PORTLAND

Recipe contest will benefit local parish food ministries

A recipe contest, sponsored by Catholic Charities Maine’s Parish Social Ministry, will benefit local food ministries.

The St. Hildegard Food Pantry Recipe Challenge is underway, with a deadline of Aug. 31. People can submit recipes for any main dish, but all the ingredients must be found on a regular basis at a community food pantry. Winners will receive a cash donation to their parish’s food pantry, soup kitchen or other food-based ministry.

Recipes will be judged on nutritional value and ease of cooking.

The winning recipes will be announced Sept. 17, the feast day of St. Hildegard, who is known for developing a philosophy centered on the healing properties of food.

To enter, email recipes to psm@ccmaine.org (with “Recipe Contest” in the subject line) or mail recipes to Recipe Contest, Catholic Charities Maine, P.O. Box 10660, Portland, ME 04104. For more details, call 523-1161 or visit ccmaine.org/parish-social-ministry.

Water district wants photos for its Sebago Lake calendar

The Portland Water District is seeking submissions for its 14th Images of Sebago Lake Calendar to be published this fall.

Submitted images should celebrate the natural beauty of Sebago Lake and the streams and rivers that flow into it, such as the Crooked River. All photographers will receive a complimentary calendar. Deadline is Aug. 5.

For more details go to pwd.org/publications/sebago-lake-calendar.

CAPE ELIZABETH

Nutrition, fitness specialist wins award for excellence

Meridan (Davidson) Zerner, a 1988 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School, has won the 2018 national Excellence in Practice Award from the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. SCAN has more than 7,000 members.

Zerner is employed as a nutrition and fitness specialist at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas, where she also represents the clinic regularly on television to talk about nutrition.

STATEWIDE

Four Maine historic places entered in national register

The Union School of Hartford, Crescent Lodge in Cape Elizabeth, Memorial Chapel in Berwick and the Capt. Johnson H. Stover Jr. House in Harpswell have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places.

This designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated, and considered worthy of preservation and protection as part of the nation’s cultural heritage.

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