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Dear friends,
To think — people travel from miles away just to glimpse what we wake up to each morning. The crunch of leaves underfoot, the crispness in the air, and the glow of the sun filtering through canopies of vibrant color.
My running list of stories this month includes some autumnal related features; a series on Bethel's water and wastewater; and a Q and A series on area religious congregations. As always, please email me if you have something I should add to my list.
I'll be here — basking in the fall beauty of Western Maine
In today's newsletter: Bethel's Bob Chadbourne who leaves behind a long logging legacy; Archivist Rhonda Chadwick is coming to Woodstock; and the jeeps have arrived in Bethel.
Thanks for reading,
Rose Lincoln |
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Gilead Historical Society member Teresa Brown dodges wasps to paint the Gilead School built in 1903 and moved to its current Depot Street location. At one time there were six one-room schoolhouses in Gilead. Rose Lincoln/Staff Writer |
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK |
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“The lack of services, I didn’t mind—it harkens back to a simpler time. But when you're asked to pay inordinately for that simpler time…” |
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— Dean Abby, of Albany Township, in response to a 60% increase in his taxes. |
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LOTS TO DO! |
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Watch a long line of jeeps parade from Cross Street up and around Bethel Common this morning at 9 a.m. as the Maine Mountains Jeep Jamboree celebrates their 35th year in Bethel.
Telstar Football team is having a great season.
Come watch them play at home today at 1 p.m. against Mt. View. On Monday, Oct. 6, girls and boys soccer play back to back home games at home starting at Noon.
See peak foliage and listen to chill tunes this weekend at Sunday River's Blue Grass Festival, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Calm before the storm as next weekend is the crazy wife carrying contest!
On Monday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Woodstock's Whitman Memorial Library, 28 S. Main St., will host Archivist Rhonda Chadwick who will talk about ways to organize, preserve and safeguard stories — in photos, printed documents, and other materials.
Beginning this week and every Thursday in October, Bethel Library, 6 Broad Street, will host Game Day from 3 to 5 p.m.
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Sept. 2, 1980: See Prim's Pharmacy on left and Bethel Town Office on right. Read about the town's rich heritage in this 1980 Bethel snapshot when there were 30 call firemen and the Bethel Health Center had recently opened.
Click here to read more of this story from 1980. Subscribers enjoy exclusive access to search and browse our digital archives on Newspapers.com. |
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