BETHEL — Tips from the latest research from the Alzheimer’s Association will be presented by Valerie Cole, SeniorsPlus Licensed Social Worker, on Thursday, October 5 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church Street, Bethel. This program is sponsored by “To Your Health” of the Western Mountains Senior College […]
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Women singers sought
NORWAY — The Mollyockett Chorus, a women’s barbershop group in Norway, invites all women singers to join in as we start preparing holiday music for sing-outs this Christmas season. Come to an Open House on Tuesday, October 10 to get a taste of what the Chorus is all about. Chorus members will talk a little […]
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Online art auction to benefit church
NORWAY — Thanks to the generosity of parishioner Terry Robinson, the First Universalist Church of Norway has posted an online auction of original artwork. The church is auctioning a pastel, seen in the photo above, by noted Norway artist Barbara Traficonte, with the proceeds to benefit the maintenance of our historic building. Bidding will close […]
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Oxford Hills Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, September 22, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met and announced the following winners: 1st; Dottie Kelleher of Westbrook and Mike True of Auburn; 2nd: Misha Tomic of Waterford and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 3rd: Linda Smith of Oxford and Dennise Whitley of Norway; 4th: BJ and Steve Cavicchi of Bridgton; […]
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Open House at historical society
PARIS — The Paris Cape Historical Society will hold an Open House at its Porter House Museum, 77 High Street in Paris, on Oct. 14 from 1-4 p.m. PCHS will feature its many artifacts from Paris history, as well as historical photos by Jack Quinn, Edward Greene, and others. The event is free to the […]
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Field Trip explores Maine country music history
BETHEL — Members of the Western Mountains Senior College ventured out last week for a field trip to the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The group received a guided tour of the museum and learned about the history of country music in Maine and the hundreds of Maine musicians who influenced the […]
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Bethel Outing Club ski sale slated
To the Editor: The Bethel Outing Club Ski Sale is just a few weeks away. This year it will be held at the Gould Academy Field House on Friday, October 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a range of alpine, snowboarding, and Nordic […]
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Opening the Archives: A Norway family’s WWI story
NORWAY — Angela Todd recently noticed the names of the Klain family, a Jewish family that lived in Norway, Maine, on the memorial stone in front of the Guy E. Rowe School. She began looking into the archives to see what she could find. To hear what she has learned since, attend a story-based archive […]
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Extension, OCSWCD offer tour with Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
SUMNER — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Wrinkle in Thyme Farm in Sumner, will be offering an on-farm program on Friday, October 13 from 3-5 p.m. When Marty and Maryanne started they were novices to sheep farming and today they run a […]
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Movie Review: ‘Expend4bles’
Outside of what you see on the posters, the “Expendables” movies have never been particularly ambitious. Sure, it was great that the action stars of previous decades like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Harrison Ford could come together for a […]