Bowerbank Days returns this week     BOWERBANK — Every five years the small town of Bowerbank celebrates community with Bowerbank Days, and the event returns in 2014 with a number of activities scheduled for this weekend —with many taking place at or around the fire station.

FOREST HERITAGE DAYS Heffner will seek third Game of Logging title By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — The highlight of Forest Heritage Days has traditionally been the Game of Logging (GOL), where woodsmen display their skills in front of an appreciative audience at the Greenville Consolidated School athletic fields.

Celebrate ‘Northwoods Heritage’ at D-F Shiretown Homecoming         DOVER-FOXCROFT — This weekend the Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming will celebrate “Our Northwoods Heritage” with events taking place Friday through Sunday.

Foxcroft Academy Foxcroft Academy announces the fourth quarter honor roll for 2013-14.

The sweetest day in Maine! Maine Whoopie Pie Festival June 28     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fifth anniversary celebration of Maine’s Official State Treat, the whoopie pie, takes place on Saturday, June 28.

HAPPY 200th BIRTHDAY SANGERVILLE Maxim known for machine gun, but not as well for other inventions The Tale of the Two Knights Courtesy of the Sangerville Public Library     On a small hill overlooking Dexter’s Lake Wassookeag on a June day in 1890, a gathering of townspeople watched history in the making as bullets whizzed into the lake waters at a rate of 666 per minute.

ComFit is at the center of the community’s fitness            GUILFORD — ComFit, short for Friends of Community Fitness, is a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week 501(c)3 non-profit fitness and community center at 31 High Street in Guilford.

Healing Center helps restore body’s balance        The Healing Center of Maine, located in the Union Square Mall, 64 East Main Street in Dover Foxcroft, is an alternative health business set up to help people discover how good their body is designed to feel.

Will’s and Freedom House to crown Big Whoop at Festival     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Want to be King (or Queen) of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival? Now’s your chance! The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival’s Official Bed and Breakfast, Freedom House Bed and Breakfast and the Festival’s Official Grocer, Will’s Shop ‘n Save announced they are partnering with the Center Theatre to make you The Big Whoop!     “We wanted to have a contest that would get people excited,” said Patrick Myers, organizer of the Festival, “We’ve certainly done that.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Photo courtesy of Penquis Valley High School PENQUIS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL — Penquis Valley High School National Honor Society members are front, from left, Macy Carey, Isabel Ruffin and Jessica Preble.

VACATION CAMP GUIDE Maine State Park campground reservation methods     The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Maine State Parks and Lands announced campground reservations for the season are open.

PISCATAQUIS HERITAGEHOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL Second annual Hot Air Balloon Festival takes off this weekend     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The second annual Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held on Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, being held this year at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds on Fairview Avenue.

Dover-Foxcroft Memorial Day parade itinerary     Dover-Foxcroft has not had a Memorial Day Parade for the last few years.

Foxcroft Academy Foxcroft Academy announces the third quarter honor roll for 2013-14.

New regulations prompt switch from oil-based to latex exterior paints By Mike LangeStaff Writer     After more than a century of common household use, many oil-based exterior paints are going by the wayside, much in the same manner as 8-track tapes and Windows XP.

Dexter Regional High School students create historical clay facades By Mary LightbodyDRHS art teacher     Inspired by Maine artist Randy Fein’s New York City clay facades, students in the pottery class at Dexter Regional High School have created clay facades of some historic buildings in downtown Dexter.

Tractor Supply presents 4-H clubs with over $500     DOVER-FOXCROFT — 4-H Clubs in Piscataquis County were recently presented with a check for from the Tractor Supply Company (TSC).

Valley Grange teams up with PCES students for NIE By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Advertising serves many purposes from highlighting events and advocating political causes and candidates to selling products.