Couple looks to reunite Peace Corps volunteers

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Fifteen years ago, Dr. Alan and Helen Marston of Tenants Harbor traveled to Morocco as part of a special, one-year Peace Corps program for veterinarians, Helen Marston told me.

Today, they are trying to form a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer group in this area, and have planned an RPCV potluck lunch for noon Sunday, May 16, at the home of Debby and Chuck Paine on Glenmere Road in Tenants Harbor.

“There is quite an active group in Portland,” Marston said, “but that is a little far for us to go.”

The Marstons, both 71, “think it would be nice” to have a group “in this area because there is nothing between Portland and Bangor,” and she knows many people volunteered while at Bates, Colby or the University of Maine.

“We don’t know what form it will take” or where it will meet, she said of the group, but they hope those attending will help make those decisions.

Future volunteers are also welcome. If you would like to “bring a dish or something to share,” it would be appreciated.

An RSVP is not necessary, but would be helpful in getting an approximate head count.

For more information and directions, call Marston at 372-8494 or e-mail hlmaim@midcoast.com.

The last of two productions of “Oz” by Houlton Children’s Theatre is 6 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Southside School in Houlton.

Admission if $5 for adults and $3 for students.

In a later column, Julie Chapla will discuss the history of HCT and its search for a permanent home.

Mireille Le Gal invites international women to a British tea luncheon, which is the last regular luncheon until next September of Women of the World.

WOW meets at noon Monday, May 10, in the MacKenzie Room of the Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St., Orono.

The cost is $4 with no charge for young children attending with their mothers.

For more information, call Le Gal at 581-3423.

Marlene Doucette reports the Orono Historical Society’s annual Tasting Bee will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Asa Adams School gymnasium in Orono.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, free for those under age 5.

Tickets are available at The Pretty Woman or The Store Ampersand in Orono, at the door or by calling Doucette at 866-2597.

Among the participating restaurants are The Muddy Rudder, Brewer; The Sea Dog, Bangor; the Chocolate Grille, Old Town; and Orono eateries Margarita’s, Bear Brew Pub, Pat’s Pizza, The Store Ampersand and the Orono Pharmacy, which serves ice cream.

The Millinocket Regional Hospital Auxiliary “Books are Fun Book Fair” is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, in the MRH lobby, 200 Somerset St.

The books, mostly hardcover, best sellers and children’s, will be offered at a discount of up to 70 percent off the list price.

Proceeds benefit Auxiliary scholarships.

Housing issues for the mentally ill will be the subject of a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, at the Congregational church in Presque Isle.

Sponsored by the Central Aroostook affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, panelists include Patty Cousins, Aroostook Mental Health Center Shelter Plus Care; Patty Everett, Presque Isle Housing Authority; Kelly Martin, Sister Mary O’Donnell Shelter; and Jim Brown, Presque Isle Community Development.

For information, call Alice Bolstridge at (207) 768-5827.

Here’s a great Mother’s Day gift for boys in kindergarten through grade six to give Mom: tickets to the fourth annual Mother & Son Dance, 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 14, at the American Legion Hall on Bar Harbor Road in Trenton.

With music by Paul Dupuis, you can also have photos taken by Margit Studio beginning at 5:30 p.m.

A limited number of tickets, $10 each, are available at Ruth Foster’s and Treasure Island in Ellsworth.

All proceeds benefit the Ellsworth Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.