A box of tissues gets you into Milo school fair

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Once again, it’s time to grab that box of tissues and head for the Milo Elementary School’s Fall Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the school.

This fundraiser is one of those unique events where admission is just a box of tissues, which “helps keep all the children in tissues from now until June,” wrote Victoria Eastman.

And while the real purpose of the event is to raise funds to build a new playground for the youngsters, having attendees bring tissues makes a tremendous difference to everyone, especially during sniffle season.

The event “is fun for children and adults,” Eastman wrote of the fundraiser that features games for everyone, of all ages, at locations throughout the building.

You will find a putting green, games for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, basketball and a cakewalk.

Tickets for the children’s games are 25 cents, and, Eastman wrote, if children come in costume, “they will receive four free tickets for the games,” and be part of a costume parade at 7 p.m. in the gym.

She reminds adults that an auction, beginning at 6:15 p.m., features homemade crafts and food, and “wonderful gifts to be auctioned off, all in an effort to raise money for a newer and safer playground.”

Among businesses donating items for the auction are The Curiosity Shop, Candyland Farms, Linda’s Creations and, Eastman wrote, “our friends in Portland,” who run “Milo in Maine,” have supplied “beautiful children’s T-shirts.”

Another auction highlight will be autographed books by Maine authors including Janet Chapman and Joan Gannij.

For more information, or to make a contribution to the playground fund, call Milo Elementary School at 943-2122.

Internationally renowned stuttering expert Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner of the University of Maryland is the featured presenter for the University of Maine department of communications sciences and disorders workshop on stuttering.

The workshop, for parents, children, teens and speech-language pathologists, will take place 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Memorial Union on the Orono campus.

The cost of the workshop is $10 for families, $20 for speech-language pathologists, and more information is available by calling workshop director Marybeth Allen, 581-2403, or visiting http://www.umaine.edu/comscidis/.

Although we are more apt to associate lobster bakes with summertime activities, John Diamond is inviting you to enjoy this always-delicious treat at the John Bapst Baseball Booster Fall Lobster Bake.

That event begins at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the auditorium of John Bapst Memorial High School, 100 Broadway in Bangor.

Tickets are $20 each and, since no tickets will be sold at the door, must be purchased by Thursday, Oct. 18, by calling Diamond at 949-4904.

Diamond e-mailed that “this catered fundraising event features lobster, clams, corn on the cob, potatoes, rolls, desserts and soft beverages.”

He promises “no speeches” or award presentations; “just an opportunity to enjoy good food, socialize and have fun.”

To recognize Disability Mentoring Day, which is observed the third Wednesday of October in the midst of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Janet Siddons invites you to learn about employment opportunities “that help people with disabilities become financially independent.”

Alpha One, the Charlotte White Center and Olive Garden Restaurant are co-hosts for “a day of employment exploration” featuring the work of artists of the Charlotte White Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Alpha One, 1048 Union St. in Bangor. The event features a light lunch prepared by the Olive Garden.

Siddons reports that “the artists will be in attendance and their prints will be available for purchase.”

For more information, call her at 564-2498 or e-mail jsiddons@charlottewhite.org or call Gary McLaughlin at 941-6553.

Ken Crump, president of Mountain Man Co., is going to donate two cords of wood to needy families, and you have the opportunity to nominate a family for this donation to help them through what might well be a fuel-costly winter.

Crump e-mailed that one cord of wood will be donated to a needy family on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and the second cord of wood will be donated to a needy family on Friday, Nov. 30.

E-mail Mountain Man Co. with the name of the family and why they could use this aid.

“We will then make our choice based on their needs and verification,” Crump wrote.

To submit your nomination, e-mail MountainManCoLLC

@aol.com.

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