AUBURN – Maine Greyhound Placement Service will hold a “Meet and Greet” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9, at the Family Pet Center, Center Street.

Council meeting

AUBURN – The Maine Retiree Council will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at the Alden M. Gayton Post 31, American Legion, 426 Washington St. North. Retirees of all military services and their spouses are invited.

Breastfeeding

AUBURN – Expectant women and breastfeeding mothers are invited to the La Leche League meeting to be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at 102 Bennett Ave.

Babies are welcome. The discussion, “Great Beginnings: Establishing and Maintaining Breastfeeding,” will focus on preparing to nurse baby at birth and adjusting to babies’ changing needs as a family.

All concerns about breastfeeding are welcome for discussion.

For breastfeeding help or directions to the meeting, call the La Leche League leader at 782-6645.

DAR speaker

NEW GLOUCESTER – Mary Dillingham Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Opportunity Farm.

Julie Poulin of Opportunity Farm will be the guest speaker. Members should bring a bag lunch and ideas for projects for next year.

Membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman over age 18 who can prove direct blood lineage to anyone who fought for the cause of the Revolution or gave aid to them.

Call Bev Robbins at 577-0706 for more information.

MS meeting

LEWISTON – The MS Support Group and Caregivers meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at the Lepage Conference Center, 99 Campus Ave. For more information, contact Andy Michaud at 784-7927 or Ron Pomerleau at 783-1863.

Vacation school

BOWDOIN – The West Bowdoin Baptist Church will hold its annual vacation Bible school from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, June 25 to 29.

There will be a closing program on Friday evening, June 29, that will feature a skit and accompanying songs that children will learn throughout the week followed by an ice-cream social. For more information, call Cheryl Dwyer at 353-2053.

Flea market

NEW GLOUCESTER – The Amvets Auxiliary Post 6 will hold its annual flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28.

Tables are $15 each. To reserve a table, call Joyce Wotherspoon at 926-4693 or Cheryl Greene at 998-2157.

The cut-off date for reservations is July 24.

Going to regional

MECHANIC FALLS – Sixteen teams from Maine schools have earned invitations to compete at the 10th annual Northeast Regional Junior Solar Sprint Championship on Sunday, June 10, in Springfield, Mass. The Elm Street School was among them.

Every year, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association invites top winners from local Sprint races across the Northeast to compete at the regional championship.

The Junior Solar Sprint is a kids’ science and engineering project that was originally started by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the early 1990s.

Local teams were invited to the regional competition after the Maine State Junior Solar Sprint area race organized by Maine Energy Education Program.

Teams will compete for top awards in innovation, craftsmanship, technical merit and speed.

One team will be honored as the grand champion, while another will win the kids’ choice award. Visit www.nesea.org/education/jss to learn more.