By Chris RobinsonWilderness Walk for Warriors founder MONSON — Wilderness Walk for Warriors’ 2016 “Flags of Honor Hike” commences on the morning of July 16.

  MONSON — The Swedish descendants will be meeting on Sunday, July 17 at noon for a potluck lunch and social at the Monson Community Center — 9 Tenney Hill Road on Route 15.

Photo courtesy of Tisbury Manor Chapter DAR   WELCOMING A NEW MEMBER — Tisbury Manor Chapter DAR welcomed new member Rita Page at the May chapter  meeting.

Photos courtesy of Wilderness Walk for Warriors   GIVING BACK TO SOMEONE WHO SERVED — Wilderness Walk for Warriors recently donated the $1,900 needed to construct a wheelchair ramp at the Derby home of Vietnam veteran Eugene Jay to help Jay be able to get outside.

MONSON — Rogan Taylor, a local watercolor artist born in Zimbabwe, will be autographing prints and sharing his art at As the Crow Flys on Saturday, June 25.

Photo courtesy of Monson Historical Society The Monson Historical Society recently had extensive repairs made to the Hillside Cemetery thanks to the crew from the Charleston Correctional Facility.

Photo courtesy of Monson Public LibraryLIBRARY GRANT — Jeannie Tabor, left, and Sarah Wentworth hold the $1,000 check for the Monson Public Library to create a Maine collection for all ages.

MONSON — Join the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) for the first quarterly meeting of 2016.

MONSON — The Kris Kringle’s Market committee is looking for Christmas trees made from recycled/reusable materials for the Christmas Tree Challenge completion to be held at the market on Saturday, Dec.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer MONSON — During the RSU 68 school board’s Nov.

MONSON — Crews with FairPoint Communications have installed new technology in Monson, bringing greater broadband speed to customers served by these facilities.

MONSON — Members of the public are invited to the Feel Good Piscataquis! Expo – an exciting and fun event to celebrate, promote and support healthy living in Piscataquis County.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Special to The Observer MONSON, Maine — With a large backpack secured to his thin frame, the young man walked briskly along the shoulder of the dirt road.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromATTENDING SCHOOL THEN AND NOW — Estella Bennett, left, and Holly Melia of the Monson Historical Society show second-graders at SeDoMoCha Elementary in Dover-Foxcroft how students at a one-room schoolhouse would get water during a presentation on the afternoon of Sept.

In 2014, Maine voters passed the Clean Water for Maine bond.

MONSON — There will be a traditional Finn dance at the Finn Hall on Route 15 on Saturday, Sept.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HIKING FOR HEROES — On July 11 the Wilderness Walk for Warriors “Heroes Hike” started in Monson as a dozen participants began a 118-mile journey north to Mount Katahdin to honor fallen members of armed forces and first-responders as well raise funds to assist veterans and their families in need.

MONSON — On Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.