Florist Laureen Bean hands a vase with roses to John Allen on Wednesday afternoon at Littlefield Flowers & Gifts in South Paris. Bean said Valentine’s Day is the shop’s busiest day every year, and that the store had three employees delivering flowers throughout the Oxford Hills. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Corinne Ackley
SOUTH PARIS — Mrs. Corinne Ackley, 93, died Monday, Feb. 12, at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris. She resided in Sumner. Born in Rumford on Oct. 24, 1924, she was a daughter of John and Ruth (Glover) Trenoweth. Corinne attended Rumford schools and worked for C.B. Cummings in Norway until her retirement. Corinne loved […]
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Jordan Burns of Paris chosen December STAR Student
PARIS — Maine Connections Academy, the state’s first virtual public charter school, has selected Jordan Burns, a sophomore from Paris, as its December STAR Student. Burns was chosen because of his excellent engagement in lessons and likelihood to take advantage of available MCA resources and support. He also demonstrates a real interest in learning by […]
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Museum L-A thanks veterans with handwritten note cards
LEWISTON — Museum L-A staff delivered thank-you cards to two veterans’ homes during the holidays in recognition of their service to the country. Visitors age 5 and older wrote personal thank-yous on the note cards throughout the recent exhibit, “The Work of War: Honoring Our Veterans and the Ones They Left Behind.” The exhibition had […]
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PARIS — Although recently departed in July of this year, life-long Paris resident Colin Wilson lives on in his artwork that has, no doubt, been seen by many. The house at 220 Hebron Road in Paris, where Wilson grew up and later raised his own family with his wife Janice, has long been adorned with sculptures […]
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Annual Teddy Bear Dance to be held Dec. 9
SOUTH PARIS —The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club’s annual Teddy Bear Dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria, 100 Pine Street. All clubs may bring their class members to this dance. It will be a fun-filled evening with three levels of dancing. Club caller […]
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Kendall L. Davis
SOUTH PARIS — Kendall L. Davis, 77, of South Paris, passed peacefully in his home in South Paris surrounded by family on Tuesday, Nov. 28. He was born on Jan. 13, 1940, in Calais, a son of Lloyd and Marion (Ames) Davis. Ken was a career truck driver and master tinkerer. Ken is survived by his […]
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Paris 12-year-old's book is published
PARIS — Two flowers live in a field when a third, new flower shows up. They don’t like her because she looks different. She has one leaf instead of two. “The Newest Flower” is a children’s book written by 12-year-old Juliese Padgett, and it mirrors much of her life. Juliese was adopted from China a month […]
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A video game Halloween
Charlie and Karcha Buker of South Paris dress up as Luigi and Mario, respectively, from the Super Mario video game franchise on Halloween on Main Street in Norway while their children, Quinn, front left, and Kruz dress up as other characters from the game franchise. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Free building confidence class announced
PARIS — New Ventures Maine will offer a free three-week Building Confidence class from 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, at University College. Building Confidence is open to individuals and couples of all ages and incomes. Anyone interested in increasing their confidence is welcome to attend the three-week class. It will help […]