Moosehead Quilters prepare for annual show

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Members of Moosehead Quilters have had a busy year. According to Libby Collins, one of the group’s activities was to support “Project Linus by making quilts for children who are ill, traumatized or otherwise in need of comfort.”

In fact, one Moosehead Quilter has been particularly hard at work: Paula Hanson of Greenville made “15 beautiful quilts for this project,” Collins wrote.

And now it’s time for the Moosehead Quilters Second annual Quilt Show, which is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Diane’s Kitchen and Beyond on Pleasant Street in Greenville.

The show features a quilt raffle, a silent auction, a door prize and, this year, Collins wrote, “we have added a craft table.”

She also wants you to know that another “fun project” of the Quilters has been “making a cat quilt that will be in the silent auction,” with all proceeds from its sale benefiting pet care organizations.

If you are interested in learning more about this event or about the work of the Moosehead Quilters, call Collins at 695-3858 or e-mail libbycollins@lycos.com.

Summer is really winding down when Ann Carter writes that it is time for the final 2006 SummerKeys Concert.

Featuring cellist Peter Lewy and SummerKeys’ founder and pianist Bruce Potterton, the closing concert of this enjoyable series is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Lubec Congregational Christian Church.

Staff of the Lighthouse Inn will provide intermission refreshments and while there is no charge to attend the concert, donations for the church’s Piano Tuning Fund are always welcome.

For a fee, you can make reservations for the final round trip on the Eastport-Lubec Concert Boat by calling 853-2500.

Alumni of Ricker College in Houlton are reminded that the 2006 Ricker Reunion is Friday, Sept. 8; Saturday, Sept. 9; and Sunday, Sept. 10, in that Aroostook County shiretown.

Weekend events include a reception Friday evening, a tour of the campus and barbecue Saturday afternoon, and a dinner and dance that evening featuring the Tim Humphrey band that many of you may remember as “TJ and the Hot Nutz.”

The cost to cover the dinner, dance and cookout is $70. If you haven’t made reservations, call Humphrey at 532-6895 for more information.

Dating to 1848 as Houlton Academy, then Ricker Classical Institute, Ricker Junior College, and Ricker College, the school closed in the late ’70s.

Alumni and former faculty from Maine to California plan to attend. More information is available at Ricker.net.

Here’s something dog owners who want to have properly behaved pets should appreciate.

Jeanne Gifford e-mailed that Penobscot Valley Kennel Club is sponsoring a Canine Good Citizenship class beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, on Railroad Street along the Bangor Waterfront.

The CGC testing will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Paul Bunyan Park on Main Street in Bangor.

The cost of the class and testing is $5, and more information can be obtained by calling 843-7018 or 843-5222.

Preregistration and reading assignments are required for people wishing to attend the Gardening Study School sponsored by the Gardening Club Federation of Maine.

The registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Accredited by the National Garden Clubs, the school features Course 1, Series IX from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Roger Clapp Greenhouse at the University of Maine in Orono.

The fee is $50 for two days or $25 for one session.

Individuals who successfully complete the series and exams will be certified as Gardening Consultants by the National Council.

Nonmembers receive a certificate of completion and the courses, which are presented twice a year, are open to anyone and can be taken in any order.

Books, registration materials and more information is available by writing State Chairwoman Gloria Burrill, 140 Greenbush Road, Corinna 04928; by calling her at 278-5994 or e-mailing goblin@tdstelme.net.

From Carla Fearon of the Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club on Indian Island comes this request to “Save the Date.”

Fearon wants you to know the PNBGC second annual appeal is 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Isaac Farrar Mansion, 17 Second St. in Bangor.

Entertainment for the fundraiser includes traditional drumming, documentary viewing and guest speakers as well as complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a wine tasting by Burby & Bates.

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