3 years ago
Mr. Lord, we salute you
A humble man is immensely powerful. Through humbleness and humility he demonstrates the beauty and joy to be found in the simplest of ideas. He learns that through home, all learn more about the world.
Opinion
3 years ago
Kindness matters
To the editor:
I apologize for being gone so long from these pages. A fall on Christmas night, resulting in a fractured shoulder, and then two weeks later having shingles, left me with little will to write.
3 years ago
Ash has gardening benefits
To the editor:
I would like to express my concern in regard to fighting inflation through gardening.
3 years ago
Glad to receive heating help
To the editor:
I was very happy to receive the [state relief payment of] $450, or $900 for my wife and I. It is greatly appreciated and will certainly help with our cost of heating this winter.
3 years ago
Here’s how ice was harvested
Ice harvesting on the stream, brooks, lakes, ponds and rivers of Maine in the days before modern day refrigeration techniques was the norm. People used the large blocks of ice to keep food cold. In addition, before the invention of refrigerated trailers and cargo containers, ice was also used to transport frozen food.
3 years ago
In honor of the lightkeepers
A teacher’s light is like a lighthouse beacon, illuminating the darkness to what might not be seen, guiding and directing sailors through fierce and unyielding storms. The light does not only show a person the way, but it can positively change the path they’re traveling.
3 years ago
How times have changed
The following is from the Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library’s local history books.
These library rules were established June 22, 1908, as handwritten original Library Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
3 years ago
J’en d’mande pas trop d’la vie
Paul McCartney avais une chanson qui s’appelais “Junk” pi y a une ligne dans la chanson qui ma toujours resté dans l’âme: “Buy, buy says the junk in the yard …” Des fois qu’on dirais que nous en avons jamais assez. Ont passe une partis d’ not’e vie en courant après le gros pot d’or […]
