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Bangor

Keep Bangor Beautiful

Business leaders, Mayor Nichi Farnham, Keep Bangor Beautiful board members and volunteers met Sept. 30 for the Keep Bangor Beautiful annual meeting and election of officers.

New officers are Cynthia Cavanaugh, president; Mike Pullen, vice president; Heather Parent, secretary; and Jerry Hughes, treasurer.

Business partners, sponsors and volunteers recognized for participation were Bangor Center Corp., Bangor Garden Show chairwoman Cindy Stockford, Standard Flower Show chairwoman Linda Hansen, city of Bangor forester Rolland Perry, Kerry Cox and the Holiday Inn Gardeners, Web site designer Jodi Leigh, Lee Marville and the Northeast Occupational Exchange volunteers, Fred Schimdt and the Penobscot Job Corps volunteers, and Bill Mitchell and Judy Round of the University of Maine horticulture department.

New projects include Tree City USA; Wellness, Education and History in Bangor Parks and Open spaces; Greenways; Beautiful Gateways; No Butts About It!, a cigarette butt anti-litter campaign; Spectacular Scarecrows, a recycled-art contest; Your Space is the Place, a litter index; and Pumpkin Summer.

Keep Bangor Beautiful encourages interested volunteers and sponsors to call Judi Perkins at 990-1201, or to e-mail bangor.beautiful@bgrme.org.

K-2 basketball program

The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the annual kindergarten-through-second-grade instructional basketball program beginning Saturday, Nov. 8.

Kindergarten children will play at 9 a.m.; first-graders will play at 10 a.m.; and second-graders will play at 11 a.m.

The program will run for four weeks, but will not be held Nov. 29, Thanksgiving weekend. The fee for the program is $25 for Bangor residents, and $30 for others. Call 947-1018 for information.

Beans, blueberries, beyond

“What’s For Suppah? Beans, Blueberries and Beyond” is a new 13-part cooking series that spotlights foods grown and harvested in Maine. It premieres at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, on the television stations of Maine PBS.

Celebrating how rural traditions have played an important role in the way meals are prepared, served and presented, Maine humorist Tim Sample and Bangor chef Cheryl Wixson co-host the show while demonstrating nutritious and affordable recipes using Maine foods.

The first show, “Beans,” showcases Saturday nights in Maine. Sample travels to Lincoln to interview folks at the 56th annual River Driver’s baked bean supper. In the kitchen, Wixson prepares two recipes, a 13-bean and sausage stew and a spicy black bean dip.

The program airs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, and repeats at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, and at noon Saturday, Oct. 25.

The following week, “Blueberries” will highlight Maine’s sweet blue fruit as the heart of the meal Wixson will prepare.

At Rockdale Farms in Jonesport, Sample talks with Sanford Kelly, a long-time blueberry grower, to find out what goes into harvesting the traditional Maine crop. The program will air at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, and repeat at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, and at noon Saturday, Nov. 1.

Children’s book author

Best-selling fantasy author Tamora Pierce will talk about and sign her new book, “Trickster’s Choice” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at Bangor Public Library. Her book is a sequel to her first book, “Alanna,” written 20 years ago. Pierce is the author of more than 25 children’s books. To obtain information about the book talk and signing, call The Briar Patch bookstore at 941-0255.

“The Story of My Life”

As part of activities surrounding the performance of “The Miracle Worker” at Penobscot Theatre in November, the Bangor Public Library will hold a book discussion of the 2003 edition of Helen Keller’s “The Story of My Life,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in the Lecture Hall. Kathleen Ellis will lead discussion. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the library.

The New York Library declared Keller’s book one of the 100 most popular books of the 20th century. Originally published in 1903, the book has been re-edited by Roger Shattuck in collaboration with Keller biographer Dorothy Hermann to reflect more accurately its original composition. The book presents Keller’s remarkable acquisition of language in three accounts – Keller’s version, the letters of teacher Anne Sullivan which were excised from the earlier edition, and documentation of young assistant John Macy.

To learn more, call the library at 947-8336, Ext. 128.

Time of Wonder Award

The Maine Discovery Museum will hold its Time of Wonder Children’s Book Festival Oct. 17-19 at the museum. Newberry Medal winner Sharon Creech has been selected to receive the Time of Wonder Award at the Maine Discovery Museum. Jon J. Muth, author of “The Three Questions,” also will receive a Time of Wonder Award.

Activities are:

Friday, Oct. 17

. Meet the author soup and pasta supper, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call 262-7200 for details.

Saturday, Oct. 18

. Author Lynn Plourde and illustrator Jim Sollers, 10:30 a.m. Their new book is “First Feud” an original fable about a fight between Mount Katahdin and the Atlantic Ocean.

. Time of Wonder Award Ceremony, 1 p.m. Sharon Creech will accept the award for “Ruby Holler,” which also won this year’s Carnegie Medal. She received the Newberry Medal for her novel, “Walk Two Moons.”

. Cathryn Falwell, author and illustrator of “Butterflies for Kiri” and “Turtle Splash!,” 2:30 p.m.

. Artist at Work: Stephen Costanza, illustrator of “Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero,” 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 19

. “Fairy Tale about the Phenomenon of Indian Summer.” Join artist and author Hannah Nelsbach for leaf printing and book signing, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

. Art activities inspired by festival artists and authors -origami, pasta sculpture, jewelry, Play-Doh pizza, noon-4 p.m. Festival activities are free with museum admission. Call 262-7200 for more information.

Awards to MPB

Maine Public Broadcasting won six awards at the recent Maine Association of Broadcasters’ annual awards banquet in Bar Harbor. They are:

. Feature, second place, “Moxie Festival,” Susan Chisholm’s report on the Lisbon Falls annual celebration.

. Continuing coverage, second place, “Somalis,” Jeanne Baron’s series of reports on the immigrant situation in Lewiston.

. Election coverage, second place, Keith Shortall, Susan Chisholm, Fred Bever, Keith McKeen, Irwin Gratz, Matthew Lageo, Ed Morin, Charlotte Renner and Jeanne Baron for coverage of the 2002 elections.

. Sports feature or program, third place, “Dog Sled Race,” Susan Chisholm’s report from Aroostook County.

. Public affairs, first place, “Our Town, Too!!” Don Carrigan, John Greenman and Jeanne Baron’s series on important community issues during the 2002 election season.

. Public service, first place, “Youth Voices,” Kim Lipp and Carter Davidson’s program on alcohol use issues from young people’s perspectives.

Brewer

Kiwanis Club officers

Lt. Gov. Bill Newberry recently inducted new officers for the Brewer Kiwanis Club: president, Jane Newberry; vice president, Kathleen Harding-Heber; secretary, Herb Hopkins; treasurer, Andy McPhee; board of directors, 2004, Bob Dion, Clay Hardy, Debbie Roy, and 2006, Bill Newberry, Patricia Largay.

Brewer High School Key Club members Ryan Riley and Andrew Otis were guests of the Kiwanis.

Perfect attendance pins were awarded to Wes Archer, 53 years; Clay Hardy, 27 years; Herb Hopkins, 25 years; Carlton King, 30 years; Jane Newberry, 12 years; Bill Newberry, four years; and Kathleen Harding-Heber, two years.

Brewer Kiwanis Club meets 6-7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Heritage on Chamberlain Street. The club is looking for new members. Those interested may call president Jane Newberry at 945-0746.

Corinth

Halloween yard haunt

Connolly’s Halloween Yard Haunt will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, at 67 Garland Road in Corinth. The yard haunt is open 6-8 p.m. for small children and 8-10 p.m. for others. Admission to those over 5 is $3, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. An 8-foot-tall Frankenstein and his friend will accept additional donations. Refreshments will be served while supplies last. Call 285-0901 for more information.

Eddington

Looking for young historians

The Eddington Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at the North Brewer Methodist Church. The group invites younger people to become members and to participate in learning about and preserving the town’s history.

Orono

Think you know Orono?

Scott Peterson and Sherman Hasbrouck will present an interactive program, “So You Think you Know Orono: Can You Use Our Past to Find Your Way Home?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Orono Public Library. The audience will try to identify Orono locations based on visual clues such as old photographs and maps. Refreshments will be served. Call 866-5060 for more information.

Winterport

Rabies clinic

The Winterport Woman’s Club will sponsor its annual rabies clinic for dogs and cats from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Ridge Runner Veterinary Services, Route 1A, Winterport. The cost is $9 per animal. Dogs should be on leashes, and cats should be in carriers. For more information, call Doris Fahlberg at 548-6553.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin