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07/22/2008

 Augusta native to lead health coalition FARMINGTON – A native Mainer who has been the director of several major public health initiatives for a large, rural area of Alaska is returning toher home state as the executive director of the Healthy Community Coalition, a program of the Franklin Community Health Network.For the past 10 years, Heather Davis,a graduate of Cony High School, has led programs around tobacco prevention, cardiovascular disease prevention, and HIV/AIDs case management. Her responsibilities have been with program development, management and evaluation, advocacy, collaboration and building community connections. Davis received her master's degree from Boston University in public health with a concentration in health policy and management and her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Maine in social work. The Healthy Community Coalition is one of Maine's first healthy community coalitions and has developed into a role model program throughout Maine and nationally.

Clothing Exchange giveaway FARMINGTON - The Franklin County Children’s Task Force will be having a clothing giveaway at the agency’s Clothing Exchange from July 21-31, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to make way for fall clothing that is soon to be arriving. Anyone needing summer or winter clothing for their children who wear sizes newborn to 5T is encouraged to visit the Children’s Task Force at 113 Church St. in Farmington.  There is no need to bring a bag of clothes when attending the clothing exchange at this time.

Bench dedication set Wednesday

WEST FARMINGTON – A dedication of a granite bench engraved and dedicated to the late chairman of the Farmington Board of Selectmen, Mary Wright, will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Walton’s Mill Pond Park on Route 43 in West Farmington. Wright, who died last year, had devoted over 30 years to the community and to town government. The park at Walton’s Mill pond was created in the 1970s with the help of Wright and others and she continued to advocate for its improvement and preservation of the dam in recent years. The memorial bench is engraved with the words, “Activist, civic leader, matriarch and friend” and was funded with the help of donations.

Tot Spot Tent planned

FARMINGTON - Blessed Baby Boutique, in collaboration with the Western Maine Mothers' Center, Franklin County Children's Task Force and WIC of WesternMaine Community Action, will offer a Tot Spot Family Tent at this year'sannual Strawberry Festival in Farmington July 26. A similar space will be at Wilton’s Blueberry Festival Aug. 2 in front of the Wilton Public Library on Main Street. It will also available in the Nichols Expo on Weld Road near the Shoe Shop Café where there will be a couch and comfortable chairs open for nursing and feeding mothers. There will also be changing areas in both bathrooms. These events are a place for families to gather but it is a challenge for families to find a space to change diapers, breastfeed, get out of the sun, and relax. Under the tent will be a changing table, arm chairs, and some

coloring pages and crayons for young children to take a break from the action. Also available will be information and educational materials from our local children's programs. At the Farmington Strawberry Festival, the Tot Spot Family Tent will be available in front of the Children's Task Force on Church Street. For information and to volunteer, call Heidi MacIsaac at 778-6700.

Garden tour planned Thursday

FARMINGTON - The "Hidden Treasures of Western Maine" home and garden tour is Thursday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour is a fund raiser for the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and will highlight nine sites in the Farmington and Wilton area. The tour will feature the Wilson Lake Inn gardens, the Victorian Rose Bed and Breakfast in Wilton, the Healing Garden at Franklin Memorial Hospital, the Nordica Homestead Museum and the Titcomb House in Farmington as well as several private residences in the area. Proceeds from the tour will provide scholarships to hospital nurses working to obtain an advanced degree or certification. Advanced tickets are $25 and include a gourmet boxed lunch, and will be $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the FMH Gift Shop, the Calico Patch, and at Mickey's Hallmark in Farmington. For information, call 779-2750.

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