Bangor
Korean War ceremonies
Members of Burton-Goode-Sargent Chapter 1 of the Korean War Veterans of America invite the public to join them at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Maine Korean War Memorial at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Ceremonies will honor the end of the Korean War. The signing of a truce to end the Korean War took place on July 27, 1953. Local veterans, families and friends will mark the end of the war 58 years ago. Chapter spokeswoman Olive Benton of Bangor encourages all to attend.
The time of 10 a.m. reflects the time the cease-fire was signed in 1953, which was 10 p.m. in Panmunjom, Korea.
The Maine Korean War Memorial, just off Mount Hope Avenue, was dedicated in 1995 after Korean War veterans and friends spent three years raising $60,000 for the 8-ton granite monument, designed to resemble a pagoda. The campaign was called “One More Hill.”
Located below the GAR Civil War monument, the memorial is easily visible from the road.
The names of 245 Mainers killed or missing in action in Korea, 1950-1953, are engraved on the monument, including five Medal of Honor winners.
Ceremonies on Wednesday will include the presenting of the colors, invocation and benediction, and the laying of a wreath.
The monument was named the State Korean War Memorial by the 117th Maine Legislature in LD 17, Jan. 12, 1995.
Flags of 15 U.N. participating nations, plus those of the United States and South Korea, are flown, signifying the first U.N. action since its formation in 1945.
The Remembrance Walkway in front of the monument honors veterans of all wars at Mount Hope Cemetery. It contains more than 700 memorial stones honoring individual veterans and groups from several wars. Many towns and organizations purchased stones, as well.
Nutrition and aging
A program on “Nutrition and Aging,” presented by Mary Ellen Camire, professor at the University of Maine, will be held 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Winterberry Heights, 932 Ohio St.
Admission is free, but nonperishable food donations will be accepted to benefit Good Shepherd Food-Bank. Refreshments will be served. Those planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP to 942-6002.
‘Dough Raiser’
UNO Chicago Grill will hold a “Dough Raiser” for the Ronald McDonald House 11 a.m.-midnight Thursday, July 28, at the restaurant.
Have a great meal and help the house at the same time. UNO’s will donate a portion of the proceeds of both dine-in and takeout meals on that day. Customers need a ticket to participate and can get one by calling the Ronald McDonald House at 942-9003.
Kitten season
Summertime means that the Bangor Humane Society is full of pets awaiting adoption. In an effort to increase pet adoptions, the humane society is offering a variety of discounted prices and promotions on pet adoptions throughout the summer.
Hard economic times mean that pets are being surrendered to the humane society at an alarming rate because their owners can no longer afford to care for them. The adoption center is full of dogs available for adoption and has more than 200 cats and kittens in the facility and in foster homes awaiting adoption within the next month.
This is the time of year is known as “kitten season,” as hundreds or thousands of female cats in our community deliver litters. Since June 1, hundreds of cats and kittens have been surrendered by area residents. The number of owner-surrendered pets to the humane society is
expected to continue to grow throughout the summer.
Adoptive families are needed urgently. The shelter is near maximum capacity and the growing number will soon be a health risk to our adoptive cat population. The Bangor Humane
Society is asking for help from the public in finding forever homes for all of the pets looking for a second chance.
The Bangor Humane Society is located at 693B Mount Hope Ave. For information, call 942-8902.
The Bangor Humane Society champions the humane treatment and adoption of companion animals, provides quality care for homeless pets and promotes animal welfare through education and advocacy.
Blue Hill
Fine craft show
The Blue Hill Fine Craft Show will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 23; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Blue Hill Consolidated School in the village at 60 High St.
The show will feature the work of 45 accomplished Maine craftspeople from the furniture of Geoffrey Warner to the weavings for the body and home of Chris Leith, to the jewelry of Lisa Svedberg and Thomas Whiting.
In addition, visitors will find home accessories, blown glass, tiles, lamps, woven carpets, pottery, artist books, woodcarvings and more.
The show, organized by lighting craftsman Stuart Loten, is an invitational showcase, assuring both quality and diversity. Most of the craftspeople are nationally recognized, with some having shown at prestigious shows including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum Craft Show.
It will be an indoor show, so come rain or shine to see some of Maine’s best. Admission is $5, free age 16 and under.
To see samples of the craftspeople with links to their websites and details about the show, visit http://wwwBlueHillFineCraftShow.com.
Dixmont
Funeral arrangements
A public community educational program, “Pre-planning Funeral Arrangements,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Louis I. Bussey Schoolhouse, 994 Western Ave.
The speaker will be Garry Gilpatrick, owner-operator of Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home in Hampden. Dixmont United Methodist Church is sponsoring this free community event. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served. This is one of the many educational programs to be held at the Louis I. Bussey Schoolhouse.
Etna
135 years of Camp Etna
Camp Etna was founded in 1876 as a Spiritualist camp in the town of Etna. Spiritualists come every summer to camp out in their tents and hear the top mediums and inspirational speakers of the day.
The campers eventually built platforms for their tents, then cottages were built on the tent platforms. After a devastating fire in the 1920s, new cottages were built, many of which are still used today.
Throughout the years, Camp Etna has been home to many talented mediums and healers who have shared their spiritual knowledge and insights with those visiting the campground. The camp cottages center on a common green, and the peaceful 27 wooded acres are an ideal setting for reflection.
Visitors can stroll the grounds, take a class or seminar, attend meditation, healing or medium circles. The camp also offers classes in dance meditation, yoga, QiGong, energy medicine and somatics. Church services are held Friday evenings and Sunday mornings. Lodging is available at reasonable prices.
Camp Etna is a nonprofit organization. Information on camp programs may be found at
http://www.CampEtna.com, or call 269-2094 for a brochure.
Mediums for July 24-30 are Bonnie Lee Gibson, a certified hypnotherapist and registered counselor who focuses on guiding angels, spirit ancestors, loved ones, spirit guides and healers, past lives; and Ernie VanDenBossche, president of Temple Heights Spiritual Camp, Reiki master, certified hypnotherapist and hypnotist instructor. Information about Gibson and VanDenBossche is available at http://www.mediums.us/
• July 28: “Soul Coaching,” connect with the soul’s energy and higher wisdom, 7 p.m. $20.
• July 29: Late night seance, 9 p.m. By donation.
• July 30: “Hypnosis and Self-Mediumship,” openness to increased awareness, 10 a.m. $20.
Mediums for July 31-Aug. 6 are Scots mediums Colin Hall and Sandra McFadden.
• Aug. 2, “Psychic Art Workshop” with Colin Hall, 7 p.m. $20.
• Aug. 4, “Seeing and Feeling Spirit” with Sandra McFadden, 7 p.m. $20.
Hall is a psychic artist and medium living in Manchester, England. His work includes evidential demonstrations of survival of the soul and life after death. Visit http://www.colinhallart.com for more information.
McFadden has a gift of bringing out the humor from the spirit world. She runs workshops teaching mediumship, spiritual philosophy and platform mediumship. She is the founder of
the Butterfly Fellowship, founded the British Spiritualist Federation, and Public Spirited Newspaper. Her website is http://www.sandramcfadden.co.uk.
Hall offers one-hour private readings with a psychic drawing to keep. McFadden does half-hour readings. For cost and appointments, call 269-2094.
Hermon
Roof repairs
The town of Hermon has been awarded a $1,500 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help repair the Hermon Historical Society’s roof.
The Hermon Corner School, on Billings Road, was built in 1852. It served students through grade eight until 1939, when grades seven and eight were moved to Hermon High School. When the new Hermon Elementary School with modern facilities was built in 1952, the schoolhouse was closed.
Subsequent to its closing, the schoolhouse served as a meeting place for the Hermon American Legion and the Rescue Squad in 1967. It wasn’t until 1987 that the Hermon Historical Society began to restore the school to be used as a meeting place and museum.
The schoolhouse serves the same purpose to this day. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Those with questions may email Town Clerk Eric Glidden at gliddene@hermon.net, or call 848-1010.
Holden
Preschool Nature Week
Fields Pond Audubon Center has scheduled a week of explorations for children who have not yet entered kindergarten and their caregivers. Join us for one or for all of the programs, scheduled for 9-11 a.m. daily, July 25-29.
The cost is $10 a day, $40 a week for members; $15 a day, $60 a week for others. Register at 989-2591.
The schedule is: Monday: Suneaters; Tuesday: Flyers; Wednesday: Swimmers; Thursday: Crawlers; and Friday: Jumpers.
Night-time Nature
Nighttime is great for meeting some of our shy wild neighbors at Fields Pond Audubon Center. Family members of all ages are welcome to join in one or all of the programs offering a nighttime nature experience.
Programs will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 25-29. The cost is $10 a day, $40 a week for members; $15 a day, $60 a week for others. Register at 989-2591.
The schedule is: Monday: Starry night, a look up at the big sky; Tuesday: Hoot, an owl prowl; Wednesday: Sunset switch, listening to night sounds; Thursday: New moon; hello, loon; sunset canoe; Friday: Bat and moth, an insect walk.
Indian Island
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Community Foundation’s People of Color Fund Committee recently awarded $52,520 in grants to organizations working to engage people of color in developing solutions and services in their home communities.
Grants to local groups went to:
• Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club, Indian Island, for a prevention program for Native American youth in the Penobscot Nation community;
• Penobscot Indian Nation, Indian Island, to support the Wabanaki Scholars’ Symposium organized by the Penobscot Cultural and Historic Preservation Department;
• Seven Eagles Media Production, Bradley, to support the Maine Wabanaki Tribal-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation documentary project;
• Gedakina, Bangor, to support professional development of counselors as well as provide meals and supplies for youth participating in the Wilderness-Adventure Counseling initiative, an outdoor education program for at-risk Native youth;
• Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, Old Town, to support youth mentors and apprenticeships in MIBA workshops and the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.
A volunteer committee representing communities of color throughout the state reviews grants and makes recommendations for funding. The next deadline for applying is March 15, 2012. Application and guidelines will be available this fall at http://www.mainecf.org.
Old Town
Mike Dudley, acting director of Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, announced that the U.S. Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center will fund six projects to encourage innovation and the sharing of processing and marketing knowledge among wood products manufacturers in the eastern United States. The primary goal of the Forest Service grants is to keep local wood businesses globally competitive and sustainable.
“An important part of improving the health and stewardship of hardwood forests is to maintain a vibrant forest products industry that can sustainably use lower-value trees to provide locally produced wood products we use in our daily lives as well as help our citizens with their energy needs,” said Dudley. “These projects also address forest health and urban wood utilization issues. Ultimately, these projects provide resources for hardwood industries to remain economically competitive in a global market.”
Grant recipients are required to match federal funds, dollar for dollar.
Grant recipients include the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance in Old Town, which has been awarded a grant of $70,000.
Area
Housing grants
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the awarding of more than $5.6 million to public housing authorities in Maine. The funds will allow these agencies to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units:
• Housing Authority, city of Bangor, $915,950.
• Brewer Housing Authority, $183,215.
• Old Town Housing Authority, $99,271.