Office hours
The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8: 30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 26 and 27. For more information, call 353-2561.
Meetings
The Durham Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, Dec. 1, 15 and 29, at 6:30 p.m., at the Durham Town Office.
‘Peter Pan’ performances
Durham Community School drama coach Tim Ryan has adapted a version of “Peter Pan” for a school production. The students will perform the play at the school on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children and free for employees of Regional School Unit 5.
Thanksgiving service Sunday, Nov. 22
Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service is Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m., at Shiloh Chapel, Beulah Lane, off Shiloh Road (off Route 125) in Durham.
The churches of the LACO Food Pantry & Clothing Bank invite all to an evening of Thanksgiving praise. Those who attend are asked to bring an offering of a non-perishable food item or items, or a cash donation, to help those less fortunate this season. For more information, call 353-2434.
Otto Pizza hosts fundraiser
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 5-9 p.m., Otto Pizza, 367 Main St., Yarmouth, will donate a percentage of its lunch and dinner sales to the Freeport, Pownal and Durham Education Foundation, which supports all Regional School Unit 5 schools by granting funds for supplemental projects and innovations. Visit FPAD5.org for more information. To see the Otto menu, visit www.ottoportland.com.
FSH seniors set auction, fruit fundraisers
The Freeport High School senior class is conducting two fundraisers this month to help provide safe, chem-free senior week activities in June.
An online auction is ongoing during November. New items are being added almost daily, so check the site often. The auction can be found at www.fhsonlineauction.com.
The senior class is also selling fresh grapefruit, oranges and tangerines. A large box of navel oranges (contains some seeds) costs $43, small box, $25. A large box of red grapefruit costs $38, small box, $24. A small box of tangerines is $32. A small variety box is $35, and includes 16-20 oranges, 10 tangerines and six grapefruit. Large boxes are approximately 36-40 pounds, and small boxes are approximately 18-20 pounds. Orders are due by Monday, Nov. 23. Delivery will likely be Dec. 12.
Find the order form on the FHS website under Class of 2016 news. Or call Susan Karnes, 837-2925 or Christina Rice, 865-0397.
Snowmobile club meeting monthly
Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club meets the last Tuesday of the month through April, at 7 p.m., at the Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road in Durham. The next meeting is Nov. 24. New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Duncan Daly at 865-6188 or Mike Yates at 865-3555.
Gun raffle tickets on sale
Durham Fire & Rescue has launched its annual “30 Days – 30 Guns in November” gun raffle.
The organization is again working with Johnson’s Sporting Goods. Tickets are $20 each and can be
purchased from any member of the Durham Fire & Rescue Department. Those interested can stop by the station at 615 Hallowell Road or call 353-2473. Tickets can also be purchased at the Durham Get & Go at 697 Royalsborough Road. Sales are limited to 3,000 tickets, so the odds of winning are 1 in 100.
For more information, contact department members Scott St. Michel, 837-354, or Keith Russell, 837-8748.
AMVETS membership
Veterans who want to belong to an organization that supports other veterans, families and the local are welcome to join the Durham AMVETS. For membership information, call Chad Burke, 798-0956.
CEO hours
Hours for Paul Baines, Durham’s codes enforcement officer, are Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. He can be reached at 376-6558 or codes@ durhamme.com. For more information, call the Town Office, 353-2561, ext. 13.
Couponing sessions
Couponing for the Community meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Eureka Community Center. It is a chance to learn couponing basics from Pat Provost, who also shows members how to use some of their coupons to benefit families in the community and military families overseas. For more information, call 212-5156.
Weekly cribbage
The Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, hosts cribbage every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon.
Rent Eureka Center
The Durham Eureka Community Center is available for rent. The maximum amount of people the hall holds for an event is 50. Contact Nancy Decker at 751-1323 or the Town Office at 353-2561.
Food pantry
The Lisbon Area Christian Outreach (LACO) food pantry, which serves the towns of Durham, Bowdoin, and Lisbon Falls, is open Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon and Saturday from 8-10 a.m. The LACO Food Pantry is located at the Marion T. Morse School on School Street, Lisbon Falls. The parking lot is behind the Lisbon United Methodist Church, off Berry Avenue. There is also a free clothing bank. For more information, see www.lacopantry.org or call Deb, 240-1637.
Church services
The First Congregational Church of Durham UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, holds
Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Peter Mercer. The Thanksgiving Sunday worship is Nov. 22. The Hanging of the Greens is Saturday Nov 28, time to be announced. Sunday, Nov. 29, is the First Sunday in Advent Worship.
Shiloh Chapel, Beulah lane off Shiloh Road, holds services Sundays at 10 a.m. Ron Parker is pastor.
Durham Monthly meeting of Friends, 532 Quakermeeting House Road, at the corner of Route 125, every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The pastor is Douglas Gwyn.
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