NEWRY — In honor of Emily Dickinson’s 191st birthday this December 10th, The Bethel Citizen had a poetry contest to see who could write a poem in likes of her wit and darkness but in relation to the pandemic. Please see the poem below by Richard Bartholomew Stockwell of Newry. Dickinson was born in […]
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Telstar senior shares perspective on success
BETHEL — As a kid, senior Nicole Cox had broken many bones. Now she’s taken that rough patch and turned it into a potential career choice. She wants to study radiology come college. “I had a lot of broken bones when I was a kid, and I just thought it was really cool how they […]
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Christmas Tea in a Bag in Bethel
BETHEL – Instead of the annual traditional Christmas Fair & Tea, West Parish Congregational Church, UCC in Bethel will hold a smaller event on Saturday, December 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each festively decorated bag will contain 3 varieties of “cookie walk” cookies, 1 quickbread, a package of special tea goodies, tea and […]
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Help all families have Christmas
BETHEL — For the past 42 years, Nina Wheeler and her husband have been giving Christmas to families in the SAD44 area who are in need through their nonprofit program called Christmas for Families. Gifts which are donated by members of the community include, but are not limited too: quilts, hats, give warm clothes, socks, […]
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Dogs of Bethel: The Blessed Dog
BETHEL — Jackie Schuesler was walking through Responsible Pet Care when she noticed there was a cage set away from the others. When she went to approach the dog, the worker informed her no one would adopt the dog because it was “broken.” “They said that,” Schuesler says. The little dog had been abused for […]
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Telstar Sophomore excelling beyond academics
BETHEL — Madison Gingras, a sophomore at Telstar High School, has been dancing since she was 3 years old, starting with jazz and then eventually leading into lyrical, musical theater, hip hop, as well as dabbling in tap, ballet, clogging, and acrobatics. “Hip-hop is upbeat, gives you a lot of adrenaline and energy. In lyrical […]
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Above and Beyond: Learning outdoors opens a new world for students
BETHEL — When leaving the worst of the pandemic behind, 7th grade English teacher Amy Lilly thought her class should celebrate in a way that was true to both Maine and her subject of teaching. And so, she created a safe space outside Telstar with hammocks hanging from tree to tree and 25 stumps for […]
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New titles at Bethel Library
BETHEL — We have received many new titles of books at the Bethel Library for your use. They are: American Marriage by Burlingame Diary of A Young Naturalist by McAnulty Search For Her by Mofina State of Terror by Clinton West With Giraffes by Rutledge Bomber Mafia by Gladwell Boy in the Field by Livesey […]
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Briefs
Texas Hold’em LOCKE MILLS — Texas Hold’em, Saturday, December 4, Jackson-Silver Post 68, 595 Gore Rd., Locke Mills. Doors open at 11 a.m., games begin at 1 p.m. $50 buy-in, high hand option, BYOB (Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Meals & beverages will be available. For more information – […]