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Maine Veterans' Home donates to Oxford Hills Food Pantry
The staff at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris recently collected canned soup and crackers for the Oxford Hills Food Pantry in Norway, which advised there was a need for the items. The collection was spearheaded by the Community Involvement Committee at the facility on High Street. From left are staff members Steve Moore, Chantal […]
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WWII veteran gives first-person account of service
Born in 1923, Roland St. Amour spent three years in the U.S. Army during World War II and was one of many who landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion. After the war, St. Amour returned to his hometown of Lewiston, where he worked at Pepperell Mill as a dyer for decades and raised […]
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Sharon Jean Clark named Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Sharon Jean Clark, Air Force airman 3rd class, was named Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans Home on High Street. She was born May 29, 1936, in Erwin, West Virginia, and grew up in Kingwood, West Virginia. She graduated from Kingwood High School. In November 1954, Clark enlisted into the U.S. […]
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Franklin L. Flanders Sr.
SOUTH PARIS — Franklin L. Flanders Sr., 97, of Norway passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 7, at the Maine Veterans’ Home with his family by his side. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 16, 1921, the son of Lloyd C. and Mabel Damon Flanders. He attended schools in the sawmill towns that they were […]
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Newry native chosen as Veteran of the Month at Maine Veterans Home
PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home has named Frederic Owen Wight, Army E3 corporal, as its Veteran of the Month. Wight was born in Newry on April 12, 1932. He attended Gould Academy in Bethel, graduating in 1950. In 1954 Wight enlisted in the Army and served at Ft. Benning, Georgia, initially, then at Ft. […]
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Harry Harper named Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Harry L. Harper has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1945. Harper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1919, and grew up with two older sisters. He graduated from Frankford High School in Pennsylvania, then went to […]
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Ernestine D. Ohler
AUGUSTA — Ernestine D. Ohler, 98, died Sunday, August 20, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. She was born in Livermore Falls on November 25, 1918 the daughter of Joseph Ernest “Pete” and Laura (Ouellette) Dumais. She graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1936 at the top of her class. Ernestine is survived by her […]
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Lee Millett Jr., former photographer, is Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Leland A. Millett Jr. has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home. Millett was born in Norway on April 10, 1928, and graduated from Norway High School in 1946. While in high school he played basketball and football; now he enjoys watching the Red Sox and the Patriots. […]