December 25, 2024
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Bangor

Several members of the staff at Eastern Maine Medical Center were featured in the March 4 issue of Advance for Nurses, a biweekly magazine.

The cover has a picture of Sally Flewelling, registered nurse, and the cover story was written by Jan Pilotte, nurse coordinator for the Palliative Care Program. Also pictured in the article are registered nurses Crystal Guiggey, Melissa Say and Lisa Larrabee, and Dr. Alan Garber.

The board of directors of Penquis CAP Inc. is seeking a candidate interested in serving on the board as a representative of low-income residents living in the following towns: Alton, Argyle, Bangor, Bradford, Bradley, Brewer, Carmel, Charleston, Clifton, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, Eddington, Edinburg, Etna, Exeter, Garland, Glenburn, Greenbush, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Hudson, Kenduskeag, LaGrange, Levant, Milford, Newburgh, Newport, Old Town, Orono, Orrington, Passadumkeag, Plymouth, Stetson and Veazie.

There is one seat open on the board for a three-year term beginning in June. The board meets monthly, and the representative elected to this seat is reimbursed for mileage to and from the meeting. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, live in one the towns listed above, and interested in the issues facing low-income people.

For information, call Lori Davidson at Penquis CAP Inc., 973-3515, 262 Harlow St, Bangor 04402.

In recognition of his efforts to broaden access to affordable health care, the National Association of Community Health Centers awarded its 2002 Community Health Super Hero Award to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci in Washington.

Officials from the NACHC said the award was presented to acknowledge Baldacci’s “leadership in Congress in expanding primary health care in the 2nd Congressional District of Maine and throughout the country.”

According to officials, Baldacci has demonstrated his understanding of the need to provide greater access to affordable, quality health care by his support for efforts to double the number of people served by America’s Community Health Centers. These centers serve 12 million individuals, including 4.5 million children, 4.5 million uninsured patients and 500,000 homeless people.

Hampden

Game Warden Dan Scott of Hampden and his dog Baker received the Search and Rescue Canine Case of the Year Award March 22 at the Maine Warden Service 2001 Awards Banquet in Bangor.

Orono

Stephanie J. Lull, the daughter of Richard and Sally Jacobs, has joined Smith-Reuter Architects, formerly of Auburn. The firm now will be known as Smith Reuter Lull Architects of Lewiston and Bethel. The other principals of the company are Noel Smith and James Reuter.

Lull, a graduate of Orono High School, was formerly a project architect with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Lull has taken the lead design role in a project for Creative Photographic Arts Center of Maine, based in Lewiston.

Esther Gilbert Taylor, a well-remembered art teacher at Orono High School, will discuss and display her work during the annual meeting of the Friends of the Orono Public Library.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. April 4 at the library. Her topic will be “Orono through the Eyes of an Artist.” During the business meeting, members will review the past year’s activities and plan future programs.


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