Benefit supper

AUBURN — A benefit supper will be held from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, for Joshua Kennedy, a member of the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department. The meal will be held at the Auburn Masonic Temple, 1021 Turner St., for Kennedy, father of three young boys, who has been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Tickets are $10 for adults; $5, children/senior citizens; free, children 4 and under. The meal will include spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread, coffee/punch and dessert. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and music.

Kennedy has served in the U.S. Army since 2002 and for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department for three years. Staff is raising money for the family to go on vacation.

Donations can be made at Community Credit Union under Joshua Kennedy Benefit. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. Those wishing may become a fan on Facebook at Joshua Kennedy Benefit. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Grenier reunion

MONMOUTH — Relatives of Elsie and Gerard Grenier will hold a family reunion at noon Saturday, July 24, at Country Acres. Descendants of Magloire and Virginia (Martel) Grenier and Eugene and Josephine (Therrien) Bellmore are invited.

For more information or directions, call Dolly and John Grenier at 933-2081.

Puppet-making

LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center is offering a free puppet-making workshop for parents with a connection to cancer and their children, ages 3 to 8. The workshop is scheduled for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at CMMC, 12 High St., Conference Room D.

Parents and children will create their own fleece puppets that represent strength, hope and healing.

The offering is part of the Dempsey Center’s Healing Tree Children’s Program and will be led by Children’s Program Coordinator Tookie Bright, LMSW-CC.

Registration is available online or by phone. For more information, call the Dempsey Center at 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or visit www.dempseycenter.org.

Busy Bees event

POLAND — The Busy Bees, a charitable nonprofit organization, will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m.  Sunday, July 25, at the “Old Schoolhouse” on Bailey Hill, Everett Road. Those attending will learn a bit of history, hear about upcoming projects and have refreshments. Busy Bee has openings for seven new members. For more information, contact Eunice Long at 627-4755.

OES luncheon

AUBURN — Pine Cone Chapter 26, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its 15th annual lobster salad luncheon for the life members at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at the Masonic Hall, 1021 Turner St. A short program and presentations will be presented after lunch.

Audubon talk

WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library will host wildlife biologist Susan Gallo at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3.

With more than 12 years of experience in wildlife monitoring, conservation policy and land/forest management, Gallo will give the Maine Audubon presentation, “Maine Wildlife on the Move.” Gallo works as a wildlife biologist with Maine Audubon and is director of the Maine Loon Project.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Becca Wilson at Maine Audubon by calling 781-2330, ext. 222, or call the library at 377-8673.

Bridge results

LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners at the Multi-Purpose Center on July 19 were as follows:

First, Lucille Theriault and Rosemarie Goodwin; second/third tie, Lue Bilodeau and Luke Merry with Jan Arey and Linda Leotsakos; fourth, Eileen Potvin and Della Starbird; first in B, Judy Abromson and Helen Little.

Games are played at 9 a.m. Mondays and a partner is guaranteed. Call Rosemarie at 754-1431 for information about all duplicate bridge games.