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Wednesday Evening
October 1st
Vigil of Remembrance - Dixfield Village Green
A Vigil of Remembrance will be held on Wednesday evening October 1, 2008 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Dixfield Village Green, Dixfield, Maine. This event is held in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is hosted by the Abused Women's Advocacy Project. The vigil will honor survivors and those who have lost their lives to domestic violence. Please join us and help raise awareness of domestic violence in your community. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact:
Diane Gallagher
Abused Women's Advocacy Project (AWAP)
Oxford County Community Educator
364-9908
dgallagher@awap.org
AWAP's free, 24-hour confidential helpline: 800-559-2927 |
Festival of Flowers
Dixfield Historical Society’s 5th Annual Festival of Flowers opened to western Maine flower lovers and the visiting public on Sunday, August 17th. Dozens of colorful exhibits ranging from a dainty 4” single flower in a tiny bud vase to large impressive bouquets of wild and garden flowers filled the exhibition hall with their colorful natural beauty to the delight of the public.
Show judges Wes and Ruth Raynor of Mexico made the following awards after carefully observing each floral entry:
Bouquet of Wild Flowers: 1st Lonny Libby, Dixfield; 2nd Pam Newton, Jay; 3rd Sally Carey, Rumford; Honorable Mention, Terry Marsters, Dixfield.
Bouquet of Cut Garden Flowers: 1st Becky Kerr, Dixfield; 2nd Prudy Garbotz, Mexico; 3rd Sally Carey, Rumford; Honorable Mention Katie Manzer, Peru.
House Plant: 1st Edith Liberty, Rumford; 2nd Sally Carey, Rumford; 3rd Lonnie Libby, Dixfield.
Flowers in a Mug or Teacup: 1st Lonnie Libby, Dixfield; 2nd Becky Kerr, Dixfield; 3rd Sally Carey, Rumford.
Children-12 Years and Younger-Bouquet: 1st Alexis Newton, Mexico.
Miniature Bouquet Under 4” High: 1st Sally Carey, Rumford; 2nd Becky Kerr, Dixfield; 3rd Pam Newton, Jay.
Single Flower in a Bud Vase: 1st Cindy Manzer, Peru; 2nd Becky Kerr, Dixfield; 3rd Sally Carey, Rumford; Honorable Mention Edith Liberty, Rumford.
Best of Show Award: Becky Kerr, Dixfield.
Peoples Choice Award: Sally Carey, Rumford.
The Festival of Flowers Committee expresses their thanks and deep appreciation to the Dixfield Historical Society for hosting the Annual Festival of Flowers Show and also to the western Maine flower lovers who exhibited their flowers at this event. We look forward to seeing all of you again at the 2009 Festival of Flowers Show. |
Dixfield's Boston Post Cane Recipient
Dixfield's Boston Post Cane recipient, Eva Sassi Taylor, was presented with flowers, chocolates and a plaque on Monday, April 28, 2008 by Board of Selectmen Chair Bettina M. Martin and  Town Manager Thomas F. Richmond. Mrs. Taylor will be 99 on October 26, 2008. She worked for over 20 years in Central Services at the Rumford Hospital and has lived in Dixfield for about 23 years. She's also a great Red Sox fan and loves Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. Mrs. Taylor is the mother of two, has nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild with three more on the way. The town extends its very best wishes to Mrs. Taylor as the town's most elderly citizen. |
Wanted: Dixfield Town Reports
The Town of Dixfield and Ludden Memorial Library are seeking your help with completing their collection of Annual Town Reports. The following reports are needed:
Ludden Memorial Library Needs:
6/30/2003
6/30/2004
Dixfield Town Office Needs:
6/30/2004
6/30/1992
1888
1887
1885
1884
1882
Anything before 1881
Sometimes people borrow the reports and do not return them. So if you have any, please drop them off at the Dixfield Town Office (207-562-8151) or mail to Town of Dixfield, Town Report Collection, PO Box 808, Dixfield, ME 04224-0808. Thank you!
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Summer Concerts
The Dixfield Economic Development Committee will be hosting summer concerts at the Village Green this season. If you have a band that would like to perform on a Friday night, Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, please contact Norine Clarke, Chair of the EDC at 562-8816. On Friday, the Fourth of July, Sammie Angel will be performing at 5:00 p.m., so please bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of fun entertainment.
Ice cream will also be on sale.
Veterans Info
We have posted a list of veterans who are buried in Dixfield. The list contains the complete names of Dixfield Veterans from the Dunn, Eddy, Eustis, Holman, Science Hill and Severy Hill Cemeteries only; Greenwood and Riverside Cemeteries have not been completed. Hopefully this will be accomplished by late fall. If you should notice an error, discrepancy or omission, please contact the Dixfield Town Office at PO Box 808, Dixfield, ME 04224-0808 or email the Town Office Staff at charlottedeptreas@verizon.net. We'll make every effort to correct the error or include someone we've missed. Our goal is to compile the most accurate list of our Veterans as possible. To view list, click here.
Dixfield Historical Society launches new web site.
Click here to visit.
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