Items for people to bid on at the benefit auction for Zachary Nickerson of Corinth are suitable for people of all tastes, reports organizer Wanda Grant Poulin.

“I have just been overwhelmed by the support” this benefit has received not only from residents but people in the Bangor area and beyond, she said.

Everything from windows to NASCAR memorabilia will be up for bid at the auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Tilton’s Auction Barn on Puddledock Road in Corinth.

Professional auctioneer Jeff Tilton will guide you through the event that features a 50-50 raffle every hour, door prizes, a variety of other raffles and a bake sale by representatives of Morison Memorial School, which Zachary would attend if he were able.

Zachary, 10, is the son of Lloyd and Michele Nickerson of Corinth.

He was born with severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, a rare and often fatal disease.

Diagnosed at 6 months, he has fought for his life ever since with numerous trips to Bangor and Boston, and two bone marrow transplants.

Daily, he deals with a number of other health-related issues caused by the side effects of his treatments, and now is on oxygen until a donor can be found.

If you can help by making a donation to the auction, call Poulin at 285-3090 or Valerie Grant at 285-7713. Better yet, plan to attend the auction and make a contribution by participating in the bidding.

Mike Lange reminds readers an organizational meeting for a proposed Elks Lodge in the Dover-Foxcroft area is 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Room 116 at Penquis Higher Education Center in Dover-Foxcroft.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend, and more information is available by calling Lange at 938-3975 or John Ring, 341-1087.

Walter Boomsma of Valley Grange 144 announces its annual Homecoming and Reunion begins with supper at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Grange on Guilford Center Road at Butter Street in Guilford.

“It’s a great time for past members, current members or prospective members (that’s everybody!) to visit the Grange Hall,” Boomsma wrote.

“As always, we’ll start with a potluck supper,” with the meeting promptly after the meal.

The program features “a harvest festival of music and memories featuring as much local talent as we can find,” Boomsma wrote. “We hope to have something for everyone.”

For more information about this meeting, or the Grange, call Boomsma at 343-1842.

Diana Richardson and fellow members of Hampden Congregational Church invite you to stroll “Down Memory Lane for Christmas Presents” at its holiday fair, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the church on Main Road.

This year’s highlight is “early-shoppers’ night on Friday,” Richardson pointed out while informing us that “special features include a Red Hat Table, gift baskets to suit every budget and interest, tins of cookies, and a silent auction.”

For lunch, you can enjoy corn chowder served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Funds raised at the Shirley Community Church third annual Christmas Crafts Fair & Luncheon will help with installation of “a new septic and well system as well as refurbishing the bathroom and kitchen area,” wrote the Rev. Dr. Everett Parker.

The fair and luncheon is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Nov. 17, at Shirley Town Hall, “on the shore of Shirley Pond, and just down the road from the church,” he said.

There is no admission fee to attend the fair, and the cost of the soup and sandwich luncheon is just $5.

Chris Huskilson, CEO of Emera, the parent company of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., is the keynote speaker for the United Way of Eastern Maine Annual Community Meeting at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Morgan Hill Event Center on Route 2 in Hermon.

Laura Hoovler Mitchell of UWEM reports more information or reservations can be made by e-mailing JenniferH@unitedwayem.org or by calling 941-2800.

You are invited to a holiday craft bazaar from 9 am. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Weatherbee Elementary School on Main Road in Hampden.

The sale, which features crafters from all over Maine, according to information provided by Michael Wilson, also offers “tons of baked goods.”

All proceeds will benefit the work of the Weatherbee PTO.

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