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Several Charlevoix residents have reported late night encounters with black bears in recent weeks.

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ANGOLA — Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. people can drive through the parking lot at the Selman Timber Frame at Commons Park to adopt a free tree for the 2021 Adopt-a-Tree Festival. There will also be a take-home suet feeder craft children can receive during the event. You do not have to be an Angola city resident to pick up a tree or a suet feeder craft. Tree saplings available include cedar, chinkapin, oak or tulip. The festival is being hosted by the Angola Tree Board and the Adopt-a-Tree Committee. For more information call 624-5588.

What are the main types of bird feeder? Seed feeder: Filled with either sunflower seed or a seed mix, these feeders will attract a range of birds including tits, siskins and greenfinches. Cylindrical and transparent, they are mounted on hooks and feature portholes that dispense seeds to small birds that are able to land on the feeder. Avoid buying one with plastic portholes or a plastic lid – squirrels will wreck these in no time. Nut feeder: Like seed feeders, nut feeders are also tubular but use a steel mesh to dispense the food. Birds can perch on the feeder and eat small pieces of peanu...

Maine groups offer ‘Focus on Real Aging’ contest Two Zoom webinars, one for amateur photographers and one for professionals, to offer some tips and guidance March 10. Share The Maine Gerontological Society and the UMaine Center on Aging have teamed with the Maine Community Foundation and the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine on a statewide photography contest, “Focus on Real Aging in Maine” (F.R.A.M.E.). All photographers, both professionals and amateurs of all ages, are invited to submit images for consideration to help celebrate and promote positive and realistic images of the diversi...