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Averie Flewelling, left, and Meredith McMillan during an acrylic painting workshop at CASA – the RFA’s free Creative After-School Arts Program.
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The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is continuing to offer their free after-school program, CASA (Creative After-School Arts), with a group of dedicated volunteers. The program is open to students in grades 5-12, and meets Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday after school until 5 p.m.
Activities include all types of art projects, no-bake baking, drama, origami, film appreciation and discussion, as well as homework help. CASA is also offering band again this year with band instructor Mike Schrader following Covid-safety guidelines for this program.
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FARMINGTON United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has launched the United Way Care Card program to show appreciation for frontline workers including, but not limited to, grocery store clerks, teachers and healthcare workers.
Cards will also be distributed to individuals in nursing homes and other health care facilities throughout Greater Franklin County.
“The pandemic has taken a toll on our communities and we thought a simple, heartfelt message of gratitude for those most affected is something we could do to make a difference and bring hope,” said Lisa Laflin, UWTVA executive director.
United Way is asking community members to decorate cards supplied by United Way and add an inspirational hand-written message on the inside. Each card is printed with a message of “You Matter,” “You are Stronger Than You Think” or “Thank You for All You Do.”
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Due to someone associated with the Rangeley Town Office testing positive for Covid-19 the Town Office is closed to the public from December 31, 2020 until January 11, 2021. As a result of the office closure the January 4, 2021 Board of Selectmen’s meeting was conducted via Zoom. District 17 State Senator Russell Black briefly joined the Zoom meeting to update the Selectmen on a legislative proposal to expand the number of Franklin County Commissioners from three to five. An increase in the number of Commissioners would provide towns that pay a high County tax such as Carrabassett Valley and Rangeley an opportunity for greater representation in County affairs. The Selectmen agreed to send a letter of support for this legislation in the near future.
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Shown here are the participants in the 2019 Walk to Bethlehem holiday event. This year’s event will be held outside in a “Covid-safe” format.
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Although this is the 40th Year of the Walk to Bethlehem, a big celebration will have to wait until next year. Here are our plans to have a COVID-SAFE Walk to Bethlehem:
For 40 years, the Rangeley Friends of the Arts have been sponsoring the annual “Walk to Bethlehem” celebration, this year to be held on Sunday, December 13. This unique event, which recreates Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, complete with community members costumed as nativity figures, will begin at 5:30 p.m. outside the RFA Lakeside Theater in downtown Rangeley, with the reading of Caesar Augustus’ decree that all people must return to the city of their birth.