Event to aid Orland man facing transplant

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Plans are still “a go” for Terry Harriman of Orland, who has had cancer for several years and recently completed extensive treatment for a throat tumor, to receive a bone-marrow transplant at the end of January in Boston.

Last week, I spoke with Michele Adams of Bucksport, one of many family friends who has been helping to organize the Terry Harriman Fundraiser, a two-part event they hope will ease the financial strain the family is facing at this time.

Family, friends and neighbors invite people, 20 and younger, to attend their Terry Harriman Fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Tozier’s II on Route 1 in Bucksport.

Admission is $5 per person.

The younger generation will enjoy karaoke, dancing and pool, Adams said, and there will be plenty of good food provided by volunteer cooks.

Adults are invited to attend the Terry Harriman Fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. that day at the same site, and their event will also feature good food, dancing and pool.

Admission for this event is $5 as well.

The fundraiser offers a door prize and, Adams said, “raffle tickets are still being sold and will be sold right up until the day of the event.”

She added “people have been very generous” in making contributions for the fundraiser, but organizers are still eager to sell as many raffle tickets as possible.

You can find them just about anywhere, she said, because the raffle tickets are being sold at Tozier’s II and by the many friends of the Harriman family.

For more information about how you can help the Harriman family at this time, especially if you are unable to attend either event, call Adams at 469-6769 or 469-7440, Margaret Rankin, 469-7554, or Neva Wardwell, 469-3964.

Members of River City Cinema Society wish everyone a peaceful holiday season.

They thank you for your support and remind you that in order for them to continue bringing diverse films to this area, they need you to continue that support by becoming a member of the society or by attending at least one of its showings.

The first movie of 2006 is “Spring, Summer, Fall Winter … and Spring” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St.

Admission is just $5 for this offering, which Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan says is “as meditative and beautiful as its title would indicate.”

Sara Martin, deputy director of Bangor Museum and Center for History, invites the public to view what she describes as “a temporary exhibit … about the history of the University of Maine campus” in Orono.

The exhibit, titled “Buildings, Traditions, Students,” focuses on student life and consists of photos of campus buildings and student activities, and alumni memorabilia, including college banners, athletic tickets and copies of the campus yearbook, The Prism, dating to 1895.

The university was founded in 1864 as the Maine State College of Agriculture and Mechanics, as part of the federal Land Grant Act of 1862.

The exhibit is part of a Campus Heritage Initiative grant the university received from the Getty Foundation in 2004 to prepare a preservation plan for the campus.

Museum studies intern Valerie Mitchell served as curator for the exhibit.

The museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, at 6 State St.

Disc jockey Tommy Dean will sell the country music compact disc “In Memory of Carole” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at the James Russell Wiggins Down East Family YMCA in Ellsworth.

All proceeds will benefit Maine Special Olympics.

The cost of the CD is $12.

The CD was a gift to Dean and his family from several country music stars who recorded the album in memory of Dean’s sister, Carole Salisbury.

Born with Down syndrome, she was 43 when she died in 2003.

According to her brother, two of Salisbury’s passions were country music and Maine Special Olympics.

Here’s a reminder that Hampden Academy Project Graduation is hosting a basket bingo from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Hampden VFW Hall.

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.

To purchase advance tickets, call Denise Ireland at 947-7923.

Proceeds benefit postgraduation activities for members of the Hampden Academy Class of 2006.

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