LEWISTON – The Central Maine Detachment, Marine Corps League, will meet at noon Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Lewiston Elks Lodge, Lisbon Street. All members are requested to attend and all Marine veterans are invited. Those wishing more information should call Robert MacDonald at 784-3045 or Roland C. Cyr at 782-3057.

Fortier chapter

LEWISTON – Chapter Dr. Paul Fortier of Association Canado Americaine will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the Multi-Purpose Center seniors room. Francine Mathieu, clinical coordinator at d’Youville Pavilion, will discuss “Alzheimer – Understanding the Cause and Treatment.” All members are invited to bring a guest. A light lunch will be served and there will be 50/50 and a door prize. For more information call 783-0606.

Registration

AUBURN – Auburn AC Serve will hold its alternate registration date for the Oct. 25 Distribution Day from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at the Auburn Advent Christian Church, Whitney Street entrance. New participants are welcome. Call Janet at 784-2164 for more information.

Speaker set

LEWISTON – La Survivance Francaise will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Multi-Purpose Center Senior Citizens Room.

Featured speaker will be Linda Blanchard, RN, MEd. Her talk will focus on the humor as well as the difficulties encountered when one must care for a loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease.

Blanchard is president of Blanchard Quality Consultants, a management consultant business started in 1994 that provides key management support functions. She has extensive experience and training and has consulted throughout the New England states.

Light refreshments will be served. Irene Biron will serve as hostess.

Honor members

AUBURN – Mt. Olivet Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will honor 25- and 50-year members at a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Masonic Hall, Turner Street. All Eastern Star members are invited. Ina Brainerd and Kathy Webster will serve refreshments after the meeting.

Seniors to meet

NEW GLOUCESTER – The New Gloucester Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Amvets Hall. A potluck lunch will be held as well as a raffle. Members when to Heartland Restaurant on Sept. 16. Raffle winners were Shari Gosselin and Joyce Bridge.

Crime watch

MINOT – A Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Minot Consolidated School. General information will be presented by speakers from the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department and the Maine State Police. Those wishing can bring questions for officials.

Firefighters

LISBON – The Androscoggin County Firefighters Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Lisbon Fire Station.

Breastfeeding

AUBURN – Pregnant women and nursing mothers are invited to the La Lech League meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at 102 Bennett Ave. Topic will be “Breastfeeding: Great Beginnings.” Babies are welcome. Those wishing more information should call the league leader at 782-6645.

Join on Web

BRUNSWICK – The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary membership drive has added the opportunity to join to the hospital web site at www.midcoasthealth.com Volunteer/Auxiliary. Persons may join for the first time, rejoin or make donations.

Membership Chairwomen Ruth Sligar and Lou Harding said persons may continue to pay dues by check and by credit card in the Auxiliary Gift Shop.

The 500-member support organization has members living throughout the midcoast region.

Bridge play

LEWISTON – The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners of the quarterly club championship at the Multi-Purpose Center on Sept. 29 were: N/S, first, Lue Bilodeau and Roger Briggs, first overall; second, Betty and Doug Sise, fourth overall, first overall in B; third, Anna Vitiello and Randy Silver, fifth overall; fourth, Beverly Dolan and Paul Beegel.

E/W, first, Charles Bartlett and Rosemarie Goodwin, second overall; second, Marta Clements and Nancy Farmer, third overall; third, Joan Bergeron and Jeanne Plourde, second overall in B; fourth, Marlene and Conrad Violette, third overall in B.

Games are played at 9 a.m. every Monday, a mini-lesson is given and a partner is guaranteed. Call Rosemarie Goodwin at 783-1734 for more information.