LEWISTON — Clovis J. ‘Butch’ Bouchard, 90, of 87 Gagne St., went home to the Lord on Friday, Nov. 11, at his home. He was born in St. Norbert, P.Q. Canada on Dec. 17, 1920, son of the late Dominique and Georgianne Goudreau Bouchard. He grew up in Lewiston and was educated in local schools. […]
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Oak Hill senior plans Mini Relay For Life
WALES — Oak Hill High School will host a Mini Relay For Life from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. The community is welcome to join the event to fight back against cancer. The relay is being organized by Oak Hill High School senior, Kayla Smart. When asked why she wanted to bring the […]
Drama club will celebrate season with ‘Dracula’
WALES — Theatre in the Woods, Oak Hill High School’s drama club, will present the seasonal classic “Dracula” on Oct. 28-30. The play, dramatized by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston, was adapted from the well-known novel by Bram Stoker. In this particular version, Lucy Seward (played by Emily McLean), whose father (Kenyon Fraser) is […]
Oak Hill announces Adult Ed classes
WALES — Adults who wish to earn credits through a combination of classes and home study may choose to attend Oak Hill Adult Education classes. Credits earned are added to those earned in high school. Credits may be awarded for military service, work and volunteer services. Courses taken for high school diploma credit are free. […]
Oak Hill students learn from Columbine victim
WALES — After showing a documentary of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, Sam Downing of Colorado introduced Oak Hill Middle School students to Rachel Scott, the first to die in that shooting. Her life, and the organization formed to share her message of how treating people with kindness will prompt a chain reaction, illustrates […]
Well done – Kimberly Hinkley
STANDISH — Kimberly Hinkley of Wales, an accounting major at Saint Joseph’s College, completed a summer internship with FISC Solutions in Lewiston.
Merrimack College graduates
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Merrimack College held its 61st graduation exercises on May 22. The following local students were among the graduates. Wales: Kevin Laplante, Bachelor of Science in business administration, economics. Farmington: Alyson Webster, Bachelor of Science in business administration.
Dog chases away invaders after Wales man attacked, injured
WALES —A Centre Road man credits his German shepherd with chasing away two men who attacked him when he found them in his home Wednesday. Robert Goucher, 36, of 40 Centre Road was taken to the hospital after the attack. Goucher came home to find the burglary in progress. One burglar whacked him in the […]
Bad bus day worries parents
WALES — Peter Faucher’s 7-year-old son, Mason, should have gotten off the bus around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Mason didn’t get to his Wales home until 5:45. Like other Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield parents, Faucher waited and worried. The worrying grew the later it got. Faucher called Libby Tozier Elementary School in Litchfield more than once. […]