Army Pfc. Michael C. Pelatte has graduated from the basic field artillery cannon crew member advanced individual training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train service members to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain […]
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WinterFest 2011 ice tower still growing
BETHEL — WinterFest 2011 is in full swing this week. But the project to grow an ice tower centerpiece by dripping water from a series of pipes held upright by steel and guy wires has yet to catch up. Sudden weather changes — from a 50-degree thaw on Jan. 1 to below zero temperatures — […]
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Bethel librarian named to state commission
LEWISTON — Katherine J. Brunjes of Bethel, director of library services at Central Maine Medical Center, has been appointed to the Maine State Library Commission. The commission is a 17-member board appointed by the governor to represent the state’s library community. The commission oversees the Maine State Library’s policies, procedures and operations, advises the state […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Snowfall ‘just in time’ for Bethel WinterFest 2011
BETHEL — Thanks to the timely arrival on Wednesday of more than a foot of powdery snow, the stage is set for Bethel WinterFest 2011. The nine-day event will be held from Saturday, Jan. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 30. Featured activities and events include ice skating, a Tubb’s snowshoe demonstration and scavenger hunt, snow groomer […]
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Bethel teen injured when truck severs utility pole
BETHEL — A Bethel teenager escaped serious injury and electrocution Friday afternoon when police say he lost control of his pickup on ice on Chandler Hill Road and slid into a utility pole, which broke and fell on the truck. James A. Lowell, 16, was about a mile from his home when the accident occurred […]
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Snow shortage, thaw closes Nordic centers
NEWRY — Wednesday’s snowstorm isn’t expected to drop more than 6 inches across western Maine. But that may be enough to reopen Nordic ski centers in Newry, Bethel and Oxford that closed this month due to a snow shortage and warm temperatures. “There are a bunch of different reports being forecast, but our weather contacts […]
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Babysitter training offered at Telstar
BETHEL — Girl Scouts of Maine will offer “Babysitting 101” training for girls in grades five to eight from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, at Telstar Middle School The program will include getting a baby-sitting business started, playtime ideas for children of all ages, understanding the likes and dislikes of children, […]
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Special meeting needed to reappoint 2 Bethel appellate board members
BETHEL — Selectmen will convene a special board meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, in the town office to reappoint two Board of Appeals members. Town Manager James Doar said Wednesday by email that the board needs to reappoint Chairmen Mike O’Donnell and Wende Gray, whose terms expire on Friday, Dec. 31. No one […]
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New Year’s Bethel lineup includes parade
BETHEL — Organizers hope they’ll attract up to 150 people for New Year’s at the Bethel Historical Society on New Year’s Eve, Randy Bennett, society executive director, said Tuesday morning. The venue for the free event, which is from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, is at the Dr. Moses Mason House at […]
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Winterfest ice tower at 20 feet and growing
BETHEL — Droplets of semi-frozen wind-blown water noisily plopped atop ice-covered snow late Tuesday afternoon around the base of this town’s attempt to create a 140-foot-tall tower of ice for next month’s winter festival. By 4:25 p.m., the temperature at the Bethel Station venue was 22 degrees F. and starting to fall. In the fading […]