Members of the public are encouraged to discover the fascinating hobby of beekeeping by attending a seven-week course presented by experienced beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers, the Maine State Beekeepers Association, and Maine’s state bee inspector, who will provide attendees with basic information to get started as a beekeeper. This course is designed for first- and second-year beekeepers.

This January and February, people are encouraged to get out their cross-country skis, snowshoes, or winter boots and ride the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway’s steam-powered trains to a day of winter fun at “Steam and Sleighs.” One can enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides, tractor rides, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, winter hiking, and more.

A program on the familiar reptile species of Maine and ways to conserve them will be held at the Bremen Library, located at 204 Waldoboro Road in Bremen, on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.

Start the New Year off by learning some new cooking skills or attending an intimate supper at East Forty Farm in Waldoboro.

Santa Claus will come to Waldoboro on Sunday evening, Dec. 22 at 6 p.m.  He will arrive in the center of Waldoboro village escorted by a parade of fire trucks.

It is the season when Mrs. Santa comes to the Bristol Area Library, located at 619 Old County Road in Pemaquid, to greet everyone at Mrs. Santa’s Kitchen. It will be a grand morning from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 14, with homemade cookies and candies being sold by the pound at the annual Friends of the Bristol Area Library fundraiser.

The Christmas tree is up outside Kings Mills Union Hall in Whitefield, waiting for Santa Claus to help turn on the lights this Sunday, Dec. 8.

Despite a rainy weekend courtesy of Mother Nature, 75 Christmas trees – both small and large – were deployed in Damariscotta and Newcastle in preparation for the Villages of Light celebration this Saturday, Nov. 30.