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Lithuanian picnic held in Rumford
Aug 26, 2011 9:15 amRUMFORD -- At the turn of the 20th century, there was no work to be found in Europe. In Lithuania, a number of people decided to flee to the "Land of Opportunity" in America.
One of the large group came to Rumford as the mill was being constructed.
On Saturday, people of Lithuania descent gathered from all over the state for a Lithuanian picnic held in the lodge at Black Mountain.
Premier Celtic event on tap
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amREGION -- New England Celtic Arts will present The Tartan Terrors at Lakeside Theater in Rangeley on Tuesday, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Wednesday, August 31, and at Unity College Center for the Performing Arts in Unity on Thursday, September 1st.
Curtain is at 7 p.m. at Lakeside and Skye; 7:30 p.m. in Unity. There is a pre-show jam session 45 minutes prior to curtain at Skye and Unity. Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam with the artists for a few minutes.
Helicopter assisting power line upgrade
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amREGION -- From now through early October, a helicopter line-construction company will be flying just above the tree-top level to help build Central Maine Power's new upgraded power line between Roxbury and Rumford.
AIR2 of Timonium, MD is working with the Electrical Line Utility Group of Lewiston-based electrical contractor E.S. Boulos, according to an E.S. Boulos letter sent recently to residents along the eight-mile-long corridor.
AIR2's McDonnell Douglas 500 helicopter is like a small Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, Adam Miller, the ESB project engineer, stated by email.
Weighted grades proposal approved
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- With the intent of encouraging students to enroll in the most rigorous classes, the Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 board voted unanimously on Aug. 15 to place the same weight on all grades earned by high school students enrolled in Advanced Placement and college credit, accelerated, advanced or honors classes.
Dirigo High School Principal Mike Poulin said this was not an issue for Mountain Valley and Buckfield high school, but it was at Dirigo. "Courses not waited last year at Dirigo will be reweighted."
Heart Walk Lifestyle Change nominations accepted
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- The Rumford Heart Walk organizing committee is now accepting nominations for the 2011 American Heart Association Lifestyle Change Award until Monday, September 12. If you know a French fry freak who has changed their diet to a more heart-healthy one or a couch potato who is now on the exercise bandwagon, consider nominating them to receive the Lifestyle Change Award at this year’s Heart Walk on September 18th at Hosmer Field.
Moulton sentenced to 40 years for murders
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amPARIS — Richard A. Moulton, Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday for his role in the 2009 murders of Victor Reed Sheldon and Roger Leroy Day, Jr.
The sentence handed down in Oxford County Superior Court was the maximum allowed under an agreement last November in which Moulton pleaded guilty and would testify against others involved in the shooting deaths. His defense attorney, Ron Hoffman, argued for a 25-year sentence.
Managing kids lunch online
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amNew this year is a link off from RSU10.org website called nutrikids.
MyKids gives parents a fast, easy, and secure way to add money to their children's school meal accounts (using a credit, debit card or a PayPal account), check their children's current school meal account balances, and monitor what items their children have been purchasing at school.
Fall wedding pitfalls (and how to avoid them)
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amIt's no wonder fall weddings are so popular: Changing leaves create amazing photo ops and, with the summer heat long gone, no one will be sweating through their attire. But the season has its own wedding-planning obstacles. Here's how to deal with four common fall wedding hang-ups.
The Dilemma: An outdoor ceremony complete with natural foliage backdrop sounds perfect -- until your Indian summer wedding gets frostbitten by an unseasonable cold front.
Cooking
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amDeep summer and the backyard garden produce is coming in. I can’t believe we are having two great garden years in a row. My garden looks like a jungle right now, but that’s okay. I am thrilled to have an abundance of virtually every vegetable I planted.
Democrats' annual barbeque event
Aug 26, 2011 12:00 amBRYANT POND -- Congressman Mike Michaud will be the guest of honor at the Oxford County Democrats Annual Barbeque at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Leadership Center on Lake Christopher in Bryant Pond.
The event will be held on Sunday, starting at 4:30.
County Democratic Chair Cathy Newell announced that Maine¹s National Democratic Committeeman Sam Spencer and Executive
Director Mary Erin Casale are among the party leaders who are planning to attend.
