VIENNA — A dine and dance event will be held Saturday at Vienna Grange and the Vienna Union Hall.
September 2013
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Comedian to give Sept. 19 show at UMA
AUGUSTA — Comedian Juston McKinney, a former Maine sheriff’s deputy, will perform his stand up comedy routine from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the University of Maine at Augusta in Jewett Auditorium.
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Cash Mob planned Thursday in Palmyra
PALMYRA — Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce will conduct a Cash Mob from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Artful Alterations … and Gifts, 428A Oxbow Road.
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Colby College offers several free events
WATERVILLE — The following Colby College September events are free and open to the public:
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OUR OPINION: Veterans need American Legion to remain strong
Addressing members at Alfred W. Maxwell Jr. Post 40 in Winthrop earlier this month, Daniel Dellinger, the newly elected national commander of the American Legion, spoke on the importance of attracting new members.
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Livesey first authorin writers series
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will present award-winning author Margot Livesey as the first writer in UMF’s 2013-14 Visiting Writers Series. Livesey will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a signing by the author.
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BRIDGE RESULTS
AUGUSTA — The Augusta Duplicate Bridge Club winners on Wednesday are north/south — Paul Jones and Bob Angland, Justine Angland and Nancy Glusker, a tie between George Dumas and Jan Arey; and Paul Mitnik and Paul Sherman.
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OUR OPINION: Poverty, not fraud, state’s real problem
People who think the state could better balance its budget by cracking down on welfare fraud should have been disappointed with Gov. LePage’s radio address last week. Despite spending $700,000 a year on eight additional fraud inspectors who fielded about 1,100 leads, the governor reported that only 45 cases of alleged fraud were referred to law enforcement.
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COLBY COLLEGE EVENTS
WATERVILLE — The following Colby College September events are free and open to the public.
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MAINE COMPASS: Proposed changes to hospital rules a threat to Maine’s rural health care
CHANGES PROPOSED IN the Critical Access Hospital program threaten the participation by many of New England’s rural hospitals, including Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan.