State Beekeepers Annual Meeting

PORTLAND — The Maine State Beekeepers Annual Meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave. Registration deadline is Oct. 15.

Three speakers will focus on honeybee sustainability in the Northeast.

Dr. Deborah Delaney from the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware studies unmanaged honeybee populations. Her talks will give an overview of the work being done in that field and how it can guide our practice.

Kirk Webster has owned and operated Champlain Valley Bees & Queens in Middlebury, Vt., since 1986. The apiary has been completely treatment-free since 2002 and is well known for producing strong Russian queens and nucs as well as honey. Making nucs in midsummer for over-wintering are key in his management system and are the best way we have to help the survivability our hives.

Tony Jadczak, Maine State Apiarist since 1983, will present an overview of hive health in Maine during 2013.

For more information and registration details, visit mainebeekeepers.org.

Program on clean elections

AUGUSTA — B.J. McCollister of Maine Citizens for Clean Elections will give an informational talk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Reading Room. There will be an opportunity for questions.

MCCE is a nonpartisan organization that works in the public interest to advocate for, increase public support for, defend and improve the Maine Clean Election Act and related campaign finance law. 

For more information, call 626-2415 or visit www.lithgow.lib.me.us.

Ghost train run, haunted museum

PHILLIPS — Sandy River and Rangeley Railroad will hold a ghost train run and haunted museum at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.

Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

Before the ride, there will be music, face painting, refreshments and a haunted museum.

An electric kiddy clown car is also available for children 8 and under for 50 cents.

Proceeds will benefit the railroad and the Lance Corporal Scott Paul Town Park.

Celebrating Claire Trask

CHESTERVILLE — In memory of Claire Trask, a celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Chesterville Town Office.

Light refreshments will be supplied by the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers. For more information call 778-3156.

Daughters held monthly meeting

JAY — On Oct. 9, the Daughters of Isabella Circle 677 from St. Rose of Lima held their monthly business meeting.

The meeting began with the chancellor, Lauriann Castonguay, leading everyone in the recitation of the rosary, followed by the opening prayer. State Regent Jackie Dostie Smith sat with the officers for the meeting.

Roll call of officers was read by recording secretary Jackie Castonguay, who then read letters and cards she received. Thank-you cards received from Brad Morin and Irene Hebert, letters from Polly Bussiere, Rosemary Poulson, Knights of Columbus and Yvonne Demillo were read. There were no new memberships or transfers.

Scribe Kim Couture reported that she had put articles in the newspapers. Laurie Gagnepain spoke about the anointing of the sick, which was planned for Oct. 13 with a service at St. Rose of Lima followed with a meal put on by the The Daughters of Isabella at the parish hall.