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Bangor

Grief support for children

Hospice of Eastern Maine’s program, Pathfinders: Support for Grieving Children, will offer its summer session from 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, June 30-Aug. 4, at Bangor Christian Schools.

The six-week session provides grief support for children and their families or caregivers who are experiencing the death of a loved one. Adults who attend with children meet in their own group. Teens may attend on their own with consent of their caregiver.

New families first attend an interview with the program coordinator. Founded by Maria Brountas and the late Barbara Eames, Pathfinders: Support for Grieving Children provides support geared for children and teens, ages 3-18. Facilitators are volunteers trained by Hospice of Eastern Maine.

For information call Linda Boyle at 973-8269.

Peony Garden Tour

The Peony Society of Maine will hold the third Peony Garden Tour 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at 23 Ohio St. The garden includes more than 70 varieties. Admission is $2, with proceeds used to donate unusual plants to local gardens.

The tour will be held rain or shine. To learn more call Ken Liberty at 945-9726.

Flag Day ceremony

A Flag Day ceremony will be conducted by officers of the Bangor Lodge of Elks 244 at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 14, the Elks Lodge, 108 Odlin Road. All are welcome.

Talks by Rohman, Ikemiya

John Rohman, city councilor, Maine Arts Commissioner and partner in WBRC Architects and Engineers; and Masanobu Ikemiya, artistic director of Arcady Music Festival, will speak at ArtsShare, which this month only will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, Bangor Public Library.

Rohman, who has been active in Augusta as a consultant for Governor Baldacci in addition to his work at the Maine Arts Commission, will speak about state initiatives to develop the “creative economy,” that sector of the economy that intersects with the arts.

Ikemiya, who contracts with musicians for the Arcady Music Festival, will discuss his experiences in Russia that led him to bring such groups as the Leningrad Boys Choir to Maine. He also will give the audience a taste of his upcoming ragtime performance for the Arcady Summer Festival.

ArtsShare, presented by the Bangor Region Arts and Cultural Council, is free and open to the public. For information, call Susan Potters, BRACC executive director, at 990-2805.

Collecting children’s books

Youth involved in the Penquis CAP Youth Ideas and Partnership Project are collecting new and used children’s books for their Books for Beginners project to benefit local Head Start centers.

Members of the public are invited to place new or used books in good condition in collection boxes at: Marden’s in Brewer, Family Dollar Store in Brewer, Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes in Brewer, Blast from the Past Fun Center in the Airport Mall, World Over Imports and Kmart in Bangor. Items will be collected in mid-June. For information call 973-3617.

Airport employee awards

Longtime city employee Connie Strout was presented with a 45-year Service Appreciation Certificate at an employee recognition ceremony recently at Bangor International Airport.

Strout began her career as a secretary in the city’s building inspection department in 1957, earning $1.29 per hour. She worked there until 1968, when she was promoted to the administrative assistant position in the newly formed airport department. Assistant City Manager Bob Farrar noted Strout’s years of dedicated and loyal service with the city and BIA.

Strout reminded those attending that she was actually completing her 46th year of service. Only one employee, Yvonne Guay with 47 years of service, has worked for the city longer.

Also honored were: Roy Fransen, Stan Jackson and Kevin Prosser, with 30 years as aircraft mechanics; Wilbur Watson and John Doucette, 30 years as ramp supervisors; Bob Jarvis, 30 years as supervisor of operations; Neil Bishop, 10 years, passenger service; and Andrew Chesley, Employee of the Quarter.

Pride in property

Keep Bangor Beautiful and Bangor Hydro are partnering to recognize businesses and residents who make their property green and beautiful.

Every day Bangor Hydro meter readers see gardens and beautiful spaces along their routes. They will pass out Keep Bangor Beautiful door hangers as a way to thank those with well-kept yards and gardens. To learn more about Keep Bangor Beautiful call 990-1201.

Brewer

Summer reading program

The Brewer Public Library invites children to “Go Buggy at Your Library” June 30-Aug. 8. Components of the summer reading program are:

. Read All About It, for children in grades five and up. Registration is June 23-27. The program meets 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays, June 30-Aug. 4

. Young Adult Summer Reading Program registration is June 24-28. The program runs July 1-Aug. 9.

. The Shakespeare program begins July 2. Young adult readers will learn to review a book and do public speaking.

. Special Events: Butterfly Man, 9:30 a.m. June 23; Shakespeare Theater, 10 a.m. July 2; Storyteller Kevin Duplissie, 10 a.m. July 9; Crystal Clear Pets, 10 a.m. July 15; Tony the Bug Man, 7 p.m. July 18; Chewonki Bugmobile, 10 a.m. July 22; author Toni Buzzeo, 11 a.m. July 27; Barbara and Ruth Bug Stories, 10 a.m. Aug. 5; and juggler Zachery Field at the final party, 10 a.m. Aug. 8.

Each reader will receive a bookmark, sticker, coupon or treasure chest choice once a week. Every visit to the library entitles children to enter a drawing for special prizes at the final party. Those who complete the program receive a new paperback book and a certificate.

Sponsors are the Maine Humanities Council and Brewer businesses Hannaford, Pizza Hut, Burger King and Subway. To learn more about summer reading call 989-7943.

New Century Grant

Brewer Public Library has received a $5,000 New Century Grant to preserve and provide better access to its historical collections. Funding is from the New Century Community Program and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The program is an initiative of seven state agencies and organizations providing matching grants and technical assistance.

“These local grants support community efforts to protect the stories of our birth, property rights, governments and how we lived our lives,” said state Archivist James Henderson, a former resident of Bangor.

The Historical Collections Grant Program is a joint project of the Maine State Museum and the Maine State Archives.

For information call Janet Roberts at 287-5791.

Clifton

Scouting barbecue

The Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, will hold its annual barbecue and recognition dinner today at Katahdin Scout Reservation, Camp Roosevelt. Visitation and tours begin at 4 p.m., with dinner set for 6 p.m. Dinner will be served in the Roosevelt Log Dining Lodge, the largest structure of its kind east of the Mississippi.

The program will include the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award, the highest recognition a council can bestow on adult volunteer leaders for exemplary service to youth and community. Veterans Awards, given for yearly service to scouting, also will be awarded.

For information call the council at 866-2241.

Orono

PETA reward offer

The organization PETA is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the May 27 assault on a horse at the University of Maine’s Research Farm. For information call (800) 588-9058, or e-mail Reward@peta.org.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin