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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 […]
Find out more »9:30 am
Flattop 5K at Lamoine School
The Flattop 5K race in honor of Bill Pinkham will be held Sat March 28th at the Lamoine School. The Kid’s One Mile starts at 9:30 with a cost of $1 and the 5K begins at 10 with a cost of $15. Registration closes at 9 for the Fun Run and 9:30 for the 5K. […]
Find out more »10:00 am
Shibori Fiber Arts Workshop
Date: March 28-29 Time: 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Location: Eastport Arts Center $60 for both days, plus $8 materials fee The Eastport Arts Center will host a two-day fiber arts workshop with Susan and Sasha Lehnen on Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29, from 10-2pm each day. This workshop will focus on a cloth […]
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Benefit Spaghetti Supper Silent Auction for Baby Elijah Lazarus
4pm - 8pm on March 28th at Maine Coast Baptist Church 869 Bangor Rd, Ellsworth Baby Elijah was born in November with Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, a very rare genetic disease. At 5 weeks old, a massive bleed on the brain led to emergency surgery. He was not expected to survive. His family's insurance cannot cover the […]
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MDI native Comedian Krazy Jake Hodgdon returns to The Grand
On Saturday March 28th a tornado of high energy, blue collar, stand up comedy will touch down at The Grand in Ellsworth, Maine. Tickets for the 8 pm show are general admission and $20 per person. Mount Desert Island native Jason “Krazy Jake” Hodgdon is making a name for himself on the national comedy scene. […]
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