Yard Sale

Windham Lions Club will hold a yard sale on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 411 Pope Road. All money raised will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Sebago Lakes Region.

Legion Meets

American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 will hold its June meeting on Wednesday, June 5, at the Windham Veterans Center with a 5 p.m. social and 6 p.m. business meeting. Post members who would like to assist with the spring flag retirement (burning) may come at 3 p.m. Local residents having flags to retire should drop them off at the Windham Veterans Center on Wednesday mornings.

Veterans Health Services

On Wednesday, June 5, combat veteran and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Clifford Trott from Portland Vet Center, is available at Windham Veterans Center for appointments with veterans seeking information and/or help. Call 780-3584 to make an appointment. These sessions are one-on-one and strictly confidential. Drop-ins are welcome but appointments are recommended.

Library Teen Club

TNT (Tweens-n-Teens) Club will meet on Thursday, June 6, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Windham Public Library. Kids in grades 6-12 (ages 10-18) are welcome to this free event. Topic this month is Awesome Authors; activity will be end-of-the-year outdoor scavenger hunt. Visit the website, www.windham.lib.me.us/teens or call Barbara or Sally at 892-1908.

Chicken Cookout

Windham Land Trust will hold their semi-annual chicken cookout at Friends Church on Gray Road on Saturday, June 8, starting at 5 p.m. A complete meal for $10 includes a half chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, rolls, beverage and homemade pie. Eat in or take out.

Craft Show & Sale

On Saturday, June 8, Windham Hill United Church of Christ will host a Craft Show & Sale with proceeds to go to H.O.M.E co-op from Orland, Maine. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Items for sale include handmade pottery, wooden crafts, jellies and jams, quilts, leather goods, jewelry and more. H.O.M.E. co-op benefits the rural poor of Hancock County.

Unity Meal

Windham Community Cafe? at Unity Gardens, Tandberg Trail, will hold a catered meal on Thursday, June 13. A meat platter with rolls, potato salad, cole slaw and apple pie will be available for a donation of $5 for those 60 and older. All seniors invited. Reservations required by June 10. Call Virginia Billings at 892-3891. The Community Cafe? is open 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Help for Vets

On June 12, Veterans Service Officer Phyllis D’Orsay is available at the Windham Veterans Center, as she is on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month, from 9 a.m. until noon. She assists veterans, widows of veterans and dependents with questions about benefits and other information. If you have questions of a military nature, stop in and get some answers. No appointment is needed.

Book Sale

A big annual book sale is planned for Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Windham Hill UCC. Have any extra books to donate? They’re also looking for CDs and DVDs. Not accepting text books, technology books, VHS tapes. Think ahead during your spring cleaning and start a book box for this book sale. Any questions, you can contact Sylvia Sullivan.

Yard Sale

Windham Hill Club will hold a yard sale on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to noon at the junction of Pope, Ward and Windham Center Roads. The Club is a women’s social group that promotes the preservation and care of this historic area. Proceeds of the sale assist local community organizations with their efforts.

Artisans’ Fair

On Saturday, June 22, Artisans on the Green will be held at Windham Historical Society. Craft demonstrations will include wooden toys and other woodcrafts, rug hooking and braiding, quilling, quilting, blacksmith, spinning, making pony carts and wheelbarrows and much more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, go to the website, www.windhamhistorical.org or call 892-1433. The society is seeking other people with old-fashioned skills to participate. No charge for the crafters who can also bring items to sell.

Center Open

Lakes Region Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. Monday to Thursday at the former Little Falls School, Gorham and has a continuous offering of activities including Pickleball, card games, bingo, crafts and more. Drop in and inquire about membership.

Class of 1973-

40th Reunion

Good friends, good cheer, share memories and catch up! On July 20, a casual gathering upstairs at Rustler’s Steak House in Windham will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Order from the menu, no advance reservation or admission cost. It would be nice to have an idea how many are coming, so a reply would be great. They aren’t mailing invitations, so they hope everyone can spread the word so everyone in the class knows. Call Donna 655-3581 or Sue Witonis 655-4426, or e-mail dmorton4@maine.rr.com.

Art at the Library

Artwork by Brenda McGuinness is on exhibit at the Windham Public Library. She was born in Ireland and currently resides in Sebago. Her work can be found in private collections worldwide. Please see more about her at www.ealainart.com. Her work will be on display at the library through July 31. For more information, library hours, or directions, call the library at 892-1908.

Medicare Help

On Tuesdays, June 4 and 18, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) will offer a Medicare seminar and counseling for the Lakes Region at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham.

A “Welcome to Medicare” seminar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to the Medicare seminar, there will be one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates available from 9 a.m. to noon. The seminar and counseling are intended to help you sort through your Medicare options, answer questions and to help you enroll. In addition to Medicare assistance, counseling on tax and rent rebate, food stamps, and fuel assistance can be arranged. Call SMAA to register for an upcoming seminar or to make a one-on-one appointment with a Medicare Advocate at 396-6500 or 1-800-427-7411. Walk-ins can usually be accommodated. Further opportunities for these services will occur monthly on the first and third Tuesdays at the same times and location. Visit the website at www.smaaa.org to learn more about the many other services that are available.

Time Jumpers

Ticket Raffle

Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, River Road, is holding a raffle to benefit the nonprofit organization that rescues animals. Raffle tickets cost $10 each and the winners receive four concert tickets, including dinners, to Vince Gill and the Time Jumpers, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield on Nov. 18. Value of prize is $500. The drawing takes place on Oct. 13. Visit www.msspa.org for more information.