RICHMOND — Richmond Area Health Center’s third annual 5k and one mile fun run and walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.

WASHINGTON — A cooking class focusing on cancer prevention and survival will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road.

MOUNT VERNON — The 30 Mile River Watershed Association will offer its fifth annual Paddle Trek on Saturday, July 27.

WINTHROP — Novelist Tess Gerritsen will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey Public, as part of the ongoing Lakes Region Forum.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced its 2013 spring semester dean’s list.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2013 Bowl for Kids’ Sake, held in six counties in April and May, raised more than $155,000 for its youth mentoring programs. The Kennebec Valley event, held April 22 – 27 in Skowhegan, Waterville and Augusta and included nearly 700 bowlers, raised more than $56,000 for newly established services in Kennebec and Somerset counties, according to a BBBS press release. The agency celebrated its local top fundraising individuals, teams and businesses at a special Bowl for Kids’ Sake recognition luncheon June 27, hosted by Big Brothers Big Sister’s partner organization, Olive Garden in Augusta.