Hartford Clothing Center open
HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Church Clothing Center will be open Saturdays, Aug. 2 and 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. across from the church.
Jones Dance Band at Legion on Saturdays
PARIS — A dance with music by the Jones Dance Band will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. every Saturday in August at the American Legion Hall, 12 Church St.
Cost is $5.
Deer and trap shoot at Fish & Game
OXFORD — A running deer and trap shoot will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Lake Thompson Fish and Game clubhouse, Paine Road.
All are welcome.
Nature Club trip to Botanical Gardens
OXFORD — The Twin Town Nature Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at the Oxford Walmart parking lot, south side near Route 26, and carpool to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.
Bring a picnic lunch.
Visitors are welcome.
For more information, call John at 539-2902.
Knitting Guild to meet Aug. 5
OXFORD — Western Maine Knitting Guild will meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the First Congregational Church, East Main Street, Paris, and carpool to Eleanor Heidrich’s home on Route 26 in Oxford.
Bring a dessert, salad or hot dish to share for the potluck luncheon.
There will be a business meeting and a sharing time to show current work or completed work.
Bring your knitting.
If you have a prayer shawl for the Oxford County Fair, bring it to the meeting.
New members are always invited to attend meetings.
For more information, call Buffy Nason at 539-2518.
West Paris food pantry
WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St.
The pantry is open the first and third Tuesdays of each month. West Paris residents are invited to come once a month.
Spurrs Corner food pantry hours
OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329.
Weary Club to meet Aug. 6
NORWAY — The annual meeting of The Weary Club will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, in the public meeting room at the Norway Town Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.
The Weary Club, which began in 1923, is a unique, one of a kind institution found only in Norway, Maine. The club features a neat, white one-story building right in the center of the town and has a storied history that has spread worldwide.
Membership remains strong and currently includes some third-generation members as well as “makers and dealers in cedar shavings, social gossip, political wisdom and Yankee philosophy.” The Weary Club is a part of Norway’s rich heritage and is a local institution.
For information about membership, contact any club member or join them for coffee from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 16.
VFW Post to meet Aug. 6
PARIS — The Floyd A. Harlow Jr. VFW Post 9787 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the post home, 58 East Main St.
Lewiston Bridge Club winners
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners at the Lewiston Armory on July 28 were as follows: first in A, B, C, Norma and Rick Verrill; second in A, B, C, Ellie and George Wigton; third in A, Jeanine Kivus and David Lock; fourth in A, Larry Fortier and Luke Merry; fifth in A, third in B, Cindy and Bob Kirchherr.
Winners on July 29 were: first in A, B, Marta Clements and Nancy Farmer; second, Richard Balian and Les Buzzell; third, Martha Young and Dick Allen; fourth, Jeanine Kivus and Patricia Quinn; second in B, first in C, Paul Clement and Larry Fortier.
The top masterpoint winners in July were: first, Richard Balian; second, Luke Merry; third, Fred Letourneau; fourth/fifth tie, Marta Clements and Nancy Farmer; sixth, Les Buzzell; seventh, Rick Verrill.
Games are played every Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Seniors Room at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. A partner is always guaranteed and all bridge players are welcomed. Call Rosemarie Goodwin at 754-1431 for more information.
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