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Bangor car show to benefit Sheriff’s Department

The community-minded members of Dynamic Performance Auto Club are back with their second annual car show 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Bass Park in Bangor.

Gates open at 7 a.m. Registration is open until 10 a.m.

The event features 20-plus classes for show cars, two bike classes and six SPL (car stereo system) classes, with three trophies awarded each class.

For SPL enthusiasts, the show meter reads to 170-plus decibels!

Registration is $5 for cars, and $10 for the SPL competition.

Later, it’s drag racing at Winterport Dragway 3-9 p.m. Admission is $10 for racers and $5 for spectators.

DPAC member Noah Sargent has been in contact with Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross, and Sargent reports a portion of the proceeds will help purchase a bulletproof vest for a new explosives detection K-9 that the department recently acquired.

Any additional funds could be used to purchase safety-coloring books depicting an anti-drug message dispensed by patrol deputies through the department’s Adopt-A School program, Ross has suggested.

For more information, visit dynamicperformance.org or winterportdragway.com.

The traditional country band Nuthin’ Fancy of Houlton will appear in a benefit concert for the Hammond Street Senior Center of Bangor.

Doors open 6 p.m. and the concert is 7 p.m. Saturday June 19, in the Chateau Ballroom of Norumbega Hall in Bangor.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks will be for sale, and the fund-raiser also features a silent auction and a live auction with auctioneer Mike Lufkin.

Among the items up for bid are an autographed copy of Stephen King’s “Dreamcatcher,” a beautiful handmade queen-size “Nana’s Garden” quilt and pillow shams; an original Ellen Beattie oil painting; Dennis Martin handmade pottery bowls; and a Ricky Craven promotional package.

Tickets are available at The Grasshopper Shops in Bangor, Ellsworth and Searsport; Aunt Nellie’s Attic, Bar Harbor Road, Holden; at HSSC and at the door.

Advance tickets will be entered in a door prize drawing.

For more information, call HSSC at 262-5532.

Trustee Ralph Carr of the Lura Hoit Pool in Hampden reports that work on the pool landscape project begins 8 a.m. today, and the same time Saturday, June 19, at that site.

Trustees hope many volunteers will participate, bringing with them a shovel, rake or other useful garden tools.

For more information, call Carr at 848-5114.

You are invited to a community health and wellness fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 19, in Sam’s Club parking lot in Bangor.

Organized by Sam’s Club optical staff to heighten awareness of products and services available in our community, a barbecue will raise money for the Prevent Blindness Association.

The Eastern Maine Medical Center Bloodmobile will collect donations; members of the Bangor Police Department will dispense fingerprinting kits for children and gun safety locks; and vision screenings and blood pressure checks will be available.

Participants include representatives of Twin City Dental, Weight Watchers, Curves, Avon’s Health and Wellness Line, and licensed massage therapist Vickie Levesque, who will provide sample massages and information.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the fun and activities, and take home giveaways!

Peony Society of Maine president Ken Liberty invites you to the third annual Public Peony Garden Tour 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine, Saturday, June 19, at 23 Ohio St., Bangor.

Sponsored by the society, the single-garden tour features 70 to 80 different kinds of peonies, including a number of midseason peonies in bloom, and both tree and herbaceous peonies.

Your $2 donation enables the society to donate plants to local public gardens including Littlefield Demonstration Gardens at the University of Maine and Ecotat Public Gardens in Hermon.

Society members will be available to discuss peonies with you, and more information can be obtained by calling Liberty at 945-9726.

Besides enjoying the Soapbox Box Derby in Brewer Saturday, June 19, you also can enjoy the Pit Stop Carnival sponsored by Twin City Baptist Church from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day at the Brewer Auditorium fields and parking lot.

Among other activities, the event features a superslide, bounce house, and a dunk tank into which you can try to put local celebrities Jan Smith and Ric Tyler!

Proceeds from the event, which also features pony rides, food, clowns and puppets, will help send a group of teens from that church on an August mission trip to Jamaica.

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


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