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* = New or updated item(s). **Ongoing (weekly) events are listed at the bottom of this post. Thursday, November 27 Valley Rivers Middle School Booster Club Turkey Trot 5k , Fort Kent. Registration: 7:00 a.m. at FKCHS soccer field. Walk start: 8:00 a.m. Race start: 8:30 a.m. Cost: $20/person; $45/family. T-shirt to first 50 registrants. Awards: Fresh baked pie to first Male & Female finishers per age group/category. Contact Peggy Carson peggycarson2000@yahoo.com FMI Saturday, November 29 Turkey Trot 5k , Caribou. Race start: 10:00 a.m. at Caribou High School. Cost: $13. T-shirts available to first 90 entrants. Contact Evan Graves (207-226-0711) or egraves@rsu39.org FMI *Thursday, December 4 UMPI Outing Club Women’s Climbing Night , Presque Isle. 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Gentile Hall Rock Wall. Experience the excitement of climbing. State-of-the-art rock wall features climbs for all abilities. Staff on hand to provide assistance; helmet and harness provided, climbing sh

* = New or updated item(s). **Ongoing (weekly) events are listed at the bottom of this post. Thursday, November 20 Caribou Parks and Recreation/Boreal Outdoor Club Youth Ski Rental Night , Caribou. 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Caribou Wellness Center. XC ski rentals available for all Caribou area youths; includes skis, boots, poles, and carrier. Volunteers needed. Contact CPRD (207-493-4224) FMI Saturday, November 23–Sunday, November 24 Lonesome Pine Trails Ski Swap and Sale , Fort Kent. Ski sale registration: Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-Noon. Ski sale: Sunday, Noon-4:00 p.m. Discounted season passes will available both days. Contact LPT (207-834-5202) or visit www.lonesomepinetrails.org FMI *Thursday, November 27 Valley Rivers Middle School Booster Club Turkey Trot 5k , Fort Kent. Registration: 7:00 a.m. at FKCHS soccer field. Walk start: 8:00 a.m. Race start: 8:30 a.m. Cost: $20/person; $45/family. T-shirt to first 50 registrants. Awards: Fresh baked pie to first Male & Female f

* = New or updated item(s). **Ongoing (weekly) events are listed at the bottom of this post. Thursday, November 20 Caribou Parks and Recreation/Boreal Outdoor Club Youth Ski Rental Night , Caribou. 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Caribou Wellness Center. XC ski rentals available for all Caribou area youths; includes skis, boots, poles, and carrier. Volunteers needed. Contact CPRD (207-493-4224) FMI Saturday, November 23–Sunday, November 24 Lonesome Pine Trails Ski Swap and Sale , Fort Kent. Ski sale registration: Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-Noon. Ski sale: Sunday, Noon-4:00 p.m. Discounted season passes will available both days. Contact LPT (207-834-5202) or visit www.lonesomepinetrails.org FMI *Thursday, November 27 Valley Rivers Middle School Booster Club Turkey Trot 5k , Fort Kent. Registration: 7:00 a.m. at FKCHS soccer field. Walk start: 8:00 a.m. Race start: 8:30 a.m. Cost: $20/person; $45/family. T-shirt to first 50 registrants. Awards: Fresh baked pie to first Male & Female

* = New or updated item(s). **Ongoing (weekly) events are listed at the bottom of this post. Saturday, November 8 Friends of Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge Second Saturday Event , Limestone. This event marks our annual membership drive and nature store sale. We will be open from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; come hike the trails and renew your membership or become a new member. 5-25% discount on Nature Store purchases made that day. Visit www.friendsofaroostooknwr.org FMI Thursday, November 13 Aroostook Birders November Meeting , Presque Isle. 6:30 p.m. at UMPI Campus Center, Alumni Room. Meeting will feature "Birding along the Gulf of Mexico" a presentation by photographer Tammy Morris featuring photos from a spring trip to southern Texas and Louisiana. All with an interest are welcome to attend. Contact Bill Sheehan thearoostookbirders@gmail.com FMI Friday, November 14-Saturday, November 15 Mont Farlagne Ski Team Ski and Snowboard Swap , Edmundston, NB. Wan