RANGELEY – The Church of the Good Shepherd will host a community blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at the church on Main Street.

The American Red Cross will give away its Maine Save-A-Life Summer T-shirts to donors. Right now, seven out of eight blood types are currently below the three-day safe minimum, according to the Red Cross.

Six are below the two-day and four are at a one-day supply level.

This means that if the American Red Cross could not collect blood or if donors could not get out and give blood, the supply of blood would be exhausted after one day.

Maine hospitals use 300 units of blood per day for their patients.

Churches to host Bible School

STARKS – The Starks and West Mills Community churches along with a Clinton, N.J., visiting work group will hold Vacation Bible School Aug. 4-8 at Camp at the Eastward from 9 a.m. to noon daily for ages 5-12.

Bible schoolers and parents are welcome to join the group for lunch also. Transportation is available in the immediate area.

People may phone Noelle James at 778-9494 or the church office at 696-5496 for information and registration.

Bloodmobile

to visit Kingfield

CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The American Red Cross bloodmobile will visit the Kingfield area from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center on Route 27.

“We are strongly encouraging donors to attend,” says Thomas Miller of the Red Cross. “Giving blood now will help us get through the tough times.”

First-time volunteer donors are urgently needed to replace donors who have moved away or become ineligible to donate.

Potential donors must be at least 17 years old, in generally good health and must weigh at least 110 pounds.

There is no longer an upper age limit to donate blood.

All presenting donors will receive a T-shirt.

For more information or an appointment, please contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-482-0743.

Big flea market

RANGELEY – Friends of the Wilhelm Reich Museum will hold its first flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the museum’s conference center at Orgonon on Dodge Pond Road. It will be held rain or shine.

Organizers say they’ve received so much stuff for the flea market this year that they had to stop picking up donations for a month.

Hot dogs, hamburgers, homemade pies and sweets, as well as hot and cold drinks will be available during the sale.

This year’s raffle is a hand-knit child’s sweater, size 6-8, with a school design for a boy or girl. Proceeds from the sweater will benefit the Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust Endowment Fund. Drawing will be Sept. 28 and the winner does not need to be present to win.

Funds raised are used for the preservation of the museum’s collections and archival films, building repair, the salary for a summer assistant, a part-time coordinator for their natural science programs and to provided three scholarships to students graduating from the Rangeley Lakes Regional School.

Shrine Parade

RANGELEY – The Western Mountains Shrine Club and Kora Shrine will again provide its annual parade starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, on Main Street.

For more than 16 years, the Shrine Parade has been held for the residents and summer guests in the area. The parade will feature cars, clowns and music.

Titcomb House

FARMINGTON – The Titcomb House at High and Academy streets will be open to the public from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. each Wednesday and Saturday during August.

Members of the Historical Society will help visitors tour the five rooms furnished in the style of the second half of the 19th century.

There is an antique doll exhibit and one room is devoted to the Titcomb family memorabilia. There is no admission charge.

Children’s theater

FARMINGTON – Farmington Children’s Summer Theater will present “The Phantom Tollbooth” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9, at Mount Blue High School. The play was adapted by Susan Nanus from a book by Norton Juster.

The play is directed by Brenda Tarbox with Ayla Kapiloff, Kyla Wheeler and Kristina Hines as artistic assistants. The summer theater is organized and sponsored by the SAD 9’s Mount Blue Music Boosters.

Tickets will be available at the door for $5 adults and seniors, and $3.50 for students or children.

Farmers’ ballot

FARMINGTON – Nominations are being accepted by the Franklin County Farm Service Agency from eligible farmers and landowners who’d like to be listed on the election ballot for December’s County Committee Election.

The committee represents farmers in their local communities and makes decisions on crop bases and yields, commodity loans, conservation programs, disaster payments and other federal farm assistance programs.

Nomination forms are available from the Farm Service Agency office. Individuals may nominate themselves or another individual, but that person must also sign the nominating petition. Nomination forms have to be returned to the county office by Sept. 5. Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters in late November and must be returned by Dec. 1. Elected members and alternates will take office Jan. 1 for a three-year term.

The current representatives for this area are Theresa Hardy on the county committee and Bruce Tracy, Bussie York and Ronald Wing as alternates and area members.

For more information, people may contact office at 778-2788.

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