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Bangor

Guns and Hoses

The 10th annual Guns and Hoses charity baseball game will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Mansfield Ballpark on Thirteenth Street.

Teams are the Bangor Police Department and the Bangor Fire Department.

The event is open for whole families and there will be prizes. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for ages 6 to 12, and free for ages 5 and under.

Proceeds will benefit Jerry’s Kids and the Ronald McDonald House.

Brewer

Marshall Crenshaw concert

Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw will make a rare Maine appearance when he performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Brewer Middle School.

The Detroit native, now a resident of Woodstock, N.Y., won acclaim in the ’80s for his self-titled debut album and its singles “Someday, Someway” and “There She Goes Again,” as well as his follow-up, “Field Day.” That early success led to motion picture roles, playing his hero Buddy Holly in the film “La Bamba” and performing in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Peggy Sue Got Married.”

Crenshaw has continued to write and record his own blend of pop and rock music, garnering critical acclaim for more than 20 years. His latest collection, “What’s In The Bag?” recently was released on Razor & Tie Records.

Tickets for “An Evening with Marshall Crenshaw” are $17 and are available at The Grasshopper Shop in downtown Bangor, Brewer Middle School and at the door. For information, call 989-8640.

Greenbush

Greenbush Musicfest

The Greenbush Coalition of Ministries will hold its six annual Greenbush Musicfest, Aug. 8-9, at Linscott’s Farm off Promise Land Road.

Friday evening events will run from 5:30 to 10 and include camping and bonfire activity. Groups, families and individuals are encouraged to participate. Scott Linscott, executive director of Teens Alive Ministries, will speak. Nine bands will perform, including Iota, a Christian rock band, concluding the Friday night band sets. Paid In Full will provide acoustic instrumentation during overnight bonfire activity.

Mash tents will be available to those without tents. Soft lighting and chaperones also will be provided.

On Saturday, Aug. 9, there will be a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and free time and youth activities. A family ministries program will run from noon to 5 p.m. with events such as puppet show and a skit and drama team, as well as two ministries of song by Chris Marly, founder of Hosanna Outreach Concerts. Pastor Vincent Harford from Christian Alliance Church in Lee also will participate. Cooking will be provided at the lunch and supper break.

The evening ministries begin at 6 and end at 9, with four rock bands organized by Chris Marly. Electro Barbaritron also will perform.

Those interested in doing so may camp out Saturday night and attend the Sunday morning church service at 10:30 under the pavilion at the field, followed by a water baptismal service.

Signs will be posted to direct those interested to the Musicfest.

Old Town

Speech and language skills

Penquis Community Action Program recently received a grant of $32,283 from the Maine Community Foundation, Penobscot Valley Health Association Fund, for a pilot project to enhance Head Start children’s speech and language skills.

The goal is to have children’s speech and language skills test within normal ranges before entering kindergarten.

Under this grant, a qualified, master’s level, state-licensed speech-language pathologist from the Warren Center of Communication and Learning in Bangor will provide half-day services in the Old Town Head Start classroom for the 2003-2004 school year.

Responsibilities will include working with children both in the classroom and on an individual basis, training teachers and parents how to help children improve their speech and language skills, and collaborating with staff and parents in planning how to meet the needs of each child.

The project’s design is based on the theory of integrated services, which states that children learn in their natural environment through interactions with materials, peers and adults. It originally was developed and tested in North Carolina, with success. It is the first project of its kind in Maine.

“We are grateful to the Maine Community Foundation for this grant, which enables us to continue to seek new and innovative strategies for enhancing the development of preschool children enrolled in Head Start,” said Jean Bridges, director of child development for Penquis CAP.

The Maine Community Foundation works in partnership with charitably minded individuals to strengthen Maine communities. For more information, visit the foundation’s Web site at www.mainecf.org or call toll-free (877) 700-6800.

Orono

Nature walks on boardwalk

Three free nature walks along the Orono Bog Boardwalk will be offered in August. The one-mile walks will start in Bangor City Forest off Stillwater Avenue and cross into Orono. They are:

. “Peat Bog Origins and Development,” led by Ronald Davis of the University of Maine, 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. For information or registration, contact Davis at ronald.davis@umit.maine.edu or 866-4785 evenings before 8:30 p.m.

. “Peat Bogs for Kids,” led by Melinda Mooney, Boardwalk educational intern, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 23. For information or registration, contact Mooney at melinda.mooney@umit.maine.edu or 827-6299 mornings after 9:30 a.m.

. “Plants of Orono Bog,” led by Melinda Mooney, Boardwalk educational intern, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. For information or registration, contact Mooney at melinda.mooney@umit.maine.edu or 827-6299 mornings after 9:30 a.m.

Preregistration is required.

Orrington

Governor’s appointment

Carol J. Card, registered nurse, was appointed by Gov. John Baldacci in March to a four-year term on the Board of Nursing.

The Board of Nursing is an administrative agency in state government whose authority is created by law, and whose function is related to the control and supervision of the nursing profession. The primary function is to oversee nursing licensure in the state of Maine to ensure those who are licensed are qualified and competent to practice. The board, in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Office, interprets the law to nurses, employers of nurses and consumers of nursing services.

Card is an experienced nurse, practicing in acute care for more than 30 years. She is employed at Eastern Maine Medical Center in the cardiac telemetry unit.

She has a strong commitment to patient safety and works to promote the ideals of nursing and patient advocacy.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin