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Upcoming events for the region's Granges.

Upcoming events around the region

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators met Aug.

Last week the annual Maine Mini Golf Masters raised an estimated record of $13,000-plus for charities in the SAD 41 area in and around Brownville and Milo.

Stanislav Kostyukov was the guest speaker at the Dexter Sunshine Kiwanis Club meeting on Aug. 25, talking about his experience immigrating to the U.S. from the Ukraine in 2000.

On​ ​​Wednesday,​ ​Sept.​ ​6 ​​Foxcroft​ ​Academy​ ​will ​​host​ its​ ​​annual​ fall​ open​ house.

Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will visit Earth Dharma Farm in Jackson (near Belfast) on Saturday morning, Sept. 9 to investigate how woody material can be used to supply heat and fertility to farms and homesteads.

The following birth was recorded recently at Mayo Regional Hospital:

This year marks the 130th anniversary of the Piscataquis Valley Fair, which began in 1887. The 2017 fair will run from Thursday, Aug. 24 to Sunday, Aug. 27 at the fairgrounds located at 77 Fairview Avenue. The four days will feature exhibitions, rides, concerts, and fun for all ages.

Calendar of events for August and September

The Church of Latter-Day Saints has announced that huge changes are about to happen with their genealogical microfilm collections and the way they can be viewed by researchers.

At their annual business meeting on Friday, Aug. 11, the Brownville Junction High School Alumni Association decided to increase the number of scholarships given this year from eight to 12 after reviewing the excellent grades of applicants.

The Introduction to Low Impact Forestry workshop will be held on Thursday, Aug. 31 with a rain date of Friday, Sept. 1. The workshop is designed for stewards of small or large woodlots who are interested in safely developing a set of skills to cut and harvest wood products in an ecologically sound tradition. This workshop is intended to bring participants up to speed on low impact forestry principles and practices.

Dr. Demi Kouzounas, chairman of the Maine State GOP, was the guest of the Piscatquis County Republicans on Friday evening in Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A large crowd enjoyed the opening night of “Nunsense” at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft on Friday, Aug.

Two businesses are coming together to help raise money for the homeless pets at the Bangor Humane Society. Russ Maynard of Blackstream Custom Cycles in Hermon is partnering with Dysart’s Restaurant on Broadway in Bangor to organize a charity motorcycle ride and concert for the shelter with proceeds benefiting the agency’s annual Paws on Parade event.

Partners for Peace, the domestic violence resource center formerly known as the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance, will host an open house and barbecue at the Dover-Foxcroft office located at 8 Mechanic Street on Friday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in celebration of the organization’s recent name change.