CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Weekendlong events are planned for the annual Homecoming at Sugarloaf Oct. 9 to 11 One of the major attractions will be the 50 to 60 Up Country Artists showing their one-of-a-kind work at the Sugarloaf Base Lodge Saturday and Sunday. Headed up this year by Kika Nigals and Leon Gin of Farmington, one of the artists the show will feature will be Liz Stefany of Carrabassett Valley with her handcrafted silver jewelry.

“I started Carrabassett Valley Jewelry in 2006 after doing 10 years of silver smithing as a hobby,” Stefany said. She resides next to the Carrabassett River and has cut that design into a pendant by hand with a jeweler’s saw; when complete, she places her initials and the date on it. Stefany, who is about to graduate from the Downeast School of Massage, hopes to have a duel career in massage and jewelry making. This is the third year that she has shown her jewelry at the Homecoming weekend and the fourth year at the Sugarloaf Holiday Show in December. Stefany urges everyone to make their way to the very top of the Base Lodge where many of the artists are located (but overlooked) over the weekend show.

The members of the Carrabassett Valley Library will be busy over the weekend too working on several fundraising events. Andrea De- Biase, library director commended member Kim Kearing for her help in obtaining nine out of the 11 grants that have been applied for toward the building of the new 64,000-squarefoot library currently under construction. DeBiase also praised Peggy Gallant for making literary snow people to sell to benefit the library at the Base Lodge along with cook books and tote bags.

The library members will also be conducting a huge yard sale in Parking Lot E on the access road on Saturday, Oct. 10 there will be lots of furniture, lamps, rugs, toys and gently used clothing on sale. Marilyn Bain will also be there selling homemade pies to benefit the library.

On Saturday and Sunday Oct. 10-11 there will be a Used Book Sale at the Mountain Adventure Room at the Base Lodge from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Books can be dropped off at Birchwood Interiors anytime or at the Base Lodge on Friday Oct. 9 from 3 to 5 p.m.

DeBiase wants everyone to know that the current Carrabassett Valley Public Library will be open through Dec. 15 when the members will then be able to move into the new $1.5 million facility near the Anti-Gravity Complex. The building will also will house a community center, day care facility as well as the library. The library hours now are Sundays 2 to 4 p.m. Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

DeBiase also reminds residents that along with having best seller books on hand “we also have patron access computers with high speed Internet access, a new collection of classics and reference books, a children’s collection, Maine collection, audio books, movies and magazines.”

She also noted that over 20 took part in the Summer Reading Program with a Scholastic Book Fair held at the library on the same week.

DeBiase also wants residents to know that the library is looking for in-kind donations and since the library is 501c3 nonprofit, donations are tax deductible.

“We will have to raise close to $50,000 to meet all the initial goals for fully furnishing the new library and installing a fireplace.”