No Monday game at Bridge Club LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners of the individual movement at the Lewiston Armory on Feb. 3 were as follows: first/second tie, Marta Clements and David Lock; third/fourth tie, Rosemarie Goodwin and Hazel Glazier. Winners on Feb. 10 were: first, Marta Clements and Hazel Glazier; second, Paul Sherman […]
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Lenten Luncheon Series begins Feb. 20
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Area Clergy Association’s annual Lenten Luncheon Series will be held on Fridays from Feb. 20 through March 27 at First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St. Cost is $6 for a lunch of soup, sandwich, coffee and cookies with all proceeds going to the clergy association’s shared community needs fund. […]
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Norway ice rink dedicated to longtime caretaker
NORWAY — Cold, blustery and dark it was, as Debra Partridge put it — the kind of weather Bruce Fox met with a grin for the better part of two decades. Fox, a longtime volunteer worker for the Norway Recreation Park, was honored Friday evening in a ceremony at the ice rink on Cottage Street, where […]
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Roberts Farm open during vacation NORWAY — The Roberts Farm Preserve warming hut will be open — with cross country skis and snowshoes available to borrow — from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Feb. 16 through Feb. 20, for school vacation week. It will continue to be open from 10 a.m. to 4 […]
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Snowshoe Festival set for Norway this weekend
NORWAY — A candlelit, snow-filled trek, a three-legged race, musical chairs and a wife-carrying contest and more can be done for free — and on snowshoes — as part of the fifth annual Norway Snowshoe Festival this weekend. The three-day event is organized by the Norway-based Western Foothills Land Trust with help from Norway Downtown and Healthy Oxford […]
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Norway-Paris Fish & Game annual ice fishing derby is Feb. 21-22
NORWAY — Norway-Paris Fish & Game will hold its annual ice fishing derby on Feb. 21 and 22. As in past years, fish from any pond or lake here in Maine is eligible. The club offers cash prizes for bass, togue, pike, salmon, pickerel, brown trout, brook trout/splake in the adult category. The juniors winners […]
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Rumford Eagles Valentine’s dance RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles Auxiliary will have a Valentine’s Day Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 14, in the Social Room. Music will be provided by Backlash. All proceeds go to the Heart & Vascular Center at CMMC, through the Max Bear heart fund which is an Eagles […]
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Rumford Area Quilters to meet RUMFORD — RAQ (Rumford Area Quilters) will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street. All area quilters are invited. A demonstration is planned on how to cut large pieces of fabric as well as more information on the Jellyroll Challenge. The next […]
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County-wide group has sights on long-term plan to build health, community
OXFORD — Can we build a better, healthier future for ourselves by building stronger social connections to each other? Put another way, can “community = cure” for difficult issues impacting our health? The Oxford County Wellness Collaborative thinks so, and continues to lead work aimed at this kind of positive change for the county. Over […]
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Bookmark design contest precedes Dr. Seuss breakfast, book fair
NORWAY — The Norway-Paris Kiwanis Club will hold their annual Dr. Seuss Breakfast & Children’s Book Fair again this year on Saturday, March 7, where members invite young and old to meet Cat in the Hat and his friends. Breakfast will be served and each child will receive a new book and may bring used […]