EAST SUMNER – The John D. Long Post 58 American Legion will hold an American flag etiquette program at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at Hartford Sumner Elementary School.

Seed sharing

PARIS – A Seed Read and Feed presentation will be offered by the McLaughlin Foundation Garden and Horticultural Center at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 97 Main St. Participants can enjoy a bowl of soup and fresh bread while sharing old favorites or new seed and plant catalogues. The 2004 catalogue supply is from Avant Gardens, Cook’s Gardens, Fedco, Fieldstone Gardens, Hedgehog Hill, Johnny’s Seeds, Seeds of Change, Shepard’s Seeds and more. There is no admission fee. For information phone 743-8820.

‘Logging’ author

NORWAY – Norway Memorial Library will present children’s author Mary Morton Cowan who will discuss and read from her book “Timberr, A History of Logging in New England” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, at the library. The presentation will include visuals. Inspiration for her book stems from stories of her father’s childhood in the Paris Manufacturing Co.’s woods operation. A Maine native, Cowan is also the author of “Ice Country,” a historical novel, and 60 articles in children’s magazines including “Highlights for Children.” These programs are for children ages 8 to 14. For more information, call Amy at 743-5308.

Ecology friendly

PARIS – The Oxford County Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on the “Principles of Ecological Landscaping” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the Extension Office, 9 Olson Road. The workshop will cover new ways to think about plant choices, gardening techniques and pest control practices, and how these can improve the ecological integrity of a backyard. There is no fee, but preregistration is required by calling 743-6329 or 1-800-287-1482.

Activist to speak

NORWAY – Bob Brown, co-director of Pan-African Roots, will speak on “Joining the Fight Against Racism and Colonialism – Living the History of our Time” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Fare Share Commons, 443 Main St. Brown has been active in the Congress of Racial Equality, as Midwest director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and in the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party. He also was an organizer for political campaigns of Jesse Jackson, former Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago and former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois. In 1995, he served as national coordinator for the National Black United Front Project on Human Rights and Genocide. In 1972 he led the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. In 1995, Brown filed a class action lawsuit in Chicago on behalf of all descendants of enslaved Africans in Africa and elsewhere. For more information about the program, people can call 743-2183.

Dean’s supporters

NORWAY – A Howard Dean “meet-up” will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Fare Share Commons, 443 Main St. The Norway Democratic caucuses will be 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Norway Town Office. For more information, people can call 527-2319.

Spaghetti dinner

BUCKFIELD – The Streaked Mountaineers Snowmobile Club will hold its 30th annual Spaghetti Feed Ride-In to benefit the Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children. It will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Buckfield High School on Turner Street, Route 140. The ride-in is a public event. People don’t need to be members of the club and don’t need to arrive by snowmobile. The club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the clubhouse on Morrill Street by the SAD 39 school bus garage. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings. For more information, people can call Richard Pope at 336-2631.