Yard sale in Holden to benefit senior center

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The public is invited to enjoy what should be a very tempting yard sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at Aunt Nellie’s Attic on Route 1A in Holden.

The rain date is Saturday, Sept. 29, at the same location.

At this sale, reports Alexandra Turallo of Hammond Street Senior Center, which sponsors Aunt Nellie’s, you will find “additional vendors for your shopping pleasure featuring handmade jewelry, FireKing collectible dinnerware, baby clothes, kid’s toys and games, housewares, furniture and much more.”

Readers are reminded that Aunt Nellie’s features, on a regular basis, everything from new and “previously loved merchandise” in both its main building and annex.

And, inside aunt Nellie’s, as always, Turallo added, “the popcorn is free.”

All proceeds from Aunt Nellie’s regular sales and this event benefit HSSC, which offers more than 1,600 senior citizens of Bangor and surrounding communities fitness programs, classes and a variety of activities.

And, if you have merchandise, except clothing, you wish to donate, any contributions to Aunt Nellie’s are most welcome.

For more information, call 262-5532 or 989-3631.

Gaynor Reynolds reports Armand O’Clair of Ecotat Gardens is conducting three workshops to help you create a wreath of freshly gathered hydrangea blossoms.

The workshops are 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, and 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Ecotat, at the intersection of 2699 Route 2 and Annis Road in Hermon.

To register, call 848-3603 or 848-5946.

The $20 workshop fee includes all materials.

Eileen Lafland of Holden reminds readers the Eastern Maine Snowmobile Club “suffered a severe fire in May” and that the members have, just recently, completed rebuilding their clubhouse.

Lafland encourages “as many people as possible to stop by and see the renovated building,” and consider becoming a member of this local organization.

EMSC is hosting an Open House from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at the clubhouse on Levenseller Road in Holden.

The event is open to the public, and a free chicken barbecue at 3 p.m. is available to those with paid EMSC memberships.

State horticulturist Ann Gibbs of the Maine Department of Agriculture will present an illustrated talk about “Invasive Pests Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You,” at 7 p.m., Monday Sept. 24, at Hancock County Extension Office on Boggy Brook Road in Ellsworth.

The meeting, hosted by the Ellsworth Garden Club, will help you recognize what EGC members describe as “foreign invaders.”

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. More information can be obtained by calling Jay Barnes, 667-8878 or 667-8909.

You are welcome to bring your lunch to the Waldo County Family Caregiver Education and Support Group meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Waldo County General Hospital Education Center, 118 Northport Ave. in Belfast.

The group is led by Brenda Whitley of Senior Spectrum and Margie Spencer-Smith of Waldo County Home Health & Hospice.

Call 800-282-0764, ext. 127, or 338-2268, for more information.

Rosscare is offering a six-week workshop, Living Well: Chronic Disease Self Management, on Tuesdays, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 30, at Dirigo Pines Inn in Orono.

The registration fee is $25, and scholarships and transportation are available.

The workshop is for people with chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, asthma, emphysema, obesity, depression and other long-term health conditions, reports Karen Cashman of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems.

The workshop is for anyone 18 or older, and a family member, friend or caregiver is welcome to participate.

To register, or receive more information, contact Cynthia Smith at Rosscare, 973-7094, or e-mail csmith@emh.org.

Ellen Bertolaccini e-mailed that St. Teresa and St. Joseph Church are hosting an End of Life Care panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at St. Teresa’s Parish Center on South Main Street in Brewer.

Diocesan coordinator Marc Mutty will serve as facilitator for the panel that includes Pat Eye, R.N., co-director of New Hope Hospice; attorney Jane Skelton, who specializes in Elder & Disability Law; and St. Teresa’s pastor and ethicist Father Bob Vaillancourt.

Information about Advance Health Care Directives and establishing a power of attorney for health care will be available.

“This is really important information for all ages,” Bertolaccini wrote while asking, “Would your loved ones know what to do if you were seriously injured or became seriously ill?

“Have you made your wishes clear? This discussion will help you make those decisions.”

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