Growing cut flowers is lecture topic PARIS — Cindy Creps will discuss “Growing Cut Flowers in Your Own Garden” for the McLaughlin Garden 2014 lecture series. This presentation will be held on Wednesday, March 5, at the garden’s newest acquisition, 103 Main St., right next door to the historic Tribou home where Bernard McLaughlin lived. […]
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Warm temperatures make for comfy fishing derby in Norway
NORWAY — Anglers, both young and old, male and female, hit Pennesseewassee Lake on Saturday, each hoping to catch the biggest fish on the first of the annual two-day Norway-Paris Fish and Game Association fishing derby. “It’s usually not this easy; we were kind of excited,” said Association President Sylvia Bosse of the first fish […]
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Oxford County 4-H members, volunteers honored
PARIS — The University of Maine Youth Development Program in Oxford County recently recognized Zachary Hebert and Alison Corey as Outstanding 4-H Members and Vicki Drew and Doug Bean as Outstanding 4-H Volunteers. They received plaques in December at an annual bowling celebration. Outstanding members are selected based on 4-H, school and community activities and […]
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Bryant Pond center to host winter skills training for women Feb. 21-23
WOODSTOCK — Maine’s “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” program will hold a Winter Skills Weekend on Feb. 21-23 at the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center. The overnight workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to gain or improve skills in fun winter-related outdoor activities. Registrations are being accepted, Emily MacCabe, an outdoor educator with […]
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Ronald Frazer
1963 – 2014 NORWAY — Ronald Frazer, 50, of Bryant Pond, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was born in Attleboro, Mass., on Dec. 14, 1963, the son of Frederick Francis and Ruth Evelyn Courbron Frazer. He graduated from Attleboro High School in 1981. He faithfully served in the U.S. Army Reserves. […]
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Woodstock Elementary School honor roll
BRYANT POND — Woodstock Elementary School has announced the first-quarter perfect attendance for 2013-14. Kindergarten: Reginald Billings, Atalie Campbell, Cadence Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, Brenna Diaz, Jonathan Marshall. Grade one: Ethan Johnson, Grady Kellogg, Elizabeth Manjourides, Elizabeth Marin, Megan Millett, Christiana Padgett, Koral Smith, Hunter Winslow. Grade two: John Howe, Kenneth Knapp, Karen Marshall, Nyla Scott, […]
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Outdoor enrichment program offered during holiday weeks
GREENWOOD — The University of Maine 4H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond will offer an outdoor enrichment program during both Christmas and President’s holiday weeks at Mt. Abram. Open to kids ages 5 to 14, the programs will focus on outdoors skills such as wilderness survival, wildlife, tracking and archery. The sessions will […]
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Local Granges find balance in tradition, progressive thinking
“We have a habit of keeping an eye on people who have had a hard time.” That’s how Richard Felt sums up the work of Franklin Grange #124 in Bryant Pond. Like the other Granges in the area—Alder River #145 in East Bethel and Pleasant Valley #136 in West Bethel—Franklin Grange organizes benefit suppers, contributes […]
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Historical Society Christmas party PARIS — The Paris Cape Historical Society will hold a Christmas party at the home of Cynthia Immonen, 43 Mountain View Drive, South Paris, on Thursday, Dec. 5. This will be a potluck supper with entertainment to follow. Bring a salad, casserole or dessert. It would be helpful if you call […]