LEWISTON – L/A Toastmasters Club 1741 will meet at the usual time on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Bates Mill Complex, first floor conference room at 35 Canal St.

Speakers and topics are: Ruth Marstaller, conflict resolution; Laurianne Anctil, first annual toastmaster; and George Greenwood, topic to be announced. Table topic master will be Kathleen Szostek.

Robin Dow session

AUBURN – Robin Dow Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the American Legion Hall on Washington Street. After the meeting and bag lunch, bingo will be played.

Sixty-eight members attended the last meeting led by President Audrey Fleming. New members are Lorraine Collins and Larry Manser. Kay Koss and Elise Whitney won the attendance prize, and Dora Gayton, Irene Lapointe and Ed Laine the pot-of-gold.

Lucien Marcoux reported a foliage trip will be run by Evelyn Sawin Sept. 26, which includes leaving from a Portland pier, with dinner following at the Village Inn. The group will then take a bus trip up Route 1 to Augusta before returning to Auburn.

For reservations, see Sawin or call her at 998-4577.

Doris Michaels reported a trip to the Balsams Oct. 13; a mystery trip Oct. 26 to 29; Radio Daze at Lantana’s in Randolph, Mass., Nov. 11; and a New Year’s party at the Sheraton Hotel in Nashua, N.H., Dec. 30 and Jan. 1.

For details and reservations, call Michaels at 782-6962 or Joyce Poole at 744-3429.

Blood drive

WINTHROP – A community blood drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at St. Francis Parish Hall, Lake Street. The drive is open to all donors.

Park exhibit

GRAY – Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will set up an exhibit about their support organization on Sunday, Aug. 31. The group is always looking for new volunteers to help with flowers, gardens, helping visitors and operating the snack shack. For more information, call the park at 657-4977 or check out Web sites at www.mainewildlifepark.com or www.mefishwildlife.com.

Singers sought

WINTHROP – CODA Chorus members are inviting area singers to join them Tuesday, Sept. 2, as they begin rehearsals for the annual Christmas concert. Director is Barbara Franklin and accompanist, Bob Morang. High school singers are welcome.

Rehearsals are 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at the Winthrop United Methodist Church. For more information call Alice Flagg at 377-8590.

Joining Jesus Party

LEWISTON – The Pentecostal Kids’ Church, The Jesus Party, is accepting free fall enrollments for inner city children 5 years old and up. Founded by the Rev. Douglas and Sonia Taylor, The Jesus Party holds its weekly service at 6 p.m. Fridays through the school year at 291 Bates St. For more information concerning the curriculum or transportation, contact Sonia at 786-5568.

Bridge play

LEWISTON – The Lewiston-Auburn Duplicate Bridge Club met on Aug. 19 at the Multi-Purpose Center. Winners in Flight A were: first, Ron Reynolds and Ray Sirois; second, David Lock and Jeanine Kivus; third, Eleanor Abraham and Mary Leahey; fourth, Mike Quinn and Luke Mery; fifth, Martine Begert and Rosemarie Goodwin; sixth, Doug and Betty Sise. Winners in Flight B were: first, Doug and Betty Sise; second, Nick Karamessinis and Jane Fournier. Another game will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the center. A partner is guaranteed.

The Club also met on Aug. 20 at Schooner Estate. Winners were: first, Pat Quinn and Mary Leahey; second, Ron and Connie Reynolds; third, Mike Quinn and Leslie Buzzell; fourth, Jeanine Kivus and Rosemarie Goodwin. Another game will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Schooner. For further information and/or a partner, call Lucille Theriault at 783-0431.

College conference

AUBURN – Joanna Backman, director of Central Maine Community College’s Western Maine College Center, and Susan Lavers, corporate training coordinator in the corporate and community services department of CMCC, atended the National Coalition of Advance Technology Centers Summer Confence in Cleveland recently.