OXFORD – The Lake Thompson Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 20, at the American Legion Hall, Route 121. A dinner will be served by the Rock-o-Dundee Snowmobile Club. Members are asked to bring their own place setting. Guests and new members are welcome.

Schooner Fare

BERLIN, N.H. – Schooner Fare, featuring Steve and Chuck Romanoff, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20, at the Community Arts Center, 155 Emery St. Advance tickets are $12 and are available at Gills Flower Shop in Berlin and Wonderland Bookstore in Gorham. Tickets at the door are $15. For more information, call the Arts Center Office at 603-752-1028.

Sunday speakers

NORWAY – The Rev. Joy Gasta’s message for Sunday, May 22, at the Norway UU Church will feature Nancy Wood and the Rev. Wells Staley-Mays. They will present a report of their recent trip to Cuba.

Worship services will begin at 11 a.m., led by Gasta, with Music Director Heather Pierson and the choir. Religious education will start at 11:15. Children will attend the first part of the service with their parents. A coffee social will follow the service. All are welcome. The church is located at 479 Main St.

Join for projects

OTISFIELD – The Spurr’s Corner Church of Otisfield and the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church will work together on various projects.

Pastor Doug Kesler of the Spurr’s Corner Church and pastor of the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, the Rev. Gertrude DeCoteau, met recently to discuss various programs that the two churches will promote together.

One project is the bottle drive under way by the youth of Spurr’s Corner Church. The money that will be raised will be used for a youth group trip to Arizona this summer.

Anyone having bottles to donate can call Kesler at 627-4886. Anyone wanting more information may call Kesler or DeCoteau at 743-2438.

Book discussion

WATERFORD – The Waterford Library Book Group continues to meet at 10:30 a.m. the fourth Wednesday each month. On May 26 the group will discuss “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel. Henry James’ “Washington Square” and “Daisy Miller” are the selections for June. Books for the discussions are pre-ordered at reduced rates through a library service. For more information, contact Andrea Burns at 583-4601.

MV closed

PARIS – The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Mobile License Unit will not be in South Paris on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. However, the unit will be available on Monday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m.

Applicants needing an extension on their licenses may contact License Services at 624-9000 ext. 52114 or may write to the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, State House Station 29, 101 Hospital St., Augusta, ME 04333.

Town’s future

SUMNER – The Sumner Comprehensive Planning Committee and the Sumner Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the Sumner Congregational Church. They will interview and discuss the future of the town.

The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to participate. Dessert will be served following the meeting.

Future meetings of the Sumner Historical Society will include the following topics: Phil Bozenhard, wildlife biologist, Department of Inland Fisheries, speaking on Maine moose; the axe-handle factory once located in Sumner; Rodney Abbott on Oliver Otis Howard, patriot of Minot. All are welcome.