Bangor

Talk by golf columnist

John Corrigan, columnist for Golf Today Magazine, will talk about his latest Jack Austin novel, “Center Cut,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Bangor Public Library.

Corrigan, who teaches English at Northern Maine Community College, introduced Jack Austin in his first novel, “Cut Shot.”

Best-selling novelist Tess Gerritsen describes Austin as a “wisecracking Tiger Woods as Sherlock Holmes.”

Child care training

The Penquis Community Action Program Resource Development Center will offer six hours of training in Getting Started in Family Child Care 6-9 p.m. April 5 and 7 at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St.

The Maine Roads to Quality training introduces the aspects of opening a family child care business in the home and covers state certification procedures, health and safety practices, working with families, child development, community and professional resources, and business and professional development.

There is a $15 registration fee. Current child care providers may apply to the Resource Development Center’s scholarship fund for reimbursement. To register, call 973-3533.

Center-based child care

The Penquis Community Action Program Resource Development Center will offer six hours of training in Foundations in Center-based Care, 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 3 and 9 a.m.-noon March 5, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St.

The Maine Roads to Quality Training serves as a basic overview in center-based early childhood programs. Topics 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 additional training in the field.

The cost of the training is $15. Current child care providers may apply to the Resource Development Center’s scholarship fund for reimbursement. To register, call 973-3533.

Lenten teaching series

The Rev. Kevin Holsapple, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, is offering a public teaching series on heresies during Lent. Each session will incorporate lecture and discussion. The series is held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays downstairs at the church, 225 French St. Topics are:

. Feb. 23, the Marcionites and the formation of the Bible.

. March 2, Apollinarius.

. March 9, the Donatists and the search for a pure church.

. March 16, Nestorianism. Could the Savior be a girl instead of a boy?

Boston flower show

The Bangor Garden Club will sponsor its annual trip to the New England Spring Flower Show on Tuesday, March 15.

The bus will leave the Broadway Plaza Shopping Center at 6:30 a.m. and return at 10:30 p.m.

The cost is $65 a person, including transportation and show ticket.

Reservations must be made by Friday, March 4. For information and reservations, call 945-3807.

Nursing certification

BANGOR – Connie Barrett, an employee at Acadia Hospital, recently passed the certification exam to become a certified psychiatric nurse through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Great American Weigh-In

BANGOR – The American Cancer Society’s third Great American Weigh-In is scheduled for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at the Weight Watchers Center in the Airport Mall on Griffin Road.

Participants will receive a free, private weigh-in and body mass index calculation, as well as information to learn whether their BMI is within a healthy range. For information, call (800) 651-6000.

Castine

Afternoon of chamber music

The Castine Arts Association will present “An Afternoon of Chamber Music” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church on Court Street.

Woodwind, brass, saxophone and trombone quartets will play chamber pieces from baroque to modern. All performers are local musicians.

The feature presentation will be a performance of “The Carnival of the Animals” by Carmille Saint-Saens.

It will offer Paul Gray as narrator, Arnold Berleant and John Torno at two pianos, Robert Haskell on clarinet, Par Kettis on string bass, Christine Talbott on xylophone and David Unger on flugelhorn.

A reception will be held in the parish hall. The event is free, but a freewill offering will be received. For information, call 326-8065.

Hermon

Valentine’s Day party

The senior citizen residents of Boulier Place Apartments and USDA Rural Development sponsored a Valentine’s Day party and baking contest on Monday.

To mark the special holiday, married residents of the complex were celebrated, notably Lorraine and Walter Goodale, married 54 years, and Royce and Joyce Wheeler, married 57 years. Royce Wheeler has held every position on the board of directors.

Newburgh

Forestry workshop

The towns of Newburgh and Monroe, together with the Landmark Heritage Trust, will host a forestry workshop for private landowners, foresters, town officials and land trust staff and members interested in integrating timber management and biodiversity.

Robert Bryan, licensed forester and Maine Audubon forest ecologist, will lead the workshop on Wednesday, March 23.

The workshop is based on Maine Audubon’s new guide, “Focus Species Forestry,” which shows how to manage forest lands for the full range of Maine’s wildlife while also providing other benefits, such as clean water, clean air and recreation.

Focus species forestry is intended to help foresters and landowners develop management plans that support the goals of Beginning with Habitat, an award-winning collaborative program that helps communities plan growth to protect natural areas and prevent sprawl. Newburgh received a Beginning with Habitat presentation in 2003.

For an application to attend the workshop, call Jim Wheeler at 234-7216.

Orland

Free tax assistance, e-filing

Free tax assistance and free e-filing are available Wednesdays through April 13 at the HOME Learning Center on Schoolhouse Road. Call 469-7961 for an appointment.

Photo identification is required, as well as Social Security cards for all dependents claimed on the tax return. For married-filing-joint returns, both spouses must be present to sign required documents in order to file electronically.

Bring copy of last year’s tax return, tax documents and records for possible deductions.

Orono

“Words about Winter”

“Words about Winter” will be an informal sharing of favorite writings about the winter season.

The event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Orono Public Library.

Bring your own selection to read aloud and share with others, be it a poem, excerpt from fiction, or other item.

All ages are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring rolls or bread to go with the soups to be provided by the Friends of the Library.

Memorial Day Parade

The Orono American Legion is looking for a band to be in the Memorial Day Parade.

Refreshments will be provided at parade’s end at the Orono Legion Hall, put on by the American Legion and Auxiliary.

Call Randy Adkins, parade coordinator, at 866-5603 or 866-7103, or Marlene at 866-2597.

Lectures on equines

ORONO – Free equine lectures will be offered 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Nutting Hall on the University of Maine campus.

Speakers will be:

. Dr. Dennis Ruksznis, veterinarian at Foxcroft Veterinary Service, speaking on “How to Handle an Emergency While Waiting for Your Vet.” Ruksznis will talk about supplies to keep on hand, and answer questions from the audience.

. John Brochu, certified equine dental technician, member of the International Association of Equine Dentistry, and lay member of the American Veterinary Dental Society, speaking on “Proper Equine Dentistry.”

. Andrew Beal of Poulin Grain, speaking on “Nutritional Dos and Don’ts.”

Those planning to attend are asked to let one of the following know: Olson E-Z Cuts at 862-6698, KD Stable at 738-2645, Serendipity Stable at 942-7872, or e-mail kdstable@midmaine.com.

Use the e-mail address to receive a flyer with directions to Nutting Hall.

Maine Speakout Project

The Maine Speakout Project, organized in 1995 “to create a society that is inclusive and respectful of people of differing sexual and gender orientations by providing opportunities for nondivisive dialogue,” will hold speaker training 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Memorial Union at the University of Maine in Orono; and Saturday, March 19, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church on Park Street in Bangor.

In Orono, the training is sponsored by the Maine Speakout Project, the Wilde Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.

For information or registration, call Pam McCann at 874-1030.

Stetson

Charity Pig a success

The Charity Pig is a donation jar at the register at Buda Belly’s Store. Each month, the store collects donations from customers, then matches the donation with a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $50.

In November, the Charity Pig was combined with the raffle of a teddy bear. In all, the Stetson Fire Department received $140.

The Stetson Ladies Aid was the beneficiary in December, receiving $62.24.

The Stetson Historical Society will receive January proceeds, and the Stetson 2005 Graduate Scholarship Fund the proceeds for February.

Winterport

Home care honor

Janet Harmon of Winterport was one of 13 personal service specialists honored recently at the Senior Spectrum home office in Augusta.

The employees, who work for BRIDGES, Senior Spectrum’s home care service, were recognized for excellent work attendance, accuracy, communication and care for their elderly clients.