New members needed
BANGOR — Altrusa International of Greater Bangor is seeking to expand. The community service organization is in need of new members. The organization does various projects in the Bangor area throughout the year. Past projects have helped local school libraries, senior groups, the Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Club, and many others.
Altrusa International meets twice monthly 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For information, call 843-5826 and mention this notice.
Funding received
BRADLEY — The Maine Forest and Logging Museum announced that it has received a grant of $9,960 that was made from the Haskell-Stetson Fund for Penobscot County and from the Building Stronger Nonprofits of the Maine Community Foundation at the recommendation of Penobscot County committee advisers.
The Maine Forest and Logging Museum was founded in 1960 with the mission to educate the public about the logging history of Maine. In 2015 the museum went through a strategic planning process that reoriented the organization to embrace more fully the forest. That process brought about a revitalized mission to educate the public about the sustainable forest culture of Maine. For information, go to maineforestandloggingmuseum.org.
Car show
BREWER — Brewer Troop 15 Boys Scouts will present its eighth annual Brewer Days Car Show 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at SnapSpace Solution Parking, 55 Baker Blvd. in the Brewer Industrial Park next to I-395 at Exit 4.
The event will feature 16 classes. Awards will include Motorcycles, People’s and Eagle’s Choice Awards for first, second and third place in each of the classes, with one-of-a-kind Scout made trophies for first place. Awards will be presented by 2:30 p.m.
The registration fee is $5 per show vehicle. Admission is free to spectators.
There will be a “make and take” activity for children — a wooden car or truck — and lots of fun games to play, a silent auction, a concession stand offering breakfast and lunch items, and baked goods. Live music will be provided by Rockin Ron and the New Society Band. NSRA safety vehicle inspections will be done throughout the day.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Boy Scouts of America Troop 15 activities.
For information or to register in advance, call Teresa Maybury at 989-0411 or email amaybury04@aol.com. Registration form is available at facebook.com/brewerdayscarshow.
125th anniversary Mass
BUCKSPORT — Roman Catholic Bishop Robert P. Deeley will celebrate a special Mass commemorating the 125 anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Bucksport at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the church, 60 Franklin St.
A dinner will follow the Mass. In addition, a photo gallery and presentations about the history of Catholicism in the area will be offered.
For information about St. Vincent de Paul Church or the upcoming celebration on July 18, call the parish office at 469-3322.
African drumming program
CARMEL — West African master drummer Jordan Benissan will present his program on African
drumming at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at the Golden Harvest Grange, 928 Main Road. Simpson Memorial Library is the sponsor of the event.
Benissan was introduced to music and dance at an early age through ceremonies and rituals. He received traditional music training from several West African master drummers. He has taught and performed for all levels, from elementary school through college level, and teaches at Colby College.
Admission to the event is free.
Yacht race
CASTINE — To launch its 16th annual Castine Classic Yacht Race, the Castine Yacht Club, in cooperation with Mystic Seaport and the American Schooner Association, will sponsor a celebration of significant schooners on Wednesday, July 29.
Dana Hewson, senior curator at Mystic, will chair a public symposium at 4 p.m. on July 29 at Maine Maritime Academy’s Delano Auditorium, featuring a distinguished panel of skippers, builders and historians.
Preceding the symposium, the schooners will be on exhibition noon-3:30 p.m. at the Castine Town Dock. The schooner fleet will include Bowdoin, the historic schooner designed by William Hand for arctic exploration and built by Hodgdon Brothers in 1921, sailed by the Maine Maritime Academy; Brilliant, the Sparkman and Stephens designed schooner built by Nevins in 1932 and sailed by Mystic Seaport; Rebecca, Juno and Charlotte, each designed by Nat Benjamin and built by Gannon and Benjamin from 2001 to 2007; and Malabar II, designed and originally owned by John Alden, built by Charles A. Morse in 1922.
The 16th annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to Camden will set sail at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, July 30, from the Castine Harbor. The 18-mile race, which feeds into the Camden to Brooklin race and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, is expected to attract a fleet of Classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts, according to David Bicks, chairman of the Castine events.
Black Watch, the 68-foot Sparkman and Stephens yawl built in 1938, will return to defend its Ames Cup victory of last year.
The race notice and sailing instructions are available at castineyachtclub.org.
Vacation Bible Day Camp
GLENBURN — Vacation Bible Day Camp for children ages 6 to 12 will be held 9 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday, July 27-31, at the Glenburn Church, 911 Hudson Road.
The Western theme will be “Gold Rush.” The camp will feature leaders from the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Central Maine. Camp activities will include a Bible lesson, stories, songs, games, snacks and contests.
For information, call Karen Alexander at 945-5460.
Children’s Day parade
HAMPDEN —The 36th Hampden Children’s Day parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 16. The parade theme will be “Heroes: Who is yours?”
The Hampden Children’s Day committee is seeking parade entries, including public safety vehicles, musical units, antique and classic cars, performing units, nonprofits, commercial units, and live animals with clean up crews.
Parade information and parade entry form can be downloaded at hampdenmaine.gov. The parade will travel from Reeds Brook Middle School drive, up Main Road to the corner of Western Avenue, out on Western Avenue and end at the Hampden Academy entrance and corner of Route 202.
Imagine No Malaria Walk, Race
HAMPDEN — Hampden Highland United Methodist Church will host the Imagine No Malaria 5K Walk and Race on Saturday July 25, starting and finishing in the parking lot of the church at 44 Kennebec Road. Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. The walkers will depart at 8:30 a.m.; one-mile walkers at 8:50 a.m. and 5K runners at 9 a.m.
Registration fee is $25, $12 children 12 and under. Advance registration fee may be paid through PayPal to office@hampdenhighlands.me. Or, mail a check made out to HHUMC with “Race” on the memo line to: 44 Kennebec Road, Hampden ME 04444.
Volunteers to assist with the race are needed.
For information, call 862-4195 or go to hampdenimaginenomalaria.wordpress.com and click on the registration tab.
Art in the Garden
HERMON — Ecotat Gardens will host its second annual Art in the Garden event featuring local artists and artisans 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, in the garden, corner of Route 2 and Annis Road.
The artist-artisan entry fee is $10. A 10-foot by 10-foot canopy is available for rent at $20 each. These fees are tax deductible as Ecotat is a 501c3 noprofit organization.
For information, go to the Ecotat Garden Facebook page, email HermonArtinthegardens@gmail.com or call Carol Brodeur, 478-5644; Gaynor Reynolds, 848-5946; or Coral Ouellette, 848-5757.
Historical society
ORRINGTON — Orrington Historical Society will sponsor a presentation, “The Crooks of East Orrington” at approximately 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the East Orrington Congregational Church after the church’s public bean supper. The presentation, part of Orrington’s Old Home Week, free and open to the public, will offer a glimpse into Orrington’s past. Betty (Crook) Renaud Crook, Crook descendants and Judith Frost Gillis will narrate the presentation.
The Crooks owned Hillside Farm which burned down twice. The first fire was immortalized in paint by world-famous artist Waldo Peirce. The Crooks were active in many Orrington civic and church activities. Learn how the Crook family lived post-fire, hear about Orrington’s connection to two important inventions, and view vintage photographs of East Orrington back in the day.
Yard sale
ORRINGTON — The Curran Homestead Living History Farm and Museum’s fifth annual Giant Yard Sale will be held 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 23-25, at the museum, 372 Fields Pond Road.
Proceeds from the yard sale will be used to operate the farm and support its mission to preserve and promote rural Maine heritage through public education programs and demonstrations.
To donate items for the sale, contact Dick Hanson at 825-4457, Bob Croce at 843-5456, Bruce Bowden at 356-5076 or brucerbowden@hotmail.com, Irv Marsters at 745-4426 or irv@bangorlettershop.com, or bring items to the farm 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, July 20-22, or by appointment. Items must be in good condition and good working order.