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DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 6 Foxcroft Academy inducted six into the Foxcroft Academy Academic Hall of Fame.

MILO — The dates for the Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual auction/yard sale have been set for June 23 and 24.

By Denise BuzzelliChamber of Commerce Executive Director DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s a call no one ever wants to receive.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — On Thursday, May 26 the residents of SAD 4 — comprised of the communities of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington — will gather at Piscataquis Community Elementary School for the annual district budget meeting, beginning with an information session at 6 p.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — In 1816, the town of Dexter — named for the then Democratic candidate for Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Samuel Dexter — was incorporated.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A lifetime collection of fossils, minerals, native peoples’ artifacts and more from around the world now has a permanent home to benefit schoolchildren from near and far and the region with visitors traveling to see the various exhibits.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Help the National Weather Service by becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter.

BROWNVILLE — The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society held its annual meeting May 3.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players announce auditions for their upcoming “10th Anniversary Encore”, a collection of songs and scenes from shows at Center Theatre over the past 10 years.

SANGERVILLE — The Sangerville Public Library has been awarded $500 from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust Fund for new books to enhance the summer reading program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) will be hosting free workshops, “Essentials of College Planning,” for adults 19 and over at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo Street, on Thursday, June 9 and June 30 at 1 p.

GREENVILLE — A new group has formed with the mission of helping maintain walking, hiking and biking trails in the greater Moosehead Lake region.

GREENVILLE — In celebration of its 25th anniversary as a Maine Land Trust, the Friends of Wilson Pond Area is sponsoring a photo contest.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Chef Minnie McCormick and co-hostess Pat Jones treated members to a picnic, complete with ants, at Thayer Parkway on May 3.

 Photo courtesy of Piscataquis Public Health Coalition HEALTHY KIDS AND FAMILIES 5K — The Piscataquis Public Health Coalition and Mayo Regional Hospital sponsored a Healthy Kids and Families 5K on May 7 in conjunction with the Healthy Kids Day at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft.

DEXTER — If you are tired of the humdrum selection of greeting cards at the local drug store, maybe you should consider making your own one-of- a-kind greeting card for that special friend or family member.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromANDROCLES AND THE LION — Last week Brownville Elementary grade 3-5 students were visited by a pair of actors from the New Hampshire-based Children’s Stage Adventures, who worked with the pupils over several days leading up to a Friday night performance of Aesop’s play “Androcles and the Lion”.