Thornton Oaks Couple Named
2013 Volunteers of the Year
Spring, 2013
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Debora King (center), BDA Executive Director, with Dick
and Carol Visser. |
The Residents and Staff of Thornton Oaks
congratulate Dick and Carol Visser for
being named Volunteers of the Year
by the Brunswick Downtown Association.
Dick serves on Brunswick Planning Board, as well as the Mid Coast Senior Health Center and Thornton Oaks Retirement Community boards. He initiated the Town Matters series at
Thornton Oaks. Dick chairs the Brunswick Downtown Association Membership Committee, personally visiting town businesses on behalf of the BDA. Carol served on the Harriet Beecher Stowe School Building Committee and several
Thornton Oaks committees. Both have served on boards of the First Baptist Church. They are BDA Block Representatives and are valued Brunswick Visitor Center volunteers.
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Longfellow Days: February 2-27, 2013
February, 2013
Longfellow Days is a month-long celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who lived in Brunswick when he was both a student and later, when he was a faculty member at Bowdoin College. Throughout February there will be a series of cultural events hosted at different locations in Brunswick that will delve into themes that were suggested by Longfellow's work and life. This year's theme is based on Longfellow's transatlantic friendship with author Charles Dickens.
On Thursday, February 21, 9:30 a.m., the gathering will be hosted in the Multi-Purpose room at 25 Thornton Way, in Thornton Oaks. Poets Ted and Ruth Bookey will facilitate.
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Thornton Oaks in
Maine Senior Magazine
December, 2012
A multi-page article and photographs of Thornton Oaks begins on page 42 of this 2012 Holiday Issue of Maine Seniors. You may find this magazine on many newsstands, or, for a copy of the article, contact: thoaks@gwi.net or call (800) 729-8033 and ask for the Maine Seniors reprint.
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February, 2012
Georgiana’s CHRONOLOGY: a voice yearning to speak Artist’s books, poems and publications of Georgiana Peacher. |
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October, 2011
Maine’s Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will discuss "How I Became a Poet," which will include readings of poems to illustrate his points. |
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July, 2011
Student musicians from the Bowdoin International Music Festival will be in concert at Thornton Oaks. Thornton Oaks sponsors the BIMF's Community Concert series each summer. |
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6/20/2011
Brunswick—James A. Brokaw II, Ph.D.,presents a lecture on "Vienna's Musical Institutions and the Classical Music Canon" at Thornton Oaks. |
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3/31/2011
Brunswick— Works representing more than 30 of the 40 artists at Spindleworks are on exhibit through March 31 at Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick.. More |
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10/17/2010
Matthew Terrace Apartment Residences - two apartments for touring, including our one-of-a-kind exceptionally large apartment. Featuring a collection of art, purchased and donated by residents and the art committee. More |
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8/20/2010
According to this August 20th, 2010 Times Record article, three hybrid buses are set to begin serving Brunswick residents within a few weeks. Thornton Oaks is among the stops on the bus route. More |
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July-Aug/2010
Brunswick has been touted as a bike-friendly town by an article in the AARP Bulletin, July-August 2010. More |
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12/11/2006
The
Wall
Street
Journal article, “Florida
it's
not,” explains
via
interviews,
why
retirees—many
from
Thornton
Oaks
retirement
community—chose
Maine
over
southern
destinations
for
their
retirement
years. More |
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2005
Money magazine
has
ranked Brunswick one
of
the
top
five
places
to
retire
in
America for
the
second
time
in
five
years. More |
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“After
looking
at
one
of
my
handwoven
shawls,
people
often
wonder
how
I,
as
a
blind
person,
can
do
it!" More |
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