Grange supper

BETHEL – Alder River Grange will hold a supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Grange. Cost will be $7, adults, $3, under age 3, for baked beans, hot dogs, salads, casseroles and dessert.

Church services

PARIS – Trinity Lutheran Church, 34 Buckfield Road, South Paris, invites all children to Sunday school and adults to “Making the Old Story Our Story” at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 17. Worship service will be at 10:15 a.m. followed by coffee, refreshments and fellowship.

Legion yard sale

WEST PARIS – Ring McKeen American Legion Post 151 will have a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, at Trap Corner, Route 26.

Those who would like to donate good quality items should call 674-2346 or 674-5143.

Farm Preserve

NORWAY – Wetlands scientist Don Murphy will present an on-site talk about how and when to recognize vernal pools and how to protect and nurture them from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Roberts Farm Preserve, rain or shine. Parking is available at the Western Foothills Land Trust’s preserve, Roberts Road. Dress for a woodlands walk. For directions call 739-2124 or e-mail [email protected].

Potluck supper

WATERFORD – The Wilkins Community House, Plummer Hill Road, will hold its final monthly community potluck supper at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 21. All are welcome. Bring a dish to share; bread and beverage will be provided. The hosts will be Ginny and Denny Raymond. Community suppers will resume in October and are always held the third Thursday of the month.

Blood drive

PARIS – A blood drive will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Paris American Legion Hall, Church Street. To make an appointment, contact Marilyn Ramsay at 743-5723.

Finance class

PARIS – A free “Financing Your Future” class will be offered at Western Maine University and Community College Center, 232 Main St., Paris, in June.

The class will explore attitudes and beliefs about money, look at current financial situations, create a savings plan and discuss wise use of credit.

Preregistration is required. Regular class sessions will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. For more information or to register, call Women, Work and Community at 753-6622.

For more information on Women, Work and Community, visit www.womenworkandcommunity.org.

Museum opening

WOODSTOCK – The Woodstock Historical Society Museum on Main Street will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays beginning in June.

The museum features art, furniture, glass, china, vintage clothing, quilts, tools, posters, jewelry, musical instruments and old photos.

Also on the ground floor is a research library and gift shop. Society members will serve as guides, and everyone is welcome.

Craft day

GARDINER – The Center for Maine Craft will host a Woodturning School Studio Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23 (rain date, Monday May 25).

Objects by the Woodturning School’s artists and faculty will be featured in the Center for Maine Craft’s exhibition gallery space through May 31. The Studio Day will be an opportunity to learn how the artists create the turned wood cups, bowls, vases, candlesticks and pepper mills.

The center is located in the West Gardiner Travel Plaza. For more information, call 588-0021 or visit www.mainecrafts.org.