LEWISTON — The top-seeded American Engraving Junior Lions will face the No. 3 seed Grimmel’s Gas-Up Junior Giants in the FLY championship game this Saturday. Here is how each team made the championship game. American Engraving Junior Lions: After starting the season with a 2-2 record, the Lions posted wins over the Sabattus Disc Golf […]
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Documentary, ‘Race to Nowhere,’ to be shown Thursday
LEWISTON — L/A Arts and the Lewiston Public Library are joining forces to bring the award-winning documentary, “Race to Nowhere,” to Lewiston/Auburn. The film will be shown in the Library’s Callahan Hall at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. “Race to Nowhere” is both a film and a grassroots movement aimed at changing the current […]
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Joseph W. Jarvis
FITCHBURG, Mass. — Joseph W. Jarvis, 75, a resident of Dover Street, Fitchburg, Mass., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Health Alliance Medical Center. Joseph was born in Lewiston, March 3, 1936, a son of Wilfred and Mary Anna (Michaud) Jarvis and was educated in Lewiston schools. Mr. Jarvis was a military veteran having served his […]
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Table Tennis: League results
LEWISTON — Oct. 17 results from the Maine Table Tennis League at Lewiston Armory: A, 1. John Simpson, 2. Rick Shea; B, 1. Sebastian Taylor, 2. Manoj Ganeshan; C, 1. Ralph Comeau, 2. Manny Sangalang. The league also welcomed a new member, Jonatha Deutsch, to its ranks.
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Eveline M. Michaud
AUBURN — Eveline M. Michaud, 86, of Lewiston died Friday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin with family by her side. She was born in Bath, Feb. 17, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph and Leonie (Lebel) Michaud. She was a resident of Lewiston since 1954. Prior to her retirement, she worked for […]
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Flag, in memory decals available locally
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column. You have helped me and others so many times. Sure hope you can help me again. Years ago my husband was in Vietnam. When we went to Florida a few years ago and had occasion to be at the VA hospital in West Palm Beach, my husband found […]
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Pauline Gardner
LEWISTON — A Mass of Christian burial honoring the life of Pauline Gardner was celebrated by Monsignor Marc Caron Monday at Holy Family Church of the Prince of Peace Parsh. During the service, Pauline’s granddaughter, Sarah Gardner proclaimed the first reading. The offertory gifts were brought to the altar by Pauline’s nephew, Gerry Gardner and […]
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Mildred R. Forrest
AUBURN — Mildred R. Forrest, 102, formerly of 78 Fairlawn Ave., Lewiston, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility, where she received the most compassionate and loving care for the past 10 years. She was born in Lewiston, Jan. 22, 1909, the daughter of John and Mary (Turnbull) Forrest and she attended […]
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Fab Five: Favorite running backs
Here are my top five favorite running back to watch in 12 years of covering high school football. I will admit up front to having an affinity for power backs. Scatbacks need not apply. 5. Buddy Nickerson, Bangor Nothing fancy. Absolutely nothing fancy. Three yards and a cloud of dust. But google the word “indefatigable” […]
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Pioneering photographer of American West will give talk
LEWISTON — Art historian Weston Naef will discuss the work of a photographer who documented the American West in its last years of pristine beauty on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Bates College. The 4 p.m. talk in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center is open to the public at no cost. Naef’s lecture is […]