Contributed Article  MONSON — On Saturday, July 11 Wilderness Walk for Warriors will begin their second annual trek through the 100-Mile Wilderness from Monson to Abol Bridge and all the way to Baxter Peak on Mount Katahdin, a total of 118 miles.

Maine House Republican office STATE HOUSE VISIT — On May 29,  Sen.

    The previous two articles in this column have outlined the importance of safety, security and good health in enabling a person to “Thrive in Place.

Contributed Article  DEXTER — Do you remember those wonderful hours playing with your Ginny doll — changing her outfits, having a tea party with her own set of dishes and putting her to sleep in her own Ginny bed?  Come visit the Ginny dolls now on display at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter and take a walk down memory lane.

Observer photo/Mike Lange ADVANCED STUDENT — Alden Bent takes violin lessons every Monday from Susan Ramsey.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes DRESSED FOR THE BEACH LUAU — Allen Monroe marches as part of the Milo Historical Society during the annual Black Fly Festival on June 13.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — A little more than 200 residents took part in the June 9 referendum for the town of Dover-Foxcroft.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  SANGERVILLE — A resident’s complaint about legal bills related to a code of ethics ordinance defeated at the March annual town meeting took up the bulk of the June 11 Sangerville Board of Selectmen’s meeting.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE FOREST — Foxcroft Academy students, from left, Annie Rich, Callie Bates and Renee Shorey were among a group of over a dozen science pupils who spent a day planting trees at the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s community forest at the Law Farm in Dover-Foxcroft on May 29.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  GUILFORD — After voters in all six member towns rejected a proposed $7.