Many efforts are under way to assist with expenses related to the recovery of Lance Sanborn, a firefighter-paramedic from Bucksport who was involved in an automobile accident in February, according to information forwarded to me by Terry Grindle of the Bucksport Fire Department.

Those efforts include the offer by Andy Lacher, owner of BookStacks in Bucksport, to donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of 23 copies of “Building the Penobscot Narrows Bridge,” to Lance and his wife, Kim Sanborn.

The books may be purchased at BookStacks during regular business hours at 71 Main St.

Grindle also reminds readers that BookStacks is selling the advance tickets for the benefit Souper Supper for the Sanborns, with seating at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Miles Lane School in town.

Advance purchases are recommended so sponsors will have an accurate head count, although some tickets will be available at the door.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 4-12; free for children 3 and under and a maximum of $25 for families.

Tickets also may be obtained by sending a check payable to Bucksport Firefighters Association, c/o Marie Stubbs, 45 Turkey Path Road, Bucksport 04416.

Donations to help Lance and his wife through this difficult time can be mailed to Seaboard Federal Credit Union, c/o Lance and Kim Sanborn, P.O. Box G, Bucksport 04416. Checks should be made out to Lance and Kim Sanborn.

For information, visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lancesanborn.

Suzanne Rojas reports the SAD 48 adult education department invites public and private high school students, parents, and adults who are considering attending college and members of the community to attend the third annual College-Job Fair 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport.

At this fair, you will be able to visit with college representatives, military recruiters, representatives of secondary training institutions and area employers to learn what opportunities are available to you, Rojas wrote.

For information, call Rojas at 368-3290.

The public is invited to meet Kathy Hopkins and enjoy her program, Cooking with Maple, during the Page Farm and Home Museum Brown Bag Lunch at noon Thursday, March 20, at the museum on the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Program committee chairwoman Mary Bird reports Hopkins will “share recipes, tips and even some samples of yummy maple treats” from the 179-recipe cookbook, “Maine Maple Beyond Pancakes,” compiled by Beth Hopkins and “interspersed with anecdotes and original art by Earle Mitchell.”

Kathy Hopkins is an extension educator for Somerset County, Bird explained, who “serves as a statewide resource for Maine maple syrup producers.”

The program is free and open to the public. For information, call the museum at 581-4100.

Holly Henderson e-mailed the “next big fundraiser” for the Houlton Animal Shelter is Top Kats & Tails, a semiformal dinner and dance at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Houlton Elks Club.

Tickets are $20 in advance at Hollywood Pet Salon, 70 Main St., Houlton, or $25 at the door.

The event features carriage rides 6-9 p.m. while dinner is being served, followed by the dance and an auction.

Disc jockey Tim the Tune Man will play music from the ’70s through the ’90s, and a cash bar will be available.

Jody Wolford-Tucker of Hospice of Hancock County reports tickets are available for agency’s 13th annual Charity Auction 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Ellsworth Holiday Inn.

A Silent Auction precedes the live auction, which auctioneer Jerry Miller will open at 7:30 p.m.

The fundraiser features hearty hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, auction items donated by local businesses and artists, and the newly-formed Hospice Singers.

Admission is $20. Tickets may be obtained by calling HHC at 667-2531.

I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Robert E. Clukey Sr. of Bangor who was nearing his 95th birthday when he died last week.

Bob was a dear man, devoted to his wife, Leona, and his family, and is one who will be remembered for his many decades on the playing fields and golf courses of Maine, and as a committed volunteer to the organizations he so willingly served, such as the Bangor Y.

Bob will be missed but the memory of his warm smile and twinkling eyes will remain forever with those he knew and loved.

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