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Staff photo by Joe Phelan
MOVING IN: Science teachers Jessie Dow, left, and Holly Tripp move Dow's desk on last week at Erskine Academy in China. Area schools are busy with staff readying for the upcoming school year.
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SCULL: Diane Richmond, of Brunswick, rows a scull across China Lake recently. Richmond and others brought their sculls to the lake to teach people how to row as part of China Community Days.
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CRASH: State Police Troopers confer in the middle of the closed road while they investigate a Saturday morning head-on collision on Route 3 near Branch Mills Road in South China.
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TAKING THE COURSE: Justin Wentworth, China, bounces out of the kids' Rat Race Obstacle Course Challenge Friday at the opening day of the 5th Annual China Community Days.
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Joe Labbe photo
STARBURST NIGHT: One of the many bursts that lighted the sky Saturday night as part of the China Community days fireworks show.
 
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Cemetery announcement
The Chadwick Hill Cemetery Association, at its annual meeting July 31, adopted the following by-law addition:
"The Association will not allow any private diggings within the cemetery grounds. Any site work involving burials must be approved by the Sexton (Ann Grimshaw) and done by an approved and experienced excavator. No private diggings will be allowed".
Regularly scheduled meetings
Dirigo Lodge No. 104 of Weeks Mills meets every third Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Masonic activities contact Master Donald Pratt at 445-3136 or 692-4807. E-mail
China Senior Citizens, 10 a.m. second Monday of each month, Legion Hall.
Planning Board, 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month, Town Office meeting room.
The Royal Arch Chapter stated meeting, 7:30 p.m. second Wednesday of each month, Masonic hall.
Boy Scout Troop 479, 6:30-8 p.m. every Thursday, China Baptist Church; 11- to 18-year-olds welcome; call Scott Adams at 968-2787.
Herb Society, 7 p.m. second Thursday of each month, old town hall, South China.
China Community Food Pantry open noon-1 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, east side of Lakeview Drive.
South China
South China Volunteer Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month, fire station.
Boynton-Webber Post, American Legion, 7:30 p.m. third Tuesday of each month, Legion hall.
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