AUBURN — At a recent meeting of Danville Junction Grange, the Community Citizen Award was presented to Donna Searles of Poland. Searles is very active in her community. She regularly collects coupons for the troops and soda can tabs for the Ronald MacDonald House and contributes them to Danville Junction Grange for their projects. She […]
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‘Essentials of College Planning’ The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free “Essentials of College Planning” workshops for adults age 19 and older. Lewiston: 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Fed-Cap Lewiston, 1035 Lisbon St. Livermore Falls: 10 and 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, at Spruce Mountain Adult Education, 9 Cedar St. Wilton: 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, […]
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Dempsey Center to offer cooking, art classes, ice cream social in July
LEWISTON — The Dempsey Center has announced its programming schedule for July. Programs are free to those affected by cancer. ONE-TIME PROGRAMS Chill Out with Summer Soups: 2 to 3:30 p.m. July 20. The class will feature chilled and nourishing soups. Limited to 25. Preregistration required, call 207-795-8250. Mini Spa: 6 to 7 p.m. July 11. Enjoy a warm foot soak and hand treatment in […]
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Morse Library honors longtime trustee
Greene’s Morse Memorial Library recently installed a new plaque honoring library volunteer Evelyn Hodgdon, left, who served on the library’s board of trustees for more than 20 years, including during the library’s building expansion project. She is pictured with library staff member Lynn Busch. Both retired teachers, Hodgdon and Busch were colleagues for many years […]
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Mad Science coming to Oxford Hills PARIS — To kick-off the summer activity schedules, the Norway Memorial Library and Paris Public Library are jointly sponsoring a visit from Mad Science to the Oxford Hills. The fun and science-filled program about sound will be presented at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Deering Memorial Community Center, 39 […]
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Lisbon honors veterans
Howard “Shep” Shepardson of Lisbon Post 66, American Legion, lays the remembrance wreath on Lisbon’s monument to its veterans of wars prior to World War II during local American Legion Posts’ Memorial Day ceremonies.
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Treat Memorial Library offers Summer Reading Program where kids can sing, see reptiles
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library, 56 Main St., is accepting readers into its Summer Reading Program, themed “Libraries Rock.” Instead of individual reading goals, participants will be working together to build the Wall of Sound, a bulletin board that will represent everything read as a group. Readers can drop in at any point from June […]
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Everybody's Resource Depot announces July workshops
FARMINGTON — Everyone’s Resource Depot has released the schedule for its July arts and crafts workshops. These programs are open to children of all ages, and will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during July. Each workshop will feature craft projects using scrap materials. Children will be assisted by student […]
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L-A Rotary Lunch Club to hear incoming president MacDonald
AUBURN — Tom MacDonald will be the featured guest speaker at Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, at the Village Inn. MacDonald will become the club’s president in July. MacDonald has more than 30 years of banking experience, primarily in the areas of commercial credit analysis, credit policy administration and enterprise risk […]
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Lewiston Adult Education's summer enrichment features new classes, partnerships
LEWISTON — Enrichment classes for families and children will return for the summer at Lewiston Adult Education. They will feature staff from Bates College, the Maine State Library and 4-H. Museum L-A has become the newest partner with Lewiston Adult Education. The local nonprofit organization will host a class in August. All the events will […]