BETHEL — The Smile Fund in Bethel helps adults who meet financial guidelines and who are employed or seeking employment and need dentures. The dentures come from Smile Again Dentures in Lewiston. The Smile Fund yard sale is Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at West Parish Congregational Church on Park Street in […]
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Extension offers workshops about backyard chicken flocks
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host multiple 2-hour workshops for backyard poultry producers throughout April in Bangor, Ellsworth, Falmouth, and Oxford. The first workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 10 a.m.-Noon at the Penobscot County Extension Office, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor. The series, entitled ‘Feathered Homestead: A Comprehensive Guide to Raising […]
First Universalist West Paris April services
WEST PARIS — As spring brings change from one season to the next, so does change occur in our everyday lives. Let’s embrace change with all of its challenges as we share in Sunday services. Join us on Sundays at 9 a.m. Music performed by guitarist, Davy Sturtevant. All are welcome. Refreshments will follow the […]
USDA approves emergency forest restoration assistance
STATE — The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting applications in all sixteen Counties for the Agency’s (FSA) Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages caused by major storms on December 18, 2023, and January 10 and 13, 2024. EFRP provides payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land to enable them […]
Extension, Sea Grant to host citizen science trainings
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will host a series of in-person workshops for individuals interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project. The first training is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Stimpson’s Point in Brunswick. Additional workshops will be […]
Movement and Music for Seniors sponsored by ‘To Your Health’
BETHEL – Experience the joy of movement and music for healthy aging with Lisa Davidson, yoga teacher, and Jim Gallant, guitarist/singer/songwriter, each of whom will present for the ‘To Your Health’ spring program on April 4 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bethel Congregational Church, 32 Church St, Bethel. The program is free and […]
Native plant and seed sale scheduled
REGION — Warm weather is coming, and it’s time to start thinking about your garden. Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to offer an amazing list of native plants for beginning to advanced gardeners throughout Oxford County and the surrounding area. We will also be offering wildflower seed mixes with a variety […]
Game warden career info session slated
GRAY — Have you considered becoming a Maine Game Warden and want to learn more about the position, qualifications, and hiring process? Here’s your chance to find out! Meet with current staff and discover how to start down a path towards this challenging and rewarding opportunity in the Maine outdoors. Participants are encouraged to ask […]
Maine Woodland Owners event set
STATE — Maine Woodland Owners invites the public to a free online program, ‘Considerations When Searching for Woodlands,’ on Tuesday, March 26, from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. Joe Hutton, a forester with Prentiss and Carlisle, will present information and answer questions about what to know when considering the purchase of woodlands in Maine. This […]