ADULT RESPITE CARE

RANGELEY — The Adult Respite Care Program, called HARC (HELP ADULT RESPITE CARE), is a service which provides needed relief for caregivers of cognitively challenged seniors. The program has activities designed specifically to enrich the participants’ daily lives based on their capabilities, experience, interests and personality. This service is open Wednesdays 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., and is located at the lower level of Rangeley Family Medicine, 42 Dallas Hill Rd., and includes lunch and a snack. This program is sponsored by HELP (Helping Elders Live in Place), a program of Rangeley Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Kathy Hewins at (207)864-4397 option 6.

CHESS

RANGELEY — Rangeley Recreation is sponsoring a Chess Night in the conference room of the Town Office, 15 School St., Friday, April 25, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Please enter through the rear entrance of the building. For more information, call Patrick at 864-3326.

FOOD

RANGELEY — Rangeley Food Bank welcomes all to stop by every Tuesday 10 a.m.-12 noon at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main St. We’ve got lots of good food to fill you up.

LIBRARY

RANGELEY — Book discussion groups will meet at Rangeley Public Library.  The Consciousness Book Group will meet Tuesday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 29 at 3 p.m. to discuss “The Telepathy Tapes”, a podcast by Ky Dickens. Adventure Book Group will meet on Wednesday, April 30, at 4 p.m. to discuss “Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories” by Simon Winchester.

MAHJONG

RANGELEY — Mahjong on Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m., at the Townhouse Apartments lunch room, across from the Fire Station. $2 donation. Call Jackie @ 207-557-2503 for questions.

Mahjong at the Barn will held at the Rangeley Congregational Church Barn, 2 High Street,  1st and 3rd  Mondays of the month.  This gathering is for beginners and experienced players as well.  It is the perfect opportunity to learn the game.  Email Ann Franklin at [email protected].

MEALS

RANGELEY — A Ham Dinner Luncheon will be held at the Masonic Kemankeag Lodge #213 on Sunday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The menu includes ham, mashed potatoes,  carrots, dinner roll and dessert. The public luncheon is part of continued fundraising efforts to repair and restore the historic building located at 10 Richardson St. Recommended donation is $20.

MEETINGS

RANGELEY — Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are held on Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. (Open Discussion), and Saturdays, 7-8 p.m. (Closed Discussion), at the Rangeley Free Baptist Church, 3 Lake St.

THRIFT SHOPPE

RANGELEY — The Church of the Good Shepherd Thrift Shoppe, 2614 Main Street, is open Friday and Saturday mornings 9 a.m. to noon. It is a place that is shopped by local folks, winter and summer folks, and the Rangeley Friends of the Arts searching for costumes and set decorations. The bargains are amazing and the range of goods diverse. Proceeds from our Shoppe support the operating costs of Good Shepherd and contributes to local, national and international agencies that provide for the poor and needy of the world. The Thrift Shoppe accepts donations of gently worn clothing, jewelry, accessories and household items. (No televisions, large electronics or furniture, please. See full list of items that can not be accepted in the Undercroft) Donations may be dropped off at the Undercroft anytime during the day or evening.

WANTED: PLASTIC

It isn’t often that used milk jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles and the like are considered a hot commodity. However, Rangeley Lakes Regional School needs clean HDPE #2 plastic for an upcoming project. This school will host Maine artist Kim Bernard May 27 -30 . She will work with students to creates a permanent art installation at the school made entirely from recycled plastics. Clean – washed and dried – HDPE #2 plastics can be dropped off in the lobby of RLRS until May 27. If you have more plastic than you can drop off, contact Abigail Thompson at the school, 864-3311, to arrange pickup.