RUMFORD — Frances Savage (Sadie) Carlton, 94, of Dixfield, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, in Rumford. Frances was born May 2, 1923, in Rangeley, a daughter of Homer S. Savage and Lena Fay Raymond Savage. Frances lived in Dixfield since 1929 and she graduated from Dixfield High School, Class of 1941. On July 3, 1942, Frances […]
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Local Boy, Girl Scouts serving free community dinner
RUMFORD — Local Girl and Boy Scouts will serve their 10th annual community dinner on Sunday, Nov. 19. The meal of turkey and all the fixings will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Rumford American Legion. A suggested donation of a nonperishable food item is encouraged but not required. All food donations […]
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Girl Scouts earn Junior Maine Guide certification
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced that three Girl Scouts — Rachel Davis and Laura Dumas of Gray and Payton Spearin of East Millinocket — have earned their Junior Maine Guide certification. Sponsored by Maine Summer Camps and the Maine State Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Junior Maine Guide certification is a […]
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Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs
In this Monday, May 29, 2017 file photo, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts salute during a Memorial Day ceremony in Linden, Michigan. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that […]
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Discover Girl Scouts events offered locally
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced that it will host Discover Girl Scouts events for potential members and volunteers. These events will bring together girls from kindergarten through third grade and their caregivers, and allow them to discover why Girl Scouting is important to the development of girls, how it relates to […]
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Joan M. Jensen Tarazewich
WEST PARIS — Joan M. Jensen Tarazewich, of Topsham, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15 in West Paris. Born and raised on the island of Montreal, Canada, near the St. Lawrence River, Joan was the youngest of four daughters to Ellen Wilkinson Hooper of Montreal and Niels Peter Jensen of Denmark. Her father died when […]
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Free state park admission AUGUSTA — Maine State Parks and Historic Sites will treat Maine residents to a free day-use admission on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18. The annual event is to encourage Maine residents to visit Maine State Parks and Historic Sites and to thank them for their continued support. How to become a Girl […]
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Girl Scouts of Maine to host free Girl Scout events
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced that it will host free Sprouting Daisies events for girls who are entering kindergarten or first grade and their families. Sprouting Daisies will bring together girls and their caregivers, and allow them to discover why Girl Scouting is important to the development of girls, how it […]
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Telstar Girl Scouts donate cookies to GRAMPS for home delivery meal program
BETHEL — Girl Scouts for the Telstar Service Unit (which includes girls from Peru, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Rumford and Mexico) recently dropped off 190 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be distributed by GRAMPS for their home delivery meal program. Girls took Cookie Shares orders in January for the Meals on Wheels program. GRAMPS oordinator […]
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Clean-up for Earth Day
New Sharon Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts collected nearly two dozen bags of trash, bottles and cans along the town’s main roads on April 19 in observance of Earth Day. The project was sponsored by the New Sharon Community Improvement Team. Participating, along with leaders and parents, are, from left, Aiden Ayer, Megan Adams, Keira […]