{"id":96020,"date":"2023-05-25T05:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=96020"},"modified":"2023-05-26T06:44:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:44:55","slug":"town-of-maine-to-celebrate-175th-anniversary-may-26-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2023\/05\/25\/town-of-maine-to-celebrate-175th-anniversary-may-26-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of Maine to celebrate 175th Anniversary; May 26-29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The Nanticoke Valley Historical Society of Maine, N.Y. and the Town of Maine are&nbsp;hosting Maine\u2019s Demisemiseptcentennial celebration (175th Anniversary), a community event, in the Town of Maine&nbsp;starting Friday, May 26 at 7 p.m. and continuing through Monday, May 29.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With over 75 artisans, vendors and community groups represented, the Town of Maine will be celebrating&nbsp;its 175th anniversary in a big way. A dedicated committee has been working on plans for over a year to bring this family-friendly celebration to the area over Memorial Day weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96023\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96023\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine3.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Maine to celebrate 175th Anniversary; May 26-29\" width=\"800\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine3-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine3-768x697.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-96023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Town of Maine will celebrate their 175th Anniversary May 26-29. Pictured is the Nanticoke Valley Historical Society and Museum, the hosts to the celebration. For more information, contact Co-Chairs Lynn Ross at (607) 321-5952 or Joanne Weir at (607) 239-1020, or visit the NVHS website at www.NanticokeValleyHistoricalSociety.com. Photo provided by Joanne Weir.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The event will kick-off on Friday, May 26, with a brief opening ceremony and a community musical&nbsp;performance under the direction of Hilary Rozek at Maine Memorial Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday activities&nbsp;begin with a Trikes and Bikes parade in the Maine Town Park and will be followed by a full day of old fashioned games, food, a spelling bee competition with students from Homer Brink and Maine Memorial&nbsp;Elementary Schools, Maine Community Band performance, a beard contest, free trolley rides, museum&nbsp;tours, country store, vendor fair, artisan demonstrations, cornhole tournament, and more. The evening&nbsp;concludes with a square dance at 6 p.m. at J. Ralph Ingalls School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Sunday the Knights of Columbus&nbsp;will host a pancake breakfast at Most Holy Rosary Church. Three of Maine\u2019s historic homes will be open on Sunday for touring, and the evening will end with an old-fashioned hymn sing at the First Baptist Church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Maine to celebrate 175th Anniversary; May 26-29\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine-684x1024.jpg 684w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/05\/Maine-768x1149.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>On Monday, May 29, the American Legion\u2019s Memorial Day parade and dedication service will be followed&nbsp;by the Nanticoke Valley Historical Society\u2019s annual Smokey Legend BBQ and bake sale at the Janet W. Bowers Museum.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can find details and last-minute updates at <a href=\"https:\/\/nanticokevalleyhistoricalsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/nanticokevalleyhistoricalsociety.com\/<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This event is made possible with support of the Town of Maine and Town of Maine Rec.&nbsp;Committee; and their major sponsors, Matco Electric, Keith Payne Pools, Rick Bongiorno Insurance, and&nbsp;Visions FCU.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more information, contact Co-Chairs Lynn Ross at (607) 321-5952 or Joanne Weir at (607) 239-1020, or visit the NVHS website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NanticokeValleyHistoricalSociety.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.NanticokeValleyHistoricalSociety.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nanticoke Valley Historical Society of Maine, N.Y. and the Town of Maine are&nbsp;hosting Maine\u2019s Demisemiseptcentennial celebration (175th Anniversary), a community event, in the Town&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":96022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Town of Maine to celebrate 175th Anniversary; 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