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Eats: What’s good for your gut
After I signed up for Andi Locke Mears’ class on nutrient-dense foods at Auburn Adult Ed, she told me it would be “a real eye opener!” She was right. Enough so that I immediately signed up for the instructional class on cultured, sprouted and fermented foods the following week. Locke Mears, who was a vegan […]
What’s your gripe?
My gripe is the prevelance of vehicles that run red lights in the Lewiston-Auburn area. I haven’t lived here long, but learned quickly to count to six after the light turns green before venturing forward. Apparently, you folks are immortal. I am not. The final straw was nearly being T-boned by an oil delivery truck […]
Night Life, Jan. 16-22, 2011
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]
Sights Unseen: United Baptist Church
Jose Leiva/Sun Journal As the 90-year-old United Baptist Church in Lewiston is prepared for demolition, longtime church member Inez Buck of Auburn shared memories of a sense of fellowship and special occasions celebrated there. In 1951, she married Roy Buck, who was the 100th baby to be dedicated in 1922 into what was then called […]
Talk of the Town
Tangled up in blue From the State Police files. Is it me? Or does this report sound like the start of a Penthouse Forum letter. “Trooper Jamo was following an erratic vehicle southbound on Route 4 in Turner when the operator suddenly sped up to 79 mph in the 45 mph zone near the Auburn […]
Eats: Brunch with a Punch: Cyndi’s Dockside
It’s paradise for the palate – music in your mouth. In fact it’s hard to hold back tears of gratitude when a plate of steaming, fragrant crab cake eggs benedict is set before you, inches from a basket of fresh bread, biscuits and velvety blueberry muffins. Add a snowshoes-on-the-walls decor, views of winter fishing on […]
Off the grid and into the dream
Though a green lifestyle for Minot residents Norm and Louann Gauthier was certainly fundamental, the decision to live off the grid, or without dependence on conventional power sources, was based just as much on Norm’s past achievements and strong instincts about how things work. Building his first house at the age of 19 with no […]
Facetime: Carl Smith: one career done, a Peace Corps career begun
When Carl Smith retired as an English as a Second Language teacher in Lewiston, he could have lived a life free from work. He could have taken up golfing, maybe moved to Florida to enjoy a warmer climate. Instead, the 69-year-old decided to join the Peace Corps. Over the next two years Smith will live […]