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Easy tips for making a tastier – healthier – turkey chili

GAME DAY TURKEY CHILI Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided 1 pound lean ground turkey 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped 1 red bell pepper, cored and finely chopped 12-ounce light beer Two 15-ounce cans lowsodium black beans, drained and […]

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The importance of earnest politeness

My preschooler and I walk the vast school halls to his classroom per our morning drop-off tradition. He has a bounce in his step and nearly trips over his colorful sneaker-clad feet as he gleefully anticipates another fun day with his classmates. I smile at him encouragingly while the teeniest sector of my heart aches, […]

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Creamy Cheddar-Potato Custards

Just the right sweet with pungent, this delightfully silken custard is phenomenally creamy, low in fat and ultimately satisfying. / cup evaporated skim(fat-free) milk / cup mashed sweet potato / cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1 egg 2 egg whites Pinch salt and black pepper 2 teaspoons blueberry preserves / teaspoon garlic powder Preheat oven […]

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WHS highlights latest champions

WELLS — Wells High School hosted its second “Breakfast of Champions” of the 2015-2016 school year on Dec. 4. Nineteen students and four staff members plus Town of Wells Road Commissioner Terry Oliver were recognized for excellence in their contributions to WHS. Those selected to receive this honor are generally nominated by a coach, teacher […]

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Progress… of a sort

On today’s segment of “history and time are meaningless concepts but still resulted in something very weird”: The first manned flight was in 1903. Forty-four years later, Chuck Yeager flew a jet faster than the speed of sound; 22 years after that, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Before 1930, no one even knew for […]

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AWS offers January events

Pet Life Adoption Event Sat. Jan. 30 AWS staff will bring adoptable dogs to the Pet Life in Sanford on Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The store is located at 1364 Main St., Sanford. For more information, call Animal Welfare Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at 985-3244 or Pet Life at 490-6729. Ongoing Events Furry […]

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Meet Mog:

Mog is a young, adult, neutered male that arrived at Another Chance Animal Rescue as a lost kitty from a local southern Maine town. Mog is sweet, extremely social, and loves all the attention he can get. Mog is wearing the latest in a deep orange and white coat with exceptionally big feet to support […]

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WHS celebrates new wing completion

WELLS — Wells High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the completion of the first phase of a renovation project that’s been in the works for six years. The new 88,000-square-foot addition helps to modernize the school, and includes a vast library, main office, guidance services, conference rooms, classrooms and media labs, all […]