On Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. This is a semiannual national event sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement, and community health partners.
Halloween Harvest Party Oct. 29 at Pumpkin Vine
Join in the fun of Halloween on the farm with a special celebration of the harvest and fall crafts on Sunday, Oct. 29 from noon-4 p.m. at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, located at 217 Hewett Road in Somerville. The farm invites all ages to learn how to make a corn husk doll or create a mini acorn pumpkin. People will be pressing cider, and there will be doughnuts and spooky cookies for sale.
Latest Class Forming at Medomak Arts
Storytelling and poetry writing is good for the writer and the reader. People like to hear stories and read poems that they as readers can identify with. Although writing groups can help veterans recover from war trauma, their purpose is to help individuals find themselves and not be seen as therapy for the writers. No such claim is made for the upcoming storytelling workshops at Medomak Arts, 13 Friendship St., Waldoboro.
LA Booster Auction
The annual LA booster auction will be held Saturday, Nov. 4 in the Lincoln Academy dining commons. A silent auction will begin at 4 p.m. and the live auction, under the direction of John Bottero, will begin at 5 p.m.
Ecumenical Food Pantry Thanksgiving Food Baskets
The Ecumenical Food Pantry in Newcastle is again packing and distributing Thanksgiving food baskets to families in Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Dresden, Newcastle, Nobleboro, South Bristol, Waldoboro, and Whitefield.
Waste Watch
I am sure about one thing. Good weather makes people want to clean up around their houses, garages, cellars, and sheds, and then bring this stuff to the transfer station. We took in about 6 tons of demolition debris and about 14 tons of trash on Saturday. It’s hard to quantify the recycling tonnage, but that amount was also very substantial. For those of you who didn’t get your cleanup done, it sounds like good weather is going to continue.
Flags for Waldoboro Campaign
Waldoboro will celebrate the pride and patriotism of its citizens with the public’s help. Thanks to a small startup group of supporters willing to kickstart this grassroots project, the drive to generate enough donations to purchase Made-in-USA American flags for placement on the telephone poles in Waldoboro has started.
Cove’s Edge Earns National Award for Quality
Cove’s Edge, a long-term care and skilled rehabilitation nursing facility on the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta, has been recognized as a 2017 recipient of the Bronze Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The distinction is one of three progressive award levels through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, the leading association for long term and post-acute care.
A Substantial Amount of Misinformation
I am a member of the Main Street advisory group, however, I am writing this as a citizen and taxpayer and do not speak for the group.
Property Transfers
The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:
Alna: Barry R. Miete and Lynette M. Miete to Deanna Gordon;
Marilyn Beane’s World
Greetings, dear readers! Here is your Marilyn Beane’s World columnist with more news of my sweetheart’s and my life at Crawford Commons Assisted living in Union.
Hunters Breakfast at Congregational Church of Bristol
The Congregational Church of Bristol will hold a hunters breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5:30-10 a.m. One does not have to be a hunter to enjoy a delicious meal – everyone is welcome! The menu will consist of homemade baked beans, eggs any way one likes them, ham, fried potatoes, homemade biscuits, pancakes, orange juice, and coffee. The cost is $8 per plate.
Old Bristol Historical Society Adds Photos to Collection
Major additions to its digital archive have been received by the Old Bristol Historical Society. The society has been loaned, for digital scanning, photos and historical materials about the Pemaquid Point community by Patricia M. Porter, who with her husband, John Porter, edited the newsletter of the Pemaquid Point Association for 10 years.
Newcastle Dealership Offers Chance at $30,000 or a New Car to Fight Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society is thrilled that Randy Miller of Newcastle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Viper has agreed to represent Maine as an ambassador in its Real Men Wear Pink campaign for the second year. Miller singlehandedly raised more than any other ambassador in the state last year with more than $17,000. Among his fundraising activities, he held a night of pink for the community and a silent auction, and he auctioned off a pink plow. This year, he hopes to raise more than $20,000 and is holding Days of Pink at his dealership throughout October.
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