Blood drive

PARIS – An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School cafeteria and the presentation rooms in Paris.

The Red Cross will staff the drive with enough personnel to keep the waiting time to a minimum for the people who have appointments and the people who walk in without a scheduled donation time.

Donors can enter the high school through the double doors that are located at the bus loop entrance on the side of the building. Proof of identity is required at the time of registration.

Volunteers will be calling previous donors to schedule appointments. Donors may also call the Red Cross at 800-GIVE-LIFE or schedule an appointment on-line at www.bloodpartners.org/ohchs. Appointments are recommended.

For more information, call 1-800-462-9400, ext. 2210, or visit the Web site.

AARP picnic

PARIS – The Oxford Hills Chapter, AARP, will hold its annual picnic at noon Monday, Aug. 13, at the Oxford County University of Maine Co-operative Extension Education Center, Olson Road, Paris.

Cost of $4.50 a person includes sandwich, chips and fruit dessert. Members should bring their own drinks. There will be tables and seating, rain or shine. Sandwich choices are chicken salad, seafood salad, egg salad or ham salad.

Reservations are required by calling Thelma at 743-6124 by noon Friday, Aug. 10. Leave a message with name and sandwich choice.

Members will be able to walk through vegetable gardens and flower beds.