NEWRY — Following a year of fundraising to benefit a new Bethel museum, the Ski Museum of Maine is kicking off 2015 with another fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 17, at the White Cap Lodge at Sunday River Ski Resort. Wende Gray, vice president of the Ski Museum of Maine, said Skee Spree is scheduled to begin […]
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43 decorated Christmas wreaths donated to Canton’s second annual Festival of Wreaths
CANTON — Forty-three decorated Christmas wreaths were donated Saturday to the Canton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary for its second annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreaths will be raffled off through Sunday, Dec. 7, to raise money for the auxiliary to help with local disasters and to support the Fire Department, auxiliary President Katie Gallant said […]
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Bethel Rotary Club hosting Country Breakfast on Nov. 30
BETHEL — The Bethel Rotary Club will host its semiannual Country Breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at Gould Academy’s Ordway Hall dining room. Proceeds are used for community projects and scholarships. Robin Zinchuk, club vice president, said the breakfast is a longtime tradition. “I’ve been a member of the Bethel Rotary […]
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MVHS wins over SMHS in WGME School Spirit Challenge
RUMFORD — A hard-fought battle between Mountain Valley High School and Spruce Mountain High School resulted in the Rumford school gathering the most amount of food for the WGME School Spirit Challenge. Eight high schools participated in the challenge. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert, a 1991 graduate of the former JHS, and T.J. Plourde, a 1994 […]
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Maine law enforcement to pump gas for Special Olympics
RUMFORD — On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Circle K and Irving locations across Maine, law enforcement officers will join Special Olympics Maine athletes and other supporters in pumping gas, washing windows and collecting donations. In the River Valley area, Rumford and Mexico police and Mexico Police Explorers will join athletes from […]
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‘Life goes on’ for former Franco Center director after severe stroke
Three months after a crushing stroke, Louis Morin is rising again. The 48-year-old former executive director of the Franco Center is walking and talking. He’s preparing to move back home to Freeport in a week or so. And soon, he’ll be driving again. “This could have been much, much worse,” Morin said this week in […]
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Dixfield church to host annual Strawberry Festival
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church is hosting its annual Strawberry Festival from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 28, to raise money for future church functions, the Rev. John Gensel said Thursday afternoon. The breakfast will last from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., with the menu featuring a variety of items, including Belgian waffles with […]
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Rumford couple opening gardens to benefit fitness trail, Hope Association
RUMFORD — Drawing on their fundraising success last year for Black Mountain Ski Resort, lawyer Tom Carey and his wife, Sally, will hold another Garden Tour for the public next month. This time the event will benefit the new downtown fitness trail that selectmen voiced their support for last month when Rumford business owner Randall […]
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Skowhegan Drive-In to hold fundraiser to help make it make the conversion to digital
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Drive-in Theater is hoping movies by a native of son of Maine will help it raise money to make the critical conversion from film to digital. The Stephen King movies “Pet Sematary,” “Creepshow,” “The Shining” and “Christine” will be screened during a movie marathon at the drive-in in early August. Owner […]