GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on July 25 with the following results: first place, Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft and Gertrude Wiley of Dexter; second, Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — A proposed 2016-17 budget of $6,877,684 was approved — with all 20 articles ending up being passed as written— during a district budget meeting on July 19 at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played July 11 at the Guilford Memorial Library with the following results: first place, Joyce Cross of Dover-Foxcroft and Glen Rogers of Bowerbank; second, Norma White of Guilford and Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft; and third, Aussie Dean of Guilford and Norman Bridge of Parkman.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness will host its annual 5K race/walk and children’s fun run on the morning of Saturday, July 30 as part of the Piscataquis River Festival.

  Referendum will face voters July 26 By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — The SAD 4 school board approved a revised 2016-17 budget during a July 6 meeting, with the proposed spending plan totaling $6,877,684.

  GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library is pleased to host Diane Boretos of Call of the Wild Consulting and Environmental Services on Thursday, July 14 at 6 p.

  GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library is accepting donations of new and used books for the  annual book sale.

Contributed photoHONORED BY GUILFORD — The Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union was presented with an award from Guilford on June 11 — “The 2016 Guilford Maine Spirit of America Foundation Tribute” which “honors Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union for commendable community service.

 BANGOR — Retired SAD 4 Superintendent and current State Rep.

  Referendum would be July 26 GUILFORD — After a proposed $7,133,215 SAD 4 budget for the 2016-17 academic year was voted down at the June 14 referendum — by a margin of 389-149 across the six district communities — the school board will now be working to bring another version of the spending plan to the voters.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Bicentennial Committee would like to invite all businesses, clubs, family groups, streets and neighborhoods in the area to participate in the bicentennial parade on Saturday, July 30.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on June 13 with the following results: first place: Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A week after the entire study body posed outside in the formation of the numbers of 200 in honor of the Guilford Bicentennial, a picture of the scene was given to the town of Guilford by students in Peggy Cleaves’ fifth-grade class at Piscataquis Community Elementary School during the June 9 morning meeting.

    Contributed photo Daniel Chaplin Camp #3, Sons of Union Veterans (SUV) sponsored a cannon demonstration June 4 at the Valley Grange Hall in Guilford.

  Minor ‘bump’ in the hallway forces school leader to take concussions more seriously By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — What was at first thought to have been “just a bump” between the heads of Piscataquis Community Elementary School Principal Anita Wright and a student turned out to be much more for the administrator.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HAPPY 200TH BIRTHDAY GUILFORD! — The annual Arts Alive event at Piscataquis Community Elementary School, held on Friday, June 3, began with the K-6 student body posing in the numbers of 200 on the side of the hill behind the building in Guilford.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School is proud to announce Jordynne Davis Littlefield as the Class of 2016 valedictorian.

GUILFORD — On Saturday, June 11 the town of Guilford will be a hubbub of activity during the community’s bicentennial as the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union, Guilford Memorial Library and Fresh Air Dogs provide events throughout the day.