(NAPSI)—If you’re eating meat on a daily basis, it appears you may be in the minority—according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans examined respondents’ eating habits and found that less than half (47 percent) said meat is a major part of their diet. Instead of chowing down on pork and beef for dinner, […]
by Brandon Dyer Pastor-Teacher, Windsor Christian Fellowship “Didn’t that church burn down?” This question was posed to me several years ago by a student at Windsor School on a day I was substitute teaching. The short answer to this well-meaning child’s question was, “no.” However, the sanctuary of Windsor Christian Fellowship did look as though […]
In 1944, the U.S. Army Air Base, in Houlton, Maine, in Aroostook, County, became the site of a Prisoner of War (POW) internment camp for German soldiers captured in North Africa and France. The POWs could not be forced to work, but they could volunteer. Those who wanted to work helped the local farmers harvest […]
China Town Manager Dennis Heath, left, presented the Boston Post Cane and a certificate to Theresa Plaisted, of China, on October 21, 2019. The cane is retained at the Town Office and the recipient keeps a certificate of the presentation. Theresa was born at Augusta on December 19, 1923, and has lived her entire life […]
Non-Fiction: A Story of Maine in 112 Objects from Prehistory to Modern Times, by Bernard Fishman, Director Maine State Museum. The Great Halifax Explosion, A WWI Story of Treachery, Tragedy and Extraordinary Heroism, by John U. Bacon. A Senator’s Eye, by Sen. Angus S. King, Jr. Fiction: The Pioneers, by David McCullough. The Dead Samaritan, […]
Name the seven NFL teams with the initials of their cities on the side of their helmets. Answer: Kansas City, San Francisco, Green Bay, Chicago, NY Jets, NY Giants, Tennessee.
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, my friends. Don’t worry, be happy! Selectman Keith Gallagher is resigning effective November 28, 2019. He and his family are moving out of state in December. The selectmen are sad to see him leave. He has been a real asset to the town and […]