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Benefit dinner and silent auction

A spaghetti dinner with dessert, a silent auction, music by a DJ, a 50-50 raffle and a cash bar will be held Sunday, Sept. 24, to benefit the Butterfield family at the Bangor Elks Club, 108 Odlin Road.

Kristine Butterfield is battling brain cancer.

Employees at Stillwater Dental Associates, where Butterfield works, and at husband Mark’s place of employment, G.E., are planning the event to help the family with expenses.

Auction items will include tickets to restaurants, theater and athletic events; dental services; and an autographed book by Stephen King.

The spaghetti dinner and dessert will be held 1-6 p.m., and the silent auction 1-4 p.m.

To donate items for auction, contact Jeff Gerald, 843-7118; Brent Brown, 944-8101; or Rodney Dupuis, 843-5772. Contact Dupuis if items need to be picked up.

Make a Difference Day

Approximately 50 KeyBank employees will participate in the 17th annual Neighbors Make a Difference Day today by providing a variety of services to Bangor Beautiful. From 1 to 5 p.m. they will clean up litter in Union Street and Griffin Road neighborhoods, including Mitchell Street, Bolling Drive, Langley Street and Kelly Lane; utility pole litter clean up in the State Street and Mount Hope Avenue area and graffiti removal in various parts of the city.

More than 400 KeyBank employees statewide will participate in Neighbors Make a Difference Day.

For more information, call Adam Robertson, 478-3979, or Jon Plummer, 469-5299.

Bangor Walking Group

The public is invited to join Bangor Land Trust volunteer Paul Pasquine for the second outing of the new Bangor Walking Group at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Participants will be led through one of Bangor’s diverse walking spots. Interested walkers should meet at Epic Sports on Central Street to carpool to the walking route.

Dick Andren will serve as the host for an outing at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. Participants will take a close look at the creatures that live on the bottom of Kenduskeag Stream and explore stream dynamics. A microscope will be available. The walk is family-oriented and children are encouraged to participate. Bring rubber boots and meet at the Eastern Main Development Corp. parking lot, 40 Harlow St.

To obtain more information or to register for either outing, call Lyndsey Monroe, 942-6389, Ext. 3219.