Orrington youth soccer

ORRINGTON – The Orrington recreation committee is busy gearing up for its 2006 soccer season. This year the committee will offer soccer programs for children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The committee will register participants 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Center Drive School. The cost is $15 per child or $30 per family.

Recreation committee board President Benny Veenhof said, “Soccer is our largest program, and based on past years, we expect as many as 200 participants this year.”

Games will begin Saturday Sept. 16, and run through October. The committee needs volunteers to help as coaches and referees, and to work in the Snack Shack. Teams for grades three through eight can be sponsored by businesses or individuals for teams.

To help keep the community informed of its activities, the committee uses the town of Orrington Web site. Registration forms and updated information such as schedules will be available online at http://orrington.govoffice.com/ under the Municipal Departments, Recreation” and ORC Forms links.

Orrington Recreation Committee provides Orrington youth, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, with educational sports programs in soccer, basketball, cheerleading and baseball that focus on building skills and having fun. The programs help provide a solid foundation for future sports endeavors through team building and an emphasis on sportsmanship.

For more information on the ORC soccer program, call Benny at 825-4549 or Dave at 825-3099.

Donnie Williams Memorial

Golf Tournament

HAMPDEN – The ninth annual Donnie Williams Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Hampden Country Club on Western Avenue.

The tournament was started by Williams’ family to benefit the Hampden Academy golf team.

“He loved golf, and his family loves golf,” said coach Rodney Wells.

“We have a no-cut policy at Hampden Academy,” Wells added. “Proceeds of the tournament help pay for golf balls and buses,” as well as other team expenses.

The three-person scramble tournament will hold signup 7:30-8 a.m. on Sept. 17, with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

The fee is $25 a person, and the first 22 three-person teams to register will take part. Prizes will include greens fees.

Youth Soccer Academy

ORONO – Blackbear United has announced the dates and staff for this year’s Youth Soccer Academy, which will hold two sessions this fall.

The nonprofit organization will offer one outdoor session and one indoor session for three age groups – ages 4, 5 and 6; ages 7, 8 and 9; and ages 10, 11 and 12.

The outdoor session begins on Monday, Sept. 18, and runs until Monday, Oct. 30, at the Hermon Elementary School fields.

The indoor session begins Monday, Nov. 6, and will run until Monday, Dec. 18, at Mahaney Dome on the University of Maine campus.

All sessions will run 6-7 p.m.

To learn more about the academy or to sign up, visit www.blackbearunited.com/academy.html or call 862-4154.

Swing Fore Life

ORONO – More than 100 golfers gathered on Aug. 21 to play at the Penobscot Valley Country Club and support The Acadia Hospital.

The Swing Fore Life Golf Classic Tournament experienced another successful year thanks to many sponsors, volunteers and players who shared resources, time and talent.

The day, which included a scramble format golf tournament, dinner, silent auction and raffle drawings, raised more than $35,000 to help support Acadia programs and services.

“The Swing Fore Life Classic is our biggest fundraising event of the year,” said Acadia President and CEO Dottie Hill. “It is heartwarming to see so many individuals and companies come out to support our mission of providing mental health and substance abuse treatment to the people of Maine.”

Major sponsors of the event were Affiliated Healthcare Systems, Bar Harbor Banking and Trust, Office Max-A Boise Company, WVII-TV 7; ABC and ZF Lemforder Corp.

To learn more about Acadia Hospital, visit www.acadiahospital.org.

Golf tournament results

The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce held its 18th annual golf tournament Aug. 25 at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course. The results are:

. First Gross – Free Martin, Ton Thorne, Ray Lynch and Mike O’Hara.

. Second Gross – Mike Shea, Chris Brook, Jeff Murdy and Bob Leavitt.

. First Net – Tom Bernier, Rick Ambrose, Gil Coffin and Peter Beatham.

. Second Net – Alan Anderson, Mike Fern, Rick Levasseur and Mike Dowd.