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RECOGNIZING THE STUDENTS FROM PENOBSCOT JOB CORPS CENTER FOR
THEIR HARD WORK AND PERSERVERANCE AS THEY REMOVED THE OLD
AUDITORIUM SEATING
WHEREAS, the Job Corps program’s mission is teaching eligible young people the skills
they need to become employable and independent and placing them in meaningful jobs or
further education; and
WHEREAS, the Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program
administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16-24 improve
the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training; and
WHEREAS, the Bangor Auditorium has provided entertainment, sports and events for Bangor
residents and citizens of Maine and beyond for 58 years; and
WHEREAS, thousands of families and friends witnessed the thrill of victory and agony of
defeat at the facility; and
WHEREAS, the commitment to “green” disposal of materials was a high priority during the
disassembly and demolition of the old facility; and
WHEREAS, the Job Corps supported the Basketball Hall of Fame by providing 60 students
and 5 staff members from the construction trades at PJCC, who worked a total of 490 hours, to
help disassemble and move the old wooden seats from the Bangor Auditorium
NOW THEREFORE, I, NELSON E. DURGIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR on behalf
of the Bangor City Council and the citizens of Bangor do hereby express our gratitude to the
students from Penobscot Job Corps for their hard work and perseverance as they removed the
old seating from the Bangor Auditorium.
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Given this the 24 day of June, 2013.
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Nelson E. Durgin, Mayor