PHILLIPS — The 14th annual Phillips Nine Hole Golf Scramble was held under partly sunny skies at Sandy River Golf Course in Farmington Falls recently. The $2,400 raised from the event will benefit the Phillips Public Library. Sixteen teams competed for the first five place finishes. Matching card determined the final outcome. First place, with […]
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Flag disposal ceremony
On Sunday, Sept. 11, Phillips’ Post 64 of the American Legion will host an American Flag Disposal Ceremony in remembrance of the victims of 9/11. The nighttime outdoor memorial homage will begin at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Depot Street. Officers and members of the post and its Ladies Auxiliary, led by its […]
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Informational meeting set on renewing hatchery discharge license
PHILLIPS — Representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public information meeting Wednesday on a proposal to renew the Phillips Fish Hatchery discharge license. The hatchery is currently not in operation. However, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which owns the hatchery, has a valid discharge license, Brian Kavanah, […]
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Fish art contest to fund murals
PHILLIPS — Commemorating Fly-rod Crosby, the first female guide in the state, the greater Phillips area Circle for the Arts has created The Mission of the Fish, a project to draw the town together with a common theme. The proceeds from this fundraiser are earmarked for professionally designed murals that will be created by area […]
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Olde Home Days flower show schedule announced
PHILLIPS — The Phillips Old Home Days Flower Show Committee under the direction of Dorothy Haggan recently released the schedule for their upcoming show. In keeping with the OHD’s theme, “The Best Things in Life are Free,” this year’s show theme is “The Best Things Come in All 4 Seasons.” With categories in both design […]
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Phillips Elementary School honor roll
PHILLIPS — Phillips Elementary School has announced the third trimester honor roll and the full-year honor roll. Grade 5 High honors: Alexandra Ryan, Sam Storer. Honors: Ian Burke, Ashley Burnham, Elizabeth Godwin. Honorable mention: Carrie Burdin, Zakary Christopher, Kai Mahar. Grade 6 High honors: Senna Reid, Kaelie Ricker. Honors: Marya Beedy, Nathan Boyce, Elizabeth Burke, […]
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100 students learn hands-only CPR
PHILLIPS — Jane Thorndike of NorthStar EMS and Heather Rhinhart also of NorthStar EMS and a volunteer for AmeriCorps (an emergency response corp unit of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England), recently taught 100 students at Phillips Elementary School how to do hands-only CPR. Students in grades three through eight took part in the training […]
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Incorrect budget percentage for Phillips town meeting
PHILLIPS — A story on the upcoming Phillips town meeting that was published Thursday on Page B2 of the Franklin County edition should have said the proposed town budget of $944,000 is nearly 1 percent more than last year’s amount, interim Town Manager Elaine Hubbard said. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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Phillips proposed budget up slightly from last year
PHILLIPS – Voters will be able to offer changes to the proposed budget during the annual town meeting Saturday, interim Town Manager Elaine Hubbard said Thursday. The proposed budget of $944,000 is nearly 1 percent more than last year, she said. Voters may make amendments to the budget from the town meeting floor, so the […]
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Syracuse University dean’s list
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The following area students enrolled at Syracuse University were named to the fall 2010 dean’s list for their respective school/college. Hillary Eustis of Phillips, Maine, College of Arts and Sciences. Emily George of Rangeley, Maine, College of Arts and Sciences.