Pythian Sisters yard sale

The Pythian Sisters are sponsoring a two-day indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, at their building in Buxton Center on Route 22.

The sale will help raise money for a new stove.

Cutline (Ray #1 or 2 editimages) – World War II veteran Ray Reitze displays his memorabilia, which includes a telegram to his mom from the Vatican. Staff photo by Robert Lowell

Reitze marched

World War II soldier Ray Reitze marched with veterans in Portland’s ticker tape parade on Friday, honoring the state’s soldiers who served in Iraq.

Reitze was taken prisoner of war by German forces on Feb. 14, 1943, in North Africa. Among his memorabilia, Reitze has a telegram that his mother received from the Vatican. The Secretary of State to his Holiness sent a message home from Reitze, who had been visited by two priests, that he was “safe and sound in transit camp.”

Reitze moved to Buxton in 1946.

Cutline (rebel 1 editimages) – Rebel, a year-old Lab cross, is available for adoption at the Little Paws Animal Shelter in Buxton. Rebel is pictured on Saturday with shelter volunteer Michelle Hirshberg of Scarborough. Rebel, who arrived in February, was rescued from destruction in North Carolina. Staff photo by Robert Lowell

(rebel 2) – Rebel, a year-old Lab cross, is available for adoption at the Little Paws Animal Shelter in Buxton. He’s pictured with shelter director Eva Allen, on the left, and volunteer Katie Drown of Limerick on Saturday. Rebel, who arrived in February, was rescued from destruction in North Carolina. Staff photo by Robert Lowell