We’re glad to hear our friend Janet Peruffo, owner of CSM Real Estate, is doing well. According to Janet, she had to get a “pacemaker/defib gadget” installed last week. She’s doing great and ready to get out and sell some property. Janet, take it easy because we don’t want the Carrabassett Police Department to have use that stun gun on you to keep the old ticker going!

Our best goes out to Rangeley Lakes Regional School science teacher Darlene Woodman who is out on maternity leave during the second quarter. The students are in good hands but will miss you!

Strong Historical Society is holding a meeting tonight beginning with a 6 p.m. potluck which will be followed at 7 p.m. Roger Lambert speaking about Franklin County outdoor adventure history. If you need to know more or have a question, call 684-3613 or 684- 2195.

Titcomb Mountain is having its famous Ski and Snowboard Sale Saturday at Mt. Blue High School, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. More info can be gleaned by calling 778-9031.

Tuesday (Nov. 10) The Phillips American Legion Auxiliary is hosting a Veterans’ Day Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Legion hall in Phillips for those veterans in Phillips, Strong, Avon and Madrid. They will be serving coffee, soup and desserts.

The folks at the Herbert Grand Hotel and on Maple Street in Kingfield deserve a huge standing “O” for the great job they did keeping trick or treaters entertained on Saturday night. The haunted hotel was great fun and the various haunted residences along Maple Street were a frightful delight! It’s great to see the grownups having as much, or more, fun than the kids!

The crowd at Nostalgia Tavern’s annual Halloween shindig was a colorful one - but do we expect any different? And we must say, that if anyone can get away with wearing horizontal stripes, it is RaAnne Wahl! She was rockin’ those jailbird stripes!

Penni, did the devil finally make you do it?

Kingfield, according to the 1938-39 Maine Register, formerly No. 3 R. 1, Bingham’s purchase, was settled about 1806. It was incorporated the 210th town, Jan. 24, 1816 and named in honor of William King, first governor of Maine and the principal proprietor. In 1850 the population was 662, it was 560 in 1870, 601 in 1890, 927 in 1910, and 1,024 in 1930. Carthers D. Landers was the Postmaster. Earl L. Wing, H. Levi Hall and Herschel Boynton were the selectmen, who also served as the road commissioners. Wilma A. Woodard served as town clerk, Arthur C. Woodard as Treasurer. Lucien P. Hinds was the collector, and served as a constable along with H. Levi Hall and Raymond Murray. The Webster Library Association housed 3,150 volumes with Ada S. Huse as the librarian.