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December 29, 2010

Briefly, for Dec. 29

PORTLAND GUIDING EYES for the Blind is looking for volunteers to raise puppies. Participants will be asked to take 8-week-old puppies into their homes to love, nurture, and educate them for 12 to 16 months. The dogs will then be sent off to their calling as a guide dog for a blind or visually impaired […]
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December 29, 2010

Events, Dec. 29-Jan. 5, 2011

KENNEBUNK Plunge for Caring Unlimited Caring Unlimited will ring in the new year at 11 a.m. Saturday while raising money to benefit victims of domestic violence. That is when the organization will host its 10th annual Atlantic Plunge at Gooch’s Beach. Funds raised will support services, which include a 24-hour hotline, emergency sheltering, transitional housing, […]
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December 29, 2010

Lakes Region: Local loon expertise finds national use

Gorham may not be known for too much on the national stage, but for the past six years it’s been home to the Biodiversity Research Institute, a nonprofit started by Dave Evers 12 years ago. Our mystical lake dwellers, loons, are what brought him to Maine. The organization has practically doubled in size this past […]
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December 29, 2010

Military Notes, Dec. 29

Navy Seaman Apprentice Michael W. Stone, son of Merribeth Stone of Portland and Douglass Stone of Harpswell, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Stone is a 2010 graduate of Mount Ararat High School, Topsham. Second Lt. Seth R. Coolbrith graduated in October from Army Ranger School at Fort […]
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December 29, 2010

Potluck

– Note: Due to the New Year’s holiday, most regular potluck suppers have been postponed . Wednesday Ladies/Community breakfast, 7:30 to 9 a.m., North Country Inn B&B, Main Street, Rangeley.

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December 29, 2010

College Note, Dec. 29

Southern Maine Community College, South Portland: Tara Laverdiere, Portland, was inducted into the Alpha Chi Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
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December 29, 2010

Honor Rolls: Yarmouth High School

First Quarter Grade 12 – High Honors: Andrew Beckmann, Campbell Belisle Haley, Rebecca Haley, Michelle Clark, Andrew DiMarco, Julie Dursema, Andrew George, Abbie Hutchinson, Catherine Morton, Benjamin Nickerson, Connor O’Donnell, Lucas Pierce, Natalie Salmon, Spencer Soucy, Alison Totta; Honors: Corina Bell, Elizabeth Bergesch, Annika Blake- Howland, Jason Brackett, Chelsea Britten, Davis Brown, Emily Clark, Samuel […]
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December 25, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux: ‘A is for Allagash’ reflects a century of life

Maine’s North Woods and the Allagash are home to writer Cathie Pelletier. She wrote a loving tribute to her small town rural heritage in “Christmas in the Allagash.” Her second book, “A is for Allagash: A Lumberjack’s Life,” is another full-color hard-back collector’s book, co-written with her 90-year-old father, Allagash native Louis Pelletier. Written in […]
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December 22, 2010

Births for Dec. 22

Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available at http://preprod.pressherald.com/readerservices/Birth_Announcement.html For more information, please call 791-6300. Southern Maine Medical Center Sabrina Trinity McGlincey, born Dec. 5 to Thomas McGlincey and Ashley Wakefield, Alfred. Grandparents: Robin Burns, Alfred; Dan McGlincey, Sanford; […]
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December 22, 2010

Blood Drives for Dec. 22-29

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: TODAY: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Starbucks, Falmouth; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Bath. THURSDAY 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mason United 8, Brunswick; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Masonic Hall, Bridgton; 1 to 6 p.m., Lions Club, […]

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