BETHEL — World Peace and Understanding Day for the Rotary Club commemorates the 114 years of Service Above Self, according to the Rotary International website. According to Michele Varuolo Cole, assistant district governor of the Rotary Club in Bethel, “the first Rotary meeting was held by Paul Harris and business associates in Chicago on Feb. […]
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Why yoga is pivotal for skiers
BETHEL — Every Wednesday from 12- 1 p.m., instructor Kim Genther teaches yoga for skiers at 75 Main Street. She teaches moderate vinyasa style so that people can have both the time to move their bodies as well find the stillness and mediation within the practice. She teaches skiers because, “a yoga practice can improve […]
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More than 50,000 acres in Maine to be conserved through grant funding
STATE — Fifteen projects totaling $619,000 will conserve more than 50,000 acres and create land conservation easements across the state with funding through Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Maine Land Protection grant program. The grant program awarded $145,000, while donors with advised funds at MaineCF contributed an additional $474,000. “We are incredibly thankful to the generous individuals […]
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First grade teacher finds life lessons to teach in pandemic
BETHEL — Megan Fitzmorris has learned many things from her first graders at Crescent Park Elementary School, but above all she has discovered their capacity for resiliency has been immense since 2020. One Friday they were in school, and then they were remote for the remainder of the year. When the students came back, […]
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Annual Flying Moose Race is around the bend
BETHEL — In its 31st year, the Flying Moose Race is taking place Feb. 5 starting behind the Bethel Inn near the Inland + Woods ski shop. There are three different races. There is a 20K race (12 miles) starting at 11 a.m., a 10K race (6 miles), also starting at 11 a.m., and […]
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From food truck to restaurant, Le Mu Eats spills the dish
Le Mu Eats has made a new home for itself on Main Street. From a food trailer to cozy quaint restaurant lined with shelves of dried flowers, plants, and cactus, co-manager Elise Sengsavang talks about how the transition has been, the story behind their scratch-to-ready foods, and the details behind choosing the décor.
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The story of the county’s local fudge
GREENWOOD — Local or tourist, if there is one thing in common in times of celebration, it’s the locally-made fudge from Maine Line Products, which first opened in 1979. Owners Ellen and Rick Whitney began attending trade shows over the years. They ran into a representative for a company which sold ingredients for making fudge. […]
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Maine CASA to hold online training in March
Those interested in the training must complete an application and, if invited to participate, must also complete criminal and child protection services background checks.
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Oxford County Farm Service Agency announces county committee election results
Every FSA office is served by a county committee made up of local farmers, ranchers, and foresters, who are elected by local producers.
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First Universalist Church of West Paris offering chicken pies to order
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church is not able to hold its annual chicken pie supper fundraiser in person once again, which has typically taken place the week before Thanksgiving, for more than 100 years. Instead, church members are doing the next best thing: selling whole chicken pies to be enjoyed at home, or […]