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David Holmes (left to right), Bill Brown and Steve Yates, Kingfield Historical Society trustees, do some significant renovations to their turn-of-the-century home last week. More ... WILTON — The Calvary Hill Baptist will present “Love & Respect Marriage Conference” taught via DVD by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11 at the church on routes 2 and 4; Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per couple and registration is due by Sept. 3. More ... KINGFIELD — Saturday, Sept. 4, the Kingfield Sno Wanderers Snowmobile Club will host its annual Chinese Auction at Happy Horseshoe Campground in Lexington. The preview of items will be at noon and the drawing begins at 1 p.m. A new 19-inch, flat screen TV will be raffled off. Tickets are $1 each or 7 for $5. More ... OQUOSSOC — The annual Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath services will be held at the “Log Church” on Route 4 Saturday, Sept. 4. A song service will begin at 9:15 a.m. followed by Bible study and worship. Everyone is welcome. More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Public Library recently released its new fall hours (effective through Dec. 18). The library will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 1 to 7 p.m. For more information, call the library at 237-3535. More ... RANGELEY — The Wilhelm Reich Museum, on Dodge Pond Road, will be open for Labor Day Weekend from Friday, Sept. 3 to Sunday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. The rest of September it will be open Sundays only 1 to 5 p.m. More ... SALEM — MSAD #58 Board of Education will hold its next meeting Thursday, Sept. 2, at Mt. Abram High School, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The following is an overview of the agenda which was released recently. Following the Call to Order, guests will be welcomed and the public invited to make any comments, with presentations next. More ... RANGELEY -- The Rangeley Lakes Regional School District, RSU #78, Board of Education held a meeting Aug. 10. The minutes to that meeting were recently released. More ... KINGFIELD — A Stratton woman is recuperating at her home after an experience with a dog that bit her Thursday, Aug. 26 leaving her with 150 stitches in her left arm. More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Police Chief Scott Nichols is warning both out-of-state instate hikers to be more cautious while traveling by foot on the Appalachian Trail and other trails in the area. Over the past week, in two different incidents on the Carriage Road, hikers have been the victims of theft, with a total value of over $950. More ... RANGELEY — Rangeley was selected as one of The Top 25 Towns for Foliage by the September/October 2010 print edition of Yankee Magazine. “It is an honor to receive this recognition. The Rangeley Lakes Region is a great place year-round, and autumn here is especially beautiful,” said Rebecca Schinas, executive director of the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce. More ... KINGFIELD — Friday, Oct. 1, the Kingfield Rec. Dept. will be hosting a Fun Family Fall Festival at the Town Park from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Many events are being planed by the committee including a chili cook off, pumpkin carving contest, and hay rides. More ... PHILLIPS — It was recently announced that David Toothaker and the Phillips High School Class of 1967 collected more than $6,500 in just six weeks to help restore the Phillips Community Church. Built in 1835, the building serves the greater Phillips area and draws members from as far away as Wilton and Weld. The UCC congregation is led by Pastor Sue Kaplan-Burgess. More ... FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — Pushing 90 years old, most people spend the last of their years either sitting on the front porch watching the world go by or running from one doctor to another. This is not the case for a Freeman Township man who at 88 years old never took a pill and is up every morning at 5:30 a.m. busy at his sawmill. More ... PHILLIPS — Unlike the rainy day Mother Nature bestowed upon Toothaker Pond Association’s picnic last year, the sun was shining Saturday, Aug. 21 as the TPA hosted its “Picnic in the Park” event as part of the Phillips Old Home Days festivities. More ... attendees of the New Portland Central High School and grammar school attended the annual New Portland Alumni Association gathering at the firehouse community room Saturday, Aug. 14. More ... RANGELEY — If you wanted to leave your family a written legacy of your life, it would be a struggle to complete. But what if you were a quadriplegic and couldn’t move any part of your body below the neck and had to write the two volumes without the use of hands and in a weak voice? More ... The non-profit National Private Duty Association has announced that it will host a consumer education web conference titled Home Safe Home: Making Informed Senior Care Decisions Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. CDT. The live and interactive program, which will provide advice on hiring a home care provider, is free of charge to participants. More ... NORTH ANSON — Just close your eyes and imagine the enemy coming up the highway as you stand some 50 feet in the air watching from the observation tower located beside the Myron and Faye Seavey farm on Route 16. The Bailey windmill was built in 1905. During WWII it was used as an observation tower for the military. More ... David Holmes, a trustee of the Kingfield Historical Society, straightens out old nails to be reused, not your everyday construction practice these days. More ... LEXINGTON — A progress report on the construction of the new historical house was given to the members of the Lexington Historical Association Sunday night, July 18, at the home of Wright and Connie Pinkham. More ... FARMINGTON -— University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a workshop on how to market businesses, attractions and communities to the bus tour industry. The workshop costs $35 and will be held at Cooperative Extension’s Farmington office at 138 Pleasant Street Monday, Sept. 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. More ... |
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