Broaddus honored

Dr. Samuel B. Broaddus, a resident of Gorham, has been awarded the 2007 Mary Cushman, MD International Humanitarian Award by the Maine Medical Association at its annual meeting in Bar Harbor Sept. 8.

The award recognizes Maine physicians who have distinguished themselves with exceptional humanitarian service as a medical volunteer.

Broaddus, senior partner at Portland Urologic Associates, has actively promoted international cooperation among urologists for 25 years. During this time, he has volunteered his urologic expertise to hospitals in Vietnam, Haiti, St. Lucia, Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

As a member of the International Relations Committee of the American Urological Association, he represented that committee at the Pan-African Urological Surgeons’ Association (PAUSA) Congress in Zimbabwe in 1992 and Kenya in 1995.

Broaddus is a board member of Konbit Sante/Cap Haitien Health Partnership, www.konbitsante.org , a volunteer Maine organization that works with Justinian Hospital in Cap Haitien, Haiti, to improve and provide medical care to the people of northern Haiti. Since 1994, he has traveled to Haiti on nine volunteer medical trips providing free urological surgical care to those in need.

Bowdoin College recognized Broaddus for his international volunteer medical service as the 2003 recipient of its Common Good Award and similarly, the University of Vermont College of Medicine presented him with The Service to Medicine and Community Award in 2004 for his work.

Broaddus is a past director of the Division of Urology at Maine Medical Center.

Visit Sunshine Alpacas

Shawn and Lora Malloy are opening their farm, Sunshine Alpacas, 187 Flaggy Meadow Road, to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The event is in conjunction with the nation-wide Alpaca Farm Days. The Malloys will also exhibit their fiber mill.

Visitors can follow signs from Route 202 to the farm. For more information, call 839-3821.

USM dorm open house

There will be an open house for the University of Southern Maine’s newest residence hall at 3 p.m., Saturday. The 296-bed hall, which is located behind Bailey Hall, opened for the start of classes on Sept. 4.

The new hall is the first Gorham residence hall designed to be awarded certification as a green building. The hall will also be a site for programming and events centered on environmental sustainability and environmental science.

Features of the new hall include apartment- and suite-style living; conference meeting space; wireless technology; and other amenities.

The $21 million hall is the first new residence hall built since Gorham’s Philippi Hall opened in 2001. Residence halls are funded through room fees, not tuition fees or state dollars.

More information is available at

http://www.usm.maine.edu/reslife/New%20Hall.htm

Scarecrow festival

The Gorham recreation Department has announced a fall celebration on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the gazebo, 270 Main St.

The celebration includes a scarecrow contest, hayrides, apples and cider.

Individuals, groups and downtown merchants are encouraged to participate by building unique scarecrows. Prizes offered are $100 for best in show and $100 for people’s choice.

The registration deadline is Thursday, Oct. 4, noon-2 p.m. at the gazebo. Registration fee is $5 per entry. All entries must be set up and assembled by 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 and a winner will be announced by 1:30 p.m.

All scarecrows must be removed by Oct. 27. Any entries left after Oct. 27 will become property of Gorham Recreation Department.

Scarecrows must fit into an 8-foot-by-8-foot area and not exceed 10 feet in height. Gorham Recreation has the right to refuse any entry deemed unacceptable.

For more information, call 222-1630.

Singers wanted

Gorham Community Chorus invites those interested to join. No audition is required, and voices of all ages and abilities are welcome. Rehearsals are Monday evenings. Call 839-4970 or 839-6096.

Gorham dancers in walk

Dancers from the Dance Studio of Maine in Gorham raised money and participated in the walk to support childhood cancer in Portland on Sept. 15.

The dancers walked as part of “Lauren’s Team” in memory of Lauren Hawkes, a fellow dancer and great friend at the Dance Studio of Maine.

Despite the rain, turnout was excellent at the walk and the team was the largest group in attendance.

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Sept. 21 that the U.S. public debt was $8,991,323,013,544.01

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