This past season local scouts were able to earn some brand new awards that Old Town area Cubs don’t typically see.
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Cub Scout season in full swing
Local Pack 76 has been enjoying a variety of activities, including its annual Pinewood Derby.
Lewiston Cub Scout pack hosts ornament event
Hunter Arsenault, a member of Cub Scout Pack 116 from Lewiston, makes a holiday ornament at the Lewiston Public Library on Saturday. Participants in the pack’s event brought toys to donate to Toys for Tots. The donations allowed them to make two holiday ornaments. They kept one for themselves and the other will be […]
Cub Scouts learn first aid skills
Cub Scout Eben Thomlinson plays the part of an injured victim as Lewiston Cub Scout Pack 116 Cubmaster Christian Arsenault demonstrates basic first aid skills during a recent Cub Scout Emergency Preparedness class. Members of several local Cub Scout Packs are meeting throughout the summer to learn special skills and work towards their Emergency Preparedness […]
Cub Scouts Pack 116 visits Lewiston Memorial Park
Members of Cub Scout Pack 116 visited the Lewiston Memorial Park to explore the memorials. The event included an opening ceremony, a walk through the park exploring and discussing the monuments, inspirational words by a couple of parents and a closing ceremony, including a moment of silence. Members also collected trash and bottles in preparation […]
Cub Scout packs in Maine begin welcoming girls
OAKLAND — Over the din of more than three dozen kids and adults, Abigail Wood took a moment out of the activity around her Tuesday evening to explain why she joined the Cub Scouts. “I am attracted to nature,” said Abigail, 8, wearing her blue Cub Scouts shirt. In its pocket were the patches she’s […]
Margaret L. Mineweaser
NORWAY — Margaret (Meg) L. Mineweaser, 70, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on Sunday, April 1, with her family at her side. Born in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12, 1947, daughter of John and Suzanne Mineweaser, she married her love, Frank Kieliszek, on May 22, and again on May 25, 1978. Together they lived […]
Muriel E. Logan
SCARBOROUGH — Muriel E. Logan, 92, formerly of Buxton, passed away late in the evening hours Thursday, Jan. 4. She was born Nov. 11, 1925, a daughter of Milford and Elizabeth Sarah (Taillon) Mutlow. Muriel grew up in Attleboro, Mass., and was a graduate of Attleboro High School. After graduation, she attended beauty school in Boston, […]
Muriel E. Dignan
NORWAY — Muriel Eltena Everett Dignan left the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 27, to join her husband, Al, for further adventures in the afterlife. Muriel was born in Dummer, N.H., on Oct. 10, 1927, the youngest child of George Washington Everett and Cora Eltena Bishop Everett, and joining her siblings Earl, Ashley and Marie. The family […]
Cub Pack goes 'Scouting for Food'
Lewiston Cub Scout Pack 116 recently held the annual “Scouting for Food” event. Scouts canvassed their neighborhoods to collect nonperishable food for local families in need. The boys collected more than 300 pounds of food, which was donated to the St. Mary’s Food Pantry that serves over 500 families in the twin cities. The Cub […]