Although Henry David Thoreau’s book about his venture into the Maine north woods is one the well-known books of its genre, “Nine Mile Bridge” by Helen Hamlin has always occupied a special place on my bookshelf. I have read it a number of times.

Nine Foxcroft Academy boys and girls soccer players received Class B postseason honors from the Penobscot Valley Conference for the 2017 season.

Marie Vienneau, president and CEO of Mayo Regional Hospital, spoke recently at the regular morning meeting of the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club at Foxcroft Academy.

You may have heard this one before, the Richmond High School girls soccer team is heading to the state Class D title game.. The top-seeded Bobcats earned their eighth straight berth in the title game by blanking No. 2 Greenville 2- 0 Nov. 1 in the Class D South regional final.

For the past few years, the Houlton High School girls soccer team has been knocking on the door of a regional championship, but had been unable to make that next step. Finishing as regional runners-up three of the past four seasons, many of Houlton’s seniors were wondering if their time would ever come. On Nov. 1 it did as top-ranked Houlton defeated No. 2 Dexter Regional High School 4-2 for the Class C North crown. The Tigers end their season with a 12-5 record.

The boards of directors of Penquis and the Charlotte White Center are pleased to announce that the two organizations have entered into a two-year management agreement under which Penquis Chief Executive Officer Kara Hay and Chief Financial Officer Denice Conary will provide the Charlotte White Center with executive and financial leadership.

On Oct. 21 the Ridge View Community School boys soccer team defeated Sebasticook Middle School of Newport for the Penquis League Large School Championship. The Tigers of Dexter defeated Sebasticook 2-1.

Calendar of events for November.

We have a winner! Melanie Baird, a local resident, will enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner that the Dover Cove Farmers Market raffled off as a conclusion to the summer market. She and her family visit the farmers market as often as they need fresh veggies and eggs, and feel that farmers markets are “vital to the community as well as the environment.”

The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MIFW) and the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be holding a workshop on Maine bats Thursday, Nov. 16. The workshop will be led by Cory Mosby, biologist for Maine IFW, and Sarah Boyden, biologist for MDOT, and will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church at 824 West Main Street.