PHILLIPS – The Phillips Men’s Club will meet for a cookout at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Smalls Falls.

In case of rain, the club will meet at the Community House.

Capt. Bruce Wilcox and Team 3 members Terry Haines, Steve Haines, Steve Smith, Jerry Haines, Lawrence Knight and Mike Powell are in charge of the meeting.

Bikers’ toy run

FARMINGTON – The United Bikers of Maine will hold their annual Christmas toy run on Sunday, Sept. 7.

Anyone in the local area who would like to ride is welcome. Bikers plan to meet at 10:30 a.m. at the park-and- ride lot on the Intervale.

For more information, people can call 562-9017.

VFW family day

JAY – The VFW will hold a family day starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the post for members and families.

A chicken barbecue will be held for a charge of $3 per person. A dance featuring Legends will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight at the post on Route 133.

A public supper is offered by the post every Friday night at 5 p.m. with a jam session following the meal. There is a $5 charge for the meal.

For more information, people can call 897-5112.

Antiques appraisal

FARMINGTON – The Farmington Monday Club will meet at noon Monday, Sept. 8, at the Granary. Each member may bring an antique for appraisal by Mary Lovejoy.

Club barbecue

INDUSTRY – Northern Lites Snowmobile Club of Industry and Farmington will hold its first meeting of the season on Monday, Sept. 8, at the Industry Town Hall. A barbecue will be held at 6 p.m. The club will furnish hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages. Club members are asked to bring a salad or dessert. Anyone interested in snowmobiling is welcome to attend. For more information, club officers may be contacted, including President Mike Alexander at 778-6549; Vice President Rick Tibbets at 778-3939; Secretary Peter Dingley, 778-5024; Treasurer Dick Sinkinson, 778-2193; Membership Chairperson Andre Belanger, 778-4194; Trailmaster Charlie Churchill, 778-2739; or Maine Snowmobile Association representative Bruce Adams, 897-5308.

Swiss focus

FARMINGTON – The Homemakers Extension board will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Municipal Building. Following the meeting, a workshop on “International Switzerland” will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the same location. All are welcome to attend the workshop.

Retired teachers

RANGELEY – The Franklin County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Church of the Good Shepherd. For luncheon reservations, phone Verne Byers at 778-3495, Ken Marks at 778-5002 or Marjorie Collins at 864-2224 by Thursday, Aug. 28. June Plummer will be in charge of a silent auction.

Hawk ID clinic

WILTON – Maine Audubon will hold a hawk-identification clinic starting at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 or 11 and field trip from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 20 or 21. Dates depend on hawk-watching conditions. Led by longtime Wilton resident and birding expert J. Dwight, this combined clinic and field trip program will get participants off to a great start in mastering the skills to tell often-confusing hawks apart. The evening clinic will begin with a video to prime participants for a discussion of how to key in on comparative outlines, shapes and sizes. The field trip will put those newly learned skills into practice at a local hawk-watching site. Limited to 12 participants, the clinic and trip are $25 for Maine Audubon members and $35 for nonmembers. For details and reservations, phone 781-2330.

Story time

WILTON – Preschool Story Time at the Wilton Free Public Library will resume at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. Children, ages 3 to 5, accompanied by an adult, will have the opportunity to listen to stories and participate in related activities. Story times will be held weekly throughout the school year when school is in session. For the month of September, the children’s room will have the 2002 Traveling Cream of the Crop book collection on display. Each year publishing houses send thousands of review copies of new children’s and young adult books to the Maine Examination Collection c/o The Southern Maine Library District. The books are reviewed at district monthly book review meetings by local librarians. A Cream of the Crop collection of the best titles published in the previous year is put together for display at the Maine Library conferences in the spring. After the conferences, the collection travels to libraries throughout the state for one year. Kindergarteners from the Cushing School will have a story time once a month at the library. Parents are asked to come into the library to obtain a library card for their child. Proof of residency is required at the time. For more information, phone the library at 645-4831.

‘Single Parenting’

WILTON – The Parenting Forum brings parents in the community together to discuss issues they face while raising children. The group will meet for supper at 6 p.m. followed by a discussion on the second Wednesday of each month at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of High and School streets. The topic for Wednesday, Sept. 10, will be “Single Parenting.” Supper is provided free of charge. There will be activities for children and teenagers during the parents’ discussion. All are welcome. For information, people can call 645-2639.

Kickoff reset

FARMINGTON – The Gold LEAF Institute – UMF Senior College has changed the date of its fall term’s opening event. The open house and kickoff is now scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the UMF Student Center’s North Dining Hall. Anybody over the age of 50 who’s interested in lifelong learning activities and classes is welcome to attend. For more information, people can call 778-7063.

Reading circle

FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Children’s Task Force, as part of its’ Bullying/Teasing Prevention Program, will offer a parent reading circle to discuss relational aggression. The parent Reading Circle will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 12 weeks beginning Sept. 17 at the Franklin County Children’s Task Force. Relational aggression is defined as behavior that is intended to hurt someone by harming their relationship with others. The reading circle will focus its’ discussions of relational aggression around recent books and a video, however, participants will also actively be involved in hands-on activities. Parents are encouraged to bring their sons and daughters to make them part of the process of recognizing and addressing this unique form of bullying. It is free and child care and refreshments are offered. Space is limited so phone the Franklin County Children’s Task Force at 778-6960 or 1-888-429-6960 to reserve a spot.

Test workshop

KINGFIELD – Cindy Kemble of the University of Maine at Farmington will make a presentation at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the SAD 58 Superintendent’s Office. Kemble, assistant director of programs in charge of CLEP services at UMF, will speak to potential student testers and to all other school personnel who can encourage students to take these tests to advance their careers into college, or for those adults who would like to have career advancement. The tests are given at UMF, and Kemble schedules the tests, which may be taken in composition and literature; foreign languages, French, German or Spanish; history and social sciences; science and mathematics; and business. All tests are administered on computer. Phone Pilar Bates at the Adult Education office in Kingfield at 265-5511, ext. 28 to sign up for this informational meeting.

Basket beano

FARMINGTON – The Farmington Elks Lodge will sponsor a basket beano on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Elks Lodge in West Farmington. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and beano will start at 1 p.m. All proceeds will benefit LEAP, Inc. and its non-Medicaid funded programs. Seating is limited to 180 participants and reservations are suggested. Tickets will be $15 each. There will also be raffles, penny beano and refreshments available. The prizes are Longaberger Baskets filled with generous donations from local businesses and individuals. For more information or to reserve a ticket phone Marjorie Taylor at 778-3443, ext. 101, or Pam Holt at 345-9752. LEAP is a private nonprofit agency which provides community and residential support to people with developmental disabilities and mental retardation in western and central Maine and their families for 23 years.

Scarecrow contest

PHILLIPS – The 13th annual scarecrow reunion will be Sept. 27 at their lot on Main Street. Judging will take place at 10 a.m. that day. Stakes will be provided earlier in the week. Those participating are asked to not attach their name to the scarecrow; that will be done after the judging. Scarecrows should be left attached to their stakes until Oct. 9 in order to give visitors two weeks to see them. Scarecrows need to be weatherproof and able to withstand high winds. Advance registration is required. Entries must be in one of these four categories: adult, children, family, and groups such as scouts, church or nursery schools. Participants do not need to be from the area. Cash prizes will be awarded if there is enough interest. Ribbons will be awarded for all. Registration is $5 and may be paid at Phillips Hardware. For more information, people contact Winona Davenport at 639-4296.

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