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.

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SANGERVILLE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension officials have announced that a weed identification walk will be held on Wednesday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Advanced-guitar instruction at Foxcroft Academy (FA) marked a milestone with the graduating Class of 2015.

GORHAM — Named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Southern Maine are Tia Lanae Gould and Robert Earl Neeb of Dover-Foxcroft and Emily Elizabeth Panciera of Monson.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club President Dennis Lyford announced that the annual Kiwanis auction will be held on July 23-25.

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BANGOR — Husson University has released the spring 2015 president’s list, recognizing students with a GPA of 3.

Photo courtesy of Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center 102ND BIRTHDAY — Corinne Noyes a resident of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft turned 102 on June 23.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The following cases were heard under the Piscataquis Criminal Docket at the Piscataquis Judicial Center during March and April.

MILO — As 2015 and the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International arrived, thinking caps went on around the world as Kiwanians made plans for each club’s celebration of this memorable event.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Violin performer and music instructor Susan Ramsey of Dover-Foxcroft returned home July 2 following a recording session in Buffalo, N.

MONSON — On Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A scavenger hunt kicked off the summer reading program at the Thompson Free Library on July 7.

Contributed Article  SANGERVILLE — The third meeting of the Visioning Group for Sangerville’s Future was held on Tuesday, June 30 in the town hall community room.

  Contributed Article  GREENVILLE — On the shores of Moosehead Lake, a new annual event will soon take place on the heels of last year’s very successful Moosehead Lake Yacht Club Centennial Boat Show.

  Observer file photo  FUN ON THE WATER — The annual “Anything That Floats” contest at the Monson Summerfest is a humorous event where contestants often wear unusual costumes in their homemade watercraft.

Observer photo/Mike Lange  LOSING THEIR MARBLES — Office Coordinator Margaret Towle is pictured by the chart that explains the “losing your marbles” weight-loss program at Reddy Health Center in Dexter.