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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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Healthy Acadia and Maine SNAP-Ed Issue Challenge to Mark National Nutrition Month
Healthy Acadia and Maine SNAP-Ed are calling on all Hancock County chefs to take the $10 for 4 Recipe Challenge by creating a recipe that will feed a family of four for less than $10. The challenge is open to anyone who likes to cook – whether you are from a restaurant, day care center, […]
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CineGrand Conjures “Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Orson Welles in “Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles”. The Grand announces “Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles” as the final title in its current CineGrand series of the best recent films, many of them Academy and Golden Globe Award-winners, screening on Tuesday, March 31st at 7:30 pm. For […]
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