Church plans public supper
SUMNER — A community supper at the Congregational Church of East Sumner will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The menu will include chicken and gravy on biscuits. Donations. For more information call 388-2263.
Church sermon on body image
NORWAY — Join the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Norway at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 3, as the Rev. Fayre Stephenson offers a sermon about body image and the religious traditions contributing to discontent with our physical selves.
Stephenson has been serving the church for several months and recently joined as the Called Minister. Stephenson has previously been program director at Ferry Beach and minister of the Foxborough Universalist Church in Massachusetts. The church is at 479 Main St. Religious Education and childcare are provided and social hour follows the service.
Heat assistance for 43 families
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Community Center has provided Bridgton residents with emergency fuel since 2007. The support for the 2012-13 program has come from donations from a caring and generous public and funds from a Community Development Block Grant.
From November 2012 through February 2013 the BCC Collaborative has served 43 Bridgton families who were not eligible for general assistance. The BCC Fuel Collaborative will no longer be accepting applications for assistance for the 2012-13 heating season.
The Bridgton Community Center is grateful to all who have contributed and entrusted the BCC Fuel Collaborative with the administration of this program. Contributions to the BCC Fuel Collaborative may be sent to Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St., Bridgton, ME 04009. Contributions are tax deductible.
West Paris food pantry
WEST PARIS — The food pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St. The pantry is open the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Spurrs Corner food pantry hours
OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 5. The pantry is open the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329.
VFW Post 9787 meets March 6
PARIS — Floyd A. Harlow Jr. VFW Post 9787 will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, at the Maine Veterans Home, 477 High St.
Brian Tibbetts benefit supper
HEBRON — A benefit supper for Brian Tibbetts will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, March 8, in the Hebron Academy dining room.
Menu will be spaghetti and lasagna dinner. There will be a 50/50 drawing and Chinese auction.
Texas Hold ’em at Oxford Legion
OXFORD — Texas Hold ’em will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Oxford American Legion. Buy in is $35. Must be 21 years old. BYOB. For more information call 539-2649.
Honey Bee Club workshop March 9
OXFORD — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club’s workshop will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Oxford County Extension Center, 9 Olson Road. Speaker is Maine State Bee Inspector, Tony Jadcazk.
Topic will be getting bees ready for spring and problems with disease. The public is welcome. For more information contact John at 743-5009 or Kevin at farrout@roadrunner.com.
Legion plans inside yard sales
PARIS — American Legion Post 72 will have two inside yard sales. The first will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, and the second on April 6.
The lunch counter will be open and a 50/50 raffle will be held. To reserve a table for $10, call Jean Britton at 739-2236.
Training for dementia care
FARMINGTON/PARIS — SeniorsPlus has announced Savvy Caregiver training scheduled to begin on Mondays, March 11, in Franklin and Oxford counties. This training will help people caring for a family member with dementia to learn how to take care of themselves, reduce stress and communicate more easily with their loved one.
This is a six-week workshop, with each session lasting two hours. Following are the locations and times:
Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. starting March 11.
DHHS, 243 Main St., Suite 6, South Paris, Mondays from 2 to 4 p.m. starting March 11.
Preregistration is required. Call SeniorsPlus at 1-800-427-1241 to reserve a seat.
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