Keeping Your Online Accounts Safe: A free class, KEEPING YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNTS SAFE, will be held WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26TH, from 10:00 – 11:00 am, at the Orland Community Center, 21 Schoolhouse Road, Orland.  This course is sponsored by the Orland Broadband Committee and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC). This class walks you through the process of creating an online account. We also discuss how to recover your password should you forget it, what the potential issues are for privacy and safety, and how to best navigate those issues. For more information and to  pre-register, contact: [email protected] , or go to https://digitalequitycenter.org/classes/region/hancock-county/ and scroll to find the course or arrive a bit early and register on-site.

Fire Station Topping Ceremony

” A topping off ceremony” for the new Orland Fire Station will be conducted at the site off Gray Meadow Road on August 16th at 3:00 PM. A topping off ceremony, also known as a topping out ceremony, is a tradition that celebrates the completion of a building’s structural phase during construction. It’s usually held when the final beam is placed on top of the structure, and can include other traditions and symbolism:   The ceremony is open to the public.  The site is between the Orland Transfer Station and the Salt Shed.  Members of the public wishing to attend should park either in front of the Salt Shed or along Gray Meadow Road.