Eagles to host Texas Hold’em RUMFORD — Fraternal Order of Eagles host Texas Hold’em poker tournaments on the second Thursday of each month. Doors will open at 4 p.m. Games will start at 6 p.m. There will be a $50 buy-in with a $5 high hand as well as a 50/50 raffle. The kitchen will be open from […]
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Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meeting JAY — The Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meets from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 170 Main St. For more information, call [email protected] or call 207-860-8579. Weather spotting at Norway Library NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library will present SKYWARN weather spotter training offered by the […]
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Grange members to dine, meet Danville Junction Grange will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Village Pizzaria in Mechanic Falls. A business meeting and election of officers will be held at 7 p. m. at Excelsior Grange in Poland. All members and guests are welcome to attend. Members are reminded to bring trash bags, […]
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Blood drive planned in Winthrop WINTHROP — There will be a community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall, Route 133. The need for blood in Maine is always critical, so getting the word out is appreciated. The drive is open to all qualifying donors and […]
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Benefit planned for cancer patient RUMFORD — There will be a benefit held for Jim Austin at noon on Saturday, June 9, at the Rumford Eagles hall. Austin has been diagnosed with Stage IV cancers of the head and neck. There will be numerous bands, food, a Chinese auction and a 50/50 raffle. Those wishing to donate to […]
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Hope Association seeks planters RUMFORD — The Hope Association in Rumford is seeking donations of planters for its Briar Patch Greenhouse in Mexico. Donations may be brought to the What-Not-Shop. For more information, contact 207-364-4561 or www.hopeassociation.org. Rumford Seniors to visit museum PERU — The Rumford Seniors will visit the Maine State Museum on Wednesday, June […]
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Lisbon Library summer reading program LISBON FALLS — Registration for the Lisbon Library Summer Reading Program has begun. This free program is offered by the library every year, and is open to children who are residents of Lisbon and Lisbon Falls and will be entering kindergarten through 12th grade this fall. Designed to promote reading […]
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Farmer’s market on Thursdays NORWAY — The Norway Farmer’s Market will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, through Oct. 4, at Witherell Park by the police station. ATV club plans pig roast, ride OTISFIELD — Otisfield Trail Blazers ATV Club will hold its third annual Landowners Appreciation Pig Roast Saturday, June 2, at 271 Ahonen […]
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College planning workshop WILTON — The Wilton CareerCenter, 865 U.S. Route 2E, will be holding a workshop, MEOC-101-Essentials of College Planning, from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 13. This workshop introduces people to educational opportunities in general and MEOC services in particular. This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, […]
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Free college planning workshops LEWISTON/AUBURN — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and older at the following times and locations: • Central Maine Community College, TRIO Student Success Center, 1250 Turner St., on Thursday, June 28, at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. • Lewiston Career […]