DEAR SUN SPOTS: North Waterford Congregational Church, Route 35, in North Waterford Village, is hosting a supper Tuesday, June 23, from 5-6:30 p.m. The menu includes baked beans, chop suey, cole slaw, salads, casseroles, brown bread, rolls, gingerbread, and beverage. The cost is $14 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Please call me at 583-2822 […]
Mary Delamater
Mary Delamater has lived in western Maine all her life and started her career at the Sun Journal as a proofreader, freelance writer and photographer. Eventually, she moved to an editing position, reading staff-generated stories and laying out pages for the Oxford Hills region. With changes to the publication over the years, she has continued on the copy desk, ensuring stories reflect the paper's values of truth, fairness, excellence and compassion. She is a graduate of Oxford Hills High School in Paris and has attended and/or led workshops on reporting and editing. She's one of 14 children and aunt to dozens of nieces and nephews. She enjoys family gatherings, hosting the annual Merrill Family Christmas Open House, cooking, home decorating, reading, boating, daily walks and chairing the Sun Journal Fun Committee.
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L/A Clean Water Authority hosting plant tour| Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Have you ever wondered where your waste goes when you flush, take a shower, or wash your dishes? Join us for a tour of the Lewiston Auburn Clean Water Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Facility on Lincoln Street in Lewiston to find out. The tour is free and open to the public. It will […]
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Poland Spring Sunset Concert Series returning | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Poland Spring Preservation Society is pleased to present the lineup for its annual Sunset Concert Series. This year we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. The Sunset Concert Series takes place Monday, June 22, at the Poland Spring Resort Gazebo at 22 Robbins Way. It will continue every Monday thereafter, concluding Aug. 31. […]
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Norway’s 7.5 Mile Yard Sale happens this Saturday | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Here’s a little reminder that Norway’s Heywood Club Annual 7.5-Mile Yard Sale is happening this Saturday, June 13, and will start at 8 a.m., rain or shine. Sellers are set up at the clubhouse and all along Pleasant Street, Crockett Ridge Road and Round the Pond Road. — No name, Norway ANSWER: […]
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Memorial golf tourney seeks sponsors, golfers | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Once again, we are looking for sponsors and golfers to support swimmer scholarships in memory of Chris Branch, a lifelong swimmer, swim coach and swim official. Chris was well-known in Lewiston-Auburn as Director of Public Works for Lewiston, as well as a YMCA swim coach for about 20 years. This year’s tournament […]
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Oxford Hills High School class celebrating 60-year reunion| Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would like to remind everyone in the Oxford Hills High School class of 1966 that we are celebrating our 60-year reunion at The Square in South Paris on Sunday, July 19, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Invitations have gone out and this is a reminder that if you plan on attending, we […]
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Celebratory open house at Auburn the drop-in center | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The staff and volunteers at the Drop-in Center hope you can join us on Thursday, June 18, at 1:30 p.m. to officially celebrate our new home at the Auburn Resource Center at 121 Mill St. There will be light refreshments served at 1:30 p.m., followed by the ribbon cutting and tours at 2 p.m. […]
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Sumner fire service auxiliary annual sale is Saturday | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sumner Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its annual sale Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Universalist Churc, Route 219 in West Sumner village. This sale will be in addition to the lawn sale. There will be raffles and home-baked foods, hot dogs and soda for […]
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Makers, Bakers, & Growers Market seeks vendors | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A Makers, Bakers, & Growers Market will be held Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sixth Street Church, 109 Sixth St. in Auburn.Tables are available to rent for $30. Vendors are invited to call Pastor Rose at 212-5653. ANSWER: More and more of these markets are popping up […]
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Poland Historical Society hosts “Historic Maine in 3-D” | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Poland Historical Society, in the Schoolhouse Museum at 1229 Maine St. in Poland, will welcome Bernard Fishman, Director of the Maine State Museum, on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. Fishman’s presentation, “Historic Maine in 3-D”, will include pictures of 19th century Maine using “stereoviews”, a popular type of photography at […]