Help Make the Holidays Brighter

There are many Toys for Tots dropoff locations in Sanford and Springvale. The complete list of locations is here. Pleasant St. First Baptist Church is having a gift drive for Caring Unlimited. Read all the details on their Facebook page. Another Chance Animal Rescue's Christmas wish list includes non-clumping cat litter, cash to cover vet bills, more volunteers, and adopters for their wonderful cats. Give them a call at 490-2855 if you can help. The Salvation Army of Sanford is…

Holiday Pies with Chef Liz Barbour

The Goodall Library and the Springvale Library are teaming up to bring you another great live cooking webinar with Chef Liz Barbour of Creative Feast on Thursday, December 3 at 6:00 p.m. Her topic this time will be Holiday Pies. In this class, Liz will share her favorite pie dough recipe and techniques so students can recreate the perfect, flaky crust every time they bake a pie. Liz will share information about her favorite pie baking tools, ingredients, and preparation methods.…

Holiday Classes at Sanford Adult Ed

Want to create something special for the holidays? Sanford Community Adult Education has you covered. All classes will be held in the Arts Afire Studio at the Anderson Learning Center on Bradeen St., except as noted. Fresh Fir Holiday Wreath - Tish Rimmer Create a beautiful, lush, full fir wreath to perfect your holiday door this season. Greens, form, wire and bow will be provided ($12 payable to instructor at class). Please feel free to bring in any embellishments you…

SPAC Extends Free Live Streaming Performance Series

by Brett Williams The Sanford Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce the extension of our “Free For All” series with three additional performances in December. Like the initial series of four shows, these performances will be available to watch for free from the comfort of your home via live video stream thanks to our partnership with Sanford’s “Wear a Mask and Keep Your Six” public health campaign. The homegrown “Free For All” series features musicians and artists from Maine…

School Notes: November 22

York County is once again designated "yellow" by the state for Covid-19 risk, which means that school sports and extracurricular activities are on hold until we return to green. The High Five Award is a staff nominated award given to Sanford High School students who they have seen lending a hand to others, doing a good deed, or working in the community. High five awards should be acts of kindness that are either out of the ordinary or to recognize…

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