Garden party
NORWAY — Alan Day Community Garden will host its end of season fundraising celebration with the new band Backroom Deal from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the garden at Whitman and Maple streets. $5 donation. Visit the garden, share snacks, listen to the band and meet new people. For more information, call 890-9622.
Heywood Club
NORWAY — The next meeting of the Heywood Club will be held Monday, Oct. 10, at the Heywood Club on Crockett Ridge.
The 108th birthday of the club will be celebrated. Happy hour will go from 5 to 6 p.m. and then a potluck supper will follow. A birthday cake will be served for dessert. Some history items will be available to look at.
Program on bells
BRYANT POND — The Whitman Memorial Library will present a program on bells by Matt Bevin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Bevin Bell Company provides the bells for the Salvation Army bell ringers. The program is open to the public at no charge and light refreshments will be served.
Finnish heritage
PARIS — The Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.
Following a short business meeting, Marja-Leena Bailey and representatives of the University of Maine system will present information on the Finnish language class beginning in March. A coffee social will follow.
AARP food drives
NORWAY — The local AARP Oxford Hills chapter has been coming up with creative ideas for food collection for local food pantries. They acquired a 14-foot boat from a resident and plan to have it stationed at the Norway Savings Bank on Main Street from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. They are calling their campaign “Load the Boat” and are going to local businesses to serve as food collectors.
They are hoping to engage some younger residents who can help move the boxes over to the boat site on the collection day. Cooper Farms is donating apples to the cause. The American Legion is serving as a food collection site every Monday, which is Bingo night.
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