Mayo Regional Hospital organized and hosted an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) conference and training program on Jan. 27 on the hospital campus. The conference was a collaboration between the Mayo EMS Service, the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Service (KPTI) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft.

We’ve made it to February, the time when winter starts to wear on even the hardiest of Mainers. While this month is known for Valentine’s Day, the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is headed in different directions, focusing on amnesty, science and technology and, most importantly, the zen of Nerf.

True Textiles recently donated hundreds of binders to Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford and members of the senior class helped unload the rather hefty amount of boxes.

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January Students of the Month at PCHS in Guilford.

The 12th annual Moosehead Lake Area 100-mile Wilderness Sled Dog Race scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3 has been called off. Organizers drove the race trail over the weekend and determined that the recent warmer weather and rain have created trail conditions that are not safe for dogs and mushers.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is committed to providing the best academic curriculum designed to produce informed and active global citizens, doing this since the school’s inception in 1823.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mainers sure do enjoy apple trees.

GREENVILLE — Across the country, the American Red Cross responds to an emergency every eight minutes.

12,000 miles. For some people, long-distance hiking becomes a serious lifestyle. Ron Dobra is one of those people.

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On Saturday, Jan. 27 the town of Brownville and the Maine Highlands Sled Dog Club will present the ninth annual Brownville-KI and Beyond Sled Dog Race & Dog Days of Winter event. The activities take place at and around Railroad Avenue, and the event continues on Sunday, Jan. 28.

From now through the end of March, the Kiwanis clubs in your town are working with local redemption centers to turn returnable bottles and cans into cash that will go directly to the Good Shepard Food Bank so that Maine people affected by natural disasters can feed their families a little easier. Their fundraising goal is just $2,500, and they hope to raise much more from the good-hearted contributors in our towns.

The public is invited to join the Natural Resource Education Center (NREC) and Maine’s favorite NASCAR driver/analyst Ricky Craven for a “Wild and Tame Dinner.” Come on over to the Bartley’s Event Center on Pritham Avenue from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27.

If you notice an abundance of pickup trucks hauling snowmobile trailers during the winter in the town of Newport, that’s because it’s a key location to hop onto miles upon miles of well-maintained snowmobile trails.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce the pupils selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for December.

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The Center Theatre announced recently that registration is open for the 2018 drama camps. This year’s offerings include both a February and April vacation camp as well as the long-standing Summer Drama Camp.