MINOT — Minot Historical Society hosted its first annual Civil War Encampment at the society’s historical house on July 29 on Center Minot Hill Road. The society is planning another event next year, adding more local re-enactment groups as well as period vendors. The restored building, the former parsonage for the Rev. Elijah Jones and his […]
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Buckfield plans weekend celebration
BUCKFIELD — After years of being a one-day celebration, groups in Buckfield are bringing the 2017 Community Day back to a weekend-long celebration with events at the Old Church on the Hill and Zadoc Long Free Library. The annual Labor Day celebration will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 2, with a vintage handmade clothing and textile […]
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Planning church Community Day
Danville Union Church, 1065 Old Danville Road, Auburn, will hold the fifth annual Community Day, “Celebrating Summer,” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10. There will be free games and activities for children. The church will accept monetary donations for the PAL Children’s Center, as well as donations of paper goods, craft items, […]
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Community Day is on, but needs volunteers
BUCKFIELD — After a two-year hiatus, Community Day will return next month, and organizers are looking for people to participate in and help with the festivities. Community Day Committee Chairwoman Eileen Hotham said recently that the six-person committee was re-formed in March and has been ironing out the details. The event will be held from 10 […]
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Minot board reviews Community Day events
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday discussed events scheduled for Community Day, which begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, with a 5K run. The run starts at the new athletic fields behind the Minot Consolidated School and proceeds along the network of walking trails. Fire Chief Dean Campbell told the board that the Fire Department […]
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Oxford County Fair: Free lunch comes with a cowbell and a smile
OXFORD — Dr. Lawrence Murch, a Mechanic Falls optometrist, has served lunch with a cowbell in one hand and a smile on his face to thousands of people at the Oxford Fair over the past 25 years. Murch, one of 10 directors on the Oxford County Agricultural Society board, is the driving force behind the […]