GREENWOOD — The new Town Hall opened this week for business. “We’ve moved,” said Town Manager Kimberly Sparks of the new building in the Locke Mills section of town. The new Town Hall, which is a modular ranch-style building built by KBS Systems in Paris for about $142,000, is at 593 Gore Road just behind […]
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‘Music For a Sunday Afternoon’ PARIS — The second annual “Music For a Sunday Afternoon” concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. There will be selections played on the 101-year-old classic Moller pipe organ and ends with a singalong and an “Organ Blaster” piece […]
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Jean Gowen Walden
1935 – 2013 GREENWOOD, Ind. — Jean Gowen Walden, 78, of Greenwood, Ind., transitioned to her eternal home Saturday, Nov. 9, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springvale on April 24, 1935, the daughter of Fred G. Sr. and Glenna Hobbs Gowen. Jean graduated from Sanford High School and attended Gordon […]
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Charlotte W. Cole
1922 – 2013 NORWAY — Charlotte Winetta Cole of Greenwood died Monday, Oct. 14, at Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Greenwood on Aug. 4, 1922, the daughter of Lester Wilbur Cole and Carrie Winetta Dunham Cole. She graduated from Greenwood Center School, known as Shadagee School. Charlotte became employed at […]
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Oxford County Democrats met Sept. 8
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their Sept. 8 meeting at the Crescent Park School beginning with a potluck supper and social time. Cathy Newell, chair of the committee, welcomed attendees from Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Bethel, Greenwood, Norway, Paris, Woodstock and Oxford. Roy Gedat presented an update on the treasury reporting that the annual […]
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Gluten-free seminar, cooking workshop to be offered
GREENWOOD — A Living Gluten Free seminar and cooking workshop is being offered by Suzanne Dunham, herbalist and gluten free baker, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Dunham Farm. This program is for individuals recently diagnosed with celiac disease/dermatitis herpetiformus or other health issues that going gluten free may help, and […]
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Bethel Seniors trip to Vermont is Sept. 26
BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens foliage trip to Cabot Farms in Vermont will take place Thursday, Sept. 26. The bus will leave Bethel Health Center at 8:15 sharp. Price of admission is $2. Woodstock-Greenwood Seniors are welcome. For information contact Arlene Lowell at 824-2877.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sept. 21
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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Mt. Abram receives $235,000 grant for solar energy system
GREENWOOD — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded the Mt. Abram ski area a $235,000 grant to go toward installing a solar energy system. The money was awarded as part of the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program, which, according to its website, “provides assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete […]
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Greenwood women lead reading, hands-on art activities at West Paris library
WEST PARIS — A dozen children and their parents gathered at the West Paris Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday to hear Greenwood resident D.C. Sherer read her book “The Cat With the Question Mark Tail.” Sherer, who moved to Greenwood from Nantucket, Mass., in 1998, said her 16-year-old cat, Tigger, was the […]