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Bangor-Old Town

HUD grants

The Bangor Housing Authority received a $34,218 grant and the Housing Authority in Old Town received a $38,341 grant in the latest round of Housing and Urban Development grants. The grants are earmarked for job training and placement for low-income people.

Bangor

Haunted house

Maine Discovery Museum will open its third annual Haunted House 3-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 30-31. A tour of the haunted house is free with admission.

Spooky guides will show participants the sights and frights, and live actors will play scary roles. This year’s haunted house has more space to scare silly those who tour it. The haunted house is recommended for children ages 7 and older.

Memorial carnations

The Burton-Goode-Sargent Chapter 1 of the Korean War Veterans will accept donations in return for a carnation Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Wal-Mart stores in Brewer and Bangor, and at Marden’s in Brewer.

Proceeds will benefit the upkeep of the Korean War Memorial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor.

Breakfast Rotary Club

The Bangor Area Breakfast Rotary Club presented a check for $7,000 to the Bangor YMCA’s Jump-Start program on Oct. 23. The check represents proceeds earned during a Golf Tournament and Family Fun Day held in June.

The Jump-Start program benefits youths who are first-time, nonviolent juvenile offenders. The program’s criteria includes accepting youths between 10 and 18 who are low risk for repeat offenses and who have a commitment to the eight-week cognitive skills program. Orono, Brewer and Bangor police departments refer youths to the program.

Jump-Start seeks mentors to work with participants. Call Nancy Cambridge at 941-2815 for information.

Fly-Tying Symposium

The Penobscot Fly Fishers will sponsor the sixth annual Fly-Tying Symposium, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Bangor Parks and Recreation building, Main Street. Some of the premier tiers in the Northeast will tie flies and display their wares at the daylong event. There also will be a fly-rod-building demonstration.

Some of the exhibitors are Joe Bertolaccine, Bob Blatz, Joe Brickham, Doug Bulley, Don Corey, Warren Duncan, Julie Johnston, Ron McKusick, Jerome Molley, Ed “Muzzy” Muzzeroll, Ron Newcomb, Eddie Reif, Billy Smith, Alvin Theriault and Duane Vigue.

The free event is open to the public. For information call John Lent at 945-3809, or Ernie MacDonald at 825-3788; or visit penobscotflyfishers.com/symposium2003.html.

Talking about Iraq

The Bangor Public Library will present three programs in November to discuss the history and current conditions in Iraq.

Tavia Lin Gilbert and Stephen McLaughlin will perform the first scene of Tony Kushner’s new play, “Only We Who Guard Shall Be Unhappy,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.

Alicia Anstead of the Bangor Daily News and Peter Davis of The Nation will discuss their recent two-week trip to Iraq at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.

The series will conclude with Maj. Philip Rice’s presentation of his experiences before, during and after recent combat in Iraq at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20.

All programs will be followed by a discussion period.

Child care training

The Penquis Community Action Program’s Resource Development Center will offer six hours of training, Foundations of Center-based Care, 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Dec. 1 and 8, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St. The cost for the two sessions is $10.

The sessions will provide a basic overview of working in a child care center. Topics will focus on the role and requirements of the early childhood educator, the needs of young children, the components of quality early childhood programming and options for pursuing additional training.

Current child care providers may apply to the Penquis Resource Development Center’s scholarship fund for reimbursement of the $10 fee.

To learn more, call 941-2840.

Downtown studio tour

More than 20 downtown artists will open their studios for visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, for the fifth annual Downtown Bangor Open Studio Tour. Artists will be available in their studios to talk about their work. Most of their work will be for sale. The artists’ media includes painting, fiber art, printmaking and book arts.

Ticket purchase includes a tour map highlighting the locations of studios participating in the tour and a brief description of the artist and his or her work.

Tickets are available for $7 at BookMarc’s bookstore and The Hop toy store. Those who have already purchased tickets may obtain a map by showing the ticket to personnel at The Hop or BookMarc’s.

The Bangor Center Corporation is the sponsor of the studio tour. To learn more, call 990-2774, or e-mail studiotour@downtownbangor.com.

Craft fair

The Sunshine Club for Children will hold its annual craft fair 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Anah Shrine Hall, 586 Main St. Admission is free.

The fair includes a cafe with homemade lunch specials and many kinds of pie, raffle of a Stars Over the Garden quilt, and 50 craft booths.

Proceeds from the fair allow the club to assist with transportation and housing of a child and one parent to Shriner’s Orthopedic Hospital in Springfield, Mass., or the burn unit in Boston.

For information, call 945-6962.

Bradford, Brewer

Firefighters grants

Undersecretary Michael D. Brown of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response has announced 122 grants to fire departments throughout the United States in the 18th round of the 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

The 7,000 grants are worth some $750 million in direct assistance to firefighters. Included in the announcement of the latest round were awards for six communities in Maine, including Bradford and Brewer.

Bradford Volunteer Fire Department received $68,436, and Brewer Fire Department, $137,088.

Old Town

‘Common Ground’

The WWJD Creative Ministry Team of Lincoln will perform its latest musical production, “Common Ground,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Old Town United Methodist Church. Admission is free. Ice cream sundaes will be available 6:15-6:45 p.m. for $1.

Organizers said “Common Ground” delivers a message of hope and love through the artistry of the WWJD team performers and the music of many contemporary Christian artists.

Using song, dance, drama and puppetry, the audience will share in the story of a community faith torn apart by the seeds of prejudice and hate.

For the last decade, the WWJD cast and crew have performed in more than 30 communities in Maine and beyond. For more information, call Andrew McCormick at 827-8046.

Child care training

The Penquis Community Action Program Resource Development Center will offer training in Building a Peaceable Classroom 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Old Town-Orono YMCA.

Training topics include the impact of violent media and toys on young children and their play; the influence of a peaceable classroom in counteracting harmful lessons about violence; and how to teach appropriate conflict resolution skills to children.

The registration fee is $10. Current child care providers may apply to the Penquis Resource Development Center’s Scholarship Fund for reimbursement of the fee.

For more information or to register, call 941-2840.

Orono

Book talk

Andrea Hawkes, author of “The Same Great Struggle, The History of the Vickery Family of Unity, Maine,” will discuss and sign her book at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Special Collections at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library.

Drawing in part from the extensive genealogical research of the late James B. Vickery III, Hawkes recounts the history of America and explores the power of family connections.

Orono history, genealogy

The November meeting of the Orono Historical Society will feature a program given by Roxanne Saucier at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Page Farm and Home Museum on the University of Maine campus.

Using census data from 1790 to 1930, Saucier will examine perceptions of Orono’s history. She also will go through the steps used to trace a particular family’s history.

Roxanne Moore Saucier is the Family Ties columnist for the Bangor Daily News and editor of The Weekly. She has been researching Maine roots for more than 25 years, and has a special interest in local history and historical societies.

Visitor parking permits are available at the museum office. Society members and guests are encouraged to bring a bag lunch. Drinks and refreshments will be provided. The group’s business meeting will begin at 1 p.m.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin