AUGUSTA – Mid-State College invites the public to attend an open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. A demonstration on the objectives and aspects of the Administrative Assistant Associate Degree Program and the Office Administration Certificate Program will be led by Program Adviser Paula Madore. Light refreshments will be served.

Those who would like more information or directions to the campus should contact the Admissions Office at 623-3962, 1-800-950-8686 or by e-mail at info@midstatecollege.com. Mid-State College is located at 218 Water St. The open house will be held in room 11.

WAVES gathering

ROCKPORT – The eighth annual WAVES New England Regional Conference will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 15 to 18, at the Samoset Resort.

WAVES stands for Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service and is the name given to the women who served in the Navy in World War II. Later when women became part of the regular service the acronym was dropped, but it was used again when WAVES National was formed as a nonprofit organization for all women who have been or are in the Navy, Marines or Coast Guard.

Associate membership is open to past and present servicewomen of all other branches of the Armed Forces.

For information on joining the organization or on attending the conference, contact Lucille Greer at 634-4243 or by e-mail at lugreer90@hotmail.com.

CPR course

AUGUSTA – Mid-State College will hold an Adult, Child and Infant CPR course on Friday, May 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the Augusta Campus, 218 Water St. The cost is $55 for Mid-State College students, faculty, staff and alumni, and $65 for others. Anyone wishing to register should visit the Administrative Offices at either campus for an application, or contact the admissions office at 1-800-950-8686. Only 10 students will be registered.

Arbor Week

AUGUSTA – Celebrate Arbor Week at the Pine Tree State Arboretum with several events.

A tree seedling sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 through 23. On Saturday, May 24, a spring wildflower walk will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Botanist Mary Oatway will lead a walk through the arboretum. Free to members of the Pine Tree State Arboretum, $4/non-member adult and $2/child. Call 621-0031 to register.

Also on that Saturday an Arbor Week plant sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call the arboretum for more information on this year’s inventory.

All events will begin at the Viles Visitors Center, 153 Hospital St. Call 621-0031 for more information.

Coalition award

AUGUSTA – The Transportation Safety Coalition has awarded the Bicycle Coalition of Maine the Maine Education Award for its initiatives in the statewide education and advocacy of bicyclists.

The programs recognized include providing bike safety workshops to 40,000 schoolchildren, supporting hundreds of miles of bike paths and trails, obtaining more paved shoulders on Maine’s highways, production of the Share the Road TV campaign and educating legislators and law enforcement on bicyclists rights and responsibilities.

This year’s program will bring bicycle safety presenters into another 100 schools statewide, reaching more than 10,000 additional children in Maine. The presentations cover rules in proper helmet fit, dressing for safety, doing the ABC Bike Check and rules of the road.

For more information about bicycle and pedestrian safety or to get a copy of the 2003 Bike Maine calendar, visit www.BikeMaine.org or call 207-623-4511.

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