VFW chicken barbecue Aug. 31 JAY — Jay VFW Post 3335 will hold a chicken barbecue at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at 64 Jewell St. $8, eat in or takeout. For information call 897-5112. Whitney Lodge open house CANTON — Whitney Lodge 167 of Canton will hold an open house from noon to 4 […]
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Logging Museum dedicates new Rodney Richard wood carving exhibit
RANGELEY — On Aug. 11, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum to welcome the wood carving “Jerome, the Indian” to its new home. Carved in 1975 by retired logger Rodney Richard Sr. of Rangeley, the “Indian” graced Fitzy’s Donut Shop on Main Street, Rangeley, from the time it was created […]
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Rumford Riders meet today RUMFORD — The new Rumford Riders ATV Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, upstairs at Sam’s. Supper will be served before the meeting. Everyone is welcome. Horseshoe tournament FARMINGTON — The sixth annual Donn Barker Memorial Horseshoe Tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Farmington Elks […]
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Rangeley chorus will take listeners on musical journey
RANGELEY — Rangeley Friends of the Arts will present its final concert of the summer season at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The Rangeley Community Chorus will take concertgoers, through song, to places throughout the United States and around the world. Locations, from a river in the Czech Republic to […]
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Tillery: Trio of New York-style jazz singers will perform in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Individually, Rebecca Martin, who grew up in Rumford, Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens are three of New York’s most acclaimed vocalists/songwriters. Together as Tillery, the three women have won over audiences with their music and infectious chemistry since joining forces in 2010. The vocal trio organized a weekend of songwriting workshops in New York City at […]
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Church to hold free yoga sessions
RANGELEY — The Watermelon Series outreach program at the Church of the Good Shepherd will present the practice of chair yoga, instructed by Sandy Panzella, on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. in the Chapel free of charge. Panzella is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. Ayurvedic medicine is a natural healing system from […]
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Agnes M. ‘Aggie’ Morin
FARMINGTON — Agnes M. “Aggie” Doyen Morin, 72, of Farmington, formerly of Rangeley, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital, with her loving family at her side. She was born May 19, 1940, in Farmington, a daughter of George G. and Frances (Donnelly) Hainse. She attended Rangeley schools, graduating as valedictorian of her […]
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12 seniors receive Franklin Bank scholarships
RUMFORD — Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation has awarded $33,000 college scholarships to 12 local students. The scholarships are $3,000 each. The bank generally awards 11 scholarships per year, although one school, Mt. Abram, presented two scholarships this year due to a change in plans for one of its 2011 recipients and unspent funds […]
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Bug Camp, club meeting FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club members will have the opportunity to visit Ann Mallett’s Bug Camp at 113 Greenwood Ave. at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. Every year MBAGC sponsors a scholarship to Bug Camp for a deserving young student. As well as a tour of the camp surroundings […]
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Playing tonight in Rangeley
Rangeley Friends of the Arts and the Oquossoc Lady and Loon Lodge have teamed up to bring the Ragged Jack trio and the , above, to Rangeley on Thursday, Aug. 16. Ragged Jack plays American roots/rockabilly. The quintet plays a range of styles, from classical to Dixieland.The two groups will perform on two boats and […]