Girl Scouts of Maine will host Discover Girl Scout events at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10 at Milo Elementary and at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec 12 at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter for potential members and volunteers.

A “Bah Humbug Christmas” is the theme for the annual holiday concert presented by the Harold J Crosby Community Band at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the town hall.

Raffle tickets are available to be entered into a drawing to win a 2002 Toyota Celica, with all proceeds benefiting the restoration of The Commons at Central Hall. A maximum of 450 tickets will be sold for the drawing on Friday, Dec. 21. The vehicle is available to view on The Commons lawn at 152 East Main Street.

The holiday season is underway and soon families will gather for meals and gift giving. With many relatives under one roof, this is a great time for genealogists to ask questions about holiday traditions practiced in the past or to try to learn more about the family.

On Thursday, Nov. 29, 18 veterinarian technician seniors from the University of Maine-Augusta’s Bangor campus learned how to handle large, exotic birds at Siesta Sanctuary in preparation for their state exam. These students will be the first graduates of an accredited, four-year Baccalaureate degree vet tech program -- one of two now in Maine.

The Polyvagal Theory, developed by scientist Stephen Porges, PhD, will be the focus of this month’s Healing Trauma Series presented by NAMI Piscataquis County at Dover-Foxcroft’s The Commons at Central Hall at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13.

Maneuvering has begun in Washington among the Democrats to choose the next speaker of the House. I am not a big fan of Rep. Nancy Pelosi and neither is our Rep.-elect Jared Golden. He indicated during the campaign his intention to try to vote for an alternative candidate for speaker.

The annual Hometown Holidays celebration across the region began in Guilford on Friday evening, Nov. 30. “Julie and Friends” caroled across town, including a performance in front of Davis Bros. Furniture, before moving down to the Braeburn lot.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for October, grade 9: Elizabeth Kinney; grade 10: Brett Kusnierz; grade 11: Rachael Sickles; and grade 12: Trevyn Sinclair.

Thanksgiving week was a week to be thankful for the Depot. Greenville Junction Depot Friends are pleased to announce the continued success of the “Cap It Off Campaign” to have the eaves and roof of the Greenville Junction Depot building restored.