FARMINGTON – The Maine Draft Horse and Oxen Association will sponsor a horse pull on June 18, 19 and 20 at Farmington Fairgrounds. Activities will begin at 4 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 per person.

Car wash

WILTON – A car wash to benefit SeniorsPlus Meals on Wheels program will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at SeniorsPlus Community Center on Routes 2 and 4. The price for the car wash is $5.84, the cost of one home-delivered meal.

Yard sale

NEW SHARON – A yard, plant and food sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the New Sharon Congregational Church to benefit Vacation Bible School and Tuesdays Children.

Bible school

PHILLIPS – Vacation Bible School will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. June 21 to 28 at the Light House Baptist Church. The theme is Castle Kids. All are welcome.

DAR lunch

FARMINGTON – The Colonial Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will meet for a luncheon buffet and program at noon Tuesday, June 22, at the Granary. Amanda Goodwin of West Freeman will be the guest speaker. Goodwin will explain how she spearheaded an effort to get a new headstone for Civil War veteran Looman H. Dyar.

Library meeting

WILTON – The annual association meeting for the Wilton Free Public Library will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at the library. All residents are welcome to attend. The monthly trustees meeting will follow.

Conservancy meeting

WILTON – The annual meeting of Foothills Land Conservancy will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. The meeting is open to the public. Colleen Ryan, program coordinator of Beginning With Habitat, will speak about maps that are available of the Wilton and Weld region. Beginning with Habitat is a program sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to give local planners up-to-date information from state and federal government sources regarding wildlife habitat and development impacts. Beginning with Habitat can create habitat maps for towns at the request of local leaders. These maps can be used to balance development and conservation.

Medieval reading

WILTON – The Children’s Room at Wilton Free Public Library will be transformed into a castle for the summer reading program on the medieval period. The six-week program begins June 23 and ends Aug. 3. Sign-up begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, when Jennifer Armstrong, musician and storyteller, will present a “Tuneful Tales Program of Courage, Castles and Dragons.” Midway into the program there will be a midsummer’s “faire” with tournament games. The program will close with a masquerade ball and feast. No sign-ups will be taken during the performance. Readers may delve into mystical places like King Arthur’s Camelot, the land of unicorns, a dragon’s lair or an enchanted forest. Experiences in arts and crafts, heraldry, dance, herbal medicine and feasts will be featured. A knight in shining armor will also visit the library.

Nature programs

RANGELEY – The Wilhelm Reich Museum on Dodge Pond Road in Rangeley announces nature-related workshops and presentations in its Sunday series of the Natural Science Program. The outdoor workshops are free and take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the sheltered classroom and on the museum trails and fields.

July 11: Wildlife biologist Chuck Hulsey will present “Wild Turkeys in Maine.” There will be a demonstration of the “rocket net” device used to capture turkeys for relocation and research.

July 18: Naturalist and Maine master guide Ray Reitze Jr. presents “Wilderness Survival.” Ray and his wife, Nancy, also an experienced guide, naturalist and herbalist, run the Earthways Guided Canoe Trips and School of Wilderness Survival in Canaan.

July 25: Ecologist Lisa St. Hilaire will guide a “Moss Walk.” She will give an overview of mosses, then guide a walk on the museum trails to look at a variety of mosses first-hand and describe their growing habits and ecological niche.

Participants are reminded to dress for weather and bug conditions. Sturdy shoes, bug spray, and bottled water are recommended. Workshops are held rain or shine. The Natural Science Program is funded by the Wing-Benjamin Trust, Friends of the Wilhelm Reich Museum, and individual donors. For information phone 864-3443.<.000>

Call for service

JAY – The town of Jay is seeking individuals to serve on the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals. Anyone interested in these positions should contact the Town Office at 897-6785.

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