The Piscataquis 4-H Leaders’ Association would like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who participated in its 2017 4-H Silent Auction. This year was the third annual auction in the 4-H Exhibition Hall at the Piscataquis Valley Fair, and it was highly successful raising $1,018 for the scholarship fund.

Want healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy economy? With Medicaid expansion, more people will get care that keeps them healthier and saves lives. Expanding Medicaid will also help Maine’s economy.

The Center Theatre and the Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition are presenting a very special cinematic portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry at the Center Theatre. The film “Look & See” will be screened at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Grandiose delusions are not unknown to me. As a young man the challenges of a Navy carrier pilot appealed to me – until I joined the Navy and saw how inherently dangerous it is to land a jet aircraft on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier on a dark and stormy night. No thank you.

Outpatient Medical Director Dr. Elizabeth Dennis worked with her management team and colleagues at Mayo Regional Hospital in an effort to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. When patients presented for care and were diagnosed with bronchitis or another viral illness,

In Maine we are fortunate to have access to thousands of acres of public land, which we can hike, explore and learn from. The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) would like to extend a warm welcome for all to enjoy a day or more at our two public lands – the Law Farm and the Demonstration Forest.

U.S. Cellular has announced the top 50 nominees for its Most Valuable Coach program, and Luis Ayala from Foxcroft Academy -- who leads the Pony boys soccer and wrestling teams -- is among them. After thousands of nominations were submitted, these 50 coaches are now listed and can be voted on TheMostValuableCoach.com.

Upcoming fall events

Approximately $1,300 was raised through a sporting goods prize drawing to benefit the area’s Hooked on Fishing program, which helps gets youth involved in the activity, during an open house at the newly-opened Mountain's Sport Shop in Dover-Foxcroft over the Labor Day weekend.

-Members of the Foxcroft Academy cross country team got to enjoy some home cooking as the team hosted a Penobscot Valley Conference meet on Sept. 15. Both the Pony boys and girls would finish third among respective fields of three schools with full teams.