Cancer awareness

LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus and the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center will hold a “Breaking the Silence on Ovarian Center” event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29,
at the SeniorsPlus Education Center, 8 Falcon Rd. The event is free.

Ronie Blaisdell, regional manager from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition will discuss the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Participants will also get “Teal Toes,” an opportunity to have nails done in teal, the color designated for ovarian cancer awareness. Other giveaways will be provided.

For more information and to register, call SeniorsPlus at 1-800-427-1241 or the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at 795-8250.

Zumba event

LEWISTON — Zumba Maine Instructors Cynthia Nicholas, Dinah
Aldrich, Nina Alves and Antonio Garreton will host a two-hour Zumba class from
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Lewiston Memorial Armory, Central Avenue. All donations will benefit the Dempsey Challenge.

All are welcome to attend the event, even those who have never stepped into a Zumba class
before. Zumba is a fun, effective workout that uses dance/exercise moves
with Latin influenced rhythms and music.

To register for the event, visit www.zumbame.com, click on the flyer
and follow instructions. There is a $25 donation fee for the event.
Call 784-7071 for more information.

Candlelight vigil

LEWISTON — The Abused Women’s
Advocacy Project will host a candlelight vigil to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence,
offer hope to those still facing abuse and support those who have
survived domestic violence, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Raymond Park. 

Speakers will include
Auburn Police Chief Phil Crowell Jr. and Lewiston Police Chief
Michael Bussiere. Symbolic purple lighting
will remain in the park for the rest of October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. All are welcome. For more
information, contact Victoria Williams at the Abused Women’s
Advocacy Project at 795-6744, ext. 25 or e-mail [email protected].

Wine dinner

LEWISTON — Trinity Catholic School and St. Dominic Regional High School held
their first annual Wine Dinner on Sept. 17, at Fishbones
Restaurant. There were 60 attendees at the five-course
meal and wine tasting. The night ended with a presentation to
Superintendent Sister Rosemary Donohue, Principal Paul Yarnevich and
Principal Don Fournier of a $1000 scholarship to be awarded to a
Trinity eighth grader as they step up to St. Dominic Regional High School
in the 2010-11 school year.

Plans for next year’s dinner is already underway.
Anyone wishing to be on the mailing list for next year may e-mail
Beth Gaudet at [email protected].