Dinner-auction to benefit Millinocket golf club

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Members of Hillcrest Golf Club in Millinocket still are working hard to pay off the mortgage for the land on which the club sits.

The club’s Vice President Kevin Gregory reports that since pledges have fallen “short of the total due,” the club is hosting another fundraiser.

The public is invited to a turkey pot pie dinner-auction. The dinner will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 14, with the auction directly afterward at the club on the corner of Westwood Avenue and Grove Street in Millinocket.

Sen. Paul Davis, the volunteer auctioneer, will try to get the best bids for raft trips, gift certificates, an air conditioner, golf outings, crafts, lodging, oil changes, baked goods, golf equipment, an airplane ride, dental cleaning and much more, Gregory wrote of the event that also includes door prizes and a 50-50 drawing.

Anyone interested in donating items for the auction can call Hillcrest Golf Club at 723-8410, or Gregory at 723-5178.

Your support of this fundraiser would be greatly appreciated, Gregory wrote, since members are doing all they can “to help defer the cost [of the mortgage] and make sure the club and course doesn’t fold.”

Mike Cuskelly reminds you the Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 17th Downeast Antiques Fair is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Blue Hill Fairgrounds in Blue Hill.

Admission is $3, but early buyers will be admitted at 7 a.m. for $15.

A major fundraiser for Boy Scouts in eastern and northern Maine, all proceeds benefit the Katahdin Area Council serving more than 5,000 young people in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo and Washington counties.

For additional details, visit www.downeasthost.com

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Joni Miller reminds visitors coming to the Calais area that Holmes Cottage Museum is open for the season.

Visitors can view the restored physician’s clinic, which was built in 1804, from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, now through the end of August, at 245 Main St. in Calais.

Tours are available upon request.

For more information, call 454-3695, 454-2812 or 454-2830.

The public is invited to hear Benjamin Swan discuss The Swans of Hancock Point: A Maine Family History, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Hancock Point Chapel.

Swan’s family has connections with Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., Stearns Lumber Co., and the music world.

Swan is president of Pine Tree Boys Camp in Belgrade Lakes, which was established by his grandfather in 1900.

The Hancock County Genealogical Society, a chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, is hosting its annual fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Beechland Road in Ellsworth.

Hancock County Genealogical Society president Patti Leland reports admission is free at this event where you will be able to trace your family roots in Hancock County or learn more about Hancock County history.

Refreshments will be available for purchase, several books will be on sale, and society members will help with genealogy questions related to Hancock County families.

Displays, historical society resources and genealogy workshops will be featured. You also can visit the church’s Family History Center.

An 1860 Hancock County map, a camper full of information about the county’s families, and friendly people with an interest in scrapbooking and cemetery preservation are among those you will meet.

For more information about the fair, or the Hancock County Genealogical Society, call Leland at 276-5305 or e-mail pattileland@adelphia.net.

Relatives of Thomas and Phoebe Mosher will gather at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the home of Larry Good Jr., on Parsons Road in Presque Isle.

Family members with questions can call Velda Everett at 764-2602.

Thinking about buying a home? Want some free help with that decision?

Kevin Washburn of MaineStream Finance, a subsidiary of Penquis Community Action Program in Bangor, has announced that MaineStream Finance is offering a free 12-hour certified training course to help potential home buyers make prudent purchasing decisions.

The classes will be offered 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 17, to Thursday, July 20, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St. in Bangor.

There is no cost to participate, but registration is required and can be made by calling MaineStream Finance at 973-3557 or (800) 215-4942.

A qualified trainer will discuss the roles of various professionals in the home-buying process such as attorneys, Realtors, lenders, insurance agents and housing inspectors.

Included in the course are budget and debt management counseling and credit counseling.

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