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Bangor

Animal programs for kiddies

Unlike the refrain from the song “Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” pigs and chicks and goats and other barnyard animals won’t scurry when the Maine Discovery Museum on Main Street features these animals in upcoming programs.

The schedule is: Guests from Kelmscott Farm, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12; Goats! 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19; Guests from Witter Farms, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20; and Cow and Goats! 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27.

Other programs include Parents’ Night Out 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Children get a pizza dinner, do art and science activities and spend free time in the museum supervised by trained staff. The cost is $15 for museum members, $17.50 for others.

The Ready To Learn Workshop from Maine PBS is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22. It will help parents and caregivers discover how the use of educational television and reading gets children ready to learn.

To learn more about these programs, call 262-7200.

Food pantry

Those wishing to donate food to the Glad Tidings Church Food Pantry may leave it at the office during service times or during office hours. For information, call 947-0324.

Postal Service honor

Animal control officer Patricia Pinkham was honored June 19 at Bangor City Hall by the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster Steve Hathaway presented Pinkham with a plaque in appreciation for the seminar she conducted to instruct postal workers on the proper methods of dealing safely with neighborhood dogs they encounter on their daily routes.

Recycling grant

With $600,000 in Recycling Investment Grant funds available, the grant application review team of the State Planning Office awarded the city of Bangor $96,000 for recycling improvements.

The recycling division will purchase a baler with an automatic tie system, which will increase the hourly baling rate and eliminate the need to tie baling wires by hand.

The $96,000 awarded to Bangor represents 16 percent of the total funding available.

Bradley

Living History Days

The Maine Forest and Logging Museum on Route 178 in Bradley will hold Living History Days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 12-13.

Costumed guides comment on daily life, including blacksmithing, spinning, weaving and woodcrafts, at Leonard’s Mills, a logging settlement of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors may tour the water-powered sawmill, the trapper’s cabin, the covered bridge and eat beanhole beans and biscuits baked in a reflector oven. Activities include candle making, bateau and horse-drawn carriage rides, as well as shake splitting.

A lunch wagon, gift shop and free parking are available. Admission is $7, $2 for children age 12 and under. Members are admitted at no cost. For information, call the museum at 581-2871.

Brewer

Life – Be In It Day

The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department will hold Life – Be In It Day 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, July 11, at Doyle Field. The event is open to children ages five-12. Activities include noncompetitive games and a soap slide. A lunch of grilled hot dogs, chips and a beverage is included. The fee is $10 for Brewer residents, $17 for others. Call the parks and recreation department for more information.

Orono

LakeSmart program

A public workshop for lakeshore property owners will be held 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at the Black Bear Inn. Participants will receive information about LakeSmart, a free technical assistance and recognition program aimed at protecting water quality in Maine lakes.

LakeSmart is sponsored by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with support from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and the Greater Pushaw Lake Association.

Examples of practices used to protect water quality are planting native vegetation, stopping soil erosion, reducing the size of lawns and paths, stabilizing shorelines, and maintaining septic systems.

The workshop will provide information that people need to view their property and determine if they may be eligible for recognition. Participants will receive free educational materials, including Lake*A*Syst from the Cooperative Extension.

Laura Wilson, Cooperative Extension lake specialist, will be available later this summer to evaluate steps that homeowners have taken to protect lake water quality.

The LakeSmart workshop is free, but participants should register by calling the DEP at 287-7726.