In the wake of President Barack Obama’s Nov. 28 proclamation, Power of Prevention and Drug Free Communities/Aroostook Substance Abuse Prevention program is helping to get the word out to community members that December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month.
Recently, during the first weekend that Bigrock was open, the trees toward the top were coated in white ice, and I hear it looked spectacular!.
If you take a stroll downtown or hop into the car some evening to check out the Christmas lights, you will likely see that the holiday season is alive and well in the Shiretown and surrounding communities.
At Christmas time we think of the birth of Jesus Christ.
We hear about the Bethlehem Story re-told in many ways, but what we easily forget at this time of year is the real reason that this baby came to us in the first place.
Holiday traditions. Every one has them. Some are simple little things like making sugar cookies, lighting a menorah, putting up a tree or sending cards to family and friends. Some are more elaborate and involve creating living nativity scenes or assembling the greatest collection of holiday lights imaginable to put outside your home.
In winter, meteorologists have an extra variable they must consider when forecasting snow.
I don’t really understand why some people cannot enjoy genealogy, but I know those people exist. I guess maybe it’s a little like Santa Claus, you just have to believe. You have to believe that the answers are out there, and, further, you have to believe the answers matter. I KNOW they matter to me, and boy do I believe!
Hello everyone again! I’m back from New Hampshire, where I attended the wedding of my granddaughter, Victoria Downing, to Cameron Murphy. It was a beautiful wedding, everyone was all dressed up, high heels, short and long dresses, hair styles different, and I had a reading at the nuptial Mass. I will never see the likes of this caliber in my lifetime again. Congratulations to the newlyweds and may they have a long and happy life.
In winter, meteorologists have an extra variable they must consider when forecasting snow. We call it, “the fluff factor.”
In this season of giving, our thoughts turn to those who have given us the most precious gift of all: our freedom. We Mainers can be proud that an inspiring and generous expression of America’s gratitude began right here in our state.
