The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is partnering with the East Sangerville Grange to bring you an afternoon of family fun at our upcoming cider pressing event. This event will be held at the East Sangerville Grange at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14.

On Sept. 25 providers from across the region gathered together in Dover-Foxcroft for a Provider Resilience Conference organized by the Piscataquis Rural Health Collaborative at The Commons at Central Hall. The conference featured the keynote presenter Dr. Christine Hein, director of provider wellbeing at Maine Medical Center.

I have known Paul Davis for many years. I have worked with him in the law enforcement field during both of our careers. Paul is a fair and honest man and I am proud to call him my friend.

If you traveled to downtown Greenville this past summer you may have noticed someone sitting at a long table in front of the future home of the Puckerbrush Bar & Grille, formerly the Black Frog. It’s Charlie Boothby, the self-styled Ambassador to the Moosehead Lake Region. He has the ID tag to prove it, and wears a large floppy hat, and, during cooler weather, an old cowboy duster. He carries a large wooden staff decorated with fur.

A ceremony honoring Piscataquis County’s winners of the 2018 Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding community service was held at the Valley Grange in Guilford on Sept. 21.

Sue Mackey Andrews has a keen ability to listen to people. She connects with people from all walks of life, of all ages, and of many opinions. As a senator for District 4, Piscataquis County, Sue will take the worth hearing stories of local folks to Augusta where educating and feeding healthy children and grandchildren are to be promoted for making policies.

In 2010 I toured The Boat School in Eastport, Maine. Modest looking from the outside, inside, the wooden boats in varied building and repair stages were impressive. Even non-woodworkers would appreciate the blend of craftsmanship and practicality of this Maine continuing tradition of building work boats to use on the ocean.

On Sept. 21 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) honored the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Maine Woods Initiative as the 2018 Cooperator of the Year. The award was presented at Medawisla Lodge for exceptional on-the-ground conservation efforts, educational outreach and overall excellence in sustainable management of the land.

An injured hiker was airlifted out of Baxter State Park to Millinocket Municipal Airport on Sept. 27 by Maine Forest Service helicopter. The 57-year-old woman from western Maine suffered an angulated ankle fracture as she ascended the Chimney Pond Trail the evening before.

On Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5:30-8 p.m. the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting and Business of the Year celebration at The Commons at Central Hall. The chamber’s board of directors is pleased to announce that this year’s Business of the Year recipient is Gordon Contracting of Sangerville.