Telstar art sale, jamboree

BETHEL — Telstar Middle School students will present the ArtReach Jamboree & Student Art Sale from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Telstar Auditorium and Cafeteria. Snow date is Dec. 7.

The free event will feature a student art exhibit and sale, a showcase of service-learning projects connecting youth and elders and a jamboree concert focusing on the musical expression of older generations.

In the fall, advanced art students chose to focus this year’s ArtReach service-learning project on helping and working with senior citizens in the area. Students have been working on oral history interviews and related visual art projects, they have been investigating issues important to seniors and they have been working with adults and elders on several creative collaborations. In addition, the Bethel LEGO League group has also been working on a service-learning project to benefit seniors. These efforts, and more, will be showcased at this event.

The concert will begin at 6 and will feature special performances from local professional musicians including Jewel Clark, Richard Felt & Friends, Denny Breau and more. Refreshments will be provided and all proceeds from the event will benefit the Oxford County Meals on Wheels program.

For more information contact Melissa Prescott, TMS visual art teacher, at prescotm@sad44.org.

Rumford quilters to meet Dec. 10

RUMFORD — Rumford Area Quilters will meet Monday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street.

Donations for a baby shower to benefit Newborns in Need will be accepted.

Demonstrations planned are rotary cutter and bottle cap finger pincushions with the opportunity to make one that evening. Supplies needed for the pincushion project are a plastic bottle cap, needle, thread, scissors and small piece of 1/8-inch elastic. Fabric and filling will be provided.

A reminder that if school has been cancelled on a scheduled RAQ meeting night, RAQ is also cancelled.

All area quilters are invited. For more information call 562-7050.

Stephens High Class of 1953

MEXICO — Members of the Stephens High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Mexico Chicken Coop.

For more information, call Isabel Duguay at 562-4241.

WOWS group to meet Dec. 12

MEXICO — Widows Or Widowers Sharing will meet at noon Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Mexico Chicken Coop for Christmas lunch.

For more information call Barbara Morse at 562-4225.

Stephens High Class of 1951

RUMFORD — The Stephens High School Class of 1951 will hold its monthly luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the River Valley Grill.

For more information, call 364-8883.

Stephens High Class of 1955

RUMFORD — The Stephens High School Class of 1955 will meet at the Route 2 Diner at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, for their monthly luncheon meeting.

Balance program is Dec. 12

RUMFORD — On Wednesday, Dec. 12, a program for senior citizens and friends called “It’s A Matter of Balance” will be presented by Rhonda Morton, physical therapist, in the community room at the Rumford Point Congregational Church.

The program will start at 3:30 p.m. but the doors will open at 2:45 and the first 20 people will get a free balance assessment.

The program is free and refreshments will follow. For more information, call Ann Morton at 665-3123.

Historical groups plan potluck

MEXICO — The Rumford and Mexico Historical Societies will host a joint potluck Christmas supper at the Calvin Lyons Room in the Mexico Town Hall at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.

All members and guests of both societies are encouraged to attend, and any other interested people are also welcome. Each person is asked to bring a favorite holiday dish to share with the group. The dish can be a salad, casserole, bread, dessert. Beverages and eating utensils will be provided.

In lieu of exchange gifts, all are requested to bring contributions of nonperishable foods for donation to the local food bank.