WALES — The Oak Hill High School fall semester honor roll has been announced. Grade nine High honors: Abbey Dodge, Kayla Veilleux, Emma Weissenfels. Honors: Cameron Ayers, Meagan Crosby, Nicole Demers, Austin Dube, Ashlee Ewing, Kyle Flaherty, Autumn Frechette, Sabrina Gauthier, Matthew Gilbert, Sadie Goulet, Michaela Hilb, Hayley Marshall, Courtney Martin, Ariana Merrifield, Chad Merrill, […]
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Good Citizenship Medal recipients to be honored by DAR
SABATTUS — Members of the Burnt Meadow Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, have announced the 2012 Good Citizenship Medal recipients from Oak Hill High School and Lisbon High School. Tyler Turcotte is the medal recipient from Oak Hill High School. He is the son of Michael and Marjorie Turcotte of Wales. A […]
RSU 4 board narrowly votes to privatize busing, layoff 22 drivers
SABATTUS — Regional School Unit 4 is moving ahead with plans to privatize busing next fall. In a very narrow decision Wednesday night, after hearing from dozens of parents mostly upset at the prospect, the school board voted in favor of privatized busing for K-12 students. It had received one response in a request for […]
Oak Hill Adult Education announces spring session
SABATTUS — Oak Hill Adult and Community Education has announced its spring class schedule. The second session runs April through May. All classes, with the exception of Zumba, run in six-week increments. For more information, visit www.oakhillnet.org or www.maineadulted.org or call 375-6605. Unless other arrangements are indicated, classes will take place at Oak Hill High […]
Litchfield student receives award
WALES — Kenyon Fraser, a senior at Oak Hill High School, has been selected to receive the 2012 Principal’s Award, Principal Patricia Doyle has announced. Fraser is the son of Sheri and Paul Fraser of Litchfield. The award is sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association and is given in recognition of a high school senior’s […]
60th anniversary celebrated
William and Shirley Hatch WALES — William and Shirley Hatch of Wales, formerly of Auburn, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 12, with a surprise party given by their children, Karen Hatch Gagne, Kimberly Kobierski, Richard Hatch, Robert Hatch, Ron Hatch, Cheryl Tukey and their families. Bill Hatch and the former Shirley Bubier were […]
Wales farmer looking for someone to pass on his legacy
WALES — Tall, lean and clear-eyed, Roger Fortin looks fitter than his 70 years. But sitting at his kitchen table at Little Alaska Farm in Wales, the farmer admits he won’t be able to tend to his cows, chickens and assorted critters forever. “I don’t have much time that I’ll be physically able,” Fortin said. […]
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Eastern Star meeting WALES — Lakeside Chapter 60, Order of the Eastern Star will gather on Tuesday, March 13, at the Grange/Masonic Building, 322 Centre Road. Officers will be in street dress. The members are reminded to bring a potluck dish for all to share at the supper at 6 p.m. The annual meeting and […]
Gary D. Blair
LEWISTON — Gary D. Blair, 70, of Woods Road, Wales, died Wednesday, March 7, at Central Maine Medical Center, after a long illness, with his family at his side. He was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, March 31, 1941, a son of the late John and Elizabeth (Taggart) Blair. Gary proudly served his country […]
Correction: Cochrane artwork locations
AUBURN — The River Views column on Page B1 on Feb. 7 about artwork by Harry Cochrane incorrectly named two locations of his paintings. The locations should have been the First Universalist Church of Auburn, which is on Pleasant Street, and the High Street Methodist Church in Auburn, now demolished. It was a reporting error.