GREENVILLE —There will be a public meeting on Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 p.

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The Three Rivers Kiwanis of Milo/Brownville inducted the club’s newest member Isabelle “Izzy” Warren of Milo during the June 4 meeting.

    MONSON — For over 50 years the Monson Free Public Library has been managed  by Van Wentworth.

    GREENVILLE — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) has announced that construction work has begun on two hiking trails that eventually will be part of an expanded network of non-motorized trails in the Moosehead Lake Region.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine held a juvenile diabetes motorcycle ride on Saturday, June 7.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Seventeen members and two associate members of the GFWC/Miosac Club met at the Other Room for a 78th birthday celebration and installation of officers.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine’s fifth annual Cancer Ride will take place on Saturday, July 12.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A blacksmith demonstration by Harry Akkerman of Harmony, a farrier who also makes decorative ironwork, will be held on July 12 from 10 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Schools are out, the sun is shining and the days are warm — summer is officially here.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club will host a car wash on Saturday, July 12 from 10 a.

    GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on June 23 with the following results: first place, Norman Bridge of Parkman and Ron Lyford of Hartland; second, Austin Deane of Guilford and Clif Riley of Dover-Foxcroft; third, Norma White of Guilford and Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — It rained on Greenville’s Fourth of July parade — but just a little.

    GUILFORD — The 2014 River Festival will be held Saturday, July 26 in Guilford along the Piscataquis River at the ball park.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Executive Committee of Piscataquis County University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently announced the addition of local farmer Natasha Colbry as the newest member.

Observer photo/Mike Lange Retired school superintendent Paul Stearns, the Republican candidate for Maine House District 119, marched in the Greenville parade.

Observer photo/Mike Lange The color guard from the Cecil R.

    GUILFORD — The Partnership Food Pantry in Guilford is seeking donations to cover the 2014/15 cost of providing 70 to 80 backpacks of food each week during the school year to children for their weekend food needs.