Woman’s Club to meet

The Gorham Woman’s Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in the fellowship hall of the First Parish Congregational Church.

Light refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. followed by a program at 1 p.m. For more information, call Alice Keddy at 839-4579.

Church rummage sale

There will be two days of bargains when the United Methodist Women sponsors its annual rummage sale next month.

The sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Ruth Ayers, publicity chairman, said the recycling event, which becomes more popular each year, will feature clothes, dishes, small appliances, furniture, books, puzzles, toys, indoor plants, a few perennials and Halloween costumes – “most everything.”

She said Friday’s visitors would find the most variety at “low, low” prices. Saturday will feature additional markdowns, including an opportunity to fill a grocery bag for $1 at 11 a.m.

Balcomb Fordham student

Theo Balcomb is a member of the class of 2009 at Fordham University in New York City, N.Y.

Balcomb, one of 2,000 college freshmen attending Fordham University this fall, is at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.

Gorham Reps garner top environmental honors

Rep. Chris Barstow, D-Gorham, and Rep. David Farrington, D-Gorham, earned honors for their environmental voting records in the first session of the 122nd Maine Legislature, the Maine League of Conservation Voters announced this week.

The bills named as priorities included measures about clean water, wildlife, toxins, energy and land use.

“Clean air, clean water, and access to open space are essential,” said Eliza Townsend, executive director of the Maine League of Conservation Voters. “Our natural resources form the backbone of our economy, and define Maine as a state and Mainers as a people.”

Farrington, serving his first term, and Barstow, in his second term, supported several key environmental proposals including one to educate consumers on the hazards of lead paint and another to improve water quality in Maine. Barstow and Farrington aided the passage of LD 1034, which becomes law Sept. 17.

This law makes Maine the second state in the nation to tackle the issue of lead paint awareness in the wake of federal cutbacks in lead prevention funding. The new law imposes a fee on paint manufacturers to establish a fund to promote public awareness and prevention of exposure to toxic lead-based paint, including providing lead testing kits to young families.

The Maine League of Conservation Voters has tracked and reported legislators’ voting records on key environmental issues since 1986.

Taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Friday, Sept. 23, that the U.S. public debt was $7,920,697,571,825.43.

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