You won’t want to miss the Patten Lumberman’s Museum Bean Hole Bean Day Celebration beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the museum.

The event, in conjunction with Patten’s Pioneer Days, features “authentic bean-hole beans, red hot dogs, coleslaw, boiled lumberman’s coffee, gingerbread from the local kitchens and, of course, the baked-as-you-watch-by-the-open-fire-reflector-oven biscuits,” wrote Rhonda Brophy.

Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors 62 and older; $2 for children under 12, and “buses are welcome,” Brophy added.

Other activities include blacksmith demonstrations, chain-saw carving, horseshoe tossing, scavenger hunts, crafts and music by the RFD Gang.

Readers can purchase signed copies of Randall Probert’s book, “Quandary at Knowles Corner,” tour the museum, visit the gift shop and “enjoy the fun,” Brophy added.

For more information, visit www.lumbermensmuseum.org, or call 528-2650.

Sara Stitham, donor recruiter for The Maine Blood Center in Bangor, reports you have two opportunities to donate blood this weekend.

The first opportunity is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Living Innovations, 444 Stillwater Ave., Bangor.

All donors will be part of a raffle, in which you could win one of two $25 Mobil gas cards, Stitham added.

The second opportunity is 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Shaw’s supermarket, 353 Main St., Bangor.

Again, you may win one of two Mobil gas cards “and enjoy a complimentary hot dog and drink,” Stitham wrote.

“Please stop by and help save a life right in your own community.

For more information about this or other blood drives, call The Maine Blood Center, 262-8797.

Barrie Stager and members of Franklin United Methodist Church cordially invite you to a church sale “complete with baked goods, white-elephant tables, a hot dog stand with cold drinks, and free coffee,” Stager wrote.

The sale is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the church on Main Street in Franklin.

Secretary Carol Flagg and members of South Sangerville Grange invite you to a Community Dinner and Jamboree noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Grange hall.

The meal features spaghetti and meatballs and baked beans, and is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.

Flagg invites you to bring your voices, instruments and lawn chairs and “join in the fun” of the jamboree, which “will be outside, weather permitting.”

Family and friends invite you to join them in wishing Mary Flynn of Dexter a happy birthday at a “100 Years Young!” party 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Saint Anne’s Catholic Church Center in Dexter.

Only your presence, not presents, is requested as you help celebrate the birthday of this centenarian, who was licensed to nurse in Maine in 1931.

Mary Flynn was the first industrial nurse at Fay & Scott Machine Shop in Dexter during the 1940s; was the administrator for Plummer Memorial Hospital in that community; and worked as a public and private-duty nurse in the area.

Jane Gilbert wrote, “It will mean so much to Mary, having people visit her” as she celebrates this very special occasion.

Jann Votaw, secretary of the Bridgewater Historical Association, invites you to its Chinese Auction beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the BHA.

Votaw wrote, “there will be lots of interesting items to win,” and that “it’s a good place to gather with friends and neighbors.”

Proceeds benefit building maintenance, and more information is available by calling Votaw, 425-7901, or Denis Gagne, 429-8290.

One of the joys of a Maine summer is attending an old-fashioned Baked Bean and Ham Supper, and you have that opportunity 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Perry Congregational Church on Shore Road.

Didi Hundley reports the meal is just $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12, and includes potato salad, coleslaw, homemade rolls and pies.

Bill Robertson reports the Franklin Historical Society’s annual Open House and Afternoon Tea is 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at the museum on Hog Bay Road.

There is no admission, but donations would be appreciated.

And mark your calendar for the FHS annual Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Franklin Veterans Club, Route 182.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.

The museum is open 2-4 p.m. Saturdays through September, or by appointment. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Call 565-3323 or 565-3336 for information.

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