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Candidates’ night

Your vote counts. The national political candidates get a lot of press, but the results of the local elections, though they may not receive as much attention, can have noticeable bearing on your everyday life. Finding information on the local candidates is not always easy.

Bangor Public Library wants to help. It will sponsor two candidates’ forums – one for candidates for Bangor City Council and one for candidates for the school committee – on Thursday, Oct. 16.

The forum for school committee candidates is set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The forum for City Council candidates will be from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

Bangor City Council candidates are incumbent councilor Gerry Palmer, former councilor David Nealley, Richard Bronson, Paul Dubay, Andrew Sturgeon and Roberto Zavaleta.

School committee candidates are Phyllis Guerette and Christina Szal, who are seeking re-election, and Warren Caruso.

Michael Gleason, a retired senior master sergeant of the Air National Guard, will be the moderator.

In the City Council Forum, each candidate will be given three minutes for an introductory statement, including defining important issues that the City Council faces. Then each candidate will be given two minutes to answer the same question, which is: What can the city do to meet current economic challenges?

There will be time for questions from the audience. This year, those questions will be written on index cards and read by the moderator. Each candidate will be given three minutes for a closing statement.

The school committee forum will follow the same format with the question: What direction should the Bangor School System take to prepare students to meet the current economic challenges?

The forum will be broadcast on cable TV’s government public access station in Bangor.

Bangor residents are encouraged to attend and take part in discussions that can directly affect their future. For more information, call the library at 947-8336.

Brewer

Autumn Affair fashion show, auction

The St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary will hold its 33rd annual Autumn Affair fashion show and auction at noon Friday, Oct. 17, at Jeff’s Catering.

Attendees will enjoy an afternoon filled with samples of the latest fall clothing and accessory fashions provided by local businesses, including The Grasshopper Shop, Dream Dress for Less, The Mad Hatter, Talbots, The Pretty Woman, Bella Luna and Simply Jules. Show commentator will be WABI TV-5 news personalities Jon Small and Catherine Pegram.

The dinner and auction will kickoff at 6 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner and entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Attendees will enjoy a humorous fashion show with a parade of unique outfits depicting each month of the year before the Rev. Robert Carlson steps in as the evening’s auctioneer. Many auction items will be up for bid, including box tickets to a University of Maine hockey game donated by Webber Energy; a signed, numbered and framed Tom Hennessey print donated by the artist; one week of lodging at Sugarloaf USA donated by Ned and Jane Jennings; a garden statue from Granville Stone; a 5-feet-by-8-feet contemporary design rug woven in Spain of 100 percent wool and a 5-feet-by-8-feet oriental design polypropolene rug woven in the United States donated by Salibas Rug Sales.

Reserved seating for the afternoon fashion show and luncheon may be purchased in advance for $25. General admission seating will be available at the door for $35.

Tickets for the evening dinner and auction may be purchased in advance for $35 (reserved seating only, there will be no sales at the door).

Tickets for both afternoon and evening events may be purchased at Patrick’s Hallmark; at Helen’s, the St. Joseph Hospital Gift Shop; or by calling Mrs. Marie Demaso at 945-5700.

Both the afternoon and evening events sponsored by Ed and Mary Clift.