The annual Old South Church plant sale will begin on Monday, May 15 and run through Sunday, June 11 offering primarily perennials and "Simply Lilacs". Plant selection can vary from day to day and may include: herbs, houseplants, veggie seedlings, and garden decor. Location is 125 Woodfield Drive, off Perham Street in Farmington. Self-serve 9 am to 7 pm daily.
Rangeley BiKaRu Race (formerly known as RuKaBi) - Bike 3.5 miles - Kayak 1.5 miles - Run 3.5 miles. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each of the following categories: Individual Categories: Male Female Youth (18 and under). Team Categories: Mixed Team: all ages, all male or all female, or combo Silver Team: 60 and older First Responders: Fire Departments, EMTs, Boarder Patrol, Sherriff's, State Police, etc. Business: All team members work at the same business Registration: Registration opens on March 31st at 6th Annual BiKaRu (formerly RuKaBi) Race (runsignup.com) All registration and payment for the event will occur at runsignup.com with a deadline of
Al-Anon, a self-help support group for families and friends of alcoholics, is meeting every Sunday evening at 7 p.m., in the Crosby Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
The Jay VFW Post will be hosting their annual memorial day chicken BBQ on Monday, May 29. The menu is a half chicken, macaroni salad, chips, and chocolate chip cookies for $12. Eat-in dining is available. For more information or to order meals, call Janice at 207-897-2122.
Friendship Squares Dancing Club Invites you to join us for square dancing lessons: Every Monday night, from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, Maine Friendship Squares Dancing Club is square dancing in New Sharon at the Cape Cod Hill School from 6:30 to 8:00pm every Monday nights starting September 26th. $5 per person per night. Come and try it out. Our group is fun and welcoming. We meet every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, ME starting September 26, 2022. $5 per person, per night. Our caller
All meals are $12, served at 5 pm. June 2nd American Chop Suey, corn bread, filled chocolate chip cookies. June 9th Chicken salad sub, pasta salad ,butterscotch pudding and cream June 16th Half lb. hamburger steak with cheese, pickled beets, cucumber salad, ambrosia June 23rd Oven fried chicken, potato salad, graham cracker cake June 30th There will be no Friday take out this week as we prepare for our annual Special Olympics/VFW yard sale from 9 to 3 on Saturday July 1st. Please join us to help support this worthwhile event! Thanks to all for your continued support!
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Farmington Chess Club meets every Thursday at the Farmington Community Center from 9:30 to 12:30. The club is open to players of all ages and skill levels. For more information, visit https://farmingtonchess.org/
Friday, June 2nd is National Donut Day! The origins of National Donut Day are traced to the Salvation Army’s involvement in World War I. Volunteers were dispatched to the frontlines with the mission of providing comforting meals for the troops. They realized that donuts were an effective way to provide food while navigating dire circumstances. These brave volunteers would later be known as “donut lassies”. Whether you eat donuts or not, how do you determine “dire” circumstances in your business? What signs tell you that it’s time to re-strategize? What do you do to take care of your employees? Does “time
Come get your pepper, eggplant, basil and tomato seedlings! $1 each. Proceeds support the UMF Campus and Community Garden.
The Thomas Performing Arts Dance Center’s 2023 Competition Team will be performing their competition dances in a special Dance Showcase on June 2nd and 3rd. These dancers work hard and compete throughout Maine and New Hampshire against studios from around New England. Competition dance teaches students much more than dance, as they hear direct feedback and correction from judges, from their instructors and others. Working as a team, learning from their mistakes, taking constructive feedback, exhibiting discipline and focus are all valuable skills that these athletes learn throughout their season! Tickets are available from a competition dancer or via
