Jaycie Holmquist, 12, practices a split jump on the balance beam at the Greater Rumford Community Center, while Ryleigh Taylor, 10, waits her turn. The girls are on a varsity team that competes all over Maine, gymnastics head director Louanne Thibodeau said Monday. The girls practice twice a week and participate in a regional competition […]
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Rotary speaker discusses GRCC
The guest speaker at the River Valley Rotary Club Fellowships meeting held at HOPE Association on April 22 was Gary Dolloff, director of the Greater Rumford Community Center (GRCC), 50 Congress St., Rumford. There are 304 members who pay an average monthly fee of $20. Dolloff has been with GRCC for more than 30 years. […]
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Adventure Camp fun in Rumford
Children at the weeklong Adventure Camp at the Greater Rumford Community Center enjoy gymnastics Monday. From left are Jazmyne Peare and Sadie Veilleux on the tumble track and Jaycie Holmquist on the parallel bars. Director Louanne Thibodeau said other activities include basketball, dodgeball, painting, watching movies and walking to the library, the park and Hosmer Field. (Marianne […]
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Greater Rumford Community Center plans Halloween parade
RUMFORD — The annual Greater Rumford Community Center’s Halloween Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, from the Franklin Savings Bank, Congress Street. The procession will go to the GRCC, where there will be snacks, candy and a costume contest for those in grades prekindergarten through five. There will be prizes for the top […]
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Mexico man inducted into USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame
MEXICO — Daniel T. Barnett of Mexico recently achieved a pinnacle in his martial arts training when he was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Newark, N.J. The 27-year-old Mexico native, who works as a greeter at the Mexico Wal-Mart, began learning karate at the age of 5 at the Greater […]
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River Valley Healthy Communities presents donated cooler to GRCC
RUMFORD — Children and parents visiting the Greater Rumford Community Center on Friday may be surprised to find healthy snacks and drinks near the front desk. Carol Emery and Barbara Rajaniemi of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition asked Gary Dolloff, chairman of the center’s board of directors, about setting up a cooler with healthy snacks and drinks […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen receive consolidation suggestions from N.H. consultants
MEXICO — The Rumford and Mexico Boards of Selectmen met Tuesday evening with the president of Municipal Resources Inc. to discuss updates on each town’s effort to consolidate services. In September 2013, Municipal Resources provided Rumford and Mexico with a proposal for a comprehensive study on consolidating services. The boards approved the proposal. Part of […]
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Black Mountain, GRCC teaming up for Chop, Drop and Roll logging festival
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine and the Greater Rumford Community Center are teaming up to host the first Chop, Drop and Roll logging festival on Saturday, June 14, at Black Mountain. Resident and volunteer Diane Mitchell said that this is the first time that either of the organizations have teamed up for a fundraiser. […]
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GRCC to host second dodgeball tournament
RUMFORD — The Greater Rumford Community Center is holding its second dodgeball tournament on March 9 after its first tournament went over well within the community, said Ryan Palmer of the GRCC. Palmer said that the first dodgeball tournament was created as a “new and fun” way to raise money for the GRCC. “The first […]