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)
Valentine’s Day
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Happy Valentine’s Day – and today is also Ash Wednesday
LEWISTON — It is Valentine’s Day! Before you wine and dine with chocolates or fine food, today is also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a time of sacrifice and charityfor many Christians. Teachers at the Catholic Saint Dominic Academy figured out how students could have their Valentines chocolates and make the Ash Wednesday sacrifices, […]
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Try a twist on Valentine's Day
Embrace one of these unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — with a sweetie or without For Valentine’s Day in three short days, sure, you could buy roses and heart-shaped chocolate. Or you could bait hooks and huddle around a hole in the ice, snuggling close in lawn chairs, touching base every so often to […]
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'Love is Magic!' one-time dinner-show program on Valentine's Day
RUMFORD — A unique dining experience, including intimate tableside magic, and an old style parlor magic show will be offered at a one-time seating on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 49 Franklin Reception Hall. Tableside magic is an up-close and personal experience, where the feasibility of camera tricks, angles and lighting is virtually impossible […]
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Bethel women present gifts to homeless on Valentine's Day
BETHEL — The homeless population of Portland received something they were not expecting on Valentine’s Day — gift packages of clothing, bedding and treats from two Bethel women. Deirdre Fournier and Willow Ochtera saw a video about a similar homeless charity project and decided it was something they wanted to do. After making a Facebook […]
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Valentine's Day + Storm = Busy
Ann Nadeau of Auburn designs a vase of roses at Ann’s Flower Shop in Auburn on Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. Shop owner Cheryl McKeone said the busiest day of the year was a bit more crazy because of Monday’s snowstorm. McKeone said her shop was open Monday, but her customers were mainly “snowplow guys.” McKeone […]
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Snowstorm, Valentine's Day make a big day for florists even busier
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A massive snowstorm on the day before Valentine’s Day is making for a busy day for florists in the Northeast. The day before Valentine’s Day is always a busy day in floral shops, but many were unable to open in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on Monday because of a blizzard […]
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First Auburn Seniors to meet AUBURN — The First Auburn Senior Citizens will meet for a regular meeting and Valentine’s Day lunch at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Seniors will crown a king and queen and play bingo. There were 29 members present at the last meeting. Attendance winners were David LePage and Carol LePage; Pot […]
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Deadline to submit community news events for Valentine’s day approaching
Dear Connections readers, Please submit your Valentine’s Day events to the Sun Journal as soon as possible. The deadline to submit items is two weeks. Due to a high submission rate, the deadline determines what submissions make it into print. For fastest processing, please email items to [email protected]. Thank you, Abby Austin Community News Editor
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Love-hate relationship with Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is upon us. And to think we are still recuperating from Groundhog Day. That’s February for you, a gray month of no big flashy celebrations, at least not until President’s Day. The busier many of us get, the less our demand for outside stimuli. But for those needing to set chronological coordinates, Valentine’s […]