dept., Franklin Co. Sheriff, U.S. Border Patrol and Maine Warden Service […]
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Winthrop library to host Maine writer, entrepreneur
WINTHROP — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth is scheduled to give a presentation, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. The event is part of a series put on this year by the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., that celebrates Maine women. The presentation will focus on […]
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Whitefield student makes dean’s list at Union College
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Colin Pennock of Whitefield has been named to the 2021 dean’s list at Union College. Pennock, a member of the class of 2022, is majoring in electrical engineering. Comprised annually, the Union College dean’s list honors students who have a grade point average of 3.5 for the entire academic year and meet […]
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Waterville parish to help teens in need of sneakers
WATERVILLE — An initiative at Corpus Christi Parish (Notre Dame Church in Waterville and St. John the Baptist Church in Winslow) aims not only to help teens in need of shoes but also to offer participants and donors 30 chances to win a prize. All parishioners and community members are invited to participate in Sneaker […]
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Historical society to celebrate the first settlers of Eustis
The Dead River Area Historical Society plans to celebrate the founders of Eustis on Sunday, Aug. 22, hosted by direct descendant Caleb and Lisa Stevens of Jay. Two hundred and two years ago, Caleb Stevens (1776-1855) journeyed, with his wife Sally Thomas Stevens and nine children, from Kingfield to the intersection of Stratton Brook and […]
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LA Senior College releases fall class offerings
The Lewiston Auburn Senior College’s fall semester will begin Sept. 23, but classes will have staggered start dates. Because of the ongoing pandemic the college will continue with its Zoom format for all classes and Food For Thought presentations. College membership fee will continue to be $25. Its one-day courses will continue to be free […]