Proceeds from the Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events and the 56th annual derby will be held on Saturday and Sunday on Schoodic, Seboeis, Ebeemee and Boyd lakes. For more information, please go to http://www.trcmaine.org/fishingderby.

We need to treat our elderly with respect and let them keep their dignity. And we must let them keep their homes.

The Piscataquis Regional Food Center (PRFC) wishes to thank the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation for its generous support of PRFC’s warehouse renovation project. The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded the organization a $,5000 grant

It dawned on me yesterday that my radio talk show and music listening have largely been replaced by listening to podcasts. One definition of podcast is: "a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, …which can be received by subscribers automatically."

The following births were recorded recently at Mayo Regional Hospital.

The students of PCES finished the WinterKids Winter Games with a score of 99.31 points, placing 13th among institutions from the state’s 16 counties.

A Sangerville man died Feb. 9 as a result of a snowmobile crash in Corinna. Jeffrey Wiley Jr., 44, was travelling south along the rail-bed snowmobile trail when he struck a tree.

GUILFORD — High-scoring Piscataquis Community High School senior guard Bryce Gilbert will continue his studies and athletic career at the University of Maine at Fort Kent beginning next fall.

Change is constant when managing fish and managers must be able to react. We need to adjust regulations, stocking, and/or other management techniques to keep on top of it. Most importantly, we must monitor the fishery, especially after making a change, to determine the effectiveness of the management strategy.

The world of sports and the world of politics have many similarities. Winners and losers. Fierce competition. Obsessive, almost cult-like, devotion to individual people and teams. Cheering crowds.