Review camera settings, composition, and how to acquire great images of nature’s best, such as moose, birds, seals, and other subjects! Learn how to set up a blind to get great images. Discuss the best options in lenses for this type of photography and in tripods to get the best stability for your images! Required: a computer, a stable internet connection, and your fully charged digital camera. Registration closes at noon on May 11. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience shooting sports photos for local high schools, then weddings and stock agencies. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion–nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.

Impress your family and friends with your photos! Learn how to use the camera settings on your phone, as well as how to share and print your photos. Discuss picture-taking techniques and the best free and low-cost tools for editing, finishing, and image management. This class will include time viewing photos and the instructor will provide feedback on student work. Come explore the magic of smartphone photography with Steve! Please have a computer, stable internet connection, and your fully charged smartphone (Android or Apple). Zoom link provided by instructor. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience shooting sports photos for local high schools, then weddings and stock agencies. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion–nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.

Coloring is so creative, relaxing, and fun. Join Ann in exploring a variety of types of crayons to include basic, pastel, oil, and watercolor crayons, and/or colored pencils as well as colors from mild to wild and everything in between. Draw your own picture or color a prepared one. So many colors, so little time! Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

The Sacopee Valley Rec Council and Senior Central is again sponsoring this FREE and FUN event this fall at Pike Hall in Cornish from 7-9 p.m. What a fun and festive way to get out, meet friends, and get moving! All ages are welcome...You can't be too old or too young! This event is free, but donations are always welcome.

The entire process of purchasing a home is covered in this ME hoMEworks course, including making the decision, setting a budget for homeownership, improving credit, getting a mortgage approval, working with a realtor, inspections, insurance, the closing process, energy efficiency and avoiding predatory lenders. Learn about closing cost and down payment assistance programs available for first-time homebuyers, veterans, and others. Attendees will earn a Certificate of Completion required by USDA, ME State Housing Authority, and other mortgage lenders. Free individualized counseling is offered after the class. Please have pen and paper available. Registration closes at 10 a.m. on 2/5. Note: You must reply to the email that will be sent to you from YCCAC to complete registration and receive the Zoom link. Register the person with whom you are buying your house at the same time and receive a $10 refund. Pre-registration is required to receive online link. 

Lee Sullivan is the Homebuyer Education Coordinator at York CountyCommunity Action Corp. In addition to experiencing the  homebuying process multiple times, she is Certified by hoMEworks, HUD and the USDA RD Direct mortgage program.

The Brown Family or their caretakers owned Valley Lodge for 181 years until 1973. Brothers David and Ephraim Brown came to Flintstown (now Baldwin) with their father, Captain David Brown, from Concord, Massachusetts, in 1783. Captain David Brown helped lay out the plot plan and worked on the roads in Flintstown. He never lived in Maine, but his son Ephraim built Valley Lodge. Ephraim's brother David built Saddle Back Farm (now gone) right above Valley Lodge. Ephraim had seven children who all lived to be adults. Thus, in the early 1800s, he added to the original cape by building a Federal Colonial over the front half of the cape. However, none of the early features of the cape were disturbed. It is possible to see the evolution of architectural styles from the mantels. From pre-revolutionary to the late Victorian periods, 95% of the original features are still present. Valley Lodge was featured in the April 2011 issue of Early American Life; a copy is at the Brown Memorial Library. Valley Lodge is located at 67 E. Saddleback Road, West Baldwin. Take Brown Road, which goes up behind Limington Lumber on Route 113. Take the first right, which is E. Saddleback. Valley Lodge is the first house. Please note: There is no charge for this tour. The $5 registration fee will be donated to the Baldwin Historical Society. If you would like to contribute other funds to the historical society, you may do so at the time of the tour. Pre-registration is required due to spacing and safety issues. Extra sessions will be available as needed.

Fresh sourdough bread - it’s easier than you think and as delicious as you imagine! Join experienced breadmaker Martine for this two-part course. During the first half of the course students will learn how to feed their sourdough starter and make goodies from their excess sourdough. In the second half students will learn how to make and form the levain (dough) and how to bake their sourdough loaves. Please bring a large container for your starter (starter is provided by the instructor) and a cooking scale (preferable but not necessary). All ingredients will be provided. Materials fee of $8 is payable to instructor at class. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

Do you struggle with food obsession, overeating, undereating, or bulimia? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) offers a solution for all forms of food addiction. There are no dues or fees. To preserve confidentiality and to access the zoom link, email fa.newcastle.maine@gmail.com.