Senior citizens trip
AREA — Area senior citizens are invited to go on bus trip to Ellsworth on Saturday, July 25.
The bus will pick up passengers at 10:15 a.m. at the Bangor Recreation Department, and at 10:30 a.m. at old Hampden Academy.
The cost of the trip is $51 and includes bus fare, a train ride, tips and a $10 return toward lunch at Helen’s.
Payment for the trip must be received by Friday, July 17. Make check payable to Hampden Senior Citizens and mail to: Emma Holt, 469 Birch St., Bangor ME 04401.
For information, call 262-8736, Emma Nancy or Ray.
Wish list
BANGOR — The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, 263 Main St., is in need of gift cards from Walmart, Dollar Tree, Lowe’s, etc.; deodorant for men and for women; disposable razor blades and shaving cream for men and women; protein for meals, such as chicken, ham, turkey, bacon and ground beef; salt and pepper; coffee; sugar; long distance calling cards; cases of water; new packages of socks, underwear and plain white T-shirts size large and up; sunscreen; shampoo and conditioner; wallets and tampons.
The shelter currently has plenty of toothpaste, toothbrushes and hotel soaps.
The shelter does not always have space for clothing and-or household items and often makes judgment calls on a case by case basis, making referrals as needed. If the shelter cannot accept a donation due to space limitations, these alternatives are recommended:
- Welcome to Housing for various larger household items and furniture.
- Bangor Humane Society for blankets and used bedding.
- The Third Street Shop-Goodwill for clothing donations.
Follow the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter on Facebook for the most current list of immediate needs.
Class of 1964 picnic
BANGOR — Bangor High School class of 1964 will hold its annual summer picnic 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at Moose Point State Park in Searsport.
For information, call Nancy Raymond Small at 947-6939, Lee Honey at 942-8362 or email tobhs1964@maine.edu.
Taize service
BREWER — St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church will hold a Taize service at 6 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the church, corner of North Main and Holyoke streets.
Taize worship is an ecumenical service in which meditative prayer, scripture and Songs of Taize are used in a relaxed atmosphere where the worshiper easily will become comfortable with the music, prayers, quiet reflection and community.
School supplies drive
BUCKSPORT — Mary Elsa Theobald and Rebecca Berry are moms who saw a need for school supplies for district schools and came up with a solution — a school supply drive to benefit all schools in the district. Theobald and Berry are collecting school supplies to be evenly disturbed to all Bucksport schools during the 2015-2016 school year. The drive will continue through Wednesday, Aug. 19. Already more than 161 people have joined in the drives, said Berry in an email. “Our town is famous for coming together in good times and bad,” she said.
Drop-off locations in Bucksport are The Alamo Theatre, BookStacks, Buck Memorial Library and Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Those who wish to participate are asked to collect items over the summer and drop them off at the designated site when convenient.
Basic items needed are No. 2 pencils, erasers, glue in bottles and sticks, notebooks, highlighters, pens, rulers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, markers and tissues.
For information, email suppliesforbucksport@gmail.com.
Hiking in the land trust
BUCKSPORT—Join Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 12, for a hike to its newest conserved property on Upper Long Pond Road. This will be a moderate hike of up to 2 miles, though you may choose to make it shorter, with views toward the Stonehouse area from the 5-acre blueberry field, a look at the remains of an old farm, and a walk on a trail through mixed forest to see the varied flora on the land.
Meet at the corner of Mast Hill Road and Moosehorn Drive, near the sharp curve by Hancock Pond in Bucksport to carpool. Park on the side of the dirt road. For information, call 469-2008 or e-mail info@greatpondtrust.org.
Historical society
EDDINGTON — Eddington Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Eddington Town Office, Route 9. Everyone interested in planning the Eddington Town Picnic is invited to attend.
Frankfort’s music history
FRANKFORT — Fiddler Emeline Dehn-Reynolds and pianist Peter Yarensky will discuss and perform the rich history of fiddling, contra dancing, violin making and music in Frankfort 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Frankfort Congregational Church.
The event will feature fiddles made by Alvah Batchelder and Edwin Batchelder of Frankfort. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Waldo Pierce Reading Room. Light refreshments will be served.
Benefit golf tournament
HOLDEN — The Brewer Community School-Sweeps Away Cancer fundraising team will hold its golf tournament 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Traditions Golf Club in Holden. The event will benefit the Relay For Life of Penobscot County.
Event registration and breakfast will begin at approximately 7 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Entrance fee is $300 per team. Lunch will be at noon, followed by an awards presentation at 1 p.m.
Special awards will include a new car from Van Syckle Kia for a hole-in-one on hole No. 2, a washer dryer from donuts Incorporated for a hole-in-one on hole No. 8, and additional prizes for the longest drive, putting contest and closest to the pin on hole No. 7.
For information about sponsorship opportunities, to receive a registration form or to make a donation to the event, contact Alan Alexander at 458-8031 or email alan3940@msn.com. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first paid basis, and play is limited.
For information about American Cancer Society free programs and services in the Bangor area, call 800-227-2345 anytime, day or night, or visit cancer.org.
Land trust annual meeting
ORLAND — Heather McCargo of the Wild Seed Project will speak on landscaping to support wild plants at Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust’s 22 annual meeting 4-6 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Alamoosook Lakeside Inn. McCargo will highlight the life cycles of several different types of native plants and explain how to change landscape practices to support wild plant survival.
Wild Seed Project is a Maine-based nonprofit that works to increase use of native plants in all landscape settings in order to conserve biodiversity, encourage plant adaption in the face of climate change, and to create pollination and migration corridors for insects, birds and other wildlife. McCargo, founder and director of the Wild Seed Project, is an educator with 30 years of expertise in plant propagation, landscape design and conservation.
The program will be followed by a brief business meeting with elections and the Volunteer of the Year Award.
Bring potluck finger foods. There will be a cash bar. For information, call 469-6929 or e-mail info@greatpondtrust.org.
Band concert
ORONO — The Bangor Band will perform a special summer concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts, University of Maine.
This concert is co-sponsored by the Maine Youth Summer Music Campo, taking place that week at the UMaine.
Admission to the concert is free, although donations are welcome. The Bangor Band is conducted by Curvin Farnham.
For information, contact Bangor Band President Lori Wingo at info@bangorband.org or 944-4193.