Bangor

Free ice cream, fun at Dakin Pool

A summer celebration featuring FREE ice cream, FUN prizes and COOL summer music will be held 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Dakin Pool.

The community celebration is funded by a grant from the Maine Community Foundation, and admission to Dakin Pool is free. Pool hours will be extended to 6:30 p.m. for the celebration. In June the Friends of Dakin Pool announced a $100,000 capital campaign for Bangor’s first public swimming pool.

“Summer in the City – The Campaign for Dakin Pool” will support enhancements and improvements to the area around the pool. The campaign total is approaching the halfway mark, and organizers hope to reach the goal by the end of September.

Dakin Pool is located on Bangor’s east side at the end of Pine Street off Stillwater Avenue – across from Broadway Park.

For more information about the Friends of Dakin Pool and the Summer in the City campaign, visit www.dakinpool.com. Tax-deductible contributions may be mailed to Friends of Dakin Pool, P.O. Box 2657, Bangor, ME 04402.

The Friends of Dakin Pool is a nonprofit organization run by community volunteers. Its mission is to raise funds to enhance and improve the Dakin Pool complex.

Tour for genealogists

Come take a tour of Mount Hope Cemetery along with members of the Penobscot Valley Genealogical Society.

Historian Ryan King will lead the tour at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16. Meet at the superintendent’s lodge off the State Street entrance to the cemetery. Notables buried in the cemetery include Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.

For information, contact Phil Getchell at towncrier2@yahoo.com.

Boot Camp for New Dads

The Penquis CAP Parents Are Teachers, Too program will offer a session of Boot Camp for New Dads, a free workshop for first-time dads-to-be who are in the last trimester of pregnancy. The next workshop will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St., Bangor. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

New babies don’t come with owner’s manuals. Lots of first-time fathers have questions like, how do I hold or feed a baby? Boot Camp for New Dads offers first-time fathers-to-be a chance to talk with experienced dads who bring their own babies to the workshop. There is no cost to participate. To register or for more information, call Wendy Pace at 973-3674 or (888) 389-3610.

The Penquis CAP Parents Are Teachers, Too program is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The $1,327,236 grant covers 74 percent of program costs for a 34-month period.

Blood drive

The United Way of Eastern Maine will hold a blood drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, in its parking lot at 24 Springer Drive. Those interested in donating blood or wanting more information should call Jennifer Hazelwood at 941-2800, Ext. 210, or e-mail jenniferh@unitedwayem.org to sign up. Those who wish to donate blood should follow these guidelines:

. Always eat a good breakfast the morning you plan to donate blood.

. Donors must be 17 years of age and must weigh at least 110 pounds.

. Those who have had a tattoo for less than a year may not donate.

. Those who are taking antibiotics or are sick may not donate.

. Those who have had a body piercing for less than two weeks may not donate.

Basketball camp

BANGOR – The Glad Tidings Church Mega-Basketball Camp will run Monday through Friday, Aug. 14-18.

The camp is open to children entering grades one through six this fall. The cost is $20 per child, $15 for each additional child in the same family. Some scholarships are available. Participants will learn about sports and discover character building concepts and self-esteem from the Bible. Register in person or call Sara at 947-0324.

Cultural assessment

The public is invited to attend either or both of two public meetings to be held on Thursday, Aug. 17, in council chambers at Bangor City Hall.

The meetings will be held 10-11 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. The purpose of the meetings is to engage the public in the city’s cultural assessment project. The meeting will include an overview of Bangor’s cultural ordinances, an overview of the cultural assessment project, a description of how the public can be involved and a question-answer session.

Bucksport

Rod and Gun Club

The Bucksmills Rod and Gun Club will hold an open house 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at its facility, 359 Bucks Mills Road. Attractions of the day include antique guns and ammunition, fly fishing, fly tying, traps and trapping and a turkey calling demonstration.

Club members will be available to give information about the club’s rifle and archery ranges, hunter safety program, annual fishing derby, club library and club charities.

Activities for children include a supervised BB gun shoot, archery shoot and flyrod casting contest.

A baked bean meal will be served at a cost of $6. Door prizes will be awarded and raffle tickets will be available for a rifle, a Tom Hennessey print and a handcrafted bow made by a Maine craftsman. Admission is free. For more information, call Kenneth Harrington at 469-0025.

Orland

Auction and barbecue

The annual giant auction and barbecue will be held at noon Saturday, at the H.O.M.E. office.

Many beautiful items will be up for auction, including a Bear Creek canoe, antique Hummels, a snowmobile, antiques, artwork, a weekend at the Keeper’s House on Isle au Haut, a nature cruise and more. All proceeds benefit operational costs of seven area shelters. For information, contact Jackie Rogan at 469-7961.