AREA — Western Foothills Land Trust and The Conservation Fund announce that on October 15, the Western Foothills Land Trust purchased the first of three former Chadbourne Tree Farm tracts from White Pine Forest LLC (a subsidiary of The Conservation Fund). The tract is comprised of three wooded parcels totaling 494 acres in Oxford, near […]
2021
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25 Years with Q-team
NAPLES — Steven Shaw, of Casco, was awarded a certificate of appreciation from Q-Team Tree Service in Naples for 25 years of exemplary service. Shaw, who is now enjoying employee ownership since the company created an ESOP in the fall of 2018, can be seen hauling loads of logs and brush from various job sites […]
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Church Fair Nov.er 20 at East Otisfield Free Baptist Church
OTISFIELD — After sitting out last year’s sale because of COVID, those at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church are happy to host their annual Church Fair on November 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The able hands of Debbie Dyer and Maryanne Hill are chairing the fair and bringing all kinds of delights […]
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This n That
Puzzles WATERFORD — The North Waterford Church, on Rout 35, has reopened its Jigsaw Puzzle Library with hundreds of puzzles of all sizes (and shapes) to choose from. Come in the back door and you’ll see the display. The lending library is open from 1 to 3 p.m. every Monday; all are welcome. Centerpiece workshop […]
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Education: Modern History
If I remember events, they’re modern history. Thus the 1960s, broadly defined. The class concentrates on a few issues by reading beyond the textbook. The Right Stuff (also available as a movie) puts the Space Race in the context of an increasingly middle-class White America engaged in the Cold War. Tom Wolfe discerns the peculiarities […]
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USDA reminds farmers/ranchers to vote
COUNTY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the Oxford County FSA office or postmarked by Dec. 6. “FSA county committee members provide valuable knowledge and […]
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Fall Tabletop Centerpiece Workshop planned
PARIS — An Autumn Centerpiece Workshop will be held on Sunday, Nov. 21, in two sessions: 12-1:30 p. m. or 2-3:30 p.m. Call 743-8820 to reserve a space. Each guest will be given enough dried flowers and other natural materials to create one arrangement in a 6- to 8-inch waterproof container. Extra materials will be […]
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Paris library starts community drive for Christmas for Kids
Paris Public Library is participating in a needed community drive for knit and crocheted hats and mittens for children. Last year we had a successful drive thanks to so many generous needle crafters and we are hoping we can meet this need once again for the children in our community, even though we are a […]
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Annual fall garden clean-up and luncheon set
PARIS — The Annual Fall Clean-up and Luncheon at the McLaughlin Garden is planned to begin at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the garden at 97 Main St. in South Paris. Are you looking to learn more about ornamental gardening? Want to make some new gardening friends? Looking for a fun way to volunteer […]
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New opportunity; not necessarily new discovery
To the Editor: I want to comment on the “newly discovered” lithium deposit in Newry that front-paged the October 29 Bethel Citizen. I would note that this deposit has been known for decades. My father-in-law, Dana C. Douglass, Jr., was a mica miner in the early 1950s. He told me he had climbed many mountains […]