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Classics Against Cancer on Sept. 30 RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles Club No. 1248 will present the 10th annual Classics Against Cancer Saturday, Sept. 30, at 13 Oxford Ave. This is a fundraiser for the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. The 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event will feature antique, hot rod, muscle and motorcycle display, as […]

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Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day

Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day Samantha Paradis of the Mexico Police Explorers instructs Brooklynn Gallant, 4, of Rumford to stop her bike as she negotiates the bike rodeo course during Saturday’s Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day. Several different organizations participated in the annual event, which is a fundraiser for area youth.

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Prom Connection asks students to pay it forward

RUMFORD — Thanks to the efforts of two women, several Mountain Valley High School students will have the suit or the dress they need to attend their prom. On Friday afternoon, students and Rumford Eagle Auxiliary officers Kathy Boothby and Debbie Bradley carried a tuxedo, several suits and a number of gowns to Room 108 of […]

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Rumford Eagles host Child Advocacy Day

RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles will hold its annual Child Advocacy Day from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, giving children and their parents a chance to learn about personal safety. Among the organizations participating are the Fire Department, the Police Department, the Greater Rumford Community Center, the Mexico Recreation Department and the […]

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10th All Male Beauty Pageant set for April 9

RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles Auxiliary will host its 10th All Male Beauty Pageant next month when local men will dress in women’s casual and evening wear for charity. Past President Marcia Surette said eight men have committed to participating, and she’s waiting to hear from four to six others. Doors will open at 6 […]

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Dixfield man fighting to snuff smoking at Rumford Eagles Club

RUMFORD — A Dixfield man is taking on the largest Eagles Club in Maine by launching a crusade to outlaw smoking at the private organization. The Eagles are about people helping people by raising money and giving it away through donations to charities they’ve selected, whether they are nationally or locally funded. The Rumford Falls […]

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Rumford Eagles to host supper, dance to benefit longtime member

RUMFORD — The Rumford Falls Eagles will host a spaghetti supper and dance Friday, Oct. 3, to benefit a longtime member and volunteer recently diagnosed with cancer. The supper and dance is in honor of Linda Bulger Gaskill, who was diagnosed in May with lung, brain and liver cancer. Carolyn Perry, one of Gaskill’s friends, […]

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Rumford Eagles to host annual Child Advocacy Day on May 10

RUMFORD — The Rumford Falls Eagles will host its annual Child Advocacy Day at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in conjunction with the Rumford Lumberjack Festival, resident Fred Allen said Thursday morning. Allen, who has been chairman of the event for the past seven years, said Child Advocacy Day started around eight years ago and […]