Wednesday, Jan. 18
PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop, Maine JobLink Resume Creation, at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., 9 a.m. FMI: 760-6300.
PRESQUE ISLE: Presque Isle Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting at 5 p.m. at 58 Birch St.
Thursday, Jan. 19
PRESQUE ISLE: Aroostook Birders movie night, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Department of Environmental Protection, 1235 Central Dr. The documentary “The Messenger” will be featured, along with popcorn coffee and hot cocoa.
Friday, Jan. 20
PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop, Creating Winning Resumes, at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., 9 a.m. FMI: 760-6300.
PRESQUE ISLE: Sharpie tile art with artist June Thaggard at Pizza ‘n Art for Teens and Tweens, 6-8 p.m. at the Wintergreen Arts Center. Open to students grades 4-12; cost is $20. Cal Amy Joy Berube at 227-8568 or message her on Facebook to register.
Saturday, Jan. 21
WASHBURN: Boy Scout Troop 177 will hold a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to noon in Washburn, Wade and Perham. All proceeds will help fund the Scouts’ National Jamboree Trip this summer.
Tuesday, Jan. 24
PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshops, Financial Aid and Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., at 9 a.m. FMI or to register, call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.
PRESQUE ISLE: UMPI’S 100 Percent Club will host Matthew Francis at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Allagash Room. He will speak on trauma, mental illness, cancer and his transition from female to male. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
PRESQUE ISLE: Homeschoolers class at Wintergreen Arts Center, with artist Joanna Doughty, 12:30-2 p.m. Students will create clay 3-D busts. To register call 762-3576, email wintergreenarts@gmail.com or message the center on Facebook.
Thursday, Jan. 26
CARIBOU: National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet at the Jade Palace, with registration at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch buffet and a presentation by speaker Mike Ayers on tax information.
Friday, Jan. 27
PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop, Creating Winning Resumes, at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., 9 a.m. FMI: 760-6300.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshops, Financial Aid and Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., at 9 a.m. College Planning session also offered again at 1 p.m. FMI or to register, call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.
Monday, Feb. 6
CARIBOU: The United Veterans of Maine will host a membership drive at 358 Washburn Road (former location of Phil’s Florist).
Wednesday, Feb. 8
CHAPMAN: Chapman Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club directors meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse, 94 Town Hall Rd.
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Recurring Events
Sunday
CASTLE HILL: Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m., Advent Christian Church.
CROUSEVILLE: Sunday School, all ages, 9:30 a.m., Advent Christian Church; worship 10:45. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. FMI: Pastor John Walsh, 455-8219.
FORT FAIRFIELD: Morning worship, 9 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 170 Main St.
PORTAGE: Mass, 9 a.m., Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.
PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 9 a.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
PRESQUE ISLE: Sunday Saunter, UMPI’s Gentile Hall, 10 a.m.; easy run of 30-45 minutes.
PRESQUE ISLE: Service, 11 a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, 52 Second St.
PRESQUE ISLE: Alcoholics Anonymous Open Discussion and Steps, Episcopal Church basement.
WEST CHAPMAN: Morning worship, 10:45 a.m., Advent Christian Church, Pastor Nathan Gardiner. Sunday school, all ages, 9:30 a.m.
Monday
ASHLAND: Free karate classes, Rec Center, 6:30-8 p.m., ages 10 and up. FMI: 435-1042.
BRIDGEWATER: Recreation Department Committee meeting, last Monday monthly, 7 p.m., Civic Center.
BRIDGEWATER: Historical Association meeting, first Monday of month, 7 p.m., BHA hall, Main St. FMI: Jann Votaw, 425-7901.
MARS HILL: Friends Helping Friends, 5:30 p.m. each second Monday, East Ridge Union Church. FMI: Bill Neal, 429-9066.
PRESQUE ISLE: Troop 171 meets 6:30-8 p.m. Boys in grades 6-12 welcome. FMI: Tom Peary, 764-0726.
WASHBURN: TOPS ME-331, Trailrunners clubhouse, 48 Station Rd. FMI: Birdena Cochran, 455-4982.
Tuesday
FORT FAIRFIELD: TOPS, 6 p.m., 35 Fort Hill Road. FMI: Donna Everitt, 473-4446.
FORT FAIRFIELD: Open Discussion Handicap Access Frontier Group Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
FORT FAIRFIELD: Al-Anon, 7-8 p.m., St. Paul’s Church, second floor. FMI: 551-3397 or 227-7347.
MARS HILL: Community Cupboard food pantry, open 1-3 p.m. each second Tuesday; 6-8 p.m. on fourth Tuesday. FMI: Rena Kearney, 429-9041.
PORTAGE LAKE: Portage Lake Over 50’s Group, last Tuesday, municipal building. Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m.; meeting following. FMI: Jean Clark, 435-8034 or Donna Martin, 435-7108.
PRESQUE ISLE: GIFT (Grace Interfaith Food Table), 11 Industrial St., temporary food assistance. Call 764-8584 Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, for appointments; food pick-up is Wednesdays.
PRESQUE ISLE: Weekly luncheon, The Gathering Place, for seniors 60 and over, 11:30 a.m. $3 donation is appreciated. Call Dottie, 764-6185, at least one day in advance to sign up for meal.
PRESQUE ISLE: Overeaters Anonymous, 12 noon weekly, Grant Memorial Methodist Church. FMI: Peggy, 764-6788.
PRESQUE ISLE: Airport Advisory Board, second Tuesday monthly, 3 p.m., airport conference room. FMI: Scott Wardwell, 764-2550 or scottw@flypresqueisle.com.
PRESQUE ISLE: After school program, grades 1-4, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75 per six-week session.
PRESQUE ISLE: Aroostook Autism Support, first Tuesday monthly, 6-7 p.m., Turner Memorial Library.
PRESQUE ISLE: Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine and Kinship Program, resource family meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday, Presque Isle Wesleyan Church. Free childcare provided. FMI: 1 (800) 833-9786.
PRESQUE ISLE: Central Aroostook Kennel Club, first Tuesday, Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, 6:30-8 p.m. FMI: Martie, 764-1620.
PRESQUE ISLE: Narcotics Anonymous Step meeting weekly, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.
PRESQUE ISLE: Caregiver Support Group, Chamber of Commerce, 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday. FMI: Sharon Berz, 764-3396.
PRESQUE ISLE: The Nordic Heritage Sport Club, every first Tuesday, Nordic Heritage Center, 7 p.m. FMI: www.nordicheritagecenter.org or 762-6972.
Wednesday
ASHLAND: Free karate classes, Rec Center, 6:30-8 p.m., ages 10 and up. FMI: 435-1042.
FORT FAIRFIELD: Rotary Club, weekly, 7-8 a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 170 Main St.
PERHAM: Word of Life Club, 6:30 p.m.; prayer meeting 7 p.m., Baptist Church, 701 Perham Rd. FMI: 455-4817.
PRESQUE ISLE: Sewing group at Presque Isle Congregational Church, 27 Church Street, 9 a.m.-noon. All with quilting, knitting, embroidery or other handwork, or who wish to learn, welcome. FMI: Roberta Griffiths, 768-5608, or Sheila Belyea, 498-8682.
PRESQUE ISLE: Baby and Me Time, Turner Memorial Library, 9:30-10 a.m. Songs, rhymes and shorter stories. FMI: Dianna Leighton, 764-2571.
PRESQUE ISLE: TOPS ME 387, Congregational Church, 27 Second St., weigh-in 9:30 a.m. and meeting at 10. FMI: Donna Devoe, 764-5656.
PRESQUE ISLE: Toddler Time, Turner Memorial Library, 10 a.m.; birth to 4 with caregivers. FMI: 764-2571 or www.presqueisle.lib.me.
PRESQUE ISLE: Homeschoolers’ classes, Wintergreen Arts Center, 10-11:30 a.m. or 12-1:30 p.m. FMI: 762-3576 or wintergreenarts@gmail.com.
PRESQUE ISLE: Quilting and general sewing group, Gathering Place, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring machine and project.
PRESQUE ISLE: Wintergreen Arts Center after-school program, grades 5-8, 3-5 p.m. $75/six-week session.
PRESQUE ISLE: Central Aroostook Unitarian Universalists, 6 p.m., Presque Isle Congregational Church.
PRESQUE ISLE: Star City ATV Club, first Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at clubhouse. FMI: www.starcityatv.com.
PRESQUE ISLE: A Study Easy Does It Group open discussion meeting, 7:30 p.m., Academy House, 150 Academy St.
PRESQUE ISLE: O/D Easy Does It Group Alcoholics Anonymous meeting (closed-door). 7:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.
Thursday
AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Aroostook Amateur Radio Association, second Thursday monthly (except July and August), 6 p.m., Peter Hunt room at NMCC (Presque Isle). FMI: email hamradio@K1FS.org or call 476-0000.
ASHLAND: Alcoholics Anonymous O/D welcome group meeting, 7:30 p.m., Community Library downstairs, 57 Exchange Street.
ASHLAND: Ashland Senior Citizens, first and third Thursdays, VFW. FMI: Roberta, 435-6422.
CARIBOU: NARFE, National Active and Retired Federal Employees, fourth Thursday monthly, Jade Palace, 11:30 a.m. Lunch at noon, with speaker. FMI: 498-3406.
CARIBOU: Pink Aroostook Breast Cancer support group, first Thursday each month, 5-7 p.m., Cary Medical Center Chan Center.
MARS HILL: East Ridge Union Church open at 7 p.m. for everyone for community prayer. PRESQUE ISLE: Toddle-In-Time, Wintergreen Arts Center, 9:30-11 a.m. $3/child, $2 sibling rate.
PRESQUE ISLE: After School Program, grades 1-4, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75 per six-week session.
PRESQUE ISLE: Middle school weekly sessions, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5:30 p.m. Tuition: $30.
PRESQUE ISLE: Diabetes Support Group, second Thursday, TAMC conference room, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
PRESQUE ISLE: Presque Isle Al-Anon: Meetings at Congregational Church cancelled until further notice. FMI call 551-3397 or 227-7347.
WASHBURN: Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177, weekly, 7 p.m. FMI: Scoutmaster Larry Harrison, 455-4074.
Friday
PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. Mary’s.
PRESQUE ISLE: Mini Monet, Wintergreen Arts Center, ages 3-6, 9:30-10:45 a.m. $4 per child; $3 sibling rate.
PRESQUE ISLE: Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), first and third Fridays monthly, 9-11 a.m., Presque Isle Wesleyan Church. FMI: e-mail mopsatpiwc@gmail.com.
PRESQUE ISLE: After School Program, grades 5-8, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75/six-week session.
PRESQUE ISLE: First Friday Downtown Art Walk, first Friday monthly, 6-9 p.m.
PRESQUE ISLE: Narcotics Anonymous open meeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.
Saturday
FORT FAIRFIELD: Knights of Columbus bingo, meeting hall, 260 Main St., early bird starting at 6:30 p.m.
MARS HILL: William Cousins Post 118 American Legion bingo night, Saturdays, 6 p.m. Cash prizes and concessions.
PRESQUE ISLE: Original Farmers Market, Aroostook Centre Mall, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
PRESQUE ISLE: La Leche League of Central Aroostook, first Saturday monthly, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. , Academy House, 150 Academy St. FMI: Marie, 551-0024.
PRESQUE ISLE: Saturday Story Time, 1 p.m., Turner Memorial Library. All ages. FMI: Dianna Leighton, 764-2571.
PRESQUE ISLE: Occupy Aroostook, each Saturday, 2 p.m., North Street parking lot. Assembly, 3 p.m., UMPI Campus Center.
PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
PRESQUE ISLE: Open Discussion Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday Night Live, Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St., 7:30 p.m.
PRESQUE ISLE: Dancing at VFW, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Ongoing
AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to appointments. FMI: 1 (800) 227-2345.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Support groups for survivors of domestic abuse and violence; FMI: Hope and Justice Project, 1 (800) 439-2323.
PRESQUE ISLE: The Gathering Place, 33 Davis St., open to seniors 9-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, coffee and conversation. Yoga Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., coffee following. Music jam Wednesdays, 12-3 p.m. FMI: 764-6185.
PRESQUE ISLE: Peace Watch, Aroostook River Bridge, 12-1 p.m., sponsored by Peace and Justice Center of Aroostook.
