FARMINGTON — Franklin County Soil & Water is sponsoring a Pond Building and Maintenance Workshop on Wednesday, April 4, at the Farmington Municipal Building’s downstairs conference room. Topics will include pond planning, design and construction, with heavy emphasis on maintaining an existing pond. A DEP permitting professional will discuss when and where permits are needed. […]
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Workshop on income from non-timber forest products
PARIS — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a workshop on “Non-Timber Forest Products and Your Maine Woods: Possibilities and Challenges” from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 9, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office, Olson Road. The program will be led by David Fuller, agriculture and nontimber forest products […]
Valentine card-making workshops slated
FARMINGTON — Everyone’s Resource Depot (ERD) invites children and adults to “make your valentines with us” at workshops from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 8 and 9, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12, 13 and 14, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 10. Those who attend will be able to choose […]
SeniorsPlus offers program on managing concerns about falls
MEXICO — SeniorsPlus is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 31 through Dec. 19, at the Mexico Recreation Department, 3 Recreation Drive. A workbook will be provided. A Matter of Balance is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older […]
Living Well workshop series continues
FARMINGTON — The next six-week Living Well workshop series will be held Thursdays, from Nov. 2 through Dec. 14, at the Chisholm Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons. There will not be a class Nov. 23. A book and relaxation CD are loaned for each participant’s use during class. For those who […]
SeniorsPlus offering Living Well for Better Health workshop series
LEWISTON — A Living Well for Better Health workshop series will begin Tuesday evening, Oct. 31, and will run for six weeks until Dec. 5, at the SeniorsPlus Education Center, 8 Falcon Road. At each two-and-a-half-hour session discussion and activities will focus on topics such as dealing with frustration, exercising at level of ability, working […]
Auburn forwards program to assist homeless students
AUBURN — City officials are creating a program that would give rental assistance to homeless families with school-aged children who are attending Auburn schools. The Staying Home Rental Assistance Program, crafted by Auburn’s economic and community development staff, would use $90,000 in city funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development toward security deposits, […]
Enhancing fish, forest habitat focus of forestry workshop
RANGELEY — A free technical training workshop will be held Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Maine Forestry Museum. The workshop will focus on the proper installation and maintenance of road/stream crossing structures to prevent erosion and to enhance water quality and fish passage. The workshop will also include forest management strategies to benefit a variety […]
Workshop on astral projection offered
SABATTUS — A workshop on astral projection will be presented from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the Spiritualist Church of Eternal Life, 352 Crowley Road. The workshop will be given by Louisa Roof, certified medium and licentiate minister, National Spiritualist Association of Churches. She has been a spiritualist since joining the Victorian Spiritualists’ […]
Invasive forest pest presentation to be held in Lewiston on June 13
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with Maine Association of Conservation Districts and Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation, will host a free presentation from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 13, at the Lewiston Public Works Department Building as part of the Invasive Forest Pest Outreach Project. The […]