Brewer High School alumni, Brewer School District residents, and all golfers are invited to participate in the Brewer Basketball Golf Tourney to benefit “Brewer Basketball and More!”

The fund-raising tournament is a bit different in that it takes place during a 16-day period, according to organizer Dana Wilson.

The tournament begins Saturday, Sept. 14, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 29, at Felt Brook Golf Center in Holden.

Not limited to one day, participants can compete in any manner they wish during the 16-day event.

And, if a partner is needed or a player is needed to complete a team, Wilson, who is a member of Felt Brook, will be happy to join you for nine or 18 holes.

Wilson explained that money raised will complete the past project of six new glass basketball backboards and rims that were installed last fall at the high school, and that any additional funds will be put toward the installation of a new sound system for the high school gymnasium.

Brewer High School Class of 1982 initiated the Sound System Project “with a nice donation” from this summer’s 20th class reunion, Wilson explained.

“The sound system will greatly enhance the sound quality for the many uses” of the gymnasium, “from school assemblies and sporting events to graduation ceremonies.”

To support these projects by entering the tournament, call Wilson at 989-1378, or Felt Brook Golf Center, 989-3500.

The town of Orono invites you to celebrate its 25th Orono Village Festival beginning with a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Daughters of Isabella from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Orono Fire Station.

A parade starts at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street and ends at Orono High School, then craft vendors, children’s games, artists, jewelry makers, informational booths and musical entertainment await you at 10 a.m. in downtown Orono.

Also at 10 a.m., the Dadgad Coffee House offers musical performers on the Mill Street Stage, and blues musicians Souder & Williams perform from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The festival date was moved from its traditional third weekend in September, according to Parks and Recreation Director Norman Poirier, to avoid conflicts with University of Maine events or the popular Common Ground Fair.

Poirier hopes the change will not affect the turnout for this year’s festival, which should be a lot of fun for all who attend.

Janice Charette, president of the Sherman VFW Auxiliary, has announced that a Candlelight Commemorative Service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in front of the VFW Hall in Sherman Station.

She said speakers and special music would make for “an uplifting evening for all who attend.”

After the ceremony, Charette added, you are invited into the hall for refreshments and, for those who wish, to participate in VFW Auxiliary flag-making projects “that will be displayed in various places” throughout the area.

For seven months, in more than 40 states, the American Cancer Society’s “Celebration on the Hill” bus has toured the United States, collecting more than 120,000 signatures from cancer survivors and their families, elected officials and media personalities, who believe cancer should be a national priority, according to an ACS release.

One of its final stops occurs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Pine Point Beach parking lot in Scarborough.

The public is invited to attend and sign the bus.

The last stop in Maine will be followed by one in Connecticut, from where the bus will travel to a “Relay for Life Celebration on the Hill” event in Washington, D.C. There, it will be presented to legislators to demonstrate that those who care about cancer also vote.

Relay Community Ambassadors, volunteers and cancer survivors from each of the 435 congressional districts will participate in the “Celebration on the Hill” event Wednesday, Sept. 18, and Thursday, Sept. 19, in Washington, D.C., where they will meet with their respective congressional delegations.

Maine’s 16 Community Ambassadors include Mike and Carol Beagan, Old Town; Andrew McLean, Gardiner; Carla McKeen, Bridgewater; Anne Palmer, Belfast and Michael Trafton, Corinth.

Also, Dina Brochu, Biddeford; Albert and Melissa Farris, Brunswick; Christine Hayden, Auburn; David Langway, Westbrook; Anna Lyon, Wayne; Diane Mitchell, Rumford; Bridget Nevers, South Portland; Leah Perry, Hollis and Emily Rines, Scarborough.

Readers are reminded by the Maine Community Foundation that the deadline for applications for funding projects related to the arts, education, environment and cultural preservation through the King and Jean Cummings Trust of the MCF is Sunday, Sept. 15.

The same deadline applies to small and medium-sized organizations involved in indigenous, ethnic or rural arts programs that wish to apply for MCF Expansion Arts Funds. For complete application guidelines, visit www.mainecf.org or call (877) 700-6800.

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