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Rotary prepares dictionaries
PARIS — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills members recently spent a weekly meeting prepping 211 dictionaries to give out to all 3rd graders in SAD 17. This is the 18th year OH Rotary has been distributing dictionaries, and a few years ago, the Club renamed the Dictionary Project in honor of Mary Lou Burns, […]
First Universalist November services
WEST PARIS — Feeling thankful? No matter how large or small the reason, thanks brings with it actual positive physiological changes in the body. Thankfulness puts a smile on your face. It really works. In the presence of our church community, we experience connection between thankfulness and joy – here’s to your health, and a […]
Advocates seek to reach families with unclaimed tax credit payments for kids
AUGUSTA — With the next advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payment due to families on October 15, advocates across the state are leaving no stone unturned to make sure all Maine kids get the tax credits they deserve. Virtually all Maine families qualify for the credit, but households that don’t typically file taxes may not […]
Maine announces over $273 million in unclaimed property
STATE — Maine Treasurer, Henry E.M. Beck wants to remind Maine people that the Office of the State Treasurer is holding hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed property that may belong to you. Unclaimed Property consists of money and other financial assets that are considered lost or abandoned when an owner cannot be located […]
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Scavenger Hunt PARIS — The Paris Public Library’s Seneca Club is hosting a kids’ Halloween scavenger hunt at the Deering Memorial Community Center on Saturday, October 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will search for traditional Halloween creatures or characters in the former Sanctuary, receiving a bag of treats for successfully completing their […]
First Universalist plans Thanksgiving dessert pie fundraiser
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris is planning a fundraiser just in time for Thanksgiving. The idea came about last year because the church did not hold its annual chicken pie supper fundraiser. This modified fundraiser was so successful that it was decided to hold it again. The annual week before […]
RPC to hold Fall Harvest Fundraiser
PARIS — Due to lack of ability to hold public fundraising inside, “RPC” will hold a Fall Harvest Fundraiser to celebrate “Adopt a Shelter Dog month” and to raise funds to help care for the unprecedented high numbers of pets coming into the shelter presently. The event will be held at the shelter October 16 […]
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Texas Hold’em LOCKE MILLS — Texas Hold’em, Saturday, October 23, Jackson-Silver Post 68, 595 Gore Rd., Locke Mills. Doors open at 11 a.m., games begin 1 p.m. $50 buy-in, high hand option. BYOB (Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by parent or guardian). Meals and beverages available. For more information, contact Ray at 890-3737. Trunk-or-Treat […]