Author to speak on World War II 

HEBRON — The next Hebron Historical Society meeting will feature author Walt Bannon speaking on his mother’s resistance in Belgium during World War II. He will detail the story with the highlights from his book “The White Pocketbook.”

The event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Town Office, 351 Paris Road. The public is invited.

Science for Seniors at RPL

RUMFORD — Rumford Public Library will offer Science for Seniors from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8 and 15.

It will be led by Dr. Anne Morin, Ph.D. She’s a former professor at University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, and chief of neurology research at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sepulveda, California.

The course will address topics in modern biology, including various body systems in anatomy and physiology, the DNA revolution, topics in evolution, the microscopic world, genetics and mutations and photosynthesis.

Participants are encouraged to bring their questions and are asked to commit to the four-week series.

Coffee will be served. The course is free and open to the public.

Otisfield Sewing and Craft Group

OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Sewing and Craft Group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at the Otisfield Community Hall. The group does not meet the third Wednesday of the month.

The club members put on the tea kettle and meet to work on individual and group projects and share ideas, skills, books and patterns. Projects members work on include knitting, crocheting, quilting, painting, fabric painting, card making from scraps, sewing table runners, making Christmas crafts and zentangle.  

FMI: 207-461-1995, 207-539-9034, [email protected], [email protected]. 

Coat Room to warm the Hills

OXFORD — The Coat Room will be open for the season from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays in Oxford Plaza Mall. 

A program of RightStart in Norway, the Coat Room provides free coats to the community. Family members should come together for one coat, hat, pair of gloves and ski pants per person, based on availability. Applications for coats are not necessary.

Donations of coats of all sizes may be taken to the Coat Closet or to Norway Laundry on Paris Street in Norway.