Egg hunt

SUMNER – The Mother’s Community Club will host its annual Easter egg hunt for the children of SAD 39, Hartford, Sumner and Buckfield, at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the East Sumner Congregational Church, Main Street.

All children between the ages of 2 to 12 are invited to attend with their own Easter baskets and hunt for eggs and other treats, play games and meet the Easter bunny. Refreshments will be served and it will be held regardless of the weather. For more information or to make a donation, contact Lee Berry at 388-2181 evenings.

Sermon topic

PARIS – “The Way” will be Silver Moore-Leamon’s Easter sermon at the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, April 8, at the First Universalist Church, 36 Pine St., South Paris. Music will be by the choir and Adrianna Twitchell, with Forest Perkins as organist and choir master. Renee Wales will lead the Sunday school. Child care is provided. The coffee hour will follow in Good Cheer Hall. Everyone is welcome.

Supper, dance

LOCKE MILLS – A public supper and dance will be held Tuesday, April 10, at the American Legion Hall, Gore Road. Supper will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dancing to the Felt Band until 9:30 p.m. The menu will include hot dishes, salads, rolls, beverage and homemade pies. The cost is $8.

Society speaker

OTISFIELD – The Otisfield Historical Society’s first program of the year will feature John McDonald, Maine storyteller, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Otisfield Town Office, with election of officers preceding the program.

Now a resident of Otisfield, McDonald is well known for his weekly humor column and his radio show on WGAN. He is author of the books, “A Moose and a Lobster Walk Into a Bar” and “Down the Road a Piece.”

Program extended

RUMFORD – Gary Raymond, executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency of Oxford County, has announced that the agency has extended the sign-up deadline for the 2007 direct and counter-cyclical program to Aug. 3.

Problems with the the agency’s Web-based computer system caused officials to extend the deadline in order to ensure adequate opportunity for all producers to participate in the sign-up.

While the deadline is extended, the cut-off for participation remains Sept 30. Those producers failing to sign up by Aug. 3, but before Sept 30, will pay a late file fee of $100.

Program enrollment for the 2007 contract period began Oct. 1, 2006, and was scheduled to end on June 1. The extension applies only to the enrollment period and does not extend the contract period.