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Community News November 26, 2008  RSS feed
Adopt a grandparent
      KINGFIELD -- This holiday season why not adopt a grandparent --someone who would enjoy a little boost from a local person or family? There are many local elderly who would love to receive a little something from a friend this holiday.
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Webster Free Library holiday hours posted
      KINGFIELD — The Webster Free Library will close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The library will reopen Saturday, Nov. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the library at 265-2052.
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Kids' yoga offered
      RANGELEY — Yoga for Children, a free program offered at the Rangeley Public Library, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. Erin LaRochelle will lead the kids in yoga exercises, and the evening will end with a bedtime story.
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Ladies'/Community Breakfast scheduled
      RANGELEY — The next Ladies'/Community Breakfast, with everyone invited to attend, will be on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Farm House Inn on Route 4 starting at 7 a.m. "You will enjoy their fabulous breakfast buffet and as always and bring all your family and friends," breakfast organizer Mary Henderson said.
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Locals at Emblem Club sale
      FARMINGTON — Reeds Mill Ladies' Circle will be taking their quilts and all handcrafted articles to the Emblem Club's sale on Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmington Elks' Club. The funds go to support the Reed's Mill Church.
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Holiday Home Gift Show at Club House
      RANGELEY — A Holiday Home Gift Show with practical holiday gifts will be held at the Club House. Vendors will include Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia jewelry, Tupperware, Longaberger baskets and stoneware, as well as local artists and craftsmen in time for the last stop during the Holly Days celebration.
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Community holiday party set
      RANGELEY — The public is invited to have some holiday fun at the Club House Restaurant beginning at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the lounge. Everyone is urged to bring their group, friends and/or neighbors, and to also bring their own appetizers and/or snacks (potluck). The restaurant will supply the plastic ware, the paper plates, napkins and entertainment.
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Chester Greenwood Day just around the corner
      FARMINGTON — The 32nd annual celebration of the famous inventor of the earmuff —Farmington's own Chester Greenwood— will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6. Event organizers have released a partial listing of this year's events.
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Christmas fair at Fairbanks
      FARMINGTON — The Fairbanks Union Church will present a "Neighborhood Christmas Fair" at the Fairbanks Meetinghouse School on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A quiche and vegetable soup luncheon with dessert will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Craft Fair at KES
      KINGFIELD — The annual 8th grade Craft Fair is Saturday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be over 40 crafters and a lunch will be available. "Come do your Christmas shopping and eat out!" a spokesperson for the fair urged.
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'Parade of Trees' inaugurated
      RANGELEY — The Rangeley Rotary Club invites the public to help them celebrate the holidays by topping off the "Holly Day" Weekend with a Community Christmas Party and Parade of Trees Auction Saturday Dec. 6, at the Gingerbread House.
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Call for Christmas Boxes for the troops
      This is a national call for Christmas Care Boxes for the deployed troops. It is time to show them how much we each care. SupportOurTroops.Org is making this call on behalf of the 60+ troop-related groups across America that send care packages to the troops.
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Reeds Mill Church Thanksgiving Service set
      MADRID - - The seventh annual Thanksgiving Service will be held at Reeds Mill Church on Reeds Mill Road in Madrid at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27. Church members urge the public to bring family and friends to celebrate this holiday in a way that truly reflects their thanks and to let this service become a part of their Thanksgiving tradition.
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Dolbier Reunion held
      RANGELEY — The 29th annual Dolbier Reunion was held at Christian and Sheila Raymond's home recently. Officers elected were: President, Clifford Raymond of Gorham; Vice President, Dawn Durrell of Farmington; Secretary, Louise Lovejoy of Providence, R.I.
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Members prepare for Christmas fair
American Legion Auxiliary
      KINGFIELD — Members of the Norton-Wuori American Legion Post #61 Auxiliary met on Monday at the Legion Hall. Joann Gillespie vice president conducted the business meeting in the absence of the president Lorraine Savage.
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Old Fashioned Christmas Fair set
      SALEM TWP — The Salem Community United Methodist Church will be hosting its 2nd Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church on Route 142 in Salem Village. The budget-minded shopper will find unique, handcrafted items made by church and community members, including "Mt.
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Thanksgiving dinner offered
      FARMINGTON — The Scottish Rite Masons will sponsor its 7th free Thanksgiving Day Dinner at Mt. Blue High School cafeteria on Nov. 27, from, 12 to 1:30 p.m. The Masons will deliver meals to any shut-ins in the area who will call them and reserve a meal.
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Prelude to winter
     Last blast of color before the ice arrives, New Vineyard mountains and "turning" marsh grass on Porter Lake. (Steve Mitman photo)
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