January 1, 2023 service. Happy New Year to all! We are happy to celebrate 2023 and we are excited with anticipation for a wonderful new year! Today, Kay King Watson filled our pulpit as Lay Pastor. She opened the service with the Welcome and Announcements. She led us in singing two Praise Songs: “Glory in […]
January 2023
Moving forward into the New Year 2023 with faith, hope, and trust
The last year was incredibly challenging, and maybe you found it that way, too. There were the passing of loved ones, concerns for friends in countries experiencing severe uprisings, recovery from my shattered elbow, and moving through COVID, not once, but twice. Each challenge has its lesson. As I lean into the upcoming year of […]
Word of the Week
Tactile(Rhymes with pack pile.)Our sense of touch or how things feel when we touch them.Sarah picked up the woolen blanket and liked its fuzzy tactile quality.
How do you say that in …
English: tactileFrench: tactileSpanish: táctilGerman: taktilItalian: tattileArabic: allams اللمسChinese: Chù 触
Current Events: Louis Braille
A boy in France created a way for blind people to read and write. The boy’s name was Louis Braille (loo-ee brayl). He was blind, having lost his sight in a childhood accident.The system he created uses small raised bumps to represent letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation marks. By feeling the bumps with […]
Kids in the Kitchen
No milk pancakes Perfect for anyone with a dairy allergy or who wants to make a classic a new way! Ingredients: Yield: 8 pancakes 1/4 cup orange juice (The orange juice adds great flavor and a little extra boost to the leavening, but if you don’t have any, you can use water instead) 4 tablespoons […]
New COVID-19 variant spreads in Maine, but hospitalizations not expected to spike
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, said a wall of immunity should help prevent the outbreaks experienced last winter.
Sports on TV: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, January 4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. CBSSN — Charleston at NC A&T 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Villanova at Georgetown SECN — Auburn at Georgia 7 p.m. ACCN — Duke at NC State BTN — Penn St. at Michigan CBSSN — Loyola of Chicago […]
Tech Challenge to showcase student skills in South Paris
SOUTH PARIS — Oxford Hills Technical School plans to hold the 12th annual Oxford Hills Tech Challenge at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the 256 Main St. school. Tech Challenge is a showcase event in which students from 21 career and technical programs participate in skill-specific competitions and demonstrations for parents, community members and […]
Obituary: James Matthieu
FARMINGTON – James Matthieu, 80, passed away peacefully Dec. 29, 2022, at the Androscoggin Hospice House. James was born in Farmington …