Brewer baseball

BREWER – Junior and senior baseball league sign-ups are set for 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Brewer High School cafeteria. Junior league is for Brewer residents only. Senior league is for Brewer and Orrington residents only. For more information, call Roger White at 989-6023 or 852-7443.

Spring tuning for bikes

BANGOR – In Maine, come spring, active outdoors enthusiasts are anxious for that first ride. Just as the Red Sox need some spring training, bicycles need spring tuning.

At the next meeting of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club, Eastern Maine chapter, former professional bicycle mechanic Paul Markson will demonstrate how to get your bicycle back on the road or trail in a manner that will ensure that the first ride is both safe and enjoyable. He will cover basic bicycle maintenance, on-road repairs and disclose the three items that must be checked each and every time a rider gets on a bicycle.

The club’s monthly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at Epic Sports, 6 Central St.

The club has added a number of local activities for the spring season. Members and others interested in the outdoors are encouraged to take a look at the calendar of events at www.moac.org to learn more about midweek evening walks in Bangor, new member hikes, a new progressive hike series where each hike is a bit more challenging, weekly paddles on local lakes and ponds, trips into Acadia National Park and group bike rides.

The Eastern Maine chapter of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club meets in Bangor and each month has a presentation on an outdoors adventure or a topic of interest for people who love the outdoors. Club activities take place statewide and members communicate via e-mail lists to announce volunteer organized trips and also spontaneous outdoor adventures. New members and visitors are welcome to attend meetings.

Girls Golf Day

HERMON – The Ladies Professional Golf Association, the U.S. Golf Association and Girl Scouts of Maine are partnering to present the 2008 Girls Golf of Greater Bangor Program.

The Girls Golf program kick-off event, Bring a Friend, Meet a Friend, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 31, at the Hermon High School upper field. In case of rain, activities will be moved into the gym.

“This event is open to girls between the ages of 7 to 17 who want to learn more about golf and who would like to become members of LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Greater Bangor,” said Thea Davis, golf professional at Hermon Meadow Golf Club and an instructor for the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Greater Bangor.

“Our golf program gives girls the chance to learn to play the game, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment,” Davis said.

Since its inaugural year in 1999, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Day has been an annual event devoted to making golf accessible to girls and furthering their interest in the game. The opening session will include golf basics using SNAG – Start New at Golf – equipment and games.

The golf program includes 10 sessions scheduled from opening day until the end of August. For information on Girls Golf Day, how to register and fees for the summer program, call Cathy Willey at 244-0214, or visit www.girlscoutsofmaine.org.

Memorial Weekend 5K run

OLD TOWN – The second annual Old Town-Orono YMCA Memorial Weekend 5K run will leave the starting line at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Y, 472 Stillwater Ave.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the fee to participate is $10. The first 50 runners to register will receive a free T-shirt. Proceeds from the race benefit the Y’s Douglas Springer Fitness Center.

Adaptive golf clinic

Maine Handicapped Skiing, a year-round adaptive recreation program based at Sunday River, will host a First Swing golf event in collaboration with the National Amputee Golf Association on June 2 at the Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. The day’s activities begin at 8:30 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m.

Maine Handicapped Skiing invites therapists, golf professionals and MHS volunteers to join in the all-day event.

Bob Wilson, executive director of the National Amputee Golf Association, will teach the seminar.

The afternoon Learn to Golf Clinic will give those who attend the morning session an opportunity to put into practice the skills and techniques presented in the seminar while working with individuals with a variety of disabilities.

Those with an interest in adaptive golf are encouraged to call Maine Handicapped Skiing at 800-639-7770 or visit www.skimhs.org.

Adaptive Summer Sports

Maine Handicapped Skiing, Maine’s largest adaptive recreation program, is gearing up for the summer months. MHS is offering summer instruction in paddling, cycling and golf for children and adults with physical disabilities at various locations in Maine.

Golf lessons will take place at Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth. Students may participate in driving and putting instruction, and take the newly acquired skills to the course. New this year are four days at Martindale Golf Course in Auburn included in the MHS golf program.

Paddling lessons will give those with disabilities an opportunity to try canoeing or kayaking at Range Pond State Park in Poland. Adaptations may be made to the boats and students will learn basic paddling skills and techniques as well as boat safety. Advance paddling will include Androscoggin River trips, a moonlight paddle at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center and two ocean paddling trips with Sea Spray Kayak.

Maine Handicapped Skiing will offer participants the prospect of improving aerobic fitness with cycling lessons at the Back Cove in Portland. A variety of hand- and foot-powered cycles will be available. A Peaks Island group ride will wrap up the cycling season.

All instruction and equipment use is free to participants. To volunteer or participate in Maine Handicapped Skiing summer adaptive recreation experience, call 800-639-7770 or e-mail info@skimhs.org.

Maine Games State Track and Field

WINSLOW – Winslow High School is the host of this year’s Maine Games State Track and Field Championships. The school’s track and field coach, Sean Carey, has been named the event’s commissioner for 2008, said Maine Games Executive Director Jeff Scully.

Track and field is just one of nearly 20 events offered in this year’s Maine Games, which Maine’s own multi-event Olympic-style sports festival.

The Maine Games is a member of the National Congress of State Games, which is a part of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Maine Games is charged with providing grass-roots opportunities for amateur athletes of all ages and abilities. The organization is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity.

Since 2003, the Maine Games has provided a statewide stage on which athletes can compete, practice good sportsmanship and share in the camaraderie special to athletics and sports. The organization will offer many of its 2008 events in the Waterville area. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce is this year’s presenting sponsor.

“The Maine Games is a celebration of sports, physical activity and good sportsmanship,” Scully said. “We’ll be kicking off our festival weekends with Opening Ceremonies to be held at the Alfond Gym on the campus at Colby College, in Waterville, on Friday, June 20.”

The Maine Games State Track and Field Championships are now accepting registrations online and by mail. The cost for the track meet is $20 for two events, with additional events costing $5 each at the meet.

For more information, visit www.mainegames.org or call 284-2003.