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30 Bangor Daily Newt Sat -'Sun July 18 -19 1981 Autumn captured in building murpl Brewer's tax rate likely $30 of auiumn By Allx Williams of the NEWS Staff I A walk into the lobby of federal building on Harlow Street now takes the pedestrian from a full blown summer day into a scene depicting the peak of autumn A three-panel mural of autumn foliage as seen from the window of a small plane was commissioned lor the lobby in 1979 as a part of the in program a General Services Administration fine arts officer said Thursday The artist chosen for the job was Yvonne Jacquette of Morrill and New York City Janine Davis director of Region I the New England area said the GSA renewed the arts program which had lapsed from 1966 to 1973 It fell from favor during the Lyndon Johnson Administration she said The Bangor federal building was built in 1968 at a time when no program existed why it has taken so long to identify and commission a work for Davis said The money for the painting was approved by Congress as a part of the constrction budget A National Endowment of the Arts panel consisting of members from art-related fields -identified an idea of what the art should be like They picked from a field of about 200 people Davis said whose portfolios were on hand at the central headquarters at Washington DC The panel narrowed down the field to about five people all of whom presented maquettes or models of what their finished product would be like Jacquette who described her style as dots slashes and dashes said it was teriffic to be able to do something for the state been coming here for a long time" she said The aerial view is of an area of trees in Searsmont The two outside panels of the painting show different angles of the same area in the center panel flew from Belfast at noon every day in mid-September for five days to get the same light Jacquette said the pilot flew the plane in circles for more than an hour each day and she drew with pastels to get the general color sensation Before she decided on the autum scene Brewer shed the NEWS Staff Brewer firefighters Thursday afternoon quickly brought a fire in a shed at of control fire department to the said The shed The look Artist Yvonna Jacquette stretches the canvas of her painting "Autumn Expanse" while her assistant Nora Humphrey of Long Island Maine assists i Jacquette was going to paint a night vieiy oi the city She had been painting aerial views of New York City taken from the tops of buildings and from planes When she saw the lobby of the federal building she thought it look so good too dart Jacquette said Brooke Alexander an art dealer who exhibits her work in his New York City gallery suggested the autumn scene for Maine Her work called took 11 months tOComplete She started in September worked on it off and on and waited for the summer and autumn to come around again she said Jacquette' researched her work by studying ground The painting was commis-two years ago to hang in 'the lobby of the Bangor federal building (NEWS Photo by Mickey Blanchette) trees reading about them and flying over them She completed the painting in January 1981 One of her paintings in on display at Maine Coast Artists at Rockport she said She is currently working on a book to be called which will consist of prints of her aerial paintings and poems having to do with flying Jacquette graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design She teaches at schools and colleges throughout the country giving visiting lectures and holding workshops She is married to Rudy Burckhardt a film maker and they have one son Thomas who is 17 years old 7 burns near petroleum tank garage fire on Maple Street Damage resulting from the garage fire was mh nor and no injuries were reported At the time the alarm for the Main Street fire sounded part of the Brewer fire fighting force was at the scene of a The quick repsonse of the kept the blaze confined large wooden doors he is owned by the estate of Dr Orono to hold baseball meet 201 Main St under a fire that Eugene Brown of Bangor according to broke out just 100 yards away from the Shaw At the time of the fire the sned Agway petroleum tank farm was being rented to the Perry Watson injuries were sustained in the fire Renewable Resources company Shaw I Police beat A California man will leave the Twin Cities this weekend a happier man after the wallet he reportedly lost containing over $200 ih cash and credit cards was found and turned in to the Brewer police department The out-of-stater lost the wallet Friday afterfioon in Pizza and Sandwich Shop Brewer and an employee turned it police said An address of a local relative was found inside the wallet and the police used the information to get in touch with the owner according to a police report The Union Street MacDonalds reported a false $10 bill was passed sometime Friday police said The unknown culprits found a way to beat inflation by reportedly paying for their purchase with a $1 bill that had the comers of $10 bills taped to it The trick police said was to cut the comers off four different $10 bills and tape them to the $1 A potentially dangerous fire of undetermined cause on North Main Street Brewer was put out by the Brewer Fire Department Friday afternoon according to a police report A woman shoplifter was caught in department store in Bangor Friday and two juveniles that left a shop without paying for batteries acquired for their tape-recorder were nabbed at Discount Store police said Newsworthy Combined service STILLWATER The Old Town Unit- ed Methodist Church and the Stillwater Federated Church will hold a combined worship service at 9:15 am Sunday July 19 at the Stillwater church Susan Rankin a student at the Bangor Theological Seminary will deliver the sermon Union services ORONO The Rev Ronald Walden pastor of the Orono United Methodist Church will preach for the fifth in a series of summer Protestant Union services to be held at 9:15 am Sunday July 19 at the Church of Universal Fellowship Grange potluck supper Queen City Grange will meet with a potluck supper at 6 pm Saturday July 18 at the Grange Hall on outer Broadway Inspection with Deputy George Corey will begin at 7:30 pm 25th Bangor reunion The Class of 1956 at Bangor High School will hold their 25th reunion at 6:30 pm Saturday July 18 at Pilots Grill The evening will begin with a social hour followed by a buffet dinner Music for dancing will be provided by the Eastern Standard Trio Class members who have not been contacted and wish to attend may contact Kay (Woodward) Blanchard or David Carlisle Bangor to make a reservation The cost is $1650 per person ALL PETS LIKE TO GO TO GREEN ACRESI for the finest In Grooming Sorvlce end Pot Supplies from Our Pot Shop GREEN ACRES Boarding 4 Grooming 945-4841 1453 Union St Bangor OUR 34th YEAR Sun RESTAURANT IN WINTER HARBOR featuring the area largest salad bar and your favorite seafoods COCKTAILS SERVED VISIT SCENIC ACADIA NATIONAL PARK SCHOODIC SECTION AND US! FRESH SANDWICHES Made Daily Comer Rtes 9 ft lA HAMPDEN ATTENTION MOBILE HOME OWNERS Try us for a broad form mobile horn policy for your mobile home and contents Competitive premiums with convenient quarterly payments Special Discount Available for mobile homes built since 197S McCLURE EATON ROBERTSON AGENCY 607 Hammond St Bangor 942-6383 PersonoJ 4 Commerool Insurance Since 1884 ORONO The Orono Parks and Recreation Department host the annual Orono Youth League Baseball Tournament Saturday and Sunday July 18 and 19 at Marden Park on Park Street Teams from Old Town Bangor Hermon Orrington Pittsfield and Orono will compete in the single-elimination consolation tournament The tournament will open 9 am Sat- 'Hepler Matt Allen Robbie Cross Dale urday July 18 with Hermon playing Cross Aaron Elliot Casey Garland Old Town Pittsfield will play Orrington Don Clapp Aaron Rogerson Gordon at 11 am and Orono will challenge Engstrom and Tommy Myers The Bangor at 1pm Orono team is coached by Paul Savoy Individual trophies will be presented to the winners of the championship game The following youngsters have been selected by coaches to represent Orono in the tournament: Bobby Ranco Todd Savoy Wayne Gagne Trey Clukey Darick King Scott Ireland Bruce said The renewable resources company cuts and bundles firewood in the shed Shaw said At the time the fire broke out Shaw said no one had been in the shed for about 45 minutes No firewood burned in the blaze he said Shaw said the cause of the fire has not been determined He said the fire apparently started on the outside of the doors He said the fire is under investigation 0 from page 1 furbishments to city buildings espec- tally within the school department contributed to savings that are expected to grow as the payback time on the initial expenditures is rcschcd The city through finance director Vigil Pratt is continuing its short-term investment policy taking advantage of high interest rates to loan money for as little as hours at a time The practice reaped significant and unprecedented rewards during 1980 and has remained strong in (he first six months of 1981 49 divorces granted Forty-nine couples were divorced in 3rd District Court in June Those which were granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences include: Steven Kennard Orono and Charla Kennard Orono Bruce Newcomb Brewer and Elizabeth Newcomb Etna James Vear Bangor and Crystal Ann Vear Bangor Donald D-Brehm Bangor and Elizabeth Brehm Brewer Chester A Quimby Bangor and Virgie I Quimby Bangor Ralph Leonard Jr Old Town and Margaret Leonard Bangor Jerry Brouillette Old Town and Marcella A Brouillette Old Town Larry Dorr Bangor and Mary Dorr Brewer Richard Thurston Old Town and Elaine Thurston Orono William Unertl Orono and Barbara Unertl Orono Cynthia Wasson Greenbush and Eugene Wasson II Greenbush Rudolph A Lundin Bangor and Naomi Lundin Bangor Dennis Macomber Bangor and Colleen Macomber Brewer Kenneth Winters Brewer and Susan Winters Brewer James King Bangor and Maxine King Bangor Scott Mead Old Town and Glenda Mead Bangor Ronald Adams Brewer and Betsy Adams Brewer Jeffrey Smith LaGrange and Dawn A Smith Old Town Dawn Marie Farwell Bangor and Edward Farwell Sr Bangor Forest WUlette Jr Brewer and Verna WUlette Eddington I Julian Bagley Eddington and EUen Bagley Eddington Kathy Murphy Bangor and John Murphy III Bangor John Thomas Orono and Karen Thomas Orono Dayle Judkins Bangor and Brenda Judkins Bangor Helen Davis Old Town and Ora Davis Jr Old Town Laurel A King Bangor and Robert King Sr Bangor Michael Arvayo Holden and Kathleen Arvayo Holden Stephen Mixer Brewer and SaUy Mixer Brewer WUliamB French Bradley and Vivian French Bradley Nolan Fournier Orono and Judith Fournier Orono Dorian Jacobs East Holden and Sandra Jacobs Hermon Hideald Nakal Brewer and Janet Na-kat Brewer Donald Dionne Jr CornviUe and Catherine A Dionne Old Town Eric Furry Bangor and Janet Koppen-hofer Bangor Gerald Roy Bangor and Carol A Roy Bangor Louis Molean Bangor and Diane Molean Bangor Bruce MacDonald Bangor and Deborah MacDonald Bangor Elbrldge Conner Old Town and Janet Conner Old Town Edgar Boucher Old Town and Beatrice Boucher Old Town Jerome RDumont Old Town and Deborah Dumont Old Town Leslie Grover Orrington and Marlene Grover Orrington Dana Ewings Bangor and Susan A Ewings Bangor Those who were divorced on the grounds of cruel and abusive treatment include: Jerry Howard Bangor and Kim Howard Bangor Kenneth 'A Spinney Brewer and Patricia A Spinney Bangor Harold Robinson Hermon and Lucy Robinson Hermon Linda Webb Veazie and Norman Webb II Veazie Brenda Riglkmi Old Town and Edward RigUoni Jr Old Town Thomas Guthzeit Glenburn and Betty Guthzeit Gtenburn Family night on tap for Fairmount Park The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual family night Thursday July'23 at the Fair-mount Terrace Park Families are reminded to bring a picnic dinner Refreshments will be available At 6 pm playground activities will begin including Frisbee golf volleyball kickball egg toss bingo sack races and face painting The evening will conclude with a cartoon festival featuring Bugs Bunny slER CORRECTIOMCORNER Readers are encouraged to call the NEWS' attention to factual errors by telephoning the Managing Editor 942-4881 extensions 201 or 307 between 2 and 5 pm An item last week stated that services for North Bucksport and Or land Methodist churches would be held jointly on July 18 This was in error and should have read Sunday July 19 PENOBSCOT ADVERTISING CORNER NEED A TRUCK? For hourly doily weekly pick-up truck rentals van and medium truck rentals we offer a fleet of well maintained vehicles et low low prices wall TO IT 11 Bonks shopping cantors theaters etc just steps away from this unusually peoceful 3 bedroom home with large lot located Brewer it is zoned GENERAL BUSINESS if you need it 136900 BANGOR Well maintained 2 family home with good income 333000 Buy separately or as a pock age with the single family house next door NATIVE: LAST CMANCI Next week the Globe and the Herald will offer this excellent business on busy Rt 1A Over 4 acres of land wilh 900 plus frontage Grossed over 3640000 in 1980 Room for more development 3179000 BOB RICHARDSON BROKER 989-5498 TRUCK RENTAL TRUCKS FOR RENT AT LOW RATES 87 Buck St Bangor 942-2744 and damage to the structure was slight The Brewer Fire Department received the alarm for the fire in the unoccupied shed at 5 pm Within a matter of minutes the three firelrucks and 15 firefighters that responded to the alarm had extinguished therire according to Brewer Fire Chief John Shaw Shaw said the fire could possibly have osed a threat to the nearby Agway had managed to get out Board to discuss zones The Bangor Planning Board will meet on Monday June 20 7:30 pm In city council chambers to consider two items of new business The board will discuss a proposed revision of the Commercial-1 or commercial and will considers request by New England Telephone to construct an addition to the existing building at 59 Park Street for use as a telephone exchange -Under the consent agenda the board will consider a request for a site plan approval for a pet cemetery in an agricultural zone on Essex Street and a request for site plan approval for an addition to building 268 at Bangor International Airport The board will hold public hearings on a request for final approval of a three-lot subdivision on Outer Ohio Street requested by Dana and Marjorie Hodgkins final subdivision approval of a four-lot subdivision on Sidney Street requested by John Gormely an amendment to the zoning ordinance to change a 127-acre parcel bordering Interstate-95 near Hogan Road from Commercial-2 to Commercial-3 zoning and a special exceptionsite plan review for construction of an eight-unit apartment building and two four-unit apartment buildings on Otis and Garland Streets by Dr Bernhoff Dahl The board will review the zoning change from Commercial-1 to Commercial-2 requested by Paul England owner of the Capehart Variety Store on Blue Hill East Gifts Souvenirs OSTOMY CARE CLINIC Tues July 21 9-12 am at ALLEN PHARMACY 544 Hammond St KARIN GALLAGHER Convetec will ditcuee your Ostomy problems innovttioAi and adyBiKMiMfiti In ostomy caro ImptioslB will bo plocod on Squibb Stomohoslvo and tho Swr-flt Lino of Ostomy Caro Products CoHoo Donuts will be orved Pipes Galore Blended Tobaccos Men's Initialed Leather Belts by Buxton Wallets Dopp Kits Hairbrushes AjLUEN Prescription Service Bengor Marne DR JOHN HART CHIROPRACTOR 743 BROADWAY BANGOR 945-5153 Bangor Trees and Shrubs Can Be Planted All Summer Sat" Mat-fri Til 5 Nursery and Landscaping 942-1394 UNION STREET BANGOR MAINE 04401 mile beyond Airport Mall Hammond St 1664 Bl 1947 Bridge club event The Down East Summer Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met July 13 at the borne of Mr and Mrs Nat Diamond Bangor Winners in the 12-table competition were: North-South: first Mary Edgecomb and Cortnne Dyer second Mary EUen Fraser and Jane Goodwin third and fourth Patricia Feeney and Caroie Peavey Mary Howe and David Burke fifth Eleanor Diamond and Ronald Fillmore East-West: first Bess Tabenken and Constance Scanlin second Mary Davis and Mary Savage third Rae Grossman and Jtmi Grossman fourth Virginia and Lawrence Emery fifth Jean Bird and Mary Levine Blew Shampoo For The Of A Offer Dally Double Special I Dry or A Sat $0 AA Price 4UU Bet! Svgulor 300 Mow A Tews July 20-21 Only LL BEAUTY SHOP SUAVAER SPECIAL Kennedy Presidential PORCH ROCKER Genuine cane back seat Uv Reg 1 299S SAVE 30 BANGOR HOBBY CRAFT SHOP 1 39 State Street Bangor 183 Elm St Bangor Linda and Myra Leary 47-4860 Mon-Sat.

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