We are seeking volunteers for the 2011 Topsham Fair. Gateworkers, parking help, ticket sellers, bean supper helpers, 5K race helpers and much much more. Does your teenager have a service requirement? We will be happy to put them to work and sign off on your teens volunteer hours for school! If you are interested in helping contact me at marilyn.sandelin@gmail.com. PS- you get a sweet free volunteer t-shirt!!!

Going for a hike or a bike ride this summer can help make Maine a better place to live. MaineShare's annual Hike and Bike event will take place now through Labor Day. This "Smaller Footprint" event allows participants to choose their own hike, bike ride, or walk from anywhere while raising money for MaineShare. The "Virtual Hike and Bike" works like any other event. You collect pledges, go out and hike or bike on the day that is convenient and send in your donations. The virtual format saves time, paper, and precious fuel while offering more flexibility for participants. With no expenses involved every dollar raised goes to MaineShare.

MaineShare raises funds for 38 statewide groups working for clean air, safe food and water, and equal rights for all the people of Maine. To find out more about MaineShare and to register for the Hike and Bike event visit: www.maineshare.org.

 Historic New England will offer special twilight tours of the Nickels-Sortwell House on Thursday evening, July 21 at 5:00 and 6:00 pm.  Admission is $10 for Historic New England members and $15 for nonmembers. Pre-registration is required.  A specific tour assignment will come with confirmation of your registration. Space is limited, so call 207-882-7169 or visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org now to reserve your place.

Built in 1807 at the peak of Wiscasset’s prosperity by Captain William Nickels, a wealthy sea captain, Nickels-Sortwell House is the finest example of high Federal style architecture north of Portsmouth. Run as an inn after his death for many years under multiple owners, the house was lovingly restored in the Colonial Revival style by the Sortwell family of Cambridge, MA after they purchased it in 1899. The family enjoyed the mansion as a summer house and private residence until 1956.