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Bangor

Carrie Elliott, associate campaign director at United Way of Eastern Maine, has been chosen as the State of Maine Business and Professional Women Young Careerist. She will represent Maine at the BPW national conference in New Orleans July 9-13.

Each young careerist candidate is asked to present a four-minute speech on a given topic. Elliott competed as the Bangor Uptown Club’s representative in March and won the district-region competition. She traveled June 1 to Caribou to compete on the state level and won the State of Maine Young Careerist title.

Candidates are judged on presentation, a personal interview with the judges, as well as their applications which include answers to several questions pertaining to personal goals, accomplishments and community activities.

At the national conference, Elliott will have the opportunity to network with other young careerists and BPW members and attend personal and professional development workshops.

In addition to being the State of Maine Young Careerist, Elliott is a graduate of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute, and a member of the Bangor Area Breakfast Rotary, Uptown BPW and the Bangor Region Leadership Institute Alumni Association.

Before working at United Way of Eastern Maine, Elliott was director of promotions and marketing at the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, where her duties included coordinating the Bangor Region Leadership Institute and the Building Bridges program.

Elliott is married to Josh Elliott and lives in Bangor.

Bangor Savings Bank announced the release of a commemorative history, “Here for Generations: The Story of a Maine Bank and its City.” The book, written by Maine author Dean Lawrence Lunt, has been published in a limited edition by Islandport Press Inc. of Frenchboro.

“Here for Generations” is a comprehensive history of the city of Bangor and its local financial institution, Bangor Savings Bank. The volume, drawn from local archives, is a tale of Maine’s Queen City, its oldest bank and the changes they have witnessed together, bank officials said.

Bangor Savings Bank will donate a copy of “Here for Generations” to public libraries and institutions of higher education throughout Maine. The book also will be available for sale through local bookstores and historical societies and is available from the publisher at its Web site www.islandportpress.com.

All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation. The foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization, founded and endowed by the bank in 1997, is committed to strengthening Maine communities by aiding programs and organizations engaged in services for youth, civic improvement, health and and the performing arts.

Brewer

Watercolor and pen and ink lighthouse illustrations by David J. Priesing of Brewer, included in the “Lighthouse of My Life” art exhibit, are on display July 1-31 at University College, Mill Mall, in Ellsworth. For information, call Pat Wallace of Art Downeast at 667-3818.

The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department will hold “Life – Be In It Day” at Doyle Field 9:30 a.m. to p.m. Friday, July 12. The event is open to children ages 5 to 12. Activities include games and a homemade soap slide. A lunch is provided. The cost is $15, or $8 for Brewer residents. For information, call 989-5199.

Indian Island

At its 19th annual meeting held at Bowdoin College June 6, Charles Roscoe, chair of the Maine Community Foundation board of directors, welcomed three new members of the board. They are Stephanie Bunker of Dover Foxcroft, Donna Loring of Richmond and Anne Vartabedian of Southport.

A member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, Loring is the nation’s representative to the Maine State Legislature. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maine and is a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

She was police chief for the Penobscot Nation and was the first woman police academy graduate to become police chief in Maine. A Vietnam veteran, Loring is adviser to Gov. Angus King on women veterans affairs. In 1999 she received the Hartmann Award from the University of Maine.

Holden

Fields Pond Nature Center will hold its first Fourth of July butterfly count Saturday, July 13, as a part of the North American Butterfly Association’s national count. The count method is to identify the butterflies, not just count them.

A butterfly walk is planned for 3-5 p.m. that day at the nature center. Participants will be asked for a $3 donation to the butterfly association to help cover the cost of tabulation and coordination. There is no charge for children under 12.

Participants may count butterflies in their own back yards, or plan their own walk within the designated count circle, which includes Eddington, Veazie, Brewer. Bangor, Hampden, Orrington, Dedham, Holden and East Holden.

Those who wish to do their own count should contact compiler Pat Synder at 825-3379 or dorine38@aol.com for instructions. She will assign the section you request.

Old Town

The Old Town United Methodist Church will sponsor a Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8-12.

“Cruising the Amazing Amazon: A Jungle Journey to Discover Jesus” is a five-day experience filled with fun, crafts, music and active Bible learning, said coordinator Denise Sullivan. Children will learn four stories from the Bible.

Friday, July 12, Bible school participants and their families are invited to a barbecue and an evening of sharing their jungle journey down the Amazon.Children ages 3-11 are welcome. No church affiliation is necessary.

Each session will be held at the Old Town United Methodist Church, 629 Stillwater Avenue. For information or to register, call 827-3559.

Orono

The Orono Public Library will be closed for cleaning Friday, July 5.

Hampden

Hampden Academy Class of 1982 will hold its 20th reunion Saturday, July 6. Academy faculty and staff from that era are urged to attend. For information, call 862-6260.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin