Biathlon for kids

The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department will offer a biathlon for children ages 3 to 10 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 11, around Cameron Stadium. The event will include bicycling and running.

Preregistered participants will receive a race day T-shirt and gift bag.

The fee is $10 for preregistrants and $15 the day of the race. Registrations will be taken in advance at the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department on Main Street.

For more information, call 992-4490.

Challenging Choices recreation classes

BUCKSPORT – Challenging Choices of Bucksport Recreation Department is offering summer classes for youth or youth and parents. Preregistration is requested, and fees must be paid before the first day of class. For further information or signup, contact Barb Ames at 469-6682, 469-3518, Youthchoices@Bucksport.biz.

. Jewelry Making, participants make two sets of necklace, bracelet, earrings, 10 a.m.-noon June 23 and 30. $25 for supplies due first day.

. Book Making and Paper Art, four weeks, beginning 10 a.m.-noon July 8. $20 payable before first day.

. Gardening, through spring and summer. Learn the basics. $20 for whole summer. You may bring home the harvest.

. Thai-Philippine-Japanese Cooking, hands-on experience, four weeks, begins 5-7 p.m. July 9. $30, or $50 for parent and youth.

. Chinese Cooking, four weeks, beginning 10 a.m.-noon July 7. $30, or $50 for parent with youth. Youth may take food home.

. R.A.D., Rape Aggression Defense, 15-hour class to help teach females ages 11 and up realistic self-defense tactics. Date to be determined.

. Fencing: Swordplay, with USFA- and USFCA-certified Prevot D’Armes John Krauss from Down East School of Fencing of Verona Island. Equipment provided. Wear loose clothing and sneakers. Date not chosen yet. Preregister with Barb Ames.

. Glass Fusing, three-hour class with Susan Walsh, date not set. Students will not use kilns themselves.

. Basket Making, four-week class, 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 5, 7, 12, 14. Materials included, $25 payable first day.

. Computer Building: Intro to Computer Hardware, four two-hour classes, $40. Or, build a computer to take home, $250. July 28-31.

. Woodworking, four classes, begins 10 a.m.-noon June 23. $30.

. Card and Board Games: 1-4 p.m. Thursdays beginning July 10, Jewett Community Center. Bring board games or cards, bring healthy snacks to share. Free to grades four through 12. with other participants. Register with Barb Ames, 469-6682.

. Double Dutch Jump Rope, five weeks, begins July 21. Kindergarten through grade eight. $12, payable first day.

. Red Cross Babysitting Course, ages 11-15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 15. Bring lunches and snacks. $45, payable before first day. Class size limited.

Camp Rainbow

Camp Rainbow will hold its annual open house 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, June 19. This is the 21st year of the weeklong summer camp offered by the American Cancer Society in cooperation with Eastern Maine Medical Center, the Bangor Ronald McDonald House and Bangor YMCA Camp Jordan. The camp runs June 15-21.

Thanks to the financial contributions from the American Cancer Society’s many friends and donors, participants are able to attend Camp Rainbow free of charge.

Camp Rainbow provides a camping experience that helps children diagnosed with cancer meet other children and families, bolster their self-esteem and confidence, and participate in swimming, kayaking, volleyball and arts and crafts.

Camp Rainbow has been in operation since 1987 and is a special place where children with cancer can smile, laugh and play; a place where they are not treated as different or sick; a place where they can just be happy, fun-loving kids again.

The camp operates at Camp Jordan on Branch Lake in Ellsworth, a facility of more than 200 acres with a well-developed waterfront, spacious dining hall, ropes course, various athletic areas, a theater stage, and an arts and crafts building.

The Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic at EMMC provides 24-hour medical staffing for the week.