Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIDING TO END DOMESTIC ABUSE — The Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine rode to the 20th annual Race to End Domestic Abuse on Oct.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on Sept.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromPURPLE RIBBON — The Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance has events planned throughout October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, including the 20th annual Race to End Domestic Abuse Sunday morning in Guilford.

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  Teacher is Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — For her work incorporating nature and resource protection into the classroom, Piscataquis Community Elementary School (PCES) sixth-grade teacher Rochelle Titcomb has been named the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (PCSWCD) 2016 Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year.

9/11 MEMORIAL DAFFODILS Photo courtesy of PCES grade 4 teacher Brenda H.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on Sept.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library trustees and staff with the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War proudly present the Guilford Bicentennial 1800s Fashion Show.

GUILFORD — The annual Harvest Fair will celebrate the town of Guilford’s Bicentennial with a day of activities on Saturday, Sept.

  GUILFORD — A free suicide prevention workshop will be held on Tuesday, Sept.

GUILFORD — Walter Boomsma, educator, author and founder of Abbot Village Press, recently announced an expansion of the suicide prevention training he’s offered in the past.

GUILFORD — A short time ago the Wayne Bennett family received an email from a young lady in Oak Park, Ill.

  Voters approve third version By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — A proposed $6,989,331 2016-17 budget was approved – with all 20 articles being passed as written over 30 minutes with a count of 101 registered voters at the beginning of the proceedings – during a district budget meeting on Aug.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library.

  GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library will be hosting Mark Nickerson and John Ford with “Blue Lights and Funny Cider” on Wednesday, Aug.

  Outstanding Conservation Educator instills healthy respect for environment in students GUILFORD — It’s a big job, teaching today’s youth about the environment.

Contributed photo MATH STEPS — Students at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford will have a new way to practice math facts when they return to class Aug.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union sponsored a youth pie eating contest as part of the annual Piscataquis River Festival on July 30 in Guilford.