Bridging ceremony held for scout troop
During a Bridging ceremony recently, Girl Scouts of Troop #1557, in Waterville, seven junior Girl Scouts received their bronze awards. Also, the troop welcomes three girls into the Cadette level.
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Central Maine grade schoolers learn on field trips
(below) Messalonskee’s Williams Elementary School fourth grade students took a field trip to Acadia National Park recently. They met up at Sand Beach with park rangers. Students then hiked some of the trails near Otter Point. (below) Third grade students from Clinton Elementary School traveled to Bradbury State Park on a field trip recently. Maine […]
Legal Notices, Week of April 28, 2016
STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT Court St., Skowhegan, ME Somerset, SS Location of Court NOTICE TO CREDITORS 18-A MRSA sec. 3-801 The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication date of this notice is April 21, 2016. If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must […]
Letters to the Editor Week of April 28, 2016
It’s clean-up time The official “Earth Day” is over with not so good results. Very, very few volunteers. Thank you so much Goodine family, Barbara F., Irene Belanger and all of you who have done the roadside cleanup in your own neighborhoods. Things are looking better with the “ winter uglies” being picked up. Thank […]
Obituaries Week of April 26 2016
CAROLYN M. LANE FAIRFIELD – Carolyn May Lne, 73, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at MaineGeneral Medical Center. She was born in Mexico on July 6, 1942, the daughter of the late Carroll and Evelyn (Kilbreth) Akers, and later raised by Philip and Lucienne Welch, her foster parents. Carolyn graduated from Dixfield High […]
Young athletes take center stage
Left, Club Naha team member Michael Achorn and Huard’s Sport Karate team member Mikey Stewart with their awards after point fighting at the recent Maine Martial Arts Challenge, on April 10. Michael captured first place and Mikey, second place. (Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff). Below left, Alfond Youth Center CEO Ken Walsh […]
Mystery claw not so mysterious
by Roland D. Hallee Last weekend, while we were getting ready to open camp for the summer, we did some raking of leaves along with some of our camp neighbors. While raking a section of road, our friends alerted me to something they found. It was definitely a leg from some kind of large bird. […]
Every day is Mothers Day
How you made it through bringing the four of us kids and dad up with any sanity left is amazing to me. I know each one of us with our own little unique personalities made for a lot of challenging events for your life. You weathered us well. And yes, I included dad as another […]
PLATTER PERSPECTIVE
by Peter Cates Some more non-classical examples of recorded sound: Harry James: I Wish I Knew; The More I See You; Columbia- 36794, ten-inch 78, recorded 1-3-1945. The great trumpeter Harry James (1916-1983) had already considerable experience performing, when he was hired by Benny Goodman at the very young age of 20, and his mostly […]
The 1947 Plymouth Deluxe
by Roland D. Hallee I’m going to begin this new series by taking a look at the 1947 Plymouth Deluxe. Why, you ask? Well, to begin with, that was the year I was born. It is also the first car I remember being owned by my dad – he bought it used. I can still […]