Clothing center open Saturdays

HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Church Clothing Center will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, Aug. 3 and 17.

The Clothing Center is directly opposite the church.

Texas Hold’em tournament

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will hold a Texas Hold’em tournament from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Road.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Limited to 100 players. Entry fee is $105. Proceeds will be used to provide community services. Refreshments will be available.

Food bank open in Sumner

SUMNER — Sumner Food Bank will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 5, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. It is open the first and third Mondays of each month. For more information call 388-2610.

‘Files of Dreams’ society program

NORWAY — Larry Glatz will present a program titled “Files of Dreams” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Norway Historical Society, 471 Main St.

Glatz will describe the many and remarkable resources available at the Registry of Deeds. Beyond simple land records, the documents tell stories of the individuals and families who first settled the area. The resources provide a wealth of information about local communities and institutions – both old and new.

Perhaps most interestingly, they detail the hopes and aspirations of generations of people who tied their fortunes to the land of western Maine. The talk will be illustrated from Glatz’s recently published book, “Oxford County in Deed: People and Places of Early Oxford County, Maine.” Copies will be available for purchase at the program.

For more information visit norwayhistoricalsociety.org or call 743-7377.

West Paris food pantry

WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St.

The pantry is open the first and third Tuesday of each month. West Paris residents are invited to come once a month.

Spurrs Corner food pantry hours

OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329.

Greenwood Historical

LOCKE MILLS — The Greenwood Historical Society will meet Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the building in Locke Mills. Potluck supper will be at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7.

John Davis will present a program on the Museum Train that came through Locke Mills in 1953.

Harlow VFW Post meets Aug. 7

PARIS — The Floyd A. Harlow Jr. VFW Post 9787 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the hall, 58 East Main St.

Waterford Historical

WATERFORD — The August meeting of the Waterford Historical Society will take place at the Wilkins Community House at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. There will be potluck refreshments and the meeting will be open for all.

The speaker for the evening will be Lou Ureneck, author of “Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream and Five Acres in Maine.” Ureneck, a Boston University journalism professor and winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for “Backcast,” came to Maine to build a lakeside cabin with his brother and nephews. Waterford, one of the inspirational places for Ralph Waldo Emerson, seems the perfect place to contemplate nature. Books will be for sale at the meeting.

Big Bang Family Bash is Aug. 9

PARIS — The Big Bang Family Bash will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at South Paris Legion Post 72, 12 Church St.

Admission is $5 each, kids 5 and under get in free. TJ the DJ will perform.

For more information call 807-8912.

Honey Bee Club annual pot luck

NORWAY — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club’s annual potluck summer gathering will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main St.

Bring your favorite dish. RSVP John at 743-5009 or Kevin at farrout@roadrunner.com. Weather permitting there will be an open hive, so bring a bee veil.