Mechanic Falls Community Days

MECHANIC FALLS — The fifth annual Mechanic Falls Community Days will be held on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21.

This year’s event will feature a couple’s competition, horse-drawn wagon rides, chicken barbecue, duck race, pancake breakfast, food vendors, games and more.

The event will also include the fifth annual Community Day Parade. This year’s parade theme is “Salute to the veterans.”

For more information or to volunteer, contact the Mechanic Falls Town Office at 207-345-2871 or go to the “Community Days” tab on the town website, www.mechanicfalls.govoffice.com.

Portable sawmill demo by KLT

WINTHROP — Join the Kennebec Land Trust for a portable sawmill demo at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at 331 Main St.

KLT’s very own recently felled spruce tree will take front and center as it is milled by Mark Birtwell to provide KLT with locally harvested boards and posts for building projects such as benches, tables and signage.

Herb class discusses iron

LEWISTON — Week four of the Summer Herb Class Series will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 23, at The Ark, 791 Lisbon St. The fee is $10.

The theme of the Mining for Minerals class will be “Let’s Iron It Out.” Iron is an incredibly important mineral. Without it we could not manufacture hemoglobin or transport oxygen around our body.

See which foods and herbs are rich in iron, and how to incorporate them into our daily diet. We will be making a delicious salad dressing, rich in minerals, and yellow dock syrup. Participants will also take home the fourth herb plant.

Registration is required. Call Janet Libby at 603-759-1994 or email info@lewistonark.com. For more information, visit www.lewistonark.com.

Program: History of vintage aprons

HEBRON — Norma Salway and Dotti Adams will present a “History of Vintage Aprons” including a huge collection on display at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the Town Office, 351 Paris Road.

The public is invited to this Hebron Historical Society event.

Attendees are urged to bring special aprons they may have.

Minot Grange Strawberry Festival

MINOT — The annual Strawberry Festival will be held at the West Minot Grange from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Members will be serving homemade ice cream, homemade pies, shortcakes, sundaes and beverages.

An adult serving will be $5; child under 12, $2.

For more information, contact Jim Trundy at 966-2913.

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