Simple steps to protect your family from fire, carbon monoxide and other threats (StatePoint) While life can be complicated, sometimes the simple solutions are the best ones, particularly when it comes to protecting your family from household hazards.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromCOLOR OF LIFE YOGA STUDIO — Registered Yoga Teacher Becky Feaser offers classes for all ages and abilities at her Color of Life Yoga Studio at the Union Square Mall in Dover-Foxcroft By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Having grown up in Dover-Foxcroft, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) Becky Feaser lived for a time in Arizona where, on a whim at the age of 39, she decided to go through yoga teacher training at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe.

  Is your money going up the chimney? Tips on how to make your fireplace more efficient (StatePoint) Nothing beats gathering around the fire in winter.

  43rd annual International Seaplane Fly-In Schedule Thursday, Sept.

  POWER WHEEL DEMOLITION DERBY Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes NOT PLAYING NICE — Children had the opportunity to drive into each other, with encouragement, in attempt to pop each other’s balloons during the power wheel demolition derby on Aug.

  Piscataquis Valley Fair returns for the 129th year Aug.

Bus 3: Driver Lorna Lander — Abbot: Moosehorns Road at 6:35 – Howard Siding Road at 6:42 – Piper Pond Road at 6:46 – West Road at 7:05 – Monument Road at 7:17 – Lower Davidson Road at 7:25 – Back Abbot Road at 7:28 – High Street at 7:33 – High School at 7:36 – Elementary School at 7:40.

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EXETER BUS #6 Steve Currie: Begins at approximately 6:40 a.

Did you know … It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing, even in parking lots and on school grounds.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom BICENTENNIAL BABY — Guilford Bicentennial baby Otto Arthur MacPheters, the son of Heather Butler and Travis MacPheters, served as grand marshal for the 12th annual Piscataquis River Festival on July 30.

HOMECOMING CELEBRATION Homecoming returns this weekend DOVER-FOXCROFT — This weekend the annual Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming and Foxcroft Academy’s 2016 Alumni Weekend together will feature a number of events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Center Theatre holds anniversary celebrations DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first weekend in August in 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Center Theatre’s grand opening and the theatre invites the community to attend several events over the weekend.

  Bicentennial Piscataquis River Festival is Saturday GUILFORD — The 12th annual Piscataquis River Festival returns on Saturday, July 30 with a day of events in the downtown area.

  Foxcroft Academy Honor Roll DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy officials have announced the fourth-quarter honor roll for the 2015-16 school year.

 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival returns on Saturday DOVER-FOXCROFT — While the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival was created by the Center Theatre, it has grown into an event that brings a large number of local businesses and organizations together for an event that celebrates the community.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom The Piscataquis Community High School band performed during Monday’s Memorial Day parade in Guilford.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom The Memorial Day procession in Guilford on May 30, which included American Legion Post 119 of Guilford and Post 165 of Sangerville, a rifle unit from the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office, the Piscataquis Community High School band and Cub Scout Pack 61 of Sangerville, paused for a pair of ceremonies at the Guilford Memorial Bridge over the Piscataquis River.