RANGELEY – A giant flea market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Wilhelm Reich Museum’s conference center on Dodge Pond Road. It will include “all you can fit into a bag” for $3. If it’s too big for a bag, then it will be half price. Everything must go. Since a lot of items were left over from the two flea markets this summer, organizers say they’re really going to offer some bargains. A large amount of clothes for all occasions and in every size, housewares, jewelry, books, toys, baby clothes and assorted collectibles will be available. The sale will be held rain or shine and a 50/50 raffle is planned. For more information, people can phone Mary Henderson at 864-3443.
Early writer talk
FARMINGTON – The Historical Society will meet Oct. 13 at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church on Academy Street. There will be a potluck supper at 6 p.m., followed by a business meeting and program at 7 p.m. Allen Flint, a retired University of Maine at Farmington English professor, will discuss “Florence Percy’s Husbands and Homes.” Florence Percy was the pen name for Elizabeth Anne Chase Taylor-Akers Allen, a pioneer journalist in Portland and a poet who wrote “Rock Me To Sleep.” Guests and new members are welcome.
Maine’s orchids
FARMINGTON – Western Maine Audubon Society will have a slide show on the “Orchids of Maine” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the North Dining Hall, Olsen Student Center of the University of Maine.
Botanist Andrea Nurse, who recently received her master of science degree, will present an illustrated review of orchid biology and habitats, with special emphasis on the slipper orchids. As the land steward at Wayne Bog, the New England Wildflower Society’s sanctuary for ram’s head and showy lady’s slippers, she has participated in a 20-year monitoring program of the ram’s head lady’s slipper and is knowledgeable about protecting this rare flower.
Grief seminar
FARMINGTON – A seminar, “Remembering Lives: Conversations with the Dying and Bereaved,” featuring Lorraine Hedtke will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18 at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The seminar is open to professionals and community members interested in understanding death and grief. Saturday morning’s seminar will be a practice-based continuation of Friday’s seminar. The Saturday afternoon program is particularly geared toward the general public. The event is co-sponsored by Western Maine Palliative Care and Hospice Coalition, Franklin Memorial Hospital, Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Community Concepts, Western Maine Community Concepts and Western Maine Community Action. For more information and to register, people can contact Judy Barker at 778-0575.
Golf team benefit
JAY – The public can support the Jay High School golf team by participating in a Fall Fairways Golf Tournament and Silent Auction on Saturday, Oct. 18. The tournament, in scramble format, will be held at Maple Lanes Golf Course on River Road in Livermore. A prime rib dinner and awards to low gross and low net teams will follow the tournament. The $30 registration fee covers nine holes of golf and the dinner. People can register individually or as a team of four for the 2 p.m. shotgun start. All proceeds will be used for scholarships and equipment for the high school golf team. To register or to obtain more information, people can contact Tammy Castonguay at 897-5268 or 897-5110.
Prescriptions talk
In conjunction with national “Talk about Prescriptions” month, registrations are now being accepted for the October Prescriptions for Health presentation featuring Dr. Bert Audette, a family practitioner affiliated with Pine Tree Family Practice in Farmington.
The presentation entitled, Rx: Use Your Medications Safely, will take place on Friday, Oct. 24, 8-9 a.m. in the Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Audette’s presentation will discuss drug interactions and side effects, questions consumers should ask when they receive a new prescription, generic vs. brand name medicines, ways to decrease medication errors, and more.
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