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Planting flags
On May 24, boys from Cub Scout Pack 139 and their families visited Center Hill Cemetery on Center Minot Hill Road in Minot to plant flags for military veterans. When the boys arrived, they had a discussion about respect and citizenship. They discussed what appropriate behavior was in a graveyard and why it was important […]
Student of the Month
Recently honored as Student of the Month by the Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Poland and Minot was sixth-grader Sierra Gary of Minot Consolidated School. She is pictured with club president Jeff Gagnon.
Minot resident receives Girl Scout Appreciation Pin
WATERVILLE — Linda Shostak of Minot was awarded the Girl Scout Appreciation Pin at the Girl Scouts of Maine annual meeting on April 30 at the Elks Lodge. The Girl Scout Appreciation Pin is awarded to volunteers who demonstrate a positive attitude reflecting the Girl Scout principles and beliefs, and who go above and beyond […]
Gail Bennett named Student of the Year
Gail Bennett of Minot has been selected as the Student of the Year at Central Maine Community College. She and six other Maine community college students were honored for their academic success and campus and community involvement at a ceremony in Augusta hosted by the Maine Community College System board of trustees. The award winners […]
Maine sap tappers enjoying banner harvest
JAY — Sap tappers across Western Maine said Thursday it has a banner year for maple syrup production. The weather has cooperated, keeping temperatures below freezing at night and in the 40s during the day. That and the snowpack have kept the trees from budding early, enabling sap to flow longer into the spring. Anthony […]
Well done – Kyle Bates
Kyle Bates, son of Larry Bates of Minot and Maureen Jordan, earned a 3.938 grade point average during the fall 2010 semester at the University of Southern Maine. Bates is studying for a bachelor’s degree in health science and is a sophomore at USM, living on the Gorham campus. He is a 2009 graduate of […]
Off the grid and into the dream
Though a green lifestyle for Minot residents Norm and Louann Gauthier was certainly fundamental, the decision to live off the grid, or without dependence on conventional power sources, was based just as much on Norm’s past achievements and strong instincts about how things work. Building his first house at the age of 19 with no […]