NEW SHARON – A yard and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the New Sharon Masonic Hall to benefit Tuesday’s Children and Vacation Bible School.

Topic: genealogy

FARMINGTON – The Sandy River Valley Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, in the public library. People are being asked to bring their research problems for group discussion.

Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend.

Senior citizens

FARMINGTON – The Farmington Senior Citizens will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the home of Ethel Walton. There will be a program and refreshments donated by the members.

New people are welcome to attend the meetings, which are on the first and third Tuesday of every month. For more information, people can call Maxine Turner 778-3529.

Bicentennial

INDUSTRY – The town of Industry bicentennial celebration will be Friday, June 20.

“We are going to be 200 years old, 1803-2003,” said Historical Society President Bob Burton.

In the afternoon, the Farmington Post Office will be at Allens Mill s Town Hall with a pictorial collection. This work was created by the society’s historian and artist Helen Foster.

A mill was selected for the postmark because sawmills have always played a large part in the town’s life, and the first U.S. sawmill was built in Maine in 1683.

A supper will take place at 5 p.m. at the Allens Mills Town Hall along with an opening observance by the Historical Society. At 7 p.m, there will be an opening observance at West Mills. “West Mills was the first village of Industry,” Burton points out. “And I’ve got family that go back here to day one. I love the town!”

Historical Society Bicentennial books will be available for the celebration at $16 each. One hundred of the 300 books available have been sold. For more information call Bob Burton 778-4974.