Mothers to meet

FALMOUTH – Blue Star Mothers, those who now have or have had children serving in the military, will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at the Falmouth American Legion Hall, 65 Depot Road. For more information, contact Karen Connick at [email protected].

Retiree meeting

AUBURN – The Maine Retiree Council will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the Alden M. Gayton American Legion Post 31, 426 Washington St. North. Retirees of all military services and their spouses are invited to attend.

Women’s ride

AUBURN – The Bicycle Coalition of Maine will sponsor the fifth annual Women’s Ride for Heart Health with 5-, 10- and 25-mile rides on Sunday, June 25. Plans are under way to include a nutrition education presentation and free massage therapy.

There will be numerous prize giveaways, including a diamond pendant valued at almost $800. The all-women ride is $15, with proceeds benefiting BCM’s education mission of teaching bike safety to more than 15,000 school children across Maine each year.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer among women in Maine. Women can improve health with changes in lifestyle, including quitting smoking, regular exercise like bicycling and heart healthy foods.

Those interested can register at www.BikeMaine.org by clicking on the women’s ride icon on the right-hand side of the main page, http://www.bikemaine.org/store/wr_register_select.htm, or phone 623-4511.

French weekend

ROCKLAND – Penobscot School will feature a special weekend French immersion program Friday through Sunday, June 9 to 11. Native speaker Nomie Marciano of Crteil, France, will lead the French weekend immersion course from 5 p.m. Friday, June 9, through 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Participants may elect to attend one day. Only French will be spoken the entire time.

Tuition for the full weekend program is $219. The fee includes instruction, activities and materials, accommodations and meals. Participants may register for one day of the weekend program, at the discretion of the instructor. The fee is $108.

For details, contact Marciano at 594-1084 or [email protected]. To register for an immersion or private lessons, call 594-1084 or write to [email protected]. Registrations may also be completed by fax to 207-594-1067 or in person at 28 Gay St. Forms are available at www.languagelearning.org/schoolsite/school/registration.html.