2010 September

Ceremony officially opens pre-school for at-risk children WATERVILLE — Several pairs of scissors cut through the purple rope and up came a green sheet revealing an engraved stone that read, “Karen M. Baldacci Children’s Garden.” It was a surprise kept from Maine’s first lady until a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday afternoon marking the official opening of

September 9, 2010 What: Book signing by Doris Buffett When: Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Where: Fredericksburg Area Museum store Cost: Free Info: famcc.org or 540/371-3037, ext. 12 What: Doris Buffett will be interviewed about her life by author Michael Zitz, and will sign copies of Zitz’s biography of her, “Giving It All Away.” When: 1-4 p.m.

WATERVILLE — Little Jia-Li Kao, 2, rolls play dough out into a pancake and then shapes it into a ball and presents it to her mother “A tomato!” she exclaims. The curly-haired tot giggles as she sits at a tiny table with two little boys Wednesday in a classroom at the brand new, $9 million