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Tower of Ice Seems Folly
As an out-of-towner, I find Bethel such an inviting, attractive town that I can't fathom why the Chamber of Commerce thinks a tall tower of ice could add anything to its already charming ambiance. I'm sure there are wise and creative people in the chamber, so why in the world aren't they u... xx0 Comments -
Wreaths Across America Thank You
To the citizens of Bethel and surrounding area who participated in the Wreaths Across America event this past weekend, it was a huge success. It has me being a proud citizen to be part of it. We sold 150 wreaths and the Riverside Cemetery looks great. I would like to give a big thank you t... xx -
Canisters Out for Legacy Foundation
Is this for us? The Legion Riders are once again posting the fact that canisters are out for the Legacy Foundation. We are hoping to make or break the amount we got two years ago. We, the citizens of the River Valley, made it clear with a $500 donation to the Legacy ... xx -
Time for Giving
My name is Tabaitha Steward, the Maine State Representative for Unlocking Autism and the owner of a cleaning business called Faith, Hope & Love Cleaning Services. I have been trying to figure out what I as a person could do to help raise more money for children with Autism, and as a mo... xx -
Christmas for Families
We would like to say a hearty thank you to our community and so many others that came to visit or have lived here in the past for the wonderful outpouring of generosity to make sure that other families have a Christmas. We have had help in the past but this year has been an outstanding one! xx -
How Christmas Came to New England
Cynthia Immonen will present a program called "How Christmas Came to New England" which explains the European origin of many of our traditional celebrations at the monthly meeting of the Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine on Sunday, Dec. 19. The meeting will be held at the Finnish-America... xx -
Blue Christmas Service
On Wednesday evening, Dec. 22, at 7 pm. a Blue Christmas Service will be held at West Parish Congregational Church on Church Street. Amidst the excitement, joy, and happiness associated with the Christmas season, there are many who feel "blue" at this time of year. For some the holiday sea... xx -
Triple Crown Alpine Event
Young alpine ski racers in Maine will have a new event to look forward to in 2011. Race organizers have announced the creation of The Maine Alpine Triple Crown, an event that will be hosted on three successive Friday nights by Titcomb Mountain, Farmington, Lost Valley Ski Area, Auburn, and Mt. Ab... xx -
Thank You Summit Hotel
The Explorations Art Program recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary Exhibit of student art work. For most of those twenty years, the Summit Hotel at Sunday River has been donating conference rooms for the exhibit. Once again the Summit was host to this joyous event. I want to thank Dan C... xx -
Christmas Tree Lighting
On Friday, Dec. 3, the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was hosted by the Woodstock School. Santa Claus arrived in fine style on a Woodstock Fire Truck and of course was immediately surrounded by children of all ages. He brought the children together around the tree, counted down to one, a... xx