LEWISTON — In collaboration with Museum L-A and with the support of the school administration, the school’s PTO and donations from DonorsChoose, teachers on the Whitecap team at Auburn Middle School are guiding their students in preparation of an exhibit, which will be displayed at Museum L-A beginning on Friday, April 5. The public is […]
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Handy Scholarship for culinary arts is announced
LEWISTON — Applications are available for the inaugural Jordan Handy Scholarship, which will recognize an outstanding senior culinary arts student at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. Founded by Handy, a 2011 graduate of the LRTC, the scholarship will honor a graduating senior in the LRTC’s Green Ladle program. Students from the sending schools, Lewiston, Edward Little, […]
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Danville Grange meets March 28 AUBURN — Members of Danville Junction Grange will meet on Thursday, March 28, for a 6 p.m. supper with Excelsior Grange as guests. The program, beginning at 7 p.m., will feature Auburn Police Officer Tom Poulin, who will speak about the Auburn PAL Center on Chestnut Street, which recently opened. […]
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HealthSteps registration is open for spring classes
LEWISTON — Residents may sign up for the HealthSteps spring specialty classes being offered as follows: Gentle Exercise: Designed for those with arthritis, recovering from cancer or any other individual who desires to improve range of motion, strength, posture, balance and coordination. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9:15-10 a.m. April 9 to May 9, d’Youville Pavilion resident dining […]
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Face Time: John Stass — Turning wood into one-of-a-kind furniture
LEWISTON — John Stass’s hand-crafted guitar stands are used by a long list of famous musicians, including Vince Gill and Melissa Etheridge. However, the woodworker and his two-man staff at Katahdin Studio Furniture create a lot more than guitar stands in their Hill Mill factory in Lewiston. They’ve even begun offering lessons. The Sun Journal wanted to […]
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Applicants sought for Maine national anthem vocalist
LEWISTON — The Maine Games is seeking applicants to audition for the position of Maine Games National Anthem Vocalist for 2013. A panel of judges will audition between 20 and 30 singers for the position at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Kora Shrine Temple This is the seventh year the Maine Games has conducted […]
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Seminars set for Maine Wing members, cadets
LEWISTON — The Maine Wing Civil Air Patrol welcomes members to attend the Wing Conference on Saturday, March 23, at the Green Ladle on East Avenue. L/A 077th Composite Squadron will assist as hosts. Senior members and cadets will participate in seminars concentrating on training and new information to keep Maine Wing members up to […]
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City accepting applications for Alfred Plourde scholarship
LEWISTON —The City of Lewiston is accepting applications for the annual $500 Alfred A. Plourde Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, in memory of one of Lewiston’s most popular mayors, was established by donations from family and friends in 1990. The scholarship is awarded each year to the Lewiston High School senior who is pursuing a post-secondary […]
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Environmentalists ask judge to shut down turbines for salmon
LEWISTON — Two Maine environmental groups are asking a federal judge to temporarily shut down hydroelectric turbines at four dams on the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers. Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, said Tuesday his organization and Environment Maine filed a motion last week in federal court asking for a preliminary injunction against […]
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Food drive for food bank LEWISTON — Curves International is holding its 15th annual Food Drive, “Feed the Need,” and challenges Curves’ club members in the U.S. and Canada to meet a goal of 100,000 donations during the two week period of March 11-23. Each club is asking its members to donate bags of non-perishable […]