ANSWER: Here are a few options in or around the Lewiston-Auburn area: French re-acquisition classes for adults are offered throughout the year at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. Although no classes are scheduled yet, stay tuned for updates on upcoming offerings. For more information, visit www.francocenter.org or call 207-783-1585. There are adult education courses […]
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Norma Meserve at Danville Grange
AUBURN — Danville Junction Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. A program will be presented by Lecturer Norma Meserve. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting. All members and guests are invited to attend. Members attending are reminded to bring clipped coupons for troops.
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RAQ to meet Jan. 12 RUMFORD — Rumford Area Quilters will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Rumford United Methodist Church on Linnell Street. Those attending may give a show-and-tell about their current projects. All area quilters invited. The meeting will be canceled if local schools are canceled due to weather. FMI: 207-562-7050. […]
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Lewiston Senior Citizens to meet, plan trips in 2017
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Senior Citizens held the annual Christmas party on Dec. 5 with 107 members attending. Members were entertained with piano music and Christmas videos by Mike McCarthy. Santa made an appearance and passed out gifts and prizes; the $100 winner was Piper Logan-Charpentier, $75, Janice Jones; and $50, Ghyslaine Bureau. The Seniors […]
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Looking Back on January 5
100 years ago, 1917Work is still in progress at the power station of the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway Co., at Hallowell, in the way of repairing the damage done to one of the generators when the armature burned out Wednesday afternoon, but several days will elapse before the generator will again be in […]
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U.S. complicit in UN resolution
In his recent speech excoriating Israel for refusing to commit suicide by allowing a sworn enemy to have a state adjoining the Jewish state, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed the U.S. government “did not draft or originate” the UN resolution critical of Israeli “settlements.” Kerry said there were no American fingerprints on the resolution […]
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Firefighters deserve better pay
I read in the Sun Journal (Dec. 24) about the base pay for a firefighter in Jay. I am taken aback by the small amount. A custodian in the school system, without any training, gets $12 per hour. A firefighter has a much greater responsibility than a custodian, yet there are a few firefighters in […]
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Blizzard of 1952 left Twin Cities snowbound for a week
First snowstorms of the season seem to bring out stories of those big blizzards of the past. More often than not, each retelling magnifies the facts. That’s when a look at the old newspaper reports and other sources gives us a more honest picture, and sometimes that picture is even more remarkable than the memory. […]
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Cancer: A personal improvement will brighten your day
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: January Jones, 39; Bradley Cooper, 42; Carrie Ann Inaba, 49; Diane Keaton, 71. Happy Birthday: Emotional situations will surface and are best dealt with in a diplomatic and cost-efficient manner. Be prepared to handle an unexpected situation without giving in to anyone who is trying to take advantage of you. […]
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Granddaughter’s common symptoms are uncommonly frequent
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old grandmother who is very concerned about the health of my 18-year-old granddaughter. She has had the following symptoms for the past seven years, at least: earache, headache, swollen glands, sore throat and cough. I have accompanied her to many doctor visits, and talked to the doctors and the […]