PARIS — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills recently made donations to 2 local organizations to help with the younger youth in the area. Because their annual May Day Play Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, they were able to use those designated funds to help out the Community Concepts Pre-K program in conjunction […]
July 2, 2020
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SeniorsPlus online offerings
LEWISTON — Below are SeniorsPlus Education Center’s online offerings for July: ONLINE CLASSES Zoom 101: Using Video Technology to Stay Connected Date: Tuesday, July 14 OR July 28 Time: 10:00-10:30AM Instructor: SeniorsPlus Staff Location: Zoom Join us for a 30-minute class to become more familiar on how to use Zoom to participate in SeniorsPlus’ online […]
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Project to increase connections to resources
OXFORD — Aunt Bertha Community Connections is a summer project taking place in the Oxford Hills area focused on improving the ability to connect people to community resources that support health. A small team of inter-professional students will be working to improve a resource directory called Aunt Bertha, by identifying resources and getting more organizations […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
This is the tale of Topper who is a, ” Now you see him, now you don’t.” cat. That means that he is visible when you enter the room, but if he is approached by someone he doesn’t know he’s gone. Topper is a three and a half year old cat that is uncomfortable […]
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
Tabbouleh A Healthy refreshing dish to use up a lot of that mint you’ve got growing all over the place! Feel free to use other whole grains like barley, quinoa or farro in place of the bulgur. INGREDIENTS for 4 servings: ½ cup bulgur 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half or 2 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal
Movie Review: Capone
Tom Hardy isn’t very convincing as Al Capone in “Capone.” Granted, I’m not an expert on the real Capone, but I seriously doubt that he naturally acted like a terrible Tom Hardy performance or looked like he was wearing unconvincing makeup. Earlier this year I wrote about how the unconvincing CGI dog greatly detracted from […]
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Tree Talk
Trees: Friend or Foe? Trees are my friends. At least that’s what I tell people when I slice a golf drive and my ball bounces off a pine tree and ends up back on the fairway. Trees shade us in summer and heat us in winter. They provide lumber for our homes and fruit for […]
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Blastow for House
To the Editor: I was so excited when I heard Jen Blastow is running for the legislature (Maine House 72)! Finally a young woman I can relate to (well, maybe not the young part) is stepping up to the plate! I first met Jen 12 years ago when she brought her preschool daughters to Sunday […]
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The longest day
To the Editor: For the seventh year, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club has spent THE LONGEST DAY playing cards to support the Maine Alzheimer’s Association. This year they have raised $5,650.00 with more money to come in. Even though they have not been able to meet and play together as usual, the members have […]