PARIS – The Floyd A. Harlow Jr. Post 9787, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will have an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4.

The newly elected and appointed officers to the post include: commander, Elmer Smallwood; senior vice commander, Richard Hamilton; junior vice commander, Richard Neusselin; quartermaster, Myron Pierce.

Also, post advocate, Ivan Reynolds; surgeon, Donald Abbott; chaplain, William Chouinard; adjutant, Danny Chouinard; service officer, Richard Bedford; guard, Otto Brandes; and trustees Philmore Meserve, Russell Teague and Kenneth West.

Auxiliary officers include: president, Eula Felker; first treasurer, Jeannette Conover; chaplain, Lula Meserve; and trustees, Hazel Raymond and Myrtle Cadenelli.

The meeting will include general plans for the year and a review of the Department State Convention.

Society sale

PARIS – The West Paris Historical Society will have the fourth annual hall, yard and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. The hall is filled with donated goods. There will also be coffee, soda and hot dogs.

Craft fair set

PARIS – The Maine Veterans Home Advisory Committee, 477 High St., South Paris will have a craft fair on Nov. 6. Tables are $10. Those interested should call Marilyn Ramsay at 743-5723.

Tables available

PARIS – American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72, Church Street, South Paris will have a craft fair on Oct. 23.

Tables are $10. There are a few tables open. If interested, call Marilyn Ramsay at 743-5723.

Society events

NORWAY – The last Norway Historical Society monthly meeting featured a talk by Bryant Gurney. He spoke of being a kid in downtown Norway in the 1930s and of the buildings and people there, with a rough map to explain it.

The evening was videotaped so that it can be replayed in the future and be shown on local access Channel 2. The guest speaker was given a copy of the video.

The society’s house has been open more this summer to reach tourists. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until September.

A major project is the cataloging of the collection of music albums, which came from the Joe Quinn estate. Curator Charles Longley is entering the data on computer.

Most of the historical society’s massive records are on paper, and there are presently no plans to put them on computer.

The society will celebrate its 30th year in October.

History Day

WOODSTOCK – The Woodstock Historical Society annual History Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at the museum on North Main Street, Bryant Pond.

Members will be available for museum tours. There will be a food sale and a craft fair. In case of rain, the fair will be held at the Grange Hall. For more information, call 743-8035.