JAY — This year the free Thanksgiving baskets will return after last year’s break because of the Covid pandemic. A full Thanksgiving meal, including turkey or chicken(for smaller families)is on the menu. Anyone living in the Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls area, may sign up during the month of October. There will be no sign-ups […]
2021
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Colorful Sweet and Spicy Pepper Relish
Last week was a lesson in learning to go with the flow and remember to allow what needs to happen, happen. Here’s a recap. Because my tomatoes were a bust this year, I bought a case of deliciously sweet Emery Farms tomatoes at Berry Fruit Farm in Livermore Falls to be soon made into a […]
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Suppers EAST WILTON — On Saturday, October 16, the Masonic Group at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Hall, 70 Bryant Road, East Wilton, Maine, will be offering a Takeout/Pickup meal from 5 to 6 p.m. The meal will be roast pork with gravy, potatoes, vegetable, rolls, and chocolate cake. $9 for adults and $5 for […]
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Holiday decorations webinar offered
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials from 6–7:15 p.m. Nov. 1, https://extension.umaine.edu/register/product/gardening-series-tips-and-tipping/ “Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to create both traditional and […]
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Current events/ Dussehra
Dussehra, also called Vijayadashmi (or Bijoya in Bengal), is the culmination of the nine-day Hindu Navaratri celebrations in India. It is a festival that marks the killing of Ravana, his son Meghanatha and brother Kumbhakarna, by Rama. It is seen as the victory of good over evil The Ramayana The epic Ramayana, describes the story […]
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Kids in the Kitchen
Going Bananas Cookies You won’t believe these delicious moist cookies are VEGAN! Bananas, Chocolate Chips, Oatmeal, Nuts YUM! A parent should be close by when using a heat source. Makes about 2 dozen cookies Ingredients · Nonstick cooking oil spray · 1 ripe medium banana – the riper, the sweeter! · ⅓ cup canola oil […]
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Sports on TV: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Wednesday, October 13 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — Indiana at Penn St. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 8 p.m. ACCN — Georgia Tech at Clemson BTN — Northwestern at Minnesota SECN — Mississippi at Texas A&M 9 p.m. ESPNU — Indiana at Nebraska HORSE RACING 4 […]
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Rollie Heckethorn: Auburn City Council needs Hawes’ spirit of commitment
It hasn’t been often during my over 50 years of having chosen to live and work in Maine that I have felt compelled to write a letter to the editor. However, recently I had the good fortune to meet and converse with a fine young man, Ryan Hawes, who is looking forward to serving our […]
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Book Review: Who is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson?
by James Buckley, Jr., Illustrated by Gregory Copeland Are you a huge fan of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? If you are, you already know that he is a world-famous wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and a famous movie star, starring in popular movies such as San Andreas, Fast Five, and the series, Fast […]
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In rebuttal: Rodney Abbott: Thomas ‘no friend’ to those who depend on USPS
For years I have read the propaganda pieces written by Cal Thomas and published in the Sun Journal, the newspaper we have called “our newspaper.” I have suffered in silence. However, when Cal attacks the U.S. Postal Service and suggests it be “stamped out,” I will no longer be silent. In his recent piece printed […]