To the Editor: As old folks do, I recently was looking at old photos and family memorabilia and suddenly realized I may be the last person alive who got most of my education at the one-room country school at Frost Hill. The school was closed when I finished the 7th grade, which would have been […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘Hilde Cracks the Case: Fire! Fire!’
Hilde Cracks the Case: Fire! Fire! By Hilde and Matthew Lysiak Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff There is a new kid on the block in libraries and bookstores for early chapter book readers. Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is a serious newspaper reporter roaming her neighborhood to investigate strange things that are happening. She uses her observational and […]
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Harnessing wind power
To the Editor: I’ve been sailing boats since I was 16 years old. I volunteered to take Midshipmen on their offshore cruise from Annapolis to St John’s twice. I know the power and simplicity of wind. Offshore wind power is a significant component of the future domestic and international energy supply. It’s clean, plentiful, easy […]
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OH Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, Oct. 20, the Oxford Hills Bridge Club met at Honey Badger and announced the following results: 1st place: Dottie Kelleher of Westbrook and Mike True of Auburn; 2nd place: Nancy Farmer and Luke Merry of Norway; 3rd place: Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 4th place: Georgette […]
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WMSC armchair travel to Ecuador, tour of Gould
BETHEL — Brianna Douglass and Luis Meza treated WMSC members and friends to an armchair travel presentation on Life at Latitude Zero, featuring Ecuadorian food, art, and a slideshow describing Ecuador’s unique culture, geography, history, and politics. Wendy Hutchins, a WMSC board member and Brianna’s grandmother, has also visited Ecuador. The next WMSC event is […]
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Extension offers free farm finance workshop
STATE — Farmers with at least five years of experience are invited to participate in a free, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial values impact business planning, with opportunities to attend on Nov. 15, Dec. 5, and Jan. 24. Titled “Communicating about Personal Money Values,” the workshop will introduce farmers to a variety of […]
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Ski sale this weekend
To the Editor: The Bethel Outing Club Annual Ski Sale takes place Friday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 to Noon at Gould Academy Field House. Vendors will have on sale Nordic and Alpine skis, boots, poles, and bindings, as well as helmets and other gear such as […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
We are filled to the brim with wonderful cats and kittens. Here are two sweet kitties who are waiting to go home with you… Beautiful Melody came to us in late March from another rescue in Puerto Rico. Her name is very fitting since she often sings beautiful melodies while being petted. She is a […]
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Movie Review: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’
Taylor Swift is the single most powerful force in pop culture at the moment. Every other musical artist is eating her dust on the charts. Television, upended by writers’ and actors’ strikes, is only doing well with sporting events where the topic of conversation is Taylor and her possible relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight […]
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Movie Review: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’
Taylor Swift is the single most powerful force in pop culture at the moment. Every other musical artist is eating her dust on the charts. Television, upended by writers’ and actors’ strikes, is only doing well with sporting events where the topic of conversation is Taylor and her possible relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight […]