Volunteers needed
HOLDEN — Volunteers are needed for Secrets of the Forest walks at Fields Pond Audubon Center. Volunteers will lead school age children on nature walks.
A training session for volunteers will take place 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13, at the center. New and returning volunteers are invited to attend. For information, call Cyndi Kuhn at 989-2591.
Dog match
BANGOR — The Penobscot Valley Kennel Club with host a dog match Saturday, Sept. 6, at Hayford Park, near Mansfield Stadium on 13th Street. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for American Kennel Club dogs only.
The public is invited to view AKC dog breeds in conformation, obedience and rally competitions starting at 10 a.m. Bring seating.
The event also will feature Meet the Breeds and Responsible Dog Ownership exhibits and information. Refreshments will be available.
Early Bird breakfast series
BANGOR — Three candidates running for the position of Maine governor will address the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce membership at three separate Early Bird breakfast events at the Hilton Garden Inn. The breakfast events are open to Chamber members and nonmembers.
The series will kick off Thursday, Sept. 11, with Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate. Maine Gov. Paul LePage, Republican incumbent, will speak at the Chamber breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, Democrat, will talk on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Doors will open at 7 a.m. for networking. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. and the program will start at 8 a.m.
For information, call the Chamber at 947-0307 or go to bangorregion.com.
Ducks Unlimited fundraiser
BANGOR — The Downeast Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its 43rd annual fundraising banquet and live and silent auctions at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Bangor Banquet and Conference Center, 713 Hogan Road.
Auction items will include limited edition wildlife prints, decoys, guns, knives, jewelry, select furniture, hunting equipment and apparel, and more. The evening also will feature raffles and games.
To reserve tickets, call David Poll at 745-1936, or Tom Duff at 989-6082. Tickets are $55, $75 couple, and includes dinner and $35 Ducks Unlimited membership. Proceeds will support wetlands conservation in Maine and across North America.
Forest and logging museum
BRADLEY — The Maine Forest and Logging Museum will present Life in the American Revolution, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, at Leonard’s Mills, 54 Government Road. Bivouac, skirmish and run for your lives as knowledgeable volunteers keep history alive through re-enactment.
Incorporated in 1960, the Maine Forest and Logging Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping history alive, particularly the pioneer and lumbering period from the 1790s through the 1900s, for the present-day residents of Maine.
Visitors to the museum will see firsthand, and in some cases do, what our forefathers and mothers did many years ago.
The bivouac will take over museum grounds and visitors will see soldiers living in tents, skirmishes between Patriot and Crown troops, a medical doctor showing all the gory tools of his trade centuries ago, a surveyor with his traditional equipment, a Loyalist telling his story, a Hessian wife telling hers, women cooking traditional food over an open fire, and more.
Volunteers from Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment and the 74th Highland Regiment also will take part in the event.
Bring a picnic and spend the day in the 18th century.
The cost is $10, $5 children, free to active duty military members, guard, reserve and veterans.
For information, visit maineforestandloggingmuseum.org.
Nomination papers
BRADLEY — Nomination papers for Regional School Unit 34 director are now available, and may be picked up at the Bradley Municipal Building, 165B Main St., during regular business hours. Nomination papers for the position must be returned to the Town Clerk’s office by Tuesday, Sept. 30. The municipal election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4. For information, call the Bradley Municipal Building at 827-7725.
‘Early Schools’
BUCKSPORT — Buck Memorial LIbrary invites the public to attend its sixth Gathering event, “Early Schools,” a part of the library’s Early History of the Area Series, 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the library.
Phyllis Wardwell will present a talk on the history of the Little Yellow Schoolhouse.
Histories of early schools in Bucksport, Orland, Prospect and Verona Island will be available.
The library’s Memory Board will feature information about the Eastern Maine Conference Seminary established in 1851 and the question: How did School Street get its name?
For information, call the library at 469-2650.
Exhibits
CASTINE — The Castine Historical Society’s exhibits will be open to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, and available by advance appointment on other weekdays through Monday, Oct. 13. School classes and other groups are encouraged to make appointments to view the exhibits.
For information on the society’s exhibits and events, including the recently announced plans for the replica French frigate Hermione to visit Castine in July 2015, or to make an appointment to see the exhibit outside posted exhibit hours, visit castinehistoricalsociety.org, email info@castinehistoricalsociety.org or call 326-4118.
Fall Fair
CORINTH — The Corinth United Methodist Church will hold a Fall Fair 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept, 6, at the church. The event will feature a bounce house, yard sale, food, music, games and more. The public is invited to attend.
Mystery trip
HAMPDEN — Hampden Senior Citizens will sponsor a Mystery Trip by bus on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The bus will leave Bangor Recreation Department, 647 Main St., in Bangor at 10:15 a.m. and the Skehan Center in Hampden at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $16 and does not include lunch.
Reservations for the trip must be made by Thursday, Sept. 18, by calling Emma, Nancy or Ray at 262-8736, or mail a check made out to Hampden Senior Citizens to: Emma Holt, 469 Birch St., Bangor ME 04401.
Golf tournament
OLD TOWN — The Old Town Rotary Club will hold its annual Charity Golf Tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Hidden Meadows Golf Course, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The tournament is a four-person scramble with a first prize of $300, assuming that at least 10 teams register.
Team entry fee is $200 or $175 if paid by Thursday, Sept. 18. Individuals may register for $50, or $45 if paid by Sept. 18.
Team and individual entry blanks are available at Hidden Meadow Golf Course or at
Gossamer Press in Old Town.
Tournament proceeds will benefit Sarah’s House, a hospitality house for patients at EMMC’s CancerCare of Maine, and other Rotary charities.
Benefit yard sales
ORLAND — The historic 200-year-old Orland United Methodist Church is undergoing renovations to insure that it will be around to serve the community in the future. The church sits on the banks of the Orland River and is believed to have been one of the most photographed churches in Maine. The church has been the scene of monthly bean suppers, area weddings, funeral services, celebrations, fundraising and weekly worship.
The church is in the process of raising money to repair the church steeple, replace aging windows, install new siding, replace the roof and make repairs to the interior damaged by water. Some of this work has been completed but a lot more has to be done.
One way to support the church repair efforts is to patronize the ongoing effort by community member Debbie Freeman, who runs a yard sale from her horse farm at 1028 Arcadia Highway (Route 1) near the turnoff to Craig’s Pond Fish Hatchery in Orland. Freeman runs the sales as weather permits. For information, call 469-7834.
Fundraiser to aid Alzheimer’s walk
ORONO — A fundraiser to benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s and the Alzheimer’s Association will be hosted by The Roost and Orono Commons 2-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept 6, at The Roost, 19 Mill St.
Live bands and a silent auction will be featured.
Other highlights include a baby chicken wing (pickled eggs) eating contest, with an entry fee of $5; buck hunter tournament, $5 entry fee; chicken wing eating contest for teams of four, $25 entry fee per team.
VIP tickets to the event are $10, which includes a pint of beer and six wings. Tickets may be purchased the day of the event at the door or in advance at The Roost or Orono Commons.
For information, call The Roost at 866-8620 or Amanda DeWitt of Orono Commons, 117 Bennoch Road, at 866-4914, ext. 742.
School board vacancy
ORONO — Orono residents interested in serving an interim vacancy on the Regional School Unit 26 board of directors should fill out an application and return it to sophiew@orono.org or to the Orono Town Office, 59 Main St., by hand or mail no later than noon Friday, Sept. 5. The appointed candidate will be expected to serve until the next municipal election in March 2015. For information, call the Orono Town Office at 866-5055.
Book sale
ORONO — The Friends of the Orono Public Library will hold a book sale, in conjunction with Orono Festival Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the library, 39 Pine St. As a special service to teachers, daycare providers, students and omnivorous readers, all items will sell for $1 per standard-sized grocery bag after 1:30 p.m..
Donations may be brought to the library during regular library hours before noon Friday, Sept. 5. The Friends welcome books for both children and adults in readable condition as well as audiobooks on CD and DVDs in playable condition, but ask that you refrain from donating obsolete computer manuals, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, outdated encyclopedias or old magazines. For information, call 866-5060 or click on http://library.orono.org.
‘Let’s Make a Deal’
ORONO — A special feature of the Orono Historical Society’s Collectiblles and More sale
on Orono’s Festival Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, will be the “Let’s Make A Deal” antiques table at the Keith Anderson Community House,19 Bennoch Road.
Patrons can bid on items such as a vintage laboratory analytic balance used at Dartmouth Medical Center, a 1900s Italian-made pillow cover, a 1940s Armstrong reconditioned sterling silver flute with a case, a 1930’s Remington typewriter, a large spinning wheel and vintage steamer trunks.
In addition, a unique variety of new and used items priced from 25 cents to $25 will include china, glassware, jewelry, paintings , kitchenware, baskets, leather goods, furniture and Orono Memorabilia, such as menus from the old Oronoka Restaurant, and early 1980s festival posters, one designed by Paul Black, a well-known Maine artist.
All proceeds from the sale will support Phase II of the Orono Civil War Monument restoration project, the repair of its pedestal.