The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with the East Sangerville Grange again to provide an afternoon of family fun at an upcoming cider pressing event. This event at the East Sangerville Grange on Sunday, Oct. 20 will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be packed with pressing fun and a delicious potluck lunch.

Many creameries around Maine will open doors Sunday, Oct. 13 for tours and cheese tastings among other activities. Each creamery will offer something a little different. One of the local participating creameries is Widdershins, LLC at 843 Bear Hill Road. They will be open with tours and product tastings from noon until 2 p.m.

The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on Sept. 23 with the following results: first place, Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St. Albans; second place, Gertrude Wiley of Dexter and Georgia Prickett of Cambridge; and tied for third, Dennis Paterson of Abbot and Norman Bridge of Parkman and Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft and Jim Greehey of Dexter.

It's been a year since the names of nine hospitals stretching from Presque Isle to Portland changed to reflect the new identity of their parent group, Northern Light Health.

It was a rainy afternoon on Sept. 28 when Matt DeLaney of Millinocket finished running all the trails in Baxter State Park. With mud splattered on his legs, he trotted into Trout Brook Campground and signed out of the hiker registration log: 40 miles in 11 hours. And that’s just one day of many.

The Land Use Planning Commission continues deliberation of New England Clean Energy Connect corridor at the Oct. 9 commission meeting in Greenville. For the exact time, the agenda for the meeting will be posted on the commission’s calendar and meetings page.

Matt Gagnon speaks for climate change skeptics in his Sept. 6 column. His argument points more to the fact that he and his fellow skeptics are basing their knowledge on climate outliers’ articles from nearly a half century ago than the way things are now.

Let’s Go! in partnership with Mayo Regional Hospital is honoring 14 sites in greater Piscataquis County for their positive impact on children’s health. These schools, school cafeterias, out-of-school programs and child care programs, in addition to several of health care practices, have adopted healthy eating and active living practices, influencing the choices children make.

Upcoming events around the region.

The Calvary Chapel Highlanders of Calvary Chapel Maine Highlands of Dover-Foxcroft received a grant -- with a total value of approximately $6,800 -- including archery equipment, .22 rifles and BB rifles and an indoor/outdoor inflatable BB gun range from the Friends of the NRA.