Book group for veterans
BANGOR — How We Remember: A Free Book Group for Veterans, led by service members Jeffrey Sychterz, U.S. Navy and University of Maine Augusta assistant professor of English; and Kirk Grant, U.S. Army, will meet 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, April 8 and 22, May 6 and 20, and June 3, in Bangor.
The group will read and discuss Billy Lynn’s “Long Halftime Walk” and selections from “Redeployment,” “The Things They Carried,” and other stories that explore how people remember, represent, memorialize and talk about experiences of service in the armed forces. Copies of the books will be provided free of charge.
All veterans and current service members from all eras are invited; however, registration is required. Call 262-7700 and ask for the Veterans Book Group during the hours 8 a.m.-7 p.m. or leave a message with your name and number.
Free beekeeping class
BANGOR — An Introduction to Beekeeping class will be held 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 307 Maine Ave. The class is free and will be facilitated by beekeeper Bill Dorrity, who has 48-years experience as a beekeeper.
The class will discuss the importance of the backyard beekeeper in Maine. Topics will include equipment required, licensing, insurance, inspections, memberships and an opportunity to network with others who have an interest in beekeeping.
There will be drawing for an introduction to beekeeping book. Handouts, coffee and light snacks will be provided.
The class is free but registration is required by calling 942-7396 or 800-287-1485 within Maine, or email Theresa.tilton@maine.edu to make a reservation.
Commemoration program
BANGOR — A Yom Hashoah Program commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at Beth Israel Synagogue, 144 York St.
Helen Lyon will tell the story of her mother, Marie Edelsbourgh, a Polish resistance fighter who disguised herself as a Christian; and Barbara Schwartz will tell the story of her father, Peter Schwartz, who was rescued by Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish humanitarian who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary. Schwartz was recaptured and managed to escape a second time. There will be video clips of the parents telling some of their own stories.
Celebration
BANGOR — A City Reach Celebration and services will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at City Reach Bangor, 127 Hammond St. The event will offer games, fellowship and worship, including recognition of the church’s one-year anniversary at the evening service. For information, call 631-8174.
Class reunion
BANGOR — Terry White is leading the effort of members of the Bangor High School class of 1970 reunion committee as it prepares for its 45th class reunion on July 25.
White said the last time the class met was in 2010 for its 40th reunion and the locations of some of the 379 who graduated have changed.
The committee is missing many addresses for classmates, and is asking that anyone who graduated from BHS in 1970, or knows someone who is from that class, to call him at 296-2929 or email shonko49@aol.com.
Pricing workshop
BANGOR — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will be hosting a workshop, Pricing Your Products and Services, presented by Louis Bassano, regional small business Extension educator and Jim McConnon, Extension business and economics specialist. The workshop will benefit potential or existing business owners and explore the importance of keeping accurate records.
The workshop will be held 9 a.m.-noon, Friday, April 3, at the Penobscot County Cooperative Extension office, 307 Maine Ave. To register for the workshop, call 942-7396 or email wendy.robertson@maine.edu
Project Canopy grant
DIXMONT — The Dixmont Conservation Commission announced that it has been awarded a $10,000 Project Canopy grant to create the Dixmont Town Forest. The grant will help turn a 100-acre woodlot owned by the town into a sustainable community forest. The grant must be matched dollar for dollar by local contributions or in-kind labor.
Kindergarten registration
GLENBURN — Kindergarten registration for the 2015-16 year for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15 will be held Thursday and Friday, May 7-8, at Glenburn Elementary School. Children will be screened by school staff, and must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
A legal birth certificate — not the one from the hospital — and a record of immunizations are required at registration.
Parents registering children must call the school at 947-8769, ext. 308, to make an appointment.
Financial Peace University
HAMPDEN — Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University and The Legacy Journey classes will run 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, for nine weeks, at Church of the Open Door, Route 1A.
For information about cost and register in advance, go to lifeatopendoor.com/get-help/financial-peace-university or call Colby Clendenning at 852-2748 or Karen Reynolds at 356-5166.
Church’s new location
HERMON — River of Life Community Church celebrated its fresh start at a new location at Morgan Hill Event Center, Suite 6, 82 Morgan Hill Lane, and introduced its new pastor, the Rev. David Curtis, and his wife, Debbie, on March 22.
River of Life Community Church serves those living in the Bangor area.
Curtis brings more than 40 years of ministry experience to the church, including as church planner and builder, pastor, Bible college teacher, 11 years of missionary work in China and international speaker. He has traveled to 25 countries on five continents.
The service featured singers and musicians Erdie and Julie Price from New Brunswick.
For information, call 884-9050.
Orono Village Green
ORONO — Orono Public Library Foundation officials announced that they have established the “finish line” for raising $370,000 for Chapter Two: The Campaign for the Orono Village Green. With $97,873 to go to reach the campaign goal, the foundation set Aug. 31 as the completion date, according to foundation President Sarah Kenney.
According to Library Foundation vice president and campaign co-chairman Brian Rahill, donors who contribute by or before Aug. 31 will be recognized on an outdoor sign to be installed on the Orono Village Green.
The Orono Village Green will feature a 125-seat amphitheater with large flat stone stage, an ADA accessible ramp, lawn and granite seating, hundreds of ornamental trees, flowers and plantings, a stone plaza with tables, chairs and sun shade, an overlook area, pergola and bench seating areas. There will be pathways circling the grounds connecting to the Orono Senior Center and leading to the village.
Funds for the Orono Village Green campaign are being raised privately and will be gifted to the town of Orono.
For information about the foundation or to contribute to the Orono Village Green campaign, go to oronolibraryfoundation.org, find it on Facebook at Orono Public Library Foundation, call 991-3734 or write to: P.O. Box 308, Orono, ME 04473.
Holy Week Services
ORONO — The schedule for Holy Week services at the Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St., is:
- Maundy Thursday, 6 p.m. April 2, Gathering Place. Shared supper, life of Christ in hymns, table communion. Call 866-3655 to say that you will attend, what food you will bring and if you need child care.
- Good Friday, 7 p.m. April 3, Tenebrae service, in the sanctuary.
- Easter, April 5: Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m., Penobscot Valley Country Club; Easter breakfast, 7:15 a.m., vestry; 10:15 a.m. worship service, sanctuary.
Permanent book sale
ORONO — The Friends of the Orono Public Library, 39 Pine St., have reorganized and restocked its permanent book sale shelves located in the library lobby and the Devoe Community Room. The shelves offer books for readers of every age and taste, including popular and literary fiction, mysteries, craft, food and gardening books, non-fiction and children’s books.
The cost is $1 hardcovers and audiovisual items, 50 cents paperbacks.
Sale shelves are accessible whenever the library is open — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
New location
ORONO — Maine Robotics announced that it has moved from its home office to new space at 30 Main St. The tech oriented nonprofit organization has, for the past 10 years, worked to expand the number of schools, teachers and students who participate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), but has been limited in its growth by a lack of space.
A decade ago, 440 people were enrolled in Maine Robotics activities, but that number has grown to more than 1,700 people in the past year. Now with ample space, the new office will allow for modest growth of employees as well as room for small meetings, workshops and afterschool programs, said Thomas Bickford, Maine Robotics executive director.
Sunrise service
WINTERPORT — A sunrise Easter service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5, at Oak Hill, near the corner of Boston Road and Route 69. Aaron Martin of Winterport Baptist Church will be the speaker. For information, call 223-4751.