LEWISTON — Volunteers of the Calvary United Methodist Church’s warming center have a mission to provide warmth — even if it means giving the coats off their backs. “This volunteer gave the coat he wore here to (the homeless person) who didn’t have a coat,” said Pat Hunter Gardiner, chairwoman of the Church’s City Mission […]
2018
Posted inEncore, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Players to hold auditions for 'Icebound'
FARMINGTON — Are you feeling the winter’s chill? How about auditioning for a play? Next up for the Sandy River Players will be the three-act play “Icebound,” which was written in 1923 by Maine writer Owen Davis. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama that year while appearing on Broadway. Later the play returned to Maine […]
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Barack Obama appears on Miranda’s latest ‘Hamilton’ song
NEW YORK — Barack Obama, or Barap Obama? The former U.S. president appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Released Friday, Dec. 21, “One Last Time (44 Remix)” features Obama reciting a passage from George Washington’s farewell address. The song also features vocals from Tony nominee Christopher Jackson, who […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 24
100 years ago: 1918 President Wilson’s plans for meeting with American troops at American army headquarters at Chaumont and then proceed to England are now complete. He will leave Paris tomorrow night and will not return until New Years Day. His movements while he is with the artillery, Mr. Wilson insisted in taking Christmas dinner […]
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Aries: Make plans with someone you love
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ryan Seacrest, 44; Stephenie Meyer, 45; Ricky Martin, 47; Diedrich Bader, 52. Happy Birthday: Revisit past hardships and you’ll find the answers you are searching for. Change can manifest in many ways. If it’s from the heart, it will not disappoint you. Trust in your ability to bring about improvements […]
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Aspirin can increase risk of bleeding, but isn't usual cause
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can taking a 325-mg aspirin daily cause a normal person to become anemic through slow internal bleeding? If so, will stopping the aspirin resolve the bleeding problem? — L.K. ANSWER: Aspirin does increase risk of bleeding, and there have been many people who have had the exact scenario you describe, with slow […]
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Class gathering
DIXFIELD — The Stephens High School Class of 1956 luncheon will be at noon Thursday, Jan. 3, at Ellis’s Variety on Weld Street. All classmates and guests are welcome.
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Reader asks if WW I Christmas truce really happened
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did the Christmas Day truce during World War I in 1914 really happen? Was there actually a football game between the Brits and the Germans, or is it just a nice story? — Roy, Durham ANSWER: Over the decades there have been many stories about what happened at Christmastime that year on […]
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Email mix-up causes cousin to send mistaken invitation
DEAR ABBY: I recently received an online invitation to a New Year’s Eve party at the home of a dear cousin. Having not heard from her in a while, I decided to call her to express our delight at having been invited and let her know we might be able to come. (They live 350 […]
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Briefly: Local
Lithgow Library donation drive AUGUSTA — All through January, the Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St., will be waiving overdue fines when folks bring in food or toiletries for the donation drive. All donations will be delivered at the end of the month to the Augusta Food Bank and Bridging the Gap’s Everyday Basics Essentials Pantry. […]