FARMINGTON – The sale of gym floor pieces from the Community Center will end soon. More than 100 souvenir boards, each a 14 by 2 inch section of the original floor with a commemorative plate, have been sold at $5 apiece. Pieces will be available while supplies last or until the cutoff date of Wednesday, Nov. 26. For more information, phone the Recreation Department at 778-3464.

Planning a fair

FARMINGTON – Final plans for the annual Christmas craft fair will be made at the meeting of the Franklin County Arts and Crafts Association at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the North Dining Hall of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Student Center. New members are welcome. The fair will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Student Center. Admission is free and the event will feature a variety of crafts and artwork. Traditionally scheduled the first Saturday of December, the fair has been a popular event for shoppers seeking holiday gifts.

Environment talk

FARMINGTON – Deputy Commissioner Paul E. Jacques of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will give a presentation on securing an environmentally friendly future at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the North Dining Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. Jacques will discuss how conservationists interested in preserving the environment for future game recreation can work together with more radical environmentalists for an environmentally friendly future. The public is welcome to attend.

LURC hearing

RANGELEY – The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will seek public comment on proposed amendments to Chapter 10, Land Use Districts and Standards at a public hearing this month. It will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Rangeley Lakes Regional High School. The proposed changes include adopting a two-tier level of subdivision review to simplify the permitting process for small-scale, appropriately located subdivisions, and adopting rules to clarify permitting requirements for subdivisions as well as residential and commercial development projects. For a copy of the proposed changes, phone 287-2631. For information phone Agnieszka Pinette at 287-8786.

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