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Archive for September 2016
Former collection coordinator to discuss “Franco-American Voices from the Front Lines”
James Myall
James Myall will return to the Franco-American Collection in Lewiston on Tuesday, October 4 at 7 p.m. as the presenter of a program called “Sous les Drapeaux: Franco-American Voices from the Front Lines.” Mayall, who served as coordinator of the Collection from 2011 to 2014, will look at various unique aspects of Franco-Americans’ experiences serving in the U.S. armed forces, including divided national identities, use of the French language, and questions of patriotism and discrimination before, during and after wartime.
Part of the ongoing series “Franco-Americans During Wartime: A Heritage of Service,” which began last spring, the program is free and open to the public. It will take place in Room 170 at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College.
St. Martin de Porres Residence celebrates milestone, plans to expand
Praising it as an act of mercy, Bishop Robert P. Deeley celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul recently for the St. Martin de Porres Residence in Lewiston, which for the past 25 years has served as a place of shelter and hope for the homeless.
“This is a place of welcome, of acceptance, of new possibilities, and of new beginnings,” said Bishop Deeley during the Mass. “That was the vision of Brother Irénée 25 years ago and continues to guide the mission to the present.”
The residence was founded in 1991 by Brother Irénée Richard, O.P., a Dominican brother and deacon of the Catholic Church. Guests, as they are called and treated, receive an evening meal and a place to stay overnight. During the day, they must work to better their situation.
Poland Comm. School students make history come alive
Gifted and talented art students from Poland Community School capped off a special five-month art education unit by presenting a program in period dress at the resort’s Maine State Building. Pictured here (l. to r.) are Jake Twigg, Lily Moreau, Anna Brettler and Ben Cushman.
Nineteen gifted and talented art students in Grades 2 through 6 at Poland Community School made connections to the history of their community during a special five-month art education unit called “Maine Landmarks, Their Stories.”
Working with RSU 16 gifted and talented teacher Ell Fanus and Poland Community School art teacher Jonathan Graffius, the students were charged with selecting a community landmark, learning about its history and the stories associated with it, and connecting their art to what they uncovered.
Chosing Poland Spring Resort as their subject, the students met with Poland Spring Preservation Society’s publicity director, Kate MacGregor, to learn more about the resort’s history. With this knowledge in hand, they then created a historic timeline and selected specific periods of interest.
Museum L-A to host “One of a Kind” Sale
Among the items available will be an extensive folk doll collection, posters and prints of a variety of vintage subjects, and wood and iron hallway coat racks that originally graced St. Peter’s School before its demolition.
On Saturday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Museum L-A will host a unique fundraising event that will have the added benefit of making room for its permanent collections.
This “One of a Kind” Sale, featuring a wide variety of unique and unusual items, will take place in the Atrium, located just before Museum L-A in the Bates Mill Complex, at 35 Canal Street in Lewiston. Please no “early birds,” and enter the parking lot from Chestnut Street. No artifacts or any part of the museum’s official collection will be included in the sale.
Available for purchase will be exhibit materials, props, an extensive folk doll collection, doll craft supplies and accessories, lights and lighting materials, posters and prints of a variety of vintage subjects (including The Hurricane, the International Snow Shoe Convention, Puck, A Stubborn Cinderella, the Lightening Express (Train), and Maurice Chevalier), rarely seen WWII photographs, Christmas decorations, bean bag chairs, framed prints of old-time musical groups, and much more.
Lewiston staffer named Asst. City Clerk of the Year
Allison Pease
City of Lewiston’s Assistant City Clerk, Allison Pease, has been named Maine’s 2016 Assistant City Clerk of the Year by the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association. She was honored recently at the association’s annual Awards Luncheon, which took place in Waterville.
The Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association is an organization of over 700 municipal clerks, deputy clerks, and assistant clerks who serve throughout the state. The Assistant Clerk of the Year award was created in 2010 to honor and recognizes a member whose effort goes above and beyond the job description and who is committed to improving municipal government services. Pease has served as Lewiston’s Assistant City Clerk since December 2000.
Historical Society program explores lives of Muskie, Nixon
At the next meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society, the careers of two major political figures in 20th-century America will be explored in a talk by a scholar who has studied the lives of both.
Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine and President Richard M. Nixon were political opponents. In 1972, Muskie, a frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, was initially considered to be the most formidable potential candidate to challenge the incumbent Nixon. For that reason, Muskie was a primary target of actions by the Nixon reelection campaign that became part of the Watergate scandal.
Despite their clashing ambitions and different perspectives on politics and governance, however, their lives and careers reveal surprising similarities that are worth exploring.
Enough is Enough: Legislators should focus on their constituents, not the Governor
By Robert E. Macdonald
Mayor of Lewiston
What will the Democrats think of next? Every day they seem to come up with another strategy which they hope will be successful in removing our Maine People’s Choice Governor, Paul R. LePage, from office.
It is sad when so much thought and effort is put into removing the Governor. It would be nice if this type of effort would be focused on a suffering constituency instead of a group of politicians uncomfortable with our current Governor.
The latest scam, in their repertoire of their ever shrinking bags of cons, is claiming the Governor’s recent actions will keep tourists from coming to our State. Please, give me a break! And just how was this conclusion reached?
Only Steps Forward: Auburn’s neighborhoods combine to form one city
By Jonathan P. LaBonte
Mayor of Auburn
What is Auburn? Is it the “Hub of Maine” as one former mayor coined it?
Is it Maine’s City of Opportunity? Or perhaps folks know us as the place that proudly states, “We want development,” as you can see prominently as you enter our planning and permitting office?
Each of those monikers has a particular stakeholder that fairs most prominently; is it a hub for businesses and goods or people as well? If so, is it a place where investors are courted and treated with the highest levels of customer service, what about citizens?
Sky Family to perform at Court St. Baptist Church
Each member of the group will perform on several instruments and contribute to the rich vocal harmonies and dancing.
Eastern Canada’s premier Irish Dance production the Sky Family will perform on Saturday, September 17 at 7 p.m. at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn. Hailing from Prince Edward Island, the group’s members will each perform on several instruments and contribute to the show’s rich vocal harmonies and high-energy dance as the East Coast Music Association nominees present their “Celtic Revival!” program.
The show’s fast-paced Celtic pop-rock music, dance, humor and Gospel inspiration provide toe-tapping entertainment for the whole family. All are invited to attend at no charge. A free will offering will be received. The church is located at 129 Court Street in Auburn. For more information, call 784-6661.
City Clerk now taking orders for absentee ballots
The Presidential and State Referendum Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, and registered voters who wish to order an absentee ballot for this election may now place their order with the Lewiston City Clerk’s Office. Absentee ballots will not be available until October 11, but voters may request an absentee ballot now and it will be mailed to them in mid-October.
Voters may place their order for an absentee ballot in several ways. They may call the City Clerk’s Office at 513-3124; submit a completed application form, available on the city’s website, to the City Clerk’s Office; or order one online at http://www.maine.gov.
Lewiston residents are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s Office at 513-3124 with any questions they may have regarding this election.
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