Conferences

FARMINGTON – Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 2:15 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at Mount Blue High School. Parents may begin making appointments at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15. For more information, call 778-3561.

Dementia lecture

WILTON – A lecture on memory loss and dementia will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 15, at the SeniorsPlus Community Building on Route 2. Finding and using community resources for families and friends of memory-impaired adults is the topic.

Local providers will be available to share resource information and answer questions. There is no charge.

The lecture is presented by the Maine Alzheimer’s Association in collaboration with the Healthy Community Coalition, Franklin Resource Network and SeniorsPlus. For more information phone 1-800-660-2871.

Retired teachers

FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Unit of Retired Teachers will hold their Nov. 15 meeting at 11 a.m. at the Foster Regional Technical Center at Mount Blue High School. For luncheon reservations, call Verne Byers at 778-3495, Marjorie Collins 864-2223, or Carolyn Parr at 778-4282.

Preschool reading

FARMINGTON – Area children preschool-age and younger are invited to Mallett School on Monday, Nov. 15, to pick out a free book as part of one of three annual literacy events offered at the school through the Reading is Fundamental program.

RIF is a federally funded program that prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to schools. For the second year, Mallett School has received a grant to participate in the program and offer three free books to all its students and area pre-kindergarten children over the course of the year.

The November event is the first distribution of the 2004-05 school year. A similar event will also be offered in January. Area parents and pre-kindergarten-age children are invited to visit the school between 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 15 to select a free book from dozens of titles written for young children. For more information, contact Melvin Burnham, principal, at 778-3529.

Reading Night

FARMINGTON – The Mallett School will host its seventh annual “Prime Time” Reading Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the school. Children and their caregivers are invited to come back to school in their pajamas to listen to bedtime stories read by guest speakers.

The gym will be open for families to read together, and families with preschool children can choose a free book to keep, compliments of the Reading Is Fundamental Program. This event is held in recognition of National Children’s Book Week.

Garden club

FARMINGTON – The November meeting of the Mount Blue Garden Club will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Farmington Municipal Building.

This month’s program will be on the Lewis and Clark expedition, presented by Dick Brooks. There will be a social half hour with refreshments, followed by this program. A regular monthly business meeting will follow. All are welcome to attend.