Areawide

Hazardous waste day

All residents who wish to dispose of household hazardous waste in the towns of Bangor, Brewer, Carmel, Clifton, Eddington, Etna, Dixmont, Glenburn, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Levant, Orrington, Old Town, Orono, Penobscot Nation, Stetson, Veazie and Winterport must obtain their “Permit For Participation” from their town office no later than 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Household hazardous waste may be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Bangor Recycling Center, 530 Maine Ave.

A $10 recycling fee will be waived with preregistration.

Residents may bring up to 15 gallons of household hazardous waste and one television set and one computer monitor – including terminal and screen.

Products to be collected: Oil-based paint, turpentine, used motor oil, old gasoline, brake fluid, paint remover and thinners, linseed oil, used antifreeze, varnish, transmission fluid, mercury rechargeable batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermometers, mercury thermostats, liquid mercury, chemical fertilizer, fungicides, herbicides, rat poison and pesticides.

For information, call Bangor Public Works at 942-0220.

Bangor

Supper with the governor

The public is invited to a spaghetti supper with Gov. John Baldacci at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Bangor Motor Inn on Hogan Road. The cost is $7, $3 for children. The supper will benefit premature babies in Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Rosen Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Volunteers are needed to help set up and to serve. Call Don Emmons at 947-5254 for more information.

Good Will-Hinckley Homes

The Rev. Ron Walden of Bangor has joined the board of directors of the Good Will-Hinckley Homes for Boys and Girls in Hinckley.

Walden, a member of the Good Will-Hinckley Class of 1953, recently was elected president of the National Good Will-Hinckley Alumni Association. He automatically gains a seat on the board of directors. Walden is a retired Methodist minister, having served several years at Grace United Methodist Church in Bangor. He earned a master’s degree from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in Lewiston.

Walden spent 32 years in parish ministry, three years as chaplain and director of counseling at Kents Hill School in Readfield, and is past director of counseling of the University of Maine’s Upward Bound.

To learn more about the Good Will-Hinckley School, visit www.gwh.org.

New Marine Corps group

An organizational meeting to form a Marine Corps League detachment will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Veterans Home on the Hogan Road. The league will be part of the Department of Maine Marine Corps League, a member of the National Marine Corps League of 56,000 members.

The national organization was founded by commandant Maj. Gen. John A. Lejune in 1923, and was chartered by an Act of Congress on Aug. 4, 1937. It has 47 departments and includes the activities of more than 812 community-based detachments located throughout the United States, Guam and London.

The league is classified as a veterans and military service organization, and is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(4). This code allows donors with a special group letter to make tax-deductible contributions to the league and its auxiliary and subsidiary units.

League members participate in The Veterans Administration Voluntary Program, an assistance program for hospitalized veterans. A national service program provides assistance to veterans in matters relating to military service.

The league also awards scholarships; sponsors a National Youth Physical Fitness Program; participates in patriotic functions and provides representation to the U.S. Congress in legislative matters affecting the U.S. Marine Corps, national security and veterans benefits through its national and state legislative committees, and its national and state legislative officers; and participates in Toys for Tots, Young Marines and other community-based programs.

Eligibility for league membership requires active duty service for 90 days or more, and honorable discharge or current active duty in the Marine Corps. Corpsmen with 90 days or more and honorable discharge, and duty with FMF associate members, or a vote from detachment members, as well as Marines in the Reserve for 120 days or more are also eligible.

Roland Knapp is commandant for the Department of Maine Marine Corps League. He served in the Marines 1945-1968. Call him at 594-5026.

Dog shows

The Penobscot Valley Kennel Club Inc. will hold its annual American Kennel Club-licensed Paul Bunyan Classic dog shows 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12, at the Bangor Auditorium.

Dog owners and handlers from throughout the Northeast will compete for AKC breed or obedience championship points or titles for their dogs.

The public is invited to observe the competition and to learn more about dog breeds. Admission is $3, $1 for children under age 8 and for senior citizens, and $7 for a family or organizations. To learn more, call 469-3852 or 469-7217.

Brewer

Hometown band

The Brewer Hometown Band will travel to Deer Isle to give a memorial concert in honor of local musician Jim Biggane at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Reach Performing Arts Center. Donations for the J. Biggane Fund for the Reach Performing Arts Center will be taken at the door.

Dedham

Harvest sale

The Dedham kindergarten and second-grade classes are having a harvest sale to raise money for field trips and classroom supplies 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Dedham School.

They will sell pumpkins, cornstalks, hay balls, gourds, jack-be-littles and many varieties of squash and potatoes. Call Jan True at 843-6696 to obtain information.

Hampden

Play school classes

The child development classes at Hampden Academy will operate a play school for area children ages 3 to 5. The program will run three mornings a week for 11/2 hours from the end of September until the end of January.

The program offers students who are studying child development the opportunity to observe children and practice effective ways of caring for children. It offers young children a safe and well-supervised learning environment. Fifteen applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

To preregister a child or to obtain information, call Hampden Academy at 862-3791.

Levant

Developmental screening

A free developmental screening by the Child Development Services-Penobscot County will be held with SAD 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Levant Elementary School. The screening is for all area 3- and 4-year-old children, and 5-year-olds not yet eligible for kindergarten. Call Child Development Services at 947-8493, Ext. 10 or 17, to schedule an appointment.

Old Town

Milford artist exhibit

Helena Bosse, an artist from Milford, will have her artwork on display Sept. 29 through Nov. 10 at the Old Town Public Library.

Watercolor paintings dominated other media in previous shows. This year’s show, representing the last two years’ worth of work, will be mostly oil paintings. Many of the landscapes were begun on location on Monhegan Island.

Bosse teaches art to all the pupils at the Dr. Lewis S. Libby School in Milford, as well as the Viola Rand School in Bradley. She also teaches painting to adults at the Old Town Adult Education Program.

Bosse enjoys gardening, and participating in both the Old Town and Bangor art societies. She also is involved in several musical activities.

Outdoor classroom, forest

Georgia-Pacific’s Brenton S. Halsey Jr. Memorial Outdoor Classroom and Demonstration Forest will mark its 10th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30, at the Demonstration Forest. Friends are invited to help celebrate the nationally recognized facility.

10 a.m.-noon – Presentations and activities. Presenters are:

. Ted Shina, Huber forester, safety presentation.

. Barry Burgason, Huber wildlife biologist, wildlife habitat classroom.

. Peter Lammert, Maine Forest Service utilization forester, wood measurement classroom.

. Dale Covey, Georgia-Pacific FMAP forester, clear-cut classroom.

. Joanne Alex, head teacher, Stillwater Montessori School, wildlife plantings.

. Pat Maloney, Maine coordinator for Project Learning Tree, group PLT exercise at 11:30 a.m.

. Alan Kimball, University of Maine College of Forestry.

Noon-1 p.m. – Speakers during lunch. They are:

. Kathy McGlauflin, national director for Project Learning Tree.

. Joann Cox, Georgia-Pacific senior environmental forester.

. Representative from the Orono Land Trust.

. John Colannino, consulting forester.

. Former James River managers.

. Educators affected by the Outdoor Classroom.

For information, call the Old Town office at 827-3799. For information about Georgia-Pacific’s commitment to the community, visit www.gp.com.

Winterport

New recreation director

On Sept. 22, Winterport Town Manager Leo L. LaChance announced the town had selected Jessica Moore as Winterport’s first full-time recreation coordinator.

Moore holds a Husson College degree in business administration, sports management. She has nine years of experience, and formerly was recreation director in Hampden.

Moore will commence work immediately out of office spaces at the town office and the Victoria Grant Civic Center. She plans to meet and consult with the recreation board, school officials, Head Start officials, senior citizens and sports leaders.

Until Moore arranges to have a cell phone, she may be reached by contacting the town office at 223-5055.