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Ponder and Stir

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A message to my readers from Sharon Christian Aderman

Dear readers,

This is going to be a busy summer for me. In July, I will be putting our house up for sale and moving to a senior campus here in the heart of Topeka. Since my new home is now in the stage of being built, I will not be moving in until August. Before that time, I have to plan all the details of my leaving and moving. I will be taking a hiatus from writing my weekly column and begin again when life settles down. Because writing strengthens my memory, helps lower stress, and offers emotional release, I hope to continue doing what I love at a later date.

Container Gardening — A Neat Little Way to Grow Your Own Food

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Whether it is a desire to grow your own herbs, cucumbers, and tomatoes, or beautiful flowers, container gardening is a fun and easy way to do it. Anyone can grow their own food in a container on a deck, porch, or patio, or along a walkway, as long as the spot has plenty of direct sunlight.

At the Lincoln

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This week, “Isle of Dogs” comes to the big screen. Be careful if you say the title to quickly; you may find that “I Love Dogs” is a very true statement.

Lyme Time May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

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May is recognized by proclamation from the governor of Maine as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and while many people know something about Lyme disease, there are many other tick-borne diseases carried by ticks here in Maine that we need to protect ourselves against.

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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Rice at PWA: Walpole oil painter Susan Bartlett Rice’s current show, “Blooms and Loons,” at the Pemaquid Watershed Association office in Damariscotta, is a special treat. Not only does the exhibit, which runs through Friday, June 8, feature a collection of Rice’s striking outdoor-focused paintings in more than the usual two rooms of the PWA’s office-gallery, it also boasts an 8-by-10-foot mural on the outside of the building.

Waldoboro Wanderings The tragedy -- part two

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In the midst of a scorching heat wave in July of 1878, The Lincoln County News published the first in a series of reports concerning the ship Mabel Clark, launched the previous October and on her maiden voyage:

COME HEAR FOR YOURSELF

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The Lincoln County News will host its first candidates forum of the 2018 election May 24.

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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LA student art at River Arts: Wow! I attended the closing reception on Thursday, April 26 for the recent show at River Arts gallery in Damariscotta featuring the multifaceted art exhibition of Lincoln Academy art students, and I’ll just say it again – wow!

Jefferson Column

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The United Baptist Church invites its members to attend the annual meeting of the Damariscotta Association of the American Baptist Churches of Maine on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at the Nobleboro Baptist Church. This association is made up of seven American Baptist churches in this region.


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