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Maine group honoring victims’ rights To the Editor:    The Maine Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children will be hosting a National Crime Victims’ Rights Week celebration on Sunday, April 21 at the Calumet Club, on West River Road in Augusta.

Family Searcherby Nina Brawn     The latest issue of “Family Tree Magazine” had an article on family scrapbook preservation.

Senior Mattersby Lesley Fernow     I often hear people joking about middle age “senior moments,” as though this is something to be expected as we age.

Stand-in Chairman appreciated To the Editor:    Hats off to Dover-Foxcroft’s Scott Taylor for his exemplary job as the stand-in chairman at the recent Wednesday evening joint Select Board/Budget Advisory Committee meeting.

    Editor’s note: As readers may have noticed by the special logo on Page One of this newspaper, The Piscataquis Observer is marking 175 years in business in 2013.

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By Tom Vilsack     On March 19, USDA joined millions of Americans in celebrating National Agriculture Day.

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There’s reality, then there’s Democrats To the Editor:    Democrats have passed their first budget in four years and they’re positively giddy about it.

    There’s still time to sign up for genealogy workshops being held in April.

Clean water is Maine’s unsung natural resource To the Editor;    When I went to forestry school many, many moons ago, water was barely discussed and then as mostly a hassle that interfered with the harvesting of timber products.

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Senior Mattersby Meg Callaway     Welcome to Senior Matters, a monthly column for and about seniors.

A special birthday party To the Editor:    I was so surprised to see so many people at the East Sangerville Grange this past Friday night – I didn’t know I was having a birthday party! But when you get to be 80 years old, surprises like this are always wonderful!     I want to thank all of you for remembering me and for celebrating my birthday with me with such wonderful food, friendship and the many hugs and well wishes from people who are so important to me.

    Looks like Spring in Maine is finally about to make an appearance; and it’s not a minute too soon! We are approaching that brief time between when the snow melts and the grass appears; which is absolutely the best time to get outside to look for traces of lost homesteads and cemeteries.

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