Tie dyeing at LPL LEWISTON — The fun of tie dyeing isn’t just for little kids. Teens and adults are welcome to join Lewiston Public Library staff at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, as they add color and swirls to various items using rubber bands and dye. This event will be taking place in second-floor Makerspace room. […]
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West Paris Historical Society meeting WEST PARIS — The June meeting of the West Paris Historical Society hosted 27 members and two guests for a potluck dinner and presentation by Rodney Abbott, who spoke on different parts of the Civil War with Captain Joshua Chamberlain. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 17. Instead of […]
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Robin Dow Seniors to meet AUBURN — Robin Dow Senior Citizens will meet Wednesday, July 12. The directors’ meeting will be at 10:45 p.m., and the regular meeting will follow. Those attending should bring their own lunch. Bingo will be played after lunch. The Chinese luncheon will be held Wednesday, July 26. Tickets will cost $6 each and be […]
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UMaine Extension pickling workshop PARIS — Preserving the harvest will be the focus of a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop that will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m.Wednesday, July 26, at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road. Taught by Extension food preservation community education assistant Kate McCarty, the hands-on workshop will teach basics of canning […]
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Class gatherings
DIXFIELD — Stephens High School Class of 1953 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Surry Seafood Company on Weld Street. All class members and guests are welcome. FMI: 207-562-4241. — ROXBURY — Mexico High School Class of 1952 will hold a pot luck gathering at 11:30 a.m Wednesday, July 12, at Reggie Arsenault’s cottage at Roxbury Pond. Members and spouses […]
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Peru Historical Society work meeting PERU — The Peru Historical Society will hold a work meeting from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 13, at the Society building. Family reunion planned in Madrid MADRID — The Richmond family reunion will be held at noon on Saturday, July 15, at No. 6 Road. Adams family reunion July 15 WILTON — The […]
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Drumming group making a beat LEWISTON — The Hand Drumming Group plays from 1 to 3 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. The group will play next on July 9. All levels and styles of drummers can play, and they can bring their own instrument or try one […]
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Community sales
WAYNE — The Wayne Community Church annual auction and related events will take place Thursday through Saturday, July 6 to 9, at 22 Old Winthrop Road. There will be silent and live auctions each day, along with a Dessert Extravaganza on Thursday and free hors d’oeuvres on Saturday. Events run from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. […]
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Seats available for mystery trip PERU — The Rumford Senior’s Mystery Trip on Thursday, Aug. 3, still has 10 seats available. The deadline for signing up is Thursday, July 13, and cost is $26 for members and $31 for nonmembers. The bus will leave at 8 a.m. from the center in Peru. Socrates Cafe to meet […]
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Team raising funds for Malawian girls NORWAY — Team Go!Malawi is fundraising for scholarships for rural Malawian girls so they may attend secondary school and college. To do so, the team will host the Female Empowerment Hiking Weekend with hikes up Mt. Washington and Mt. Mondadnock, where hikers will pledge money to pay for tuition and […]