Thank you to Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton for setting the record straight about Medicaid in Maine in an Aug 21 BDN OpEd. Gov. Paul LePage’s refusal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare has cost the state tremendously.

As our students will be going back to school soon on behalf of this great county I want to wish you the best this school year. You are our future leaders of our communities, county, state and nation.

Upcoming events around the region

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators met Aug.

A close friend, driving one of Maine's suburban roads, came upon an accident scene. A maroon SUV was stopped on a grass median. Police were trying to save the life of the unconscious young man lying on the grass. The driver had overdosed on drugs. The police were acting to save his life. One officer, using a special nasal injector, administered into the young man an overdose blocker called Narcan. Within moments, the driver came to. Did he thank the police for saving his life? No, he screamed at the officer for "ruining his high."

Last week the annual Maine Mini Golf Masters raised an estimated record of $13,000-plus for charities in the SAD 41 area in and around Brownville and Milo.

Stanislav Kostyukov was the guest speaker at the Dexter Sunshine Kiwanis Club meeting on Aug. 25, talking about his experience immigrating to the U.S. from the Ukraine in 2000.

Maine outdoor writer Steve Carpenteri, in a recent article in the Northwoods Sporting Journal, posed a number of questions related to the baiting of deer by hunters. He then answered those questions in an informative and useful way. While many states allow the hunting of deer over unnatural bait, including neighboring New Hampshire, Maine is not one of them. Here, hunting deer over unnatural bait is illegal.

On​ ​​Wednesday,​ ​Sept.​ ​6 ​​Foxcroft​ ​Academy​ ​will ​​host​ its​ ​​annual​ fall​ open​ house.

As August fades away and we roll into the vibrant colors of fall, the fishing is sure to improve. I often think of September as the “playoffs” for salmon and brook trout fishing in the Moosehead Lake region.