Old Town High School junior Christopher Melanson, 17, has launched a very ambitious project to help him achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.

A member of Boy Scout Troop 76, his Eagle Scout goal is to build an American with Disabilities Act-compliant handicap-accessible ramp “onto the back of the Scout Hall, a building donated to the local scouts” at the United Methodist Church in Old Town, Melanson explained.

He wrote that the building is “used by a number of groups associated with the church,” as well as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts.

Melanson believes all groups using that facility “would benefit a great deal from this project.”

He said that “this ramp will create a safe environment for anyone using the new Scout Building, and allow access to anyone who does not currently have access.”

To help him raise the $1,500 he needs to complete this project, Melanson is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the United Methodist Church, 744 Stillwater Ave.

He hopes you will attend and help him achieve his goal of equipping this much-used facility with a handicap-accessible ramp.

If you cannot attend the benefit supper, but would like to help in this effort, or for more information, call Melanson at 852-4086.

On behalf of the Hope Volunteer Fire Department, Reney Crochere invites you to enjoy an evening with Denny More, a comedy show including magic, illusion and hypnosis, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in the auditorium of Camden Hills Regional High School.

General seating tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Advance tickets can be obtained by calling 542-4873.

Tickets are also available at the Hope General Store at the intersection of Routes 105 and 245; Rankin’s Hardware, Union Street, Camden; Northern Kingdom Music, Route 1, Rockport; Mic Mac Market, Route 17, Union; Grasshopper Shop, Rockland; Fernald’s 5 & 10, Waldoboro; and Lincoln’s Country Store in Warren.

For more information, call Crochere at the number above.

Proceeds benefit the Hope Volunteer Fire Department building fund.

Event coordinator Melissa Huston reports “only a limited number of tickets will be available, so buy your tickets early” for the All Souls Congregational Church eighth annual lobster stew dinner.

That event has two seatings, at 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in the vestry of the church, 10 Broadway in Bangor.

Tickets are $14, and can be obtained by calling the church office at 942-7354.

Proceeds benefit members of the Assist-JC Youth Group to help with their mission trip this summer to Eastport and next summer to Honduras.

Members of the youth group will serve as wait staff for the homemade meal that includes lobster stew, garden salad, fresh focaccia bread and apple and blueberry pies.

According to information provided by Terry Grindle on behalf of everyone involved with fundraising efforts to assist Bucksport firefighter-paramedic Lance Sanborn and his wife, Kim Sanborn, as he recovers from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, the Souper Supper for the Sanborns on Saturday, April 5, at Miles Lane School in Bucksport is sold out.

This event features several selections of soups, chowder, stew and chili prepared by Chef Tom Guston of the Castine Inn.

The next events for the Sanborns include a Knights of Columbus fish fry at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at St. Vincent dePaul Church Hall on the corner of Central and Franklin streets in Bucksport.

Admission for adults is $8 and $5 for children for this meal of fried haddock, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, rolls and homemade desserts.

Next month, the Bucksport High School Student Council hosts a spaghetti supper for the Sanborns with seatings at 4:30 and 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, at BHS.

Admission for the meal that includes salad, rolls and homemade desserts is $5.

Sandra Gordon of Waldo County Healthcare reminds readers the baby fair is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Troy Howard Middle School gymnasium on Lincolnville Avenue in Belfast.

The Baby Fair features used baby and children’s clothes, toys, books and furniture; new items made by local crafters; and booths staffed by representatives of Books for Babes, Belfast Public Health Nursing Association and various pre-school services.

Admission is $1 for adults and free for children, and proceeds benefit BPHNA to help local families in need.

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