Meat raffle PARIS — The annual meat raffle sponsored by Maine Veteran’s Home and the Western Maine Veteran Advisory Committee support was a big success. Harvey Manson of Peru won the “hind quarter.” Snowmobile club ROXBURY — The Roxbury Slippery Sliders snowmobile club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the home of Sylvia Touchettes. […]
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Final Art Walk LEWISTON – Art Walk Lewiston Auburn will transform the downtown areas into art districts for the evening for the final time this season on Friday, Sept. 30. Over the course of their inaugural summer, Art Walk Lewiston Auburn has drawn more than 1,000 art enthusiasts from the L/A communities and beyond to […]
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Story, craft hour MEXICO — Mexico Public Library’s story and craft hour for preschoolers and homeschoolers is being held every Monday at 10 a.m. throughout the school year, except for Monday holidays and school storm and vacation days. Children enjoy listening to stories read aloud, and then work on a theme-related “make and take” craft […]
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Worship service PARIS — The worship leader at the First Universalist Church, 36 Pine St., South Paris, on Sunday, Oct. 2, will be Canon Henry Male. The music at the 10 a.m. service will be lead by Forest Perkins. Renee Wales will direct the Sunday School. Child care is provided. The Coffee Hour will follow […]
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Food, clothing aid LISBON — Hours for the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach food pantry and clothing bank are 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturdays. The physical address for food and clothing is the Marion T. Morse Community Center; enter from the Berry Avenue side behind […]
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Support group FARMINGTON — Creative Recovery and Empowerment For Women sessions began Sept. 27 and will continue through Dec. 13 on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants can join at any time. Attendees will explore themselves through talking/listening, art and writing and will learn skills to heal emotional pain and manage symptoms of traumatic […]
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Duplicate bridge OXFORD — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met Sept. 23. An eight table Mitchell movement was enjoyed. Finishing first in flight A N/S were Dick Allen (New Gloucester) and Pete Cummings (South Paris), second were Jim Krainin (Naples) and Milt McKeen (Bridgton) who also were first in flights B and C, third were […]
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Preschool story time RUMFORD — The Rumford Public Library’s weekly preschool story time for children ages 2-5 is held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Children will enjoy stories, songs and finger plays, as well as make crafts that reflect the story time theme. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to have their children meet and […]
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Smithfield meeting LITCHFIELD — The Smithfield Plantation Board of Trustees meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Litchfield Town Office. Irish merchants LEWISTON — John Henderson will deliver a lecture titled, “Androscoggin Irish: Merchants & Businessmen,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall. This […]
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Texas hold ’em HARRISON — Harrison Lions Club will hold a Texas hold’em tournament from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Road. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments will be available. Entry fee is $55. There is a limit of 100 players. Proceeds will be used to provide […]