Ellsworth Rotary to serve 40th pancake breakfast

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Ellsworth Rotarian Terry Carlisle does a wonderful job keeping the information flowing about the Ellsworth Rotary Club’s ever-popular pancake breakfast, which this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary!

Breakfast will be served from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, and, in celebration of its 40th year, the event has been moved “back to its historical location at City Hall in downtown Ellsworth,” she wrote.

“This pleases the women of the First Congregational Church, located across Church Street from City Hall, as this year marks the 122nd annual All Church Summer Fair,” Carlisle added.

The all-you-can-eat breakfast, just $5 for adults and $2 for children age 12 and under, is a delicious bargain.

The menu features blueberry pancakes with butter and maple syrup, coffee, orange juice and milk.

Carlisle said it is not only a popular community event for the locals, but that tourists, particularly, enjoy the all-you-can-eat event, and a lot of regular summer visitors make a point of having tickets.

“Many are surprised that the blueberries are locally grown, and that they are wild,” she wrote.

The church fair “will feature handmade items, plants, cake-in-a-mug and a children’s fish pond.”

Friends of the Ellsworth Public Library will conduct the final day of their book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Irene Chapter Order of Eastern Star will hold a bake sale; and you will find sidewalk sales up and down Main Street.

Making a return appearance is Hancock County District Attorney Michael Povich and the Fletcher’s Landing Philharmonic Orchestra, which “will entertain pancake eaters throughout the morning,” Carlisle reported.

Petunia the Clown will give the youngsters balloons, and Rotarians will offer the Kidcare ID Photo passports for children age 12 and under.

In its 40-year history, Carlisle wrote, “it is estimated as many as 250 Rotarians have slaved over hot grills to serve up 200,000 blueberry pancakes to more than 66,000 hungry patrons.”

Proceeds from the breakfast benefit the Ellsworth Rotary Club high school scholarship fund and other local charities.

The Brewer Hometown Band invites residents and visitors to enjoy “A Little Concert To Get You in the Traveling Mood” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the parking lot of the Brewer Auditorium between State and Wilson streets.

Bring your lawn chairs, perhaps a donation for the band, and enjoy music from different parts of the world. If it rains, the concert will be inside, but you should still bring your own chairs!

Community members invite the public to attend a special musical evening at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Rainbow Grange on Cape Rosier in Brooksville.

The event is a benefit for Brooksville volunteer firefighter “Hank” Goodman, whose home was destroyed by fire last winter.

The evening includes music by the Dave Taylor Band, and performances by other local artists.

Donations are $8 per person or $10 per couple, and the evening includes raffles, gift certificates and door prizes.

Last May, members of the Newburgh Volunteer Fire Department requested donations for an auction they planned to raise money to purchase equipment for a new firetruck the department had recently acquired.

NVFD member Skip Smith called to say that while letters of thanks have been mailed to donors who contributed to that fund-raiser, he wants others to know how much the NVFD appreciates their help.

“We want to thank the people who came to the auction,” Smith said. “Those people were just as important as the people who donated the items to us.”

To those who “showed up at the auction that night to buy those donations,” Smith said, the department issues a public, and most sincere, “Thank you.”

“The auction went very well,” Smith said. “We made a couple thousand dollars, and were able to buy new things to put on our truck.”

Thanks to members of the NVFD, the donors, auction participants and volunteers, NVFD is now able to better protect and serve its community.

The Campaign for Healthy Hearts, a new cardiac wellness center at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, is the beneficiary of the fourth annual Swing Fore Life Golf Classic on Monday, Aug. 26, at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono.

The center will offer exercise instruction, lifestyle education, emotional support and EMMC’s Back to Work evaluation program for people returning to work after a cardiac event.

The cost is $400 for a foursome or $100 per player.

Call Eastern Maine Charities, 973-5055, to register or receive more information

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.