Farwell visits Hollis students
Children’s author Cathryn Falwell of Gorham recently visited kindergarten-Grade 3 students at Hollis School.
“When I visit schools and libraries, I tell the children that I’m a very lucky person because my job lets me do the things I really love to do: write stories, make pictures and visit kids. As a writer and illustrator of more than 20 picture books, I get excited about ideas and creativity. When I present programs for children, I get a chance to share my excitement with them,” Falwell said.
Falwell uses props, artwork, press sheets, word cards and puppets in her program to cover creativity, imagination, ideas, writing, illustrating, concepts, stories, skits and how books are made. The students at Hollis worked with shapes and colors to see how she made illustrations for her books.
She showed them her soon-to-be-published new book, “Shape Capers,” which is a book about kids playing with shapes.
Some of her books include “Turtle Splash,” “Countdown at the Pond,” David’s Drawings,” “Butterflies for Kiri” and “Word Wizard.”
Project Graduation auction this weekend
Gorham High School Class of 2007 Project Graduation is holding a silent auction on Friday and Saturday from 5-10 p.m.; and Sunday, March 18, from 12-5 p.m.at the Gorham High School Gym.
Go to www.goghs.org www.goghs.org for a listing and pictures of the items.
Congrats, Mike
Mike Nobel of Fort Hill Road celebrated his 60th birthday with his wife, Margaret, and kids Saturday in Boston.
The couple went to dinner and visited relatives. “It was a real fun get-to-together,” he said.
Canton on president’s list
Stephanie Canton of Gorham was recently named to the president’s list at Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., Canton, a freshman majoring in marketing, achieved extraordinary academic achievement for the fall semester.
Gardeners to hear Stedman
Nancy Stedman will speak when the Gorham Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in the First Parish Church.
Stedman, of Little River Flower Farm in Buxton, will preset a program entitled “Growing a Cutting Garden.” The public is welcome to attend.
Women’s club benefit luncheon
The Gorham Women’s Club will meet on Thursday, April 12, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham.
Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. with a program and meeting starting at 1 p.m. Guests are welcome and enrollment is open to anyone wishing to become active volunteers. For more information, contact Alice Keddy at 839-4579.
The club is busy preparing for its annual spring luncheon. This year the big event is at noon on April 12 at the First Parish Congregational Church. The luncheon is by reservation only and will include a chicken souffle loaf with vegetables, salad and dessert as well as entertainment provided by vocalist and guitarist “Mark.”
This event will benefit the club’s scholarship fund. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by contacting Alice Keddy at 839-4579.
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of Public Debt reported on March 8 that the U.S. public debt was $8,833,183,947,747.23.
Cutline (0874 author) – Author Cathryn Falwell of Gorham shows Hollis first grade students, from the left, Nicole Anderson, Kiley Marsh, Christian Napolitano, Bryn Worthington, Alex Smith, and Alyson Kendrick one of her books. Courtesy of Kathy Campbell of SAD 6 Send questions/comments to the editors.
