Winter driving
AUBURN — The Corporate and Community Services department at Central Maine Community College will host Safe Winter Driving in partnership with the MEMIC Center for Workplace Safety.
Transportation accidents are the leading cause of workplace fatalities, accounting for nearly one out of four workplace deaths, and lead to hundreds of thousands of injuries each year.
This training will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. The cost is $49 and includes all materials. Participants are eligible to receive 0.2 CEUs and should contact their insurance carrier to determine if this course qualifies for an automobile insurance discount.
For more information or to register, contact 755-5280 or 1-800-891-2002, opt. 7, email training@cmcc.edu or visit www.cmcc.edu/training. Space is limited.
Texas hold ’em
WINTHROP — Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, t The American Legion Post 40, at 117 Bowdoin St.
The doors will open at noon; participants should plan to arrive by 1:30 p.m. The game will begin at 2 p.m. There will be a cash bar. Smoking is prohibited during the event.
Cost to play is $55 ($5 for state licensing and $50 for the “pot”). Preregistration is required. Players must register by calling the chamber at 377-8020 and leaving their name, address and phone number.
For more information, call 377-8020, go to www.winthropchamber.org or send an email to info@winthropchamber.org.
Author Ben Thomas
WINTHROP — Maine author Ben Thomas will appear at the Bailey Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.
The author of four nonfiction books including the bestseller, “No Horns Blowing,” will discuss his most recent book, “Scuba Gold,” his followup to the popular “Code Breaker” that features high school students attempting to solve a World War II code.
Thomas is the former guidance director of Winthrop High School, a master Maine guide, pilot and ham radio operator. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event through Apple Valley Books. The free discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 377-8673.
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