PISCATAQUIS VALLEY FAIR 2013 Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom TRACTOR PULL — At a distance of 178 feet, 9 inches, Richie Potter won the 1,300-pound improved stock class on Saturday at the 2013 Piscataquis Valley Fair.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, Sept.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Directors of the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of the new director Denise Buzzelli.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pine Tree Hospice is happy to announce some exciting new topics for the Lunch & Learn Series in the fall.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Volunteering for Pine Tree Hospice is a wonderful way to dramatically improve the lives of others while also enhancing one’s own life by earning the special type of satisfaction that can only be achieved by helping those in need.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Public Health Council will be offering the following trainings free of charge: Responsible Beverage Sales (RBS) — On-Premise on Tuesday, Sept.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The four-part University of Maine Cooperative Extension Eat Well Nutrition Workshops start Oct.

    The Hicksville Photography founders grew up in Dover-Foxcroft and Charleston.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County website, like all Internet domains, is a good place to find information quickly and accurately.

HOT YOUNG CHICK Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A minutes-old chicken moves away from its shell after hatching.

HORSING AROUND AT THE FAIR Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Kim Desrosier of Dexter guides her horses Levi and Bud during the 3,200-pound pull on Aug.

Public hearing Sept.

By Ginger HutchinsWomancare Volunteer Program Coordinator     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Womancare’s mission is “to support and empower anyone affected by domestic abuse while engaging the community in the elimination of domestic abuse through education and the promotion of social change.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Hands down this is the best conference I have attended in my 11 years of teaching,” “I have never been so WOWED at a conference,” and “Best conference I attended in the past 20 years!” were but three of the responses offered by educators at the close of Foxcroft Academy’s first annual From Promise to Practice: Learning with iTunes U conference on Aug.

Jason Simpson, manager of Pat’s Pizza of Dover-Foxcroft, and wait staff person Danielle Thompson show off the $150 check to benefit the Penquis Smart Starts for Students back to school project.

    Alex Shaffer of Sebec and Adam Stetson of Brownville, both members of Boy Troop 100 in Dover-Foxcroft, recently returned from the 2013 National Scout Jamboree held at the Bechtel Summit Scout Reserve in West Virginia.

2013 edition of the Piscataquis Valley Fair offers something for everyone from Thursday to Sunday     DOVER-FOXCROFT — This year marks the 126th anniversary of the Piscataquis Valley Fair, which began in 1887.

    Delia Mary Willette Robichaud was born on Aug.