Dorothy and Ford Veinote will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with an open house 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Dixmont Masonic Hall.

George Thomas Murphy Jr. is searching for relatives. He was born Dec. 10, 1954, to George and Georgina Murphy in Gardiner and was adopted. He believes he has eight older half brothers and sisters and one younger full brother, Timothy Paul Murphy, born about 1955-1957. Contact Sue Larrabee, RR 1, Box 630, Corinna 04928.

Patrick J. Lee, 39 Bayberry St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3C 1LB, is searching for information on descendants of Lawrence “Larry” Lee, who came to the Bangor area from New Brunswick in the 1860s.

D.J. Sauers, a grade five pupil at Clayton Elementary School, 4600 S. Fox St., Englewood, CO 80110, needs help with a U.S. geography project and would appreciate receiving postcards or other information on Maine.

Cindy Ludden, RR 1, Box 620, Brooks 04921-9712, is collecting used picture calendars for 4-H and Scout craft projects. Postage will be reimbursed.

A Bangor woman has two adult neutered cats, affectionate and well-trained, who need a permanent home or a temporary one for up to eight weeks. Call 234-7130.

Doris Stackpole, 2 McNally Terrace, Newport 04953, is searching for “Black Stallion” picture books by Walter Farley.

The U.S. Army 97th Signal Battalion Association will hold a reunion April 19-23 at New Orleans, La. For information, contact Dave Harris, 3608 Dupont Circle, Virginia Beach, Va. 23455, or call (804) 464-0513.

A reunion of USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59) crews will be held Sept. 24-27 at Virginia Beach, Va. For information, contact Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, Pa. 19054, telephone (215) 295-0260.

The Charleston AFS Reunion Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at 541 Union St., Bangor. A reunion will be held on Sunday, July 16.

The Saint Andrew’s Society of Maine will hold its annual public Burns Day Dinner at noon Saturday, Jan. 28, at the John Martin Manor, College Avenue, Waterville. The event memorializes Robert Burns and other things Scottish. Burns’ songs, entertainment and dancing will be part of the day’s celebration. For information or reservations, call 549-7451 or write to Ethelwyn Worden, St. Andrew’s Society of Maine, RR 1, Box 121, Limerick 04048.