NORWAY — The renowned pop-rock blues band Beyond Reason will perform at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, in the Concert Hall of the First Universalist Church of Norway, 479 Main Street, Norway. Admission is $10, with tickets available at the door and at The Tribune, 430 Main Street, Norway. The first half of the evening […]
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Meetings WEST PARIS — The Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine will be holding our Annual Membership Meeting and Members’ Potluck at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 at the FinnAm building at 8 Maple Street in West Paris. Bring a favorite dish to share and join us after another long winter. WEST PARIS — The […]
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Church ticket auction slated
NORWAY — Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main Street in Norway, will be hosting a ticket auction on Saturday, May 11. Viewing will be from 3-5 p.m. with the auction starting at 5:15 p.m. All funds raised will be used to upgrade the sound system in the church. Many gift items, collectibles, antiques, homemade baked […]
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Backyard Reflections
Saving the Mother Trees Sixty years ago, Suzanne Simard intuited that the trees in the forests that she and her family logged (with horses) were all connected and operated as a complex cooperative living organism. Trees, understory plants, flowers, insects, animals, fish, and fungi were all parts of one integrated whole. Suzanne was a trailblazer, […]
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Extension launches beginner volunteer management micro-credential
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Volunteer Maine, launched a new online training for individuals getting started in a volunteer management role. Three self-paced courses make up the Introductory Volunteer Management micro-credential. Level 1, which takes about four hours to complete, provides an overview of what a volunteer manager does and […]
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Bethel Rotary
BETHEL — What a treat to learn more about MEIRS, Maine Immigrant and Resettlement Services, based in Lewiston, Maine. Founder and Executive Director Rilwan Osman and Director of Community Relations Lisa Day, were guest speakers at the Club’s meeting this week. Born in Somalia and raised in a refugee camp in Kenya, Rilwan immigrated to […]
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BAAM, MBHS launch Goose Eye 4 with party and stereoview show
BETHEL — On Thursday, April 18, Bethel Area Arts and Music and the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society will host a party and stereoview presentation at the Gem Theater to celebrate the launch of the fourth issue of MBHS’s history journal Goose Eye. Goose Eye No. 4 is entitled ‘The Coming Woman’ and is […]
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Paris Library’s newest arrivals
PARIS — The Paris Public Library added the following books to the collection in March. For more information, or to reserve a title, please call the Paris Public Library at 743-6994 or email paris.public.library@MSLN.net. Fiction: Susan Albert – A Wilder Rose; Russell Banks – American Spirits; Chris Bohjalian – The Princess of Las Vegas; Wanda […]