SUMNER — The East Sumner Congregational Church will host the third annual Streaked Mountain Woodcarvers’ Camp and Carve Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The event is sponsored by the Maine Woodcarvers Association, local President Bob Perry said. The public is invited to see demonstrations by the carvers on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to […]
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Reception planned for Sumner town secretary
SUMNER — A retirement social honoring longtime selectmen’s secretary Cyndy Norton will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the old Grange hall in West Sumner village. Town leaders are urging people to attend to wish her well. There will be no formal program. Town Clerk Susan Runes asks those attending to bring […]
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Girl Scout information night is Sept. 18
HARTFORD — Girl Scouts of Maine will host a parent information and registration meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Hartford Sumner Elementary School. Girls and adults are invited to attend the meeting to find out about the many different and fun ways today’s girls are participating in Girl Scouting and how the […]
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Food bank open in Sumner SUMNER — Sumner Food Bank will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 16, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. It is open the first and third Mondays of each month. For more information call 388-2610. West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The […]
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Sumner withdrawal hearing Saturday
SUMNER — A public hearing Saturday will give residents a chance to voice their concerns and ask questions about a proposal for the town to withdraw from RSU 10. It begins at 9 a.m. at the Town Office. In June, organizers submitted a petition with 98 signatures asking the town to pull out of the 12-town […]
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Church bake sale, bottle drive HEBRON — The Hebron Community Baptist Church will host a church sale/bake sale/bottle drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The event is to raise money to purchase new visual media equipment for the church. Stop by to buy and BYOB (bring your own […]
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Bethel Senior Citizens Club BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Funky Red Barn. Menu is prime rib or haddock. Price is $12. Reservations with your choice must be made before Sept. 1 by calling Caroline Gould at 824-3226 or Arlene Lowell at 824-2877. Food […]
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RSU 10 board to discuss vote consideration petition
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 Board will take up a petition Monday submitted last week that calls for another vote on the recently passed $36.5 million operating budget. Superintendent Craig King said on Friday that a state statute allows such a request, providing a sufficient number of valid signatures are on the petition. According to […]
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Correctoin: Sale at Universalist church
SUMNER — A story published on Page B3 of Tuesday’s Oxford Hills edition should have said the West Sumner Universalist Church will hold a Whatever and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Lunch will be served at noon and a raffle on baskets will take place at 1:30 p.m.
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Sumner voters approve $1.45 million budget
SUMNER — About 65 residents took an hour and a half to vote on a 37-article warrant at Saturday’s annual town meeting. With little discussion, voters approved the $1.45 million 2013-14 budget recommended by the Board of Selectmen and the Budget Committee. Voters elected Buckfield resident Glenn Holmes to moderate the meeting. Before acting on the […]