Prospect Community Center hits milestone

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The planning is complete, and the time has come for everyone involved with the Prospect Community Center Building to celebrate the facility’s 100th anniversary by attending its two-day birthday party.

PCC president Barbara Tilley invites you to the PCC 100-year Birthday Party, which will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, and 10 a.m. to 4 .m. Sunday June 22, at the center, 992 Bangor Road in Prospect.

The weekend birthday celebration features “free ice cream and cake, an art display and a Historic Society display in the dining room,” Tilley wrote.

Saturday’s activities also include “music in the dance hall, upstairs,” from 1 to 4 p.m., she added.

Originally built in 1908 for the Knights of Pythias McKinley Lodge No. 87 “for their meetings, dances and a store,” Tilley explained, the building was sold to the club after the Knights “relinquished their charter.

“The new store, Maddie’s Place, which opened May 17, will make the occasion complete,” Tilley wrote.

“We do hope that people will visit for a while, reminisce, and see how the building has been updated.”

For more information, call Tilley at 567-3267.

Emily Smith and Wayne Lee on violin; Jane Mitchell on viola; and Gwen Krosnick on cello entertain twice today during a Kneisel Hall Outreach Performance, reports Bangor Symphony Orchestra.

The children’s performance is 4 p.m. today in the Story Room of Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St,; and the chamber music performance is 7 tonight in the library’s Lecture Hall.

The public is invited to attend either or both concerts.

Staff of Hermon High School invites you to a spaghetti dinner for the Taggart family from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Susan M. Smith Elementary School in Levant.

Donations will be accepted at the door to assist the family of Herb and Tina Taggart, whose home was destroyed by fire earlier this month.

Preregistration is required for a bag lunch, fabric lampshade workshop with Sue Noddin 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Woodlawn Museum, Route 172 in Ellsworth.

Anne Russenberger-Keefe reports the cost is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. You can register by calling 667-8671 or at events@woodlawnmuseum.org.

Members of Grace United Methodist Church invite you to their annual indoor giant yard sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday June 21, at 193 Union St. in Bangor.

Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The sale features a silent auction, household items, jewelry, children’s toys and a variety of other items. You will also have the opportunity to visit the GUMC Saving Grace Thrift Shop while you are there.

Commander James York invites you to the first 2008 fundraiser for American Legion Post 201, a craft show and bake sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the American Legion lot on Routes 9 and 143 in Dixmont.

To participate or make a donation, or for more information, call York at 234-4152 or e-mail jay@uninets.net.

Members of the Goodwill Riders Snowmobile Club (also known as the Hampden Snowmobile Club) invite you to join them for a barbecue dinner in honor of Lew Giles and in memory of Dotty Giles for their years of service to the club.

The event is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the club, 844 Western Ave. in Hampden.

Admission is $6, and all proceeds will be used for kitchen renovations in honor of the Giles.

According to information provided by the hosts, the couple has given much to this club, including keeping it going even when active membership was declining, with Lew Giles serving as president for at least a decade.

Club members are hoping for a good turnout to help make needed improvements to their kitchen.

Helen Gordon invites you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center by attending a turkey dinner and Chinese auction at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the center, 1776 U.S. Highway 1 in Sullivan.

Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children 4-12, free for children under 4.

Barbara Brooks e-mailed that the Hose Five Fire Museum is open for the season.

The museum, located at 247 State St. in Bangor, is open 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through the summer months.

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