April 15, 2009 RSS feed / Community & Local News

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Stratton members receive awards

These four members of Somerset Chapter #80 Order of the Eastern Star earned their Rob Morris Jewel from General Grand Chapter. The jewel is named for the order's founder. More...

North Freeman Cemetery Association

Annul meeting set for April 30 KINGFIELD -— The annual meeting of the North Freeman Cemetery Association will be held on Thursday, April 30, beginning at 7 p.m. at the home of Clint and Lena Knapp at 312 Salem Road. More...

Walk-a-thon to benefit restoration project

STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society will sponsor its second annual Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. More...

Rowena Reed celebrates 90th birthday

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

STRONG — Nearly 200 people turned out on Sunday, April 4, at the Parish House at the Strong United Methodist Church to wish Rowena Reed a Happy 90th birthday. More...

Young Marines visit Kingfield

American Legion
By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

KINGFIELD — Members of the Norton/Wuori American Legion and Auxiliary welcomed the members of the Sandy River Young Marines to their dinner and meeting Monday night, April 6. More...

A bunch of cut-ups

Smile pretty girls because your photograph is going off to the Airman and Family Readiness center in the United Kingdom in England. More...

Local 'Future Stars'

SCVA/Sugarloaf J4 girls who participated in the Future Stars Ski Race at O'Kemo Mountain a few weeks ago, include (left to right) Lee Foden, Sarah Rowse, Leika Scott, Czarie Cochrane, Ellie Bengtsson and Meghan McCormick. More...

Children's Task Force receives $5,000 grant

FARMINGTON — the Franklin County Children's Task Force recently received a $5,000 grant from the Western Mountains Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support fathers in their roles as parents in Franklin County. More...

Choir to sing in Strong

STRONG —- Faith School Choir will be at Living Waters Assembly of God on Sunday April 19 at 10:30 a.m. "Please join to hear this wonderful choir," a spokesperson for the church said. More...

Bridging the Gap - Elderly food program in new hands

KINGFIELD — The Kingfield United Methodist Church under, the direction of Pastor Connie Maginnis, will be taking over the Bridging the Gap elderly food program beginning with the April meal. More...

Retired educators to meet

FARMINGTON -— Franklin County Unit Retired Educators will meet Monday, April 20, at Two Oaks, 218 Fairbanks Road at 11 a.m. The event will consist of a program, meeting and lunch. More...

Emergency personnel receive incident management training

Mountain Misbehavior
By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

WESTERN MOUNTAINS More...

Bell tower sports new cross

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

STRONG — A new nine-foot wide and 16-foot long wooden cross has been erected on the bell tower of the Living Waters Assembly of God Church on Main Street. More...

Kingfield Senior Citizens meet

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

Special to the Irregular KINGFIELD — Fourteen members of the Kingfield Senior Citizens met last month at the First Baptist Church for their monthly dinner and meeting. More...

Spring Fever Dance slated

FARMINGTON — Farmington Elks #2430 will hold a Spring Fever Dance on Saturday, April 25 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the lodge. Dreamin' Big will be there with live karaoke and pre-recorded dance music. More...

Mighty dragon makers

Snow artists (left to right) Isaac Osterhout, Chris Tranten and Phelan Barry pose around the 30-foot dragon they created recently at Tranten's home in Kingfield. The beast took two hours to build. (Liz Simpson photo) More...

Health careers summer camp planned

FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network will once again host a Summer Scrub Club Camp taking place Aug. 3 to 7 at the Ben Franklin Center at Franklin Memorial Hospital. More...

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