FARMINGTON — A hands-on GPS training session will be 8 a.m.-noon Thursday at the USDA Service Center, 107 Park St.

FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club member Anita Patten will demonstrate how to use recycled items to create something useful at the organization’s meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls Road.

PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Health will host its second annual Community Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Leighton Street (outside the SVH Rehabilitation office).

A joint effort between Hartland Public Library and Palmyra, St. Albans and Hartland Historical Societies has resulted in a $1,000 grant from Maine Memory Network. The Maine Historical Society in partnership with the Maine State Library provides grants to its Community Mobilization Program, which is designed to help organizations — historical societies, libraries and schools in particular — use participation in Maine Memory Network to develop skills, build capacity and expand collaboration with local partners. The network is a nationally recognized statewide digital museum created and maintained by the Maine Historical Society.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announces the following events. Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.

CHINA — Regional Land Trust invites families and individuals to participate in the 2012 Farm and Habitat Tour starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 16.

FAIRFIELD — TN’T Studios Competitive Edge Dance Team recently competed at Dance Maker Inc. National Competition in Myrtle Beach S.C. The dancers competed several routines and also took classes from some of the best teachers in the industry.

SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director CED Elaine S. Moceus, recently announced that special provisions will be made to the FSA emergency loan program and to the Risk Management Agency federal crop insurance program in order to provide greater flexibility for livestock producers facing forage and feed shortages as a result of drought.