SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County 4-H Leaders Association will host a Luck of the Draw auction at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at the American Legion Hall, 217 Waterville Road. Raffles will be drawn at noon. For more information or to donate items, call 474-9622.
March 2013
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Skowhegan’s class of ’48 plans reunion
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Area High School’s class of 1948 will celebrate its 65th reunion Saturday, Sept. 7, at the home of Violet LeClair Ferland. Classmates will receive information by letter after plans are finalized and addresses have been updated.
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SENA plans several events for spring
WATERVILLE — South End Neighborhood Association will meet unofficially after the annual Bike Swap at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The next official meeting is 9:30-11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 11, at Chris Moody’s home, 37 Summer St.
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Corbin Consultation honor roll announced
SKOWHEGAN — Corbin Consultation announces its third quarter honor roll.
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DAR slate of officers announced at meeting
STRONG — Colonial Daughters Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting recently at The White Elephant, 14 members and three guests attended. Regent Marcia White, of Rangeley, opened the meeting. The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Anne Kendall; Sylvia Adams led the group with The American’s Creed, Julia Nouvertne gave the National Defense Report and Connie Hiltz read an “Indian Minute”.
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ON BASEBALL: Ranaudo ready to prove his doubters wrong
You can still make Anthony Ranaudo grimace. Just walk up and say: Two-thousand and twelve.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Inflating schools’ woes eases path to privatization
Gov. Paul LePage’s education reform conference in Augusta last week made one thing clear: The governor is less interested in improving public schools than in replacing them.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
School districts must cut costs, not pass them along
I’ve had to cut areas of spending. After reaching a saturation point, however, I — and many Maine citizens — have needed to find various part-time employments to live within my budget.
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DOMA’s real threat: enshrining one religious view over others
I’m a Christian pastor. I’m also a proud American who deeply values religious liberty.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
State benefits more with governor’s bill
The competing bills, L.D. 239 vs. L.D. 644, are dramatically different. To properly evaluate each proposal, the legislators need to look at the whole picture. In other words, what does the state get at the end of 10 years?