According to Nancy Grimes of the National Alliance for Mental Illness Bangor Family Support Group, in the fall “the severe mental diseases tend to become worse because of the change in the seasons, and many families are experiencing crisis now.”
To help “families understand how to cope better with psychiatric crisis, especially to understand the psychosis disorders occurring in both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia,” the support group invites you to hear Dr. Judy Burk discuss “How Can Families Cope Better with Psychosis in Major Mental Illness?”
Burk, who is a psychiatrist associated with The Acadia Hospital in Bangor and Charleston Correctional Facility, will address the topic from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at The Acadia Hospital on Stillwater Avenue.
All interested individuals are invited to attend.
For more information, call Grimes at 223-5686 or e-mail ngrimes4@roadrunner.com.
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Tanya Kinney is chairing the Second Congregational Church rummage sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the church, 607 South Main St., Brewer.
“The sale will be held inside and downstairs,” Kinney wrote of the event, at which “from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. you may fill a bag for $1.”
Coffee will be free and, since the Women’s Fellowship hasn’t had a rummage sale in 10 years, Kinney wrote, “this promises to be a quality sale.”
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Judy Patterson and members of the Dixmont Historical Society invite you to attend Dixmont’s Town House renovations benefit supper with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and the kitchen closing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Goldcrest Snowmobile Clubhouse on Cates Road in Dixmont.
Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children under 12.
The fundraiser also includes a bake sale and a multiple-item raffle, with winners announced during the meal, and the sale of tickets for another raffle running through mid-November.
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The Auxiliary of Bangor Nursing & Rehab Center is holding a memorial celebration to recognize contributions of former Auxiliary members, beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and the memorial program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Spectacular Event Center, 395 Griffin Road, Bangor.
Among the attendees will be family members of the late Frieda Miller, Rose Demaso and Eleanor Nelligan.
Bangor City Council Chairman Gerry Palmer will be master of ceremonies.
For more information, call Bertha Mahon at 944-2045.
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Vickie Adams reports that Elm Street Congregational Church will hold a public bean supper 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Bucksport church.
The cost for the meal, which includes casseroles, salads, rolls and pies, is $7 for adults, $3 for children 5-10, free for children younger than 5.
You can enter a 50-50 drawing, and proceeds from this event will benefit the church’s building fund.
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Joanne Worthen e-mailed that Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge and Visitors Center will be open 1-4 p.m. daily during National Refuge Week, Oct. 11-17, at 97 Refuge Road in Limestone.
Refuge manager Bill Kolodnicki told me that, for the first time, tours into the bunker area will be open to the public.
Finally, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Ken Atcheson will talk about the work that took place at the former Air Force Base.
Refreshments will be available, and children’s books and door prizes will be given away.
For information, leave a message for a call back at 328-4634.
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In recognition of October as Breast Care Awareness Month, Michelle Peaco e-mailed that LilyPond Aquatic Therapies of Rockport will donate 10 percent of all proceeds this month to the nonprofit Maine Breast Cancer Coalition.
For more information, call LilyPond Aquatic Therapies, 236-6616 or visit www.lilypondaquatic.com.
For more information about Maine Breast Cancer Coalition, visit www.mainebreastcancer.org.
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My heartfelt condolences are extended the family of my former co-worker Phil Ward of Bangor, who died this week of heart disease.
Sadly, as this family mourned the death of their father, within hours they mourned the death of his son and their brother, Dennis Ward.
Phil was a ray of sunshine at the Bangor Daily News, always happy to see you and sincerely interested in our BDN family as well as our individual families.
I will miss waving to him as he tooled by me, in his golf cart, heading for the Bangor Municipal Golf Course, and miss his asking, with a twinkle in his eye, “How’s your game?”
Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; javerill@bangordailynews.net; 990-8288.