UMaine alumni to hear speaker

HALLOWELL — The Kennebec Valley University of Maine Alumni Association will meet at the Granite Hill Estates at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Luncheon will be served.

Steve Trimper, University of Maine head baseball coach, will discuss the upcoming season and his expectations of the student athletes.

To make a reservation, call 1-800-934-2586. Cost is $10 a person payable at the door.

First woman to preside at meeting

AUGUSTA — The Maine Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will welcome Beth Sturtevant, president and owner of CCB Inc., at the Wednesday, Feb. 20, meeting. She is the new, and first female, president of AGC’s Maine Chapter.

Chapter members and any/all interested guests will meet at the Senator Inn at 6 p.m.

NAWIC is an international association serving approximately 3,500 members in nearly 200 chapters across the United States, whose purpose is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry. To learn more about NAWIC and the Maine Chapter, visit www.NAWICMaine.org or email [email protected].

Auxiliary collecting books for sale

BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary will begin its collection of used books on Saturday, March 2, for the annual spring used book sale on April 4 and 5.

Books will be collected at the back door of the former Bookland at Cook’s Corner Mall from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday in March. The Auxiliary does not accept textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books or encyclopedias, because the books do not sell. Volunteers will be at Bookland on the March dates to accept and sort the books.

For pick-up of large quantities of books, call the MCH Volunteer Office at 373-6015.

The sale will be at the Mid Coast Hospital Café conference rooms from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5. Proceeds benefit health career scholarships for southern mid coast Maine high school and college students and hospital projects.

Scholarship applications are due April 15 and are on the Mid Coast Hospital website at www.midcoasthealth.com/volunteer.