A square dance party will be held at The Wilhelm Reich Museum’s Conference Center, Dodge Pond Road, Rangeley from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20. No experience or reservations necessary. National caller and Rangeley resident, Red Bates, will teach all the moves. Families and singles welcome. Casual dress. Contribution is $10 for adults and […]
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Cancer center receives donation
Short Folks for Hope Foundation recently donated $300 to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine in Norway. The foundation raised the money at its Folk Fair on June 23 at Longley Square in Norway. From left are Isaiah, Allie, Ian and Kristen Short, who is founder of Short Folks for Hope Foundation, Cancer Resource […]
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Dempsey Center summer harvest class LEWISTON — The Dempsey Center will celebrate the summer harvest from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7. The program will feature produce harvested that day from the Dempsey Center Community Garden. The center will chat about the health benefits of the foods prepared, demonstrate easy, healthy, tasty recipes and […]
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Donations for Safe Voices
Megan Allen of Girl Scout Troop 2470 in Lewiston, left, gathered donations for Safe Voices, the local domestic violence resource center. She collaborated with staff from Geiger to collect household and personal care items for victims and their children. Allen earned her Bronze Award as a result of the project. She stands with Safe Voices […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Franklin Journal
Women's club election bake sale benefits Spruce Mountain Food Cupboard
GFWC/Livermore Falls Women’s Club recently presented a check for more than $670 representing proceeds from their election bake sale, to the Spruce Mountain Primary School Food Cupboard. Pictured from left are Madeleine Wininger, secretary; Christine Fournier, treasurer; Farrah Poirier, Cupboard supervisor; and Ellen Young, President.
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Women's club donates to Harris House
GFWC/Livermore Falls Women’s Club recently presented a check for over $258, the proceeds from a breakfast raffle baskets, to Harris House. Standing, from left, are Madeleine Wininger, secretary; Christine Fournier, treasurer; Ellen Young, president, Livermore Falls Women’s Club; Diane Woods, director social services; June Allen, activities director; and Denise Brittain, administrator, Harris House. Seated in […]
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Franklin Memorial Auxiliary donates to hospital, installs officers
FARMINGTON — Donations to Franklin Memorial Hospital, committee reports and the installment of new officers were just a few of the actions taking place at the annual meeting of the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on June 6. Jean Rand, Auxiliary president, presented checks to representatives of the Maternal and Child Health Unit and Physical Rehab […]
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AMVETS donate to July 3 parade in Jay, Livermore Falls
Lane-Dube AMVETS Post 33 in Jay makes a $1,500 donation Wednesday to kick off fundraising for the parade July 3 in Jay and Livermore Falls. There will be prizes for first-, second- and third-place floats. From left are Debra Rollins, secretary/treasurer of July 4th Parade Committee; Wayne Buckingham, AMVETS commander; and Erica Tripp and Katie Rollins, co-chairwoman […]
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Sharing food and food for thought
St. Michael’s Church, 78 Pleasant St., Auburn, collected books, along with food, for the High Street Food Pantry this month. Pictured are adults Joyce Baker with Father Jud Pealer and Jonathan Whitmore (background) with some of the children of St. Michael’s Sunday school, from left, Madison Parker, Emma Pettengill, Abigail Frumiento and Emma Frumiento. Baker […]
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Brothers help shelter animals
At right, Gregory Bouchard-Diaz, 8, and his six-year-old brother, Linkin, of Lewiston, shown here on April 21 with Paisley, presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from their combined birthdays. Both students at the Acadia Academy, Gregory, a second-grade student, and Linkin, a kindergartner, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of […]