Contributed photo DIP IN SCHOODIC LAKE – The ice was barely out of Schoodic Lake on Sunday when the Brownville Days Committee sponsored the first Schoodic Lake Polar Dip to benefit events set for July 22-24.

GUILFORD – Valley Grange of Guilford is sponsoring a blanket-making event on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.

By Kim Brawn “In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights the way,” Yoda OK, so the diminutive Jedi Master was probably not talking about libraries, but he could have been.

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to name Amy Collinsworth as Katahdin Region economic development director.

MILO – The Milo Garden Club will meet at 1 p.

DEXTER — Spirits Place is hosting a low cost spay/neuter clinic at the Abbott Memorial Library May 21-23.

HALLOWELL – During May, NAMI Maine recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month as a time to raise awareness, destigmatize the conversation, advocate for care, and provide hope to the 1 in 4 Mainers impacted by mental health challenges.

By Fisheries Resource Technician Stephen Seeback Where to fish: Mud season is in full swing in the northern part of the Moosehead Lake Region, although waning south of Greenville.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis Regional Food Center announces a new program, the Smile Pack Program.

The Center Theatre has announced that registration is open for the Center Theatre Children’s Summer Drama Camp.

By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff Miles of old roads that have been designated as abandoned or discontinued wind through every town and county in rural Maine, tracing worn lines across the woods and former farm fields.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and workshops to help consumers find, grow, use, preserve, and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine.

Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met April 19 at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The public will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County — potentially influencing the next steps of the project — during a hearing on June 7.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A lot owned by the town on Central Avenue will be open for public parking in the coming weeks, the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board decided at a meeting Monday.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County homeowners now have the ability to track whether their property or someone else’s has changed hands without their knowledge, as part of an effort to fight title theft.