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Whitney Lodge open house CANTON — Whitney Lodge 167 of Canton will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. Hot dogs and drinks well be served, followed by a semi-public roast beef supper for the lodge’s ladies and widows. Robert Underwood will perform on the bagpipes following the supper. Labor […]
Church awards three scholarships
NORWAY — At Second Congregational Church in Norway, scholarships were recently presented to three young men who have grown up in the church and are off to seminary. Drew McLaren of Harrison, a 2012 graduate of the University of Maine, Farmington, will be entering Eden Theological Seminary in Missouri in the fall; Elliot Munn of […]
RIF Read-a-thon was again a success
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills Reading is Fundamental Programs celebrated another successful read-a-thon for SAD 17 students in grades K-6 by raising more than $13,000. An ice cream social was held to recognize this year’s outstanding read-a-thon participants. One hundred eight students were invited for either raising $50 or more or being a top-place reader […]
Well done – Area students attain dean’s lists
BALTIMORE, Md. — Joshua Charest has made the dean’s list at Johns Hopkins University. Charest is going to be a junior in the engineering program and has been on the dean’s list since his freshmen year. He’s currently doing a summer engineering internship with Proctor & Gamble. He is the son of John and Louise […]
Well done
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following students will attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., as members of the Class of 2016: Aimee Giffune of Turner, a graduate of Leavitt Area High School. Giffune will be majoring in chemical engineering. Caleb Verrill of Poland, a graduate of Saint Dominic Regional High School. Verrill will be majoring in […]
Barbara Ann Broadhead
SOUTH PARIS — Barbara Ann Broadhead, 72, of South Paris, formerly of Harrison, died Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Market Square Health Care Center after a battle with cancer. Her loving family and best friend were by her side. She was born April, 10, 1940, in Torrington, Conn., the daughter of Benjamin and Louise (Gillette) […]
Soccer registration deadline is Aug. 31
HARRISON — The Parks and Recreation Department is still accepting registration forms for the fall youth soccer program for children entering grades first through sixth. Director Paula Holt said the fee is $35 per player or $50 per family. Checks should be made payable to Oxford Hill Athletic Boosters. Registration forms can be found at […]
The hunger season — In a time of plenty, some families struggle to put food on the table
STATE — For many, summer means good eating – gardens and farmers markets overflow with fresh produce and the aroma of backyard grilling fills the air. It’s hard to believe that people are going hungry. But advocates say that for many food insecure families, particularly those with school-age children, summer is a lean time. According […]
Sporting special shirts
Kids and staff are sporting the special T-shirts that each child and staff member designed during the first week (Spirit Week) of Harrison Summer Recreation Day Camp. Two instructors spent a day teaching everyone how to design and color their own tie-dye shirt. The colors were chosen according to age groups so the children are […]