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Hancock County Food Drive
There is no doubt this has been a long, cold and difficult winter. For those who have to make a choice between food, heat or medication it has been even worse. Fuel prices are down but people are using more fuel to heat their homes because of the record low temperatures. The cost of snow […]
Find out more »BPW Scholarship Money available
If you know someone (maybe yourself) who is searching for scholarship money, know that BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation offers scholarships to high school seniors and college students in the amount of twelve hundred dollars. Application form and instructions are available on line at: www.bpwmefoundation.org To be considered, completed forms must be received no later than April […]
Find out more »Emmaus Shelter in Ellsworth “Clothing Closet” donations
Dawn Coffin, Volunteer Coordinator at the Emmaus Shelter in Ellsworth, tells us that if you have gently used clothing that you & your children will no longer be wearing, they’d appreciate a donation to their “Clothing Closet” which is open every Monday and Wednesday from 10 to 2, and beginning on Feb. 7th, the closet […]
Find out more »Ellsworth Public Library cookbooks for sale
The new, much-anticipated Ellsworth Public Library cookbooks have arrived. Buy your copies at the library’s circulation desk. They’re only $10 each and full of great recipes from our community. Proceeds from the cookbook help support the library’s renovation and expansion project. For more info, phone the library at 667-6363.
Find out more »Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District
The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting tree and shrub orders for its 2015 plant sale. Maine-grown fruit trees, conifers, shade trees, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and native shrubs are examples of what’s being offered. Also being accepted are orders for rain barrels, compost bins and trout for stocking private ponds. For […]
Find out more »Everybody Eats Annual Appeal
Everybody Eats free community meal at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Ellsworth has served 28 thousand meals and volunteers have donated more than 11,500 hours over the past 5 years. If you'd like to support their efforts to continue this valuable program, send your tax deductible donation to: Everybody Eats, PO Box 776, Ellsworth, ME […]
Find out more »Pemetic Elementary School Kindergarten Registration/Screening
Registration: Begins Monday, March 16, for children entering school September 2015. You can pick up registration packets in the Pemetic School Office. Please have packets returned by Friday, March 27. Screening: Wednesday April 1 and Thursday April 2. Appointments for screening will be made once packets are turned in. Call 244-5502. Parents will need to […]
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MDI YMCA Free Community Swim
Thanks in part to town funding, The Mount Desert Island YMCA offers free community swim times for all legal residents of Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor open swim times are Thursdays from 9am - 11am, and Sundays from 11:30am - 3pm. Just bring proof of residency, like a utility bill for example. Contact Doreen for more […]
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Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County Auction
Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County is holding its annual Charity Auction (both silent and live auctions) on Sunday, March 22nd from 1 to 3:30 at Darling’s Auto Mall in Ellsworth. Tickets are $20 in advance of the event, and $25 at the door. All those attending have a chance to win the door prize of […]
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Sunday Afternoons: Harpsichord Hour
Date: March 22 Time: 3pm Location: Eastport Arts Center Admission by donation Join Gregory Biss for his annual Harpsichord Hour presentation, which is part of the Sunday Afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center series. Biss is a musician and composer living in Eastport, and his presentation will include the performance and discussion of compositions by […]
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