OES celebration

MECHANIC FALLS – Dwinal Chapter 28, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Masonic Hall, 474 South Main St.

The program will be “A Fall Splash,” a celebration of fall, welcoming back all from the summer break. The meeting will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. supper. All members of the order are invited.

Selling ads

AUBURN – The Edward Little High School Oracle staff will be asking Lewiston and Auburn businesses for their support on Thursday, Sept. 14.

Each year the Oracle staff offers advertising space in the “Friends” section of the yearbook to help offset the cost of yearbook production. This year the staff has decided to double their efforts by having an ad sales day where they will go from businesses to businesses asking for their support while offering advertisement space.

The yearbook will offer a variety of advertisement sizes. Those who are not contacted on Sept. 14 and would like to place an advertisement in this year’s 2007 yearbook should contact the Oracle adviser, Sarah Raymond, at 783-8528.

Exercise classes

LEWISTON – HealthSteps at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has announced its Exercise for People with Arthritis class will be offered from 9:30 to 10:15a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept, 12 to Oct. 12, at a cost of $22.

The course is designed for individuals with rheumatic disease who are limited by impaired joint motion and/or strength.

For more information or to register, call HealthSteps at 777-8898 or visit www.stmarysmaine.com.

HealthSteps class

LEWISTON – HealthSteps at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has announced its fall session.

HealthSteps has a wide range of classes with the core membership fee, including step aerobics, TNT (Tone N Tighten), Balance Ball Blast, dance aerobics, abs and stretch, Time to Stretch, walk/jog classes (using the Bates College indoor track) and aquatic fitness, plus scheduled times to swim laps

All core classes are held in the Bates College Merrill Gym and classes run from Sept. 11 through Dec. 20. The cost of a core membership is $108.

HealthSteps core classes take place in the morning. All instructors are certified and new members are eligible to receive a free fitness consultation and orientation to the program. For more information or to register, call HealthSteps at 777-8898 or visit www.stmarysmaine.com.

Speaker on aging

LEWISTON – Joanne Seifert, RN C CHPN, director of education for Beacon Hospice Inc., will be the speaker at the Thursday, Sept. 14, session of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s Successful Aging Series.

Seifart will provide an overview of the Deep Harbors program, a new program developed by Beacon Hospice to help address the needs of end-stage dementia patients and their families.

The focus of the Deep Harbors program is to provide improved quality of life for patients and education and support for family members and caregivers. The presentation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Resident Dining Room at D’Youville Pavillion, 102 Campus Ave. The session is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, contact Lorrie Potvin at St. Mary’s at 777-8808.

Seniors speaker

LEWISTON – The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Holy Cross Church, will be the speaker at the first Seniors meeting of the season at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the church hall. He will address the changes that will happen as the churches begin to work together to evangelize and meet the spiritual needs of the faithful.

All seniors are invited to attend. A question and answer period will follow. A social time will complement the afternoon and a light lunch will be served.

VFW meeting

LISBON – VFW Post 9459 and Auxiliary, Route 196, will have meetings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. All members are encouraged to attend, and new members are welcome. Agenda items will include the Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen Program.

Members will discuss membership, the Buddy Poppy Drive and other events. Call the post home after 4 p.m. Wednesday to Friday at 353-5291 for more information.

Civil War topic

TURNER – The Turner Historical Museum will present Elaine Gilbert Bonney as the speaker at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on the first floor meeting room in the old Leavitt Institute building.

Bonney will speak on the Civil War. She will give a presentation on her family members and on her great-great-uncle, Arad Gilbert, who is buried in the Turner Center Cemetery. A meeting will follow. New members are welcome.

Apple Saturdays

NEW GLOUCESTER – Orchard walks will be features of the eighth annual Apple Saturdays at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village on Route 26 on Sept. 23, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. Cost is adults, $6.50; children, $2; under 6, free. Reservations are required by calling 926-4597.

Apple Saturdays special events on Sept. 23, apple pie sale, in cooperation with New Gloucester Historical Society; Sept. 30, candied apples; Oct. 7, homemade doughnuts and cider sale.

Digestive disorders

AUBURN – A free luncheon seminar providing attendees information on natural solutions for digestive disorders will be held on Monday, Sept. 18, at Wei Li Chinese Restaurant. Speaker will be Dr. Jason Davis, member of the Doctor’s Speakers Bureau and president of Davis Chiropractic in Auburn.

Space is limited; to register, call 782-3330. For future seminar topics, visit www.davischiropractic.us.

Beading class

LEWISTON – A cabochon-beading class will be offered by Club 50 on Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 18 to 27.

A supply kit will be provided by instructor Doris Forgues. Classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Club 50 Room next to Campus Cuisine on the St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center campus. Space is limited; register by Thusday, Sept. 14, at 753-5467. The class costs $33.