By Suart Hedstrom Staff Writer MILO — With the capital improvement committee meeting and a facilities study by Stephen Blatt Architects of Portland nearing completion, SAD 41 officials have been thinking about what realignment across the district could look like.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom The Milo Elementary School recognized those who served during the school’s annual community Veterans Day ceremony on Nov.

of third-graders through Dictionary Project   By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Upon reaching grade 3 students at both Milo and Brownville Elementary have been presented with their own dictionaries for the past seven years thanks to the Valley Grange of Guilford.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer MILO — Town officials have been working on a land use ordinance for a number of months to help address some ongoing issues in the community.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — For the last two years students in both SAD 41 and its AOS 43 partner district SAD 31 have had the option to take part in the Carleton Project, an alternative high school for pupils who may not have been succeeding in a traditional classroom setting.

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Contributed photoCOLOR MILO — The Color Milo 5K fun run/walk returns on Saturday, Oct.

MILO — The Maine Forest Products Council has named Lumbra Hardwoods Inc.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — During a selectmen’s meeting on Sept.

  MILO —  Charles “Chuck” Foss recently was honored for his 50th birthday by a party given for him by his family members.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director  MILO — We at the Milo Library are the lucky recipient of a Stephen King Grant in the amount of $30,000 received in August.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer Milo school board opts out MILO — Citing finances and the time commitment needed by teachers and administrators, the SAD 41 School Board opted to discontinue its association with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) when the current 10-year accreditation period for the Penquis Valley School expires in 2017.

  Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — During an Aug.

  MILO — Recently the Milo Garden Club held its only fundraiser of the year, the annual summer fair.

    MILO — Milo municipal officials are pleased to announce the town has received a $2,030 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) as a result of the community’s good loss experience and loss prevention programs.

  By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer MILO — A pair of familiar faces will be in somewhat new places for the upcoming school year as the new principals for the Brownville and Milo elementary schools were appointed and transferred respectively during an Aug.

By Rochelle Williams Milo Free Public Library Director MILO — We had a successful five week summer reading program.

   Photo courtesy of Milo Historical Society The Milo Historical Society’s second annual art show on July 25 was a huge success.