Past post commander John Pandora smiles while preparing stuffing for the American Legion Post 95 Christmas dinner at the Brown Church last Christmas Eve in 2018. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Past post commander John Pandora smiles while preparing stuffing for the American Legion Post 95 Christmas dinner at the Brown Church last Christmas Eve in 2018. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
CONWAY — John Pandora doesn’t know what he’s going to do for Christmas this year. Every Christmas Day since 1983, the Brownfield, Maine, resident has cooked the annual American Legion Post 95 Christmas Day feast at the Conway Congregational Church (the Brown Church) in Conway Village, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event won’t be held this year.
“I hate like hell not doing it,” Pandora, 90, said by phone Wednesday. “We had a meeting last week and made the decision that the safest thing for everyone is not to do one this year. We don’t want to put people at risk.”
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