Woman’s Club discusses nutrition
Ann Lapierre will lecture about nutrition when the Gorham Woman’s Club meets at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the fellowship hall at the First Parish Congregational Church on Church Street.
Lapierre, a nutritionist with Hannaford, will speak on “Healthy Eating Habits.” Refreshments will precede the program at 1 p.m.
Alice Keddy, a spokesperson for the club, said guests are always welcome. For more information, call Keddy at 839-4570.
Garden Club to hear Linney
Rebecca Linney, master judge of the Garden Club Federation, will speak when the Gorham Garden Club meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the First Parish Church on Church Street.
Linney will discuss garden design.
Four excel at Saint Joseph’s
Saint Joseph’s College in Standish has announced that four Gorham students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester.
They are Amber Allen, Leanne Morton, Michalah Nickerson and Ann Mari Robinson.
Ecumenical Commission to meet
The Gorham Ecumenical Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the First Parish Church.
The commission meets the first Thursday of each month from September to June. It will meet at St. Anne’s on March 2; North Gorham UCC, April 6; South Gorham Baptist, May 4; and School Street United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. on June 1 for a potluck supper. The other meetings convene at 7 p.m.
For more information, call Kelly at 839-7727.
Gowen on dean’s list
Tyler J. Gowen has been named to the dean’s list for the first semester at University of New England in Biddeford.
Gowen is the son of Bruce and Mary Gowen.
Pizza party kicks off church course
The School Street United Methodist Church will kick off a course in Christianity with a pizza party at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5.
The free 10-week course named “Alpha” will be held on Thursdays beginning Feb. 9. Ministry groups will provide a dinner each week and childcare will also be available.
The course is designed for those interested in learning more about the Christian faith. Participants will listen to talks and then participate in a discussion group.
For more information or to register, call 839-3111 or visit the church Web site at www.schoolstumc.org.
Legislators to host Keep ME Warm dinner
The Gorham legislative delegation will host a spaghetti dinner to raise money and awareness for the Keep ME Warm Fund – a public and private partnership to help those most in need with the rising cost of home heating fuel.
The spaghetti dinner will be held Feb. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Little Falls Community Center on Gray Road in Gorham. The suggested donation is $6 for adults and $4 for children, and all money raised will be earmarked to help people in local communities.
“This is a great opportunity to support families in our communities and increase awareness of this issue,” Rep. Chris Barstow, D-Gorham, said. “This winter is going to be long and hard for many working people, and we have a responsibility to our community to try to help.”
Congress decided to send less money to Maine for home heating assistance than it did last year, prompting the Legislature to cover the shortfall. Without the added state funds, heating assistance was expected to run out by mid-January, a statement from the Maine House Majority office said.
“Here in Maine, we can’t leave our neighbors out in the cold, even though Washington decided it wasn’t a priority this year,” Rep. David Farrington, D-Gorham, said. “This dinner and others throughout the state are the right thing to do, so that we act fairly and help the working people in our communities.”
Anyone interested in volunteering, providing entertainment, or making a contribution to help sponsor the event so that all donations go to heating assistance, can contact Barstow, 841-7321.
Farrington hosts business forum
Farrington is holding a small business forum 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, in 404 Bailey Hall on the Gorham campus at University of Southern Maine.
Farrington has invited Speaker of the House John Richardson to Gorham to provide an update on the small business initiative, a package of 16 bills he spearheaded last year to encourage small business growth. So far, eight of the bills have passed or found non-legislative solutions. Two bills were killed and six remain pending before legislature.
Pre registration for the forum would be appreciated but not required. Those wishing to attend should call 287-1300 or go online to www.speaker.maine.gov/business
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Thursday, Jan. 19, that the U.S. public debt was $8,176,948,650,558.59
(meggison with) – Andrew Meggison recently visited the State House as the guest of the Gorham Legislative delegation. Pictured, left to right, are Rep. Chris Barstow, Rep. David Farrington, Meggison, Gov. John Baldacci, and Sen. Philip Bartlett II. Send questions/comments to the editors.
