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Dexter Area CALENDAR OF MEETINGS & EVENTS at a glance
Sat June 2 - Swap Meet – Saturday, June 2 – 9am to 3pm – Hall Street/Town Hall – Swap only useful items
Tues June 5th -DRDC & Community Farmers Project, 7 pm at the Fossa General Store - FARMERS & CONSUMERS WELCOME!!!
Dexter Town Council 2012 Budget Workshops
Fridays - Dexter Farmers Market, 9 to 1 every Friday starting June 1 in the P & L Market parking lot on route 7. There is always a wide variety of local produce as well as eggs, plants, soap, cheese, and etc.
Thurs June 12 - Dexter Town Council montly meeting, 7 pm at the Council Chambers on Main Street
Sat, June 16 - Benefit Spaghetti Supper for Brian Robinson – DRHS Cafeteria from 4:30 to 6:30PM
Sun June 17 - 2nd Annual Amy, Coty, and Monica Memorial 5K Race/Walk to End Domestic Violence - Bud Elms Field: Registration 8:30am to 9:30am – Walk 10am – Rain or Shine
Tues July 17 thru Sat July 21st - 40th "Egg"stravaganza" Central Maine Egg Festival and Kiwanis Karnival
Fri thru Sun Sept 7 to 9 - Annual Garland Days "has gone to the dogs"... For more information about Garland Days call 924-3925.
1st & 3rd Wed of month- Abbott Memorail Library Quilters & Knitters Club meet at 6 pm, in the meeting room downstairs in the library. Call Lliz at 924.7292 for more information
Last Wed of month - Abbott Memorail Library Book Club, 6 pm in the meeting room downstairs in the library. Call Liz at 924.7292 for more information
Wednesday - Dexter Public Health nurse every Wednesday free screenings from 8 to 10 at Council Chambers
Fridays - WomanCare outreach hours in Dexter at Morrison building (beside the Town office) from 8:30 am - 12 pm - Please call 564-8165 FMI
Fridays - Career Center is in the Chambers on Fridays from 8:30 to noon
Saturdays - Rollerskating at Dexter Town Hall from 2-4 PM, now open $1, skate rentals $1, Refreshments available. For more info call Rec. Dept. 270.0195
Town Hall - Dexter Town Hall will be open for walking from 7AM to 3PM & also from 5:30 to 7PM on Monday & Tuesday nights
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Free Fishing Weekend Coming Up!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
MAINE - A free fishing weekend is just ahead for everyone in the State of Maine.

On June 2 & 3, any person may fish in the state of Maine without a license, except for those few who have had their license suspended or revoked. All other rules and regulations, including bag and possession limits, do apply.

“It’s our hope that families would take advantage of this weekend, and take advantage of what Maine has to offer,” said Andrea Erskine, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “We are looking for future anglers to carry on the tradition.”

With a free fishing weekend, anglers in Maine will have a lot to fish for. The Department stocks more than 1 million fish each year. And they’ll have a lot of room to do it – Maine has more than 30-thousand miles of streams and rivers, and more than 3-thousand lakes and ponds. That gives plenty of room to roam for more than 21 species of freshwater game fish managed by the Department.

Again, Saturday June 2, and Sunday June 3, are the free fishing days – so get out and enjoy Maine waters!

New Beginnings Bible Church in new location
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
DEXTER - Starting June 3, 2012 New Beginnings Bible Church will be holding services at the Silvers Mills Union Church, Silvers Mills Rd, Dexter.
Worship services start at 10:30 am.
FMI call 924-3095 or 924-3886.

Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis summer swim program
Thursday, May 31, 2012
DEXTER - Registrations and information for the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis summer swim program are still available until June 16th at Tillson True Value in Dexter.

The cost is $30 per child and must be paid at registration. The registration cost for the swim program at the PR YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft is $60 per student. However, the Dexter Kiwanis Club is covering $30 of this cost as well as the cost of transportation.

The seven week program will run from Tuesday, June 19th to Thursday, August 9th and is open to all children who have completed kindergarten and older. The bus will leave from Ridge View School every Tuesday and Thursday morning at approximately 9:20 AM and return at approximately 11:30 AM. Enrollment will be limited to the first 40 children.

Anyone having questions may call Rich Pfirman at Tillson True Value 924-7359, Fred Banks at 924-6294, or Nancy Seavey at the PRYMCA 564-7111.

Those needing financial assistance should call Nancy Seavey at 564-7111.


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Learn to Make Flower Essences
Saturday, June 02, 2012
HAMPDEN/DEXTER - Maine herbalist Linda Tisdale of Alchemilla Herbal Apothecary in Dexter will teach a workshop on "Making and Using Flower Essences" Sunday, June 10 from 1-4 p.m. at Heart Stone House on Meadow Rd. in Hampden.

The workshop will include opportunities to deepen our connection with flowers and learn how flower essences can be used to enrich our spiritual journey, and as an aid in bringing understanding to psychological, emotional, and physical challenges. Participants will select specific flowers available on site, learn the process to make a flower essence, including preserving the mother essence, and using that to make a stock strength and finally a dosage strength. This will include ways to store and protect the unique qualities of each essence.

According to Tisdale, essences are not about tapping into the plant's chemical properties, but rather are a way of capturing the spiritual energetics of a plant. Flower essences can help support our emotions, our spirits. They can help us overcome our fears, become unstuck, and help us shift our energy into more life-supporting directions."

Having established her Alchemilla Herbal business in Dexter in 1995, Linda is deeply committed to educating and empowering others to use plants and foods to promote healthy ways of being. She has made hundreds of flower essences and makes unique combinations for individuals needs. 

Cost of the workshop is $40. Snacks are provided. Pre-registration is requested since space is limited.

For more info or to register, please contact Eileen at Healing & Expressive Arts Retreats of Maine, (207) 441-2785, 667-2019, orhearme@natisp.com.

Chicken Pie Public Supper
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
GARLAND - Yummy Chicken Pie Public Supper on Friday, June 8 from5-7 pm at Garland Grange Hall, Oliver Hill Road, Garland

Menu includes chicken pie, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, homemade bread and desserts.

ALL YOU CAN EAT. Price is $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for children ages 5-12, under age 5 FREE. Takeout and family rates are also available.

Proceeds benefit Garland Grange. FMI 924-6954.

Jim Rand Memorial Golf Scramble
Thursday, May 31, 2012
DEXTER - A fundraiser golf scramble will be held on Sunday, June 3rd at Dexter Municipal Golf Course in memory of Jim Rand, longtime member of the Dexter/Milo communities and avid golfer.

The tournament will be an eighteen hole scramble with lunch included for $30 per person. Proceeds will help fund future memorial scholarships in Jim’s name to be given out to Dexter Regional High School graduating seniors.
Call 924-6477 for tee times.
Dexter Municipal Golf Club is located at 35 Sunrise Avenue (off Route 23) in Dexter.

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Disabled Veterans Moose Hunt Lottery
Thursday, May 31, 2012
MAINE - The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management would like to remind our disabled veterans that there is still time to apply for 2012 Disabled Veterans Moose Hunt Lottery.

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has allocated 15 "any-moose" permits for disabled veterans to participate in the controlled moose hunt in Aroostook County. No more than five permits will be issued to wounded warriors that are sponsored by national organizations to come to Maine and hunt with our disabled veterans. The hunters will be divided into two teams; one team will hunt in August and one will hunt in September.

To qualify for the lottery a Maine veteran must possess a valid Resident Disabled Veteran Hunting License issued by IF&W. All applications will be placed in a lottery and the drawing for the permits will take place at 1 PM on June 10, 2012 at Cabela's in Scarborough. The Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose hunt this year will feature a Disabled Women Veterans Hunt for two disabled Maine women veterans and one out-of-state disabled women veteran.

The application for the resident disabled veteran moose hunt lottery can be found on the Bureau of Veterans Services website at (www.maine.gov/dvem/bvs/). Veterans who cannot access the application on line can call Maine Veterans' Services at (207)430-6035 to receive application by mail. All applications must be received by Maine Veterans' Services no later than June 4, 2012.

Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District forum
Thursday, May 31, 2012
PENQUIS - The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors will hold a public forum on the East West Highway from 6 pm-7 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012 at the USDA Service Center located at 42 Engdahl Drive, Dover - Foxcroft. Their monthly meeting will begin at 7 pm following the forum.

The public is encouraged to get involved in conservation efforts by participating in meetings, volunteering and/or serving on the district board. Any interested person may participate in meetings and also inquire about becoming an associate supervisor. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

If you need an accommodation, please notify Shelia Richard at the District office by Monday, June 4th.

For more information, please contact the district office at 564 - 2321, extension 3, or email info@piscataquisswcd.org.

Naming of USNS Millinocket
Thursday, May 31, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Mike Michaud praised the Navy’s decision to name a new joint high speed vessel the USNS Millinocket. The vessel is currently under construction at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

“I’m pleased that the Navy chose to name another ship after the town of Millinocket, on the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Millinocket,” said Michaud. “Maine has a long, proud history of shipbuilding that deserves to be recognized and honored by the naming of our Navy’s vessels.”

The USS Millinocket, a freighter ship, was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cuba on June 17, 1942.

Congressman Michaud is also working to have a new destroyer named after Stephen W. Groves, a World War II hero from East Millinocket who was killed in action at the Battle of Midway. The first USS Stephen W. Groves was commissioned in 1982 and decommissioned in February 2012.

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Taylor Made Yorkies Norm Cookson
BUFFALO SITINGS!!! Bring the family and see the Buffalo in their environment feeding from the roadside...
The 2 year olds will be behind the cemetery on June 4 for about a week and then 3 days right beside the road.
The adults with their babies will be down by the road on June 7 and will be close for the next 13 days.

DDATT plans first annual Heart of Maine Swap Meet
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
DEXTER - On Saturday, June 2nd the first Annual Heart of Maine Swap Meet will be held on Hall Street in Dexter. The meet begins at 9 A.M. and runs until 2 P.M.

To be held rain or shine.

DDATT is encouraging area folks to clean their garages, sheds and barns for useful items that are no longer used. Antiques, appliances, farm and garden items, flower and vegetable seedlings, house furnishings, vehicle parts, baked goods, bicycles, boating accessories, building materials, small animals and poultry, how-to books, tools, wood stoves, sporting goods anything that you no longer use but might be useful to someone else in the community.

" Let's spring clean, have a fun and help our neighbors while keeping good stuff out of the transfer station." Pegg Gannon, a committee organizer describes the purpose of the event.

Loaded pickup trucks will be parked on Hall Street for browsing by pedestrians. Those without a truck may unload small items and bring them into the Town Hall.

No money will be exchanged.
All items are to be swapped or given away.
No clothing, knick knacks and toys, please.
Contact : Liz Breault 924-7292

Dover-Foxcroft-PCSWCD holds Thinning and Woodlot Enhancement workshop for the public
Thursday, May 31, 2012
PENQUIS - Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) along with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Maine Forest Service (MFS) held a Thinning and Woodlot Enhancement workshop Saturday, May 19th.

The workshop started with an indoor session at the Greenville High School where Dave Power, District Conservationist for NRCS, spoke about NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) which is available to qualified landowners. He explained about various type of thinning that can be done on woodlots of varying sizes and the different types of practices that could be paid for through cost-sharing with an EQIP contract. He explained that some of these practices are implemented to correct problems on the woodlot that may cause erosion which could impair the water quality of nearby lakes and streams, to increase the size and value of a particular species of tree, or enhance wildlife habitat.

Gordon Moore, Maine Forest Service District Forester and PCSWCD Board Chairman, talked in detail about the different types of thinning and when and where they would be appropriate. He explained that thinning can be used to take out dead or dying trees and give more room for growth to the remaining healthy trees as well as making a forest more aesthetically pleasing.

After the indoor session the group drove to Peter Kliem's Black Forest to view the results of Best Management Practices that were implemented through an EQIP contract with NRCS. Gary Morse, Maine Licensed Forester and Kliem's forester, explained the various practices that were implemented and why they were chosen for different areas of the land. They used thinning, forest trails with water bars to control runoff on the steep trails, and access roads for use by the equipment needed to work on the land.

The participants walked the trails while Morse and Kliem pointed out what had been done. Kliem 's long range view for his woodlot is to make it become more diverse in the species of trees that grow there. This was the first of three free forestry workshops.

The next workshop is about Maple Sugar Bush Management and will be held Saturday, June 2nd at 9 a.m. at Breakneck Ridge Farm in Blanchard. The third workshop is about Road and Stream Crossings on Saturday, June 23rd at 9 a.m. at the American Legion Post 92 in Brownville Junction.

Both workshops will have an indoor and outdoor session. Contact PCSWCD at 207-564-2321 ext. 3 to preregister.
PCSWCD, NRCS, and MFS are equal opportunity providers and employers.

   

Benefit Open Air Country Jam
Monday, May 21, 2012
SANGERVILLE - Benefit Open Air Country Jam to benefit Partnership Food Pantry (Guilford and Greenville) to held at 32 North Dexter Road in Sangerville, right across from the ballfield
- 6/23/2012 - 5PM to 8PM
- Entry by donation
- Food and Beverage by donation
- Bring Your Instrument and Join In!
- Bring Your Blankets and Chairs and Have A Blast!
- For more information call either 876-3450 or 518-8833

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