Women’s Club meets
The Gorham Women’s Club will meet today (Thursday), Jan. 11, in the Fellowship Hall at the First Parish Congregational Church.
Alice Keddy said refreshments would be served at 12:30 p.m. with a program and meeting starting at 1p.m.
For more information contact Keddy at 839-4579.
GB&CE Market Place in March
The Business & Civic Exchange sponsors its 10th annual Market Place on March 17 in the Costello Field House on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine.
Market Place 2007 will showcase the quality products and services available in the Gorham marketplace. More 3,000 attended last year’s event, which featured some 100 exhibits and demonstrations.
For more information, contact Dana Redmond, executive director of the exchange, at 892-5515 or e-mail wredmond@maine.rr.com
School project discussion
A public forum to discuss the White Rock School building project will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the town council chambers in the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St.
The school, which is overcrowded, is on a state’s priority list for help. The school would be either renovated and expanded or replaced with a new school.
Skate park plans on roll
The Gorham Skate Park Committee has established a nonprofit status, enabling all donations to be made out directly to the Gorham Community Skate Park.
Attorney Janet Willams, a Gorham School Committee member, is a founding member of the Gorham Educational Foundation and volunteers in the after- school clubs. She has donated her legal services. “We are deeply grateful,” said Dana Redmond, a committee spokeswoman and executive director of Gorham Civic & Business Exchange. “We couldn’t have done this without her. It was so important to have this set up correctly.”
According to Treasurer Gundrun Cushman, the Skatepark bank account will be set up next week and ready for donations.
Redmond said Robbie Cushman and Curran Candridge have been named as student leaders for the project and at least one more is being sought. “It’s important to have the kids as involved as possible,” Redmond said.
The kids can raise money by signing a “kid’s contract,” agreeing to earn $100. Redmond said students could earn money by baby sitting, shoveling snow, doing errands or doing odd jobs. The committee is also planning a Myspace.com web site, where the community can find information about fundraising activities.
Ted Densmore, co-chairperson, said there was an outstanding show of support for the skate park in Gorham when he was collecting signatures for a petition at the November polls. “Petitions show the community is very supportive and want our Gorham youth to have a safe place to skate like our neighbors, Windham, Westbrook and Scarborough. “We have close to 1,000 signatures,” he said.
Donation jars are at local businesses. Retail outlets that have jars on counter tops include Tots to Teens, Kings & Queens, Carter’s Automotive, Gorham House of Pizza, Eclipse Hair & Nails, Dance Studio of Maine, and Whispy Ends.
Those would like a donation jar placed at at a business, call Rhonda at 839-5434. “Please show your support by making a monetary donation, no matter how small,” Redmond said.
The Gorham Skate Park committee meets the second Wednesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at The Baxter Library. The meeting is open to all who want to get involved and help make this a reality for Gorham youth.
Town closed on King day
Town offices and schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Airbrushing at Art Guru
An airbrushing class will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays beginning today (Jan. 11) and continuing through Feb. 1 at the Art Guru on Main Street.
The cost is $150 ($120 for former students) and includes a 20 percent discout on any supplies needed. A $128 Paashe airbrush with the discount is available for $100.
Jeremy Greene of the Art Guru said Perry Clark has been teaching this very popular class for over a year now, and his students keep coming back for more. “Clark has been painting with an airbrush as both a fine artist and a commercial artist for years, and has learned how to trouble shoot and achieve many tricks that would take a novice years to learn,” Greene said.
For more information, call J Greene of the Art Guru at 839-6138.
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Jan. 4 that the U.S. public debt was $8,670,596,242,973.04.
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