SOUTH PARIS — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County office will host its annual fall open house from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at 9 Olson Road.
The event is a chance for the community to mingle and meet staff including Sara Johnson, UMaine Extension 4-H professional and Emma Fournier, extension horticulture community education assistant, who both joined the office this summer.
Awards will be presented to outstanding volunteers and collaborators from the past year at 4 p.m. This year attendees will also have the chance to participate in a muffin baking contest. Muffins must be made with at least one Maine ingredient and a copy of the recipe provided. Muffins with be audience judged and prizes will be awarded.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207.743.6329; extension.oxford@maine.edu.
PHOTO: The UMaine Cooperative Extension Oxford County office will have an open house Oct. 18. Seen here, master gardeners grow vegetables to feed the area’s hungry in an exention program. (Submitted photo)
