Guild to meet

SOUTH PARIS — The Western Maine Knitting Guild will meet from 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St. Speaker will be Marvis Maynard. If there is no school,
there will be no meeting.

Legion dance

SOUTH PARIS — A New Year’s Eve dance will be held from 8 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the American Legion Hall, Church Street,
with old-fashioned music by the Jones Dance Band. Lunch will be served
at 9:45 p.m. Cost is singles $12.50, couples $25. Call Betty Decoteau
for reservations at 743-7965.

Saturday event

SOUTH PARIS — The Jones Dance Band will play old-fashioned dance music
at the Legion Hall from 7 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The
cost is $5. The lunch counter will be open.

Pageant for kids

OXFORD — Kidz Place Learning Center is planning the first annual Oxford Hills kid beauty, dance and cheer pageant, scheduled for early April of 2010.

The beauty pageant is open to area boys and girls between the ages 3 and 12. There is a $25 registration fee. Area teams and individual persons can enter the dance and cheer competition. There will also be other talent performances, such as singing. For more information and to register, call Troy at 539-6888 or e-mail [email protected].

Pet clinic

NORWAY — Responsible Pet Care will sponsor a rabies vaccination and
micro-chipping clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the
Norway Fire Station.

The cost for the rabies clinic is $10 and micro-chipping will cost
$25. Micro-chipping a pet will aid in locating them should a disaster
occur or if they are lost. For more information, call 743-8679.

Socrates Cafe

WATERFORD — The Socrates Café will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at the Waterford Library. The group offers a forum to discuss current topics and ideas in a
friendly atmosphere, where divergent views are welcome.

The theme for the meeting is “Preparing for 21st Century
Jobs: How Do We Go About It?” Jim Kearney will be the facilitator. For more information call 583-6957 or e-mail the library at [email protected]

Clothing center open

HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Church Clothing Center will be open from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 and 16. The center is located on Church Street, opposite the Hartford Community Church.

Bottle drive

SOUTH PARIS — Boy Scout Troop 130 will have a bottle drive fundraiser for winter camping trips from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St.

The troop will pick up bottles or returnables may be left at the church or at Don’s Redemption Center, Norway, attention: Troop 130 account.

To arrange for pick-up, call 890-9966.