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VOLUME 15 NUMBER 22 NOVEMBER 27, 2009

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The new Mercy Hospital Quick-Carecenter in South Gorham will be open-ing by the end of the year at the lat-

est.According to Nathan Bateman of thedevelopers Bateman Partners,LLC,a certifi-cate of occupancy is expected by “earlyDecember.”He envisions turning the facili-ty over to Mercy Hospital around Dec.12.Mercy will lease the property from a limit-ed liability corporation,74 County RoadLLC,managed by Bateman Partners.

Mercy Hospital’s Quick-Care center willoccupy the building formerly housingHansen’s Farm Market,which had beenoperated by local entrepreneur HansHansen.The new 10,000 sq.-ft.health carefacility will be equally shared by a combi-nation of emergency care and scheduledappointments with family practice physi-cians.Sixteen examination rooms anddiagnostic equipment will be provided tosupport the efforts of the 25-30 profes-sionals employed at the site.

Extensive modifications were made tothe farm market building.A gabledentrance lobby and a cupola grace thefaçade and the roofline.Landscapingchanges encompass an enlarged parkingarea and a storm-water treatment andretention pond,as well as the planting oftrees and shrubs and the erection offencing.Ambulance bays have been con-structed on the east side of the structure,and motion-activated lighting will illumi-nate the site.All lighting has been

Mercy Quick-Care Opening SoonBill Ambrose

Contractors work diligently to put the finishing touches on the new Mercy HospitalQuick-Care Facility to be located on County Road.

The Town Council is seeking publiccomment and input on the possiblereview of the Town’s Comprehensive

Plan to determine whether areas of SouthGorham should be rezoned to permit moreintensive commercial development.Thehearing,which will take place during theDecember 1 regular Council meeting at7:00 p.m.,will focus on the Route 22/114overlap area and will extend north onRoute 114 up to the bypass roundabout.

The public hearing,which was sched-uled by the Council at the Oct.6 meeting,did not receive unanimous support,withCouncilors Csoros and Miner voting nay.The need to contemplate rezoning wasprompted by the ongoing transformationof the former Hansen’s Farm Market intoa Mercy Hospital Quick-Care HealthCenter.This project could serve as animpetus for future economic and com-mercial growth in the entire area,whichcurrently suffers from rush hour trafficwoes.Another factor is the possible futureconstruction of a spur to South Gorhamfrom the Maine Turnpike.

In discussing the importance of thepublic hearing,Town Manager David Colesaid,“The council would really like to hearfrom people who are interested.This is anopportunity for people to come in and

South GorhamRezoningHearing Bill Ambrose

designed to focus light down, to lessenthe effects of nighttime light pollution.The planned hours of operation are from7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Dave Harris, the on-site constructionsuperintendent for the general contractorAllied-Cook,believes that the Quick-Carefacility will bring new commercial life tothe South Gorham area.He foresees a day-care establishment,as well as a varietystore and a chain restaurant,such as

Dunkin’Donuts,to accommodate theneeds of the employees at the facility.

Bateman commented that the newmedical facility would bring many bene-fits to the town,although as a not-for-profit, it will not pay property tax.Hecited enhanced and convenient medicalcare,blood drives, and medical educa-tion efforts as examples, as well as thepotential expansion of commercialdevelopment.

Apublic art mural was recentlyunveiled on the rear wall of theGoodwill store on Main Street in

Gorham.The mural depicts two handsholding a knot with eight surroundingimages of how Sebago EducationAlliance (SEA) students viewed theirown ideas of a healthy community.“The hands represent the comingtogether of community,”says USMService Learning Coordinator AliciaSampson,“and the knot represents abond of a unified and healthy commu-nity.”The art project was a group effortbetween USM,the Gorham PoliceDepartment and the SEA which servesat-risk youth in Gorham,Westbrook,SAD 6,Windham and Raymond.

The design is the brainchild of USMArt student Brooke Lambert who wasmotivated by her own personal expe-rience in special education class-rooms during her high school years.She believes her own success mightencourage and inspire others to applyto college.The GPD provided thepaint, USM students collaborated withSEA students (ranging from middleschool to high school) and membersof USM fraternity Sigma Nu helpedpaint the white background on themural.The location behind Goodwillstore had become a “graffiti-prone”area.“We’re hoping to deter futuregraffiti and reclaim the space as some-thing beautiful,” says Sampson.

Building a Healthy Community Mural Project Gorham Times Staff

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Hot of the PressMembers of Embrace the Dissonance (l to r: Quincy Owens,Clara Stickney, Lincoln Gray, and Lia Van de Krol) read theGorham Times while waiting to perform at the Annie LouiseCary Club Scholarship Tea, held at the Phinney Mansion.The Cary Club raises scholarship money to help supportarea music students.

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As a member of the Legislature’sNatural Resources Committee,which oversees the Department of

Environmental Protection, an issue Iwant to focus on is Long Creek.

Most likely you’ve traveled betweenthe On the Border restaurant and theintersection of Gorham Road in front ofthe Maine Mall recently.Did you wonderwhy this half-mile of road was underconstruction? It wasn’t a run-of-the-millpaving project to fix potholes; it waspart of an effort to improve the waterquality of the Long Creek Watershed.

The Long Creek Watershed, made upof 3.45 square miles, runs throughSouth Portland,Westbrook, Portlandand Scarborough. Currently it is not incompliance with state and federalwater quality standards and has beenplaced in a group of 32 “urbanimpaired” streams in Maine. Data gath-ered between 1999–2004 showedgrowing amounts of pollutants such asoil, gasoline and heavy metals in thewater due to increased development inthe area. Impervious surfaces likeroads, parking lots and rooftops haveincreased the storm water runoff intoLong Creek. Some portions are morethan 50 percent impervious.Ten per-cent is considered to be the point tobegin stressing an environment.

This information was the catalyst forthe formation of the Long CreekPlanning Project; a regional group ofstate and local officials,businesses,majorcommercial stakeholders, residents andnon-profit organizations working toreduce pollution in the runoff to bringLong Creek into compliance with statestandards.The project stretches fromWestbrook through the Maine Mall areaof South Portland and into Clark’s Pond.

The paving project is a step towardturning around the conditions of the

Watershed.Working with project leadersand participants, the Maine Departmentof Transportation (MDOT) concludedthat a porous paving system would con-tribute to the project’s goal by reducingand filtering the storm water runoff thatgoes directly into the surface water.

With funding from the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of2009 (the stimulus bill), MDOT put inthe first application of a porous pavingsystem on a high volume public road inthe Northeast.The Grondin Companyof Gorham was tapped for this task.

To change from an impervious sur-face to pervious, they dug down over30 inches and installed perforatedpipes, running them to existing stormdrain manholes and covered them witha minimum of six inches of sand.Roughly 15 inches of two-inch crushedstone was then placed on top of thesand. Next, they put six inches of coarsepervious pavement down and finishedwith three inches of surface layer pervi-ous pavement.This section of road willnow filter water down through thepavement.The water will cool as itmoves towards the storm drains andLong Creek, helping with thermal pollu-tion that can affect life in the Creek.

The cost to replace the 1700 linearfeet of pavement was about $1.5 mil-lion, roughly three times the cost topave with regular pavement.The lifes-pan of new surface is estimated to beseven to ten years.

To return the watershed to code willlikely cost millions. Project members arelooking for ways to fund the stream’srestoration and management.They areconsidering upfront storm water man-agement system upgrades, user fees,taxes, incentives, or some combinationof them all. Some funding will be pro-vided by stimulus money, which is

being administered by the Clean WaterRevolving Fund Program, but partici-pants in the Project want to make itclear to watershed property ownersthat at some point they will be asked—and ultimately required by Maine—tocontribute to the restoration effort.

All watershed landowners areencouraged to get involved to ensurethat their interests are considered andtheir skills and experience contributeto the process.

FMI: http://restorelongcreek.org/docs/projects/MaineMallRdProject-web.pdf andhttp://restorelongcreek.org/

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Long Creek PlanningProject Jane Knapp

Around TownA five year service pin was issued to

Tom Poirier, who is the new Town

Planner, and a 10 year service pin was

issued to Jennifer Elliott, the Deputy

Clerk in the Town Clerk’s Office.

ExcitingOpportunity

for 2010The Gorham Times is looking for anew Editor to start in early 2010.

This is a great opportunity to support an important communityeffort. Need to have organizationalskills, writing skills, decision-mak-ing ability and editing experience.

This is a part time, virtual, work at home, paid position with a

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At 5:00 p.m. you stop and stand verystill while the National Anthemplays on the loud speakers. It

speaks of the regimen, the normal, theprecision, the dedication to duty, thepattern of growing up in a military fami-ly and living on a military base.

My life was filled with sameness,with a simple repeated pattern. Ourhouse looked like a cookie cuttercopy of each of the houses on eitherside, of the house across the street,down the street and on the nextstreet. Our house was painted plainbeige, sometimes with brick, mosttimes not.

You learned to accept it.Youlearned quickly that it wasn’t thestructure, but rather the home youmade inside.Against the eggshellwhite of the walls, color was insteadfound in bedspreads and curtains,throw pillows and various decora-tions. Each house on each base was arepeat. But the sameness was not allbad.The sameness opened wide thedoor to variety in neighbors andplaces you lived. Friendships wereformed quickly and goodbyes camejust as quickly.

There were many plain beige hous-es. From my plain beige house inJapan, I remember the sights, soundsand smells of that oriental wonder-land, bright colors of kimonos, thebeauty of Tokyo, children in theirschool uniforms, and exquisite orientalbuildings and bridges.

From my plain beige house in SantaFe, I saw the beautiful red mountainsand the cactus. I learned about Indiansand their ancient villages built high inthe mountains.

My plain beige house in Rantoul,Illinois showed me corn fields, milesand miles of them. It was there I metMarsha Weaver who lived in the plainbeige house that abutted ours. I’m stilllooking for her today.

That same beige house in Virginiawas fleeting, as was my friendshipwith Ruth; a 6-month stay for a schoolmy Dad attended on our way toTripoli, Libya, North Africa.

In North Africa those quarters werenext to a mosque, next to an Arab vil-lage of houses made of tiny pieces ofcardboard. I fell in love with the differ-ences, with the culture, the sand, the

camels, and the warm dates that fellfrom the date-palm trees onto thesand. I fell in love with the strikinggreens and blues of the MediterraneanSea. My thoughts often go back to thestartle of the calling to prayer in thetowers of the mosque late at night, tothe screams and tongue trills of theArab woman 3 days and nights straightduring a funeral.That beige housetook me to the beautiful flowers inGermany, the Vatican in Rome andhuge black scorpions of Morocco.

My last plain beige house was inSan Antonio,Texas.As with the othersimilar houses, the love of my familyinside and the vast ethnic variety out-side were what was important. Myfamily thrived in those plain beigequarters on each base. My immediatefamily became and remains the life-long friends our short “tours of duty”did not allow me in our travels. Plainand beige, orderly and neat alwaysmade me feel safe.

Even though it didn’t seem so alongthe way, I look back now and knowthat those plain beige houses allowedme to see more parts of the world anddifferent cultures and lifestyles, thanmost people will ever see in their life-time. Every time I see a turquoisenecklace, it reminds me of ‘home’.Every time I see anything oriental, Ithink of ‘home’, when my Afghanneighbors who live next door to metoday bring me over homemade flatbread, I think of ‘home’.

To some the home they grew up inwas their world.To me the world Igrew up in was my home. Plain andbeige opened my life to the rainbowof the world.

In 2003, I met and had a long dis-tance relationship with a wonderfulman from Dallas,Texas, before decid-ing to join him here in Gorham in thefall of 2006. I would not trade myexperience as a “Military Brat,” butJohn’s love, my work as a secretary atVillage School, and the close smalltown neighborly feel Gorham peopleextend, have given me the “hometown” it’s taken me 60 years to find.And you know what they say ‘at theend of the rainbow’….

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Gorham’s Greatest Gifts—A Retrospective: BaxterMemorial Library and Baxter Museum

David Arthur Fogg will be at the Baxter Library Nov. 28th to autographbooks from 10 am.–12 noon

Great for the Holidays at just $15!

“It was an interesting year with the eco-nomic times, but I think we got a lot ofthings accomplished,”CouncilorMatthew Robinson stated at the TownCouncil meeting earlier this month.Opening of the Gorham By-Pass was ahighlight of the year, as well as the taxcut, with Gorham being the only townin Cumberland County to lower taxes.

Councilor Robinson closed out hisrole of Town Council Chairman, andhanded the gravel over to MichaelPhinney, who was unanimously electedto serve for the 2009-10 term, withBrenda Caldwell stepping up to therole of Vice-Chairman.

Councilor Robinson wished his bestto Town Planner Deb Fossum in herretirement, thanking her for her fifteenyears of service. Newly elected TownCouncilor, Matthew Mattingly, wassworn in and administered the oath ofoffice.

School Committee Chairman, DennisLibby reported that Gorham votersreelected Jim Hager and Marie South tothe School Committee. He also advisedthat the seasonal flu and H1N1 immu-nizations have been given to all stu-dents and staff who chose to be vacci-nated.

The historic E. Howard Tower TownClock was a topic of discussion for theCouncil, after Chairman Phinney read aletter from resident Shonn Moulton,regarding the clock’s maintenance.Back in 2007, the First ParishCongregational Church entered into acontract with the Town, leasing the his-toric clock for the next ninety-nineyears.The Parish is currently seekingassistance from the town on the annualmaintenance, and Councilor Minormotioned that the request be sent tothe Finance Committee for review.

The council voted not to send theitem to the Finance Committee at thistime. Chairman Phinney noted,“If thechurch wants to change the terms oftheir contract, the best thing for themto do would be to formally request that

the town either make specific changes,or enter into discussions to make spe-cific changes.”

“I’m not concerned about the workgetting done and then not getting paidfor,” stated Councilor Phinney.“WhatI’m really concerned about is in thelong run, the work not getting done atall. I think that’s what we want to pre-vent in the future.”Please see article onpage 6 for further details.

Election results were reviewed.Gorham had approximately 51% of allregistered voters show up at the polls.

Council members were appointed tothe following Council Committees for2009-2010:• Finance Committee: Brenda Caldwell,

Chairman, Phillip Csoros & NoahMiner

• Ordinance Committee: MattRobinson, Chairman, Burleigh Loveitt& Matt Mattingly

• Appointments/Personnel CommitteeNoah Miner, Chairman, Phillip Csoros& Matt Robinson

• Economic Development/CapitalImprovements Committee: MattMattingly, Chairman, Noah Miner &Matt Robinson

• Representative to the GreaterPortland Council of Governments;Burleigh Loveitt, Regular Member andPhillip Csoros,Alternate Member

• Ad Hoc Representative to theRecreation Advisory Board; MattRobinson

• Ad Hoc Representative to the CableTV Committee; Brenda Caldwell.

To view results from this meeting inits entirety, please visit the Town ofGorham Web site for posted minutes.http://www.gorham-me.org/Public_Documents/GorhamME_PlanMinutes/

The School Committee began itsNovember meeting by reciting thePledge of Allegiance.Minutes from

October meetings were approved andthere was no public comment.

Dennis Libby was re-elected as Chairand Roger Marchand was re-elected asVice Chair. Sub Committee assignmentswere also made.

Superintendent Ted Sharp reported onthe following:•The district is expecting a $454,000

curtailment for FY10 and a $1.1 to $1.5million reduction in state aid for FY11.Sharp said there will be no Reductionin Forces this year,but next year thereis no way around it.He noted that cur-tailments will not “significantly impaireducational programs,but some thingswill suffer.”

•The District Online Calendar of Eventswill be up and running next week.

•The Infinite Campus Portal for grades 6-12 is now open.

• Commended the five district nurseswho worked around the clock to runthe flu clinics.Sharp said that the dis-trict has an instructional plan in placeif a pandemic were to occur andschools were to close.

• Families will be informed next fallwhere students will attend schoolwhen the three K-5 schools are open.Teachers,staff and administrators willalso learn where they will be working.

Brian Porter,Village School Principal,provided the Committee with results ofDistrict External Testing.Under the NoChild Left Behind (NCLB) law,all stu-dents must reach100% proficiency inReading and Math by 2014.Schools areaccountable for Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP),which can be achieved by meet-ing a performance target score or reach-ing Safe Harbor status. In order toachieve Safe Harbor, schools mustdecrease by 10% the number of studentsin a particular subgroup not meeting thestandard from the previous year.

Last year,AYP was measured by MaineEducation Assessment (MEA) and MaineHigh School Assessment,consisting ofthe SAT.Not all Gorham schoolsachieved AYP for the 2009 testing peri-od.Village,which also includesNarragansett and White Rock,met AYP inMath.AYP was met in Reading becauseof Safe Harbor status.Gorham MiddleSchool met AYP in Reading and Maththrough Safe Harbor.Gorham HighSchool achieved AYP in Reading andMath in the subgroups,children with dis-abilities and children who are economi-cally disadvantaged, through Safe Harbor.AYP was not met since the High Schoolonly had 73% of potential special educa-tion students graduate,and the standardis 75%.

Starting this year,AYP will now bemeasured by the New EnglandComprehensive Assessment Program(NECAP) for grades 3-8.The SAT will still

be used for third year high school stu-dents.

Gorham also has a District Goal toensure 90% of students will meetReading and Math standards by 2013.For2009, it strived to have 70% of studentsmeet or exceed standard.Villageachieved 73% of students in Reading ator above grade level and 76% of studentsin Math at or above grade level.GMSachieved 82% in Reading and 67% inMath,up from 61% the previous year.Atthe High School level,59% of 11thgraders met the target Reading score of64% proficiency and 51% of 11th gradersmet the target Math score of 43% profi-ciency taking the SAT.

Porter contributed the significantprogress in results to the new Readingand Math programs in grades K-3, aswell as numerous systems of supportboth in an out of the classrooms.He alsopointed out that the SAT,which is a testgeared towards college bound students,is a completely different exam than theone used in younger grades,whichmakes it difficult to compare results inprogress.All schools in the district haveextensive action plans in place to helpreach their goals.

Chris Record, GHS Principal, notedthat AYP results can be easily skewedwith the SAT if one or two students insmall subgroup do not show up for test-ing. He expressed the challenges in get-ting students to show up on a Saturdayto take a four hour exam but is proudof his staff for their efforts to motivatestudents.

Sharp said that NCLB is “simply anunrealistic goal”and was proud of theadministrators for taking on the 90%District Goal. Several committee mem-bers also expressed frustration but com-mended the schools for making signifi-cant progress.

In other news:• Kathy Garrard said the Gorham

Educational Foundation raised over$5,000 from the Spelling Bee.Money isfunneled back to the schools throughgrants.

• Dennis Libby congratulated Tim Kingfor winning Western Class A SoccerCoach of the Year for the fourth time.Sharp pointed out that the soccer teamreceived only one yellow card this sea-son,which speaks volumes about thecode of conduct being used by stu-dents and coach on the soccer team,and all other sports teams in Gorham.

• Bob Riley,GMS Principal,and Recordinformed the committee that theStandards Based Report (SBR) card wasrolled out,along with the traditionalreport card.SBR reflects a student’s aca-demic performance,but also providesinformation about conduct and effort.

The School Committee meets the 2ndWednesday of the month in TownCouncil Chambers.

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S C H O O L C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T

Results of District TestingDiscussed Stacy Sallinen

T O W N C O U N C I L R E P O R T

Council Begins New YearChristine Ludwiczak


The Trustees of the BaxterMemorial Library have announcedenhanced availability of public

computers at the Baxter MemorialLibrary which were funded entirelywith donations and gifts to the Library.

The project began when the Libraryreceived a gift of several computersfrom the Gorham School Department.The Trustees purchased monitors,wiring,peripheral equipment and furni-ture using funds from the Myrtle andClarence Smith gift to the library andthe Charles and Bernice Parker gift tothe library.Computer chairs and tableswere acquired through Ruth’s ReusableResources.Membership for Ruth’s wasmade possible by the Friends of Baxter

Memorial Library. Finally theDepartment of Public works and volun-teers provided assistance in moving fur-niture.This was a true community effort.

“The Trustees are very pleased to beable to provide more access to publiccomputers for library users,” said TrusteePresident Linda Frinsko.“We are veryappreciative of the donations and giftswhich made the project possible.”

The Library now has nine pubiccomputers on the main level and fivepublic computers on the lower level.There are also additional study carrelsand laptop workstations throughoutthe library. FMI, stop by the Library orcall 839-5031.

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On November 18 the Gorham Bypass was officially renamed in honor of Gorhamresident Bernard Rines. Standing (l to r) are Town Councilors Matt Mattingly andMike Phinney, Dale Rines, Bernard Rines, State Sen. Phil Bartlett, and Councilor MattRobinson.” The road was named in honor of Rines as he worked for years towardmaking the bypass a reality.


Bernard Rines Bypass

Donations allow expansion ofpublic computers for theBaxter Library.


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You don’t think much about tiresuntil you’re cruising down the roada little too fast in the first snow

storm of the year. Suddenly the car feelslike it is floating on air and the treeyou’re heading for isn’t getting out ofyour way.Antilock brakes and stabilitycontrol systems can’t do a thing unlessyou have decent tires to grip the road.

There is a lot more to tires thanmeets the eye.Tire speed ratings pro-vide information about how long a tiretread will last and how well it grips drypavement.A general rule of thumb isthe lower the rating, the harder the rub-ber, the longer the tread will last, but alow rating will also give you the leasttraction.An “S” rating is the lowest, fol-lowed by T, H,V,W, and Z.The rating isfound on the side wall of the tire, fol-lowing the tires size, for example265/75R15 91 “T”. Speed ratings andtire size must be the same for all tires.Mixed ratings can cause strange han-dling conditions.

Tire pressure affects tire wear, gasmileage, and the safe operation of avehicle. On the side of the tire there isa “max tire pressure,”usually 44 PSI.This is not the recommended tire pres-sure, but is the manufacturer’s allow-able safe pressure. Recommended tirepressure, located on the driver’s doorjam or on the door itself, is based onthe weight of the vehicle. Front andrear pressures will be given and theywill usually be the same.

Running on low tire pressure can bedangerous.The side wall of a radial tireis designed to flex and absorb roadvibration and small bumps. Flexing ofthe side wall creates heat; if the pres-sure is lower than specified, that heatwill start to break down the side wallof the tire and can eventually cause tire

tread separation. Over 200 deaths wereassociated with Firestone tire tread sep-aration on the Ford Explorers from1990 through 2000.

A common misconception aboutfront wheel drive vehicles is to placethe tires with the most tread on thefront, since they not only drive the carbut also steer.The problem here lies inthe weight distribution.With theengine and transmission in the front,there is little weight on the rear wheelsso the rear can easily fishtail out of con-trol. Place the best tires on the rear ofthe vehicle.

It is important to keep the all thesame size tires on four wheel drive/allwheel drive vehicles. Even two newtires paired up with two worn out tireswill cause drivability problems. In slip-pery conditions it can affect how thecar handles, in dry conditions it willput undue stress on the drive train. Bestadvice is to replace all four tires at thesame time.

Regular tire rotation at 7,000 to10,000 miles and a yearly alignmenthelp tires wear evenly, but alignmentcan be thrown out at any time by hit-ting a choice pot hole. General inspec-tion of tire wear should be done atevery oil change.A shimmy in the steer-ing wheel is usually caused by a tirebalance issue rather than alignment.

There are over 40,000 deaths peryear on the nation’s highways.Maintaining your tires so you can con-trol your car, to the best of your ability,for the optimum performance of the carwill help keep you and your family safe.

Doug Carter is the owner of Carter's AutoService, Inc.Carter lives in Gorham withhis wife and daughters. He’s been in theauto service business since graduatingfrom Gorham High School in 1981.

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Town Clock Becomes Issue—Again Bill Ambrose

Gorham’s historic Town Clock hasonce again become an issuebefore the Town Council.A con-

troversy involving the annual mainte-nance expense has prompted a coun-cil request that the representatives ofthe First Parish Church appear beforethe council at a public meeting.

The center of the present issuerevolves around the results of a meet-ing held at the church on March 11,2008. Church officials and membersalong with several municipal officialsattended the gathering. Mark Faunce,the Church Moderator, told the townofficials that the church was havingfinancial difficulties in raising thefunds to pay for the clock’s restorationand its future maintenance, and wouldlike the town to set up a clock fund toreceive donations.The town did imple-ment a clock fund, but Town ManagerDavid Cole maintains that the entireagreement between the Town and theChurch is still in effect, and can onlybe modified by a formal motion of theentire Town Council.

It is for this reason that theCouncil asked Cole to extend an invi-tation to the church’s representativesto appear before the Council to dis-cuss and possibly to modify theagreement. Councilor BurleighLoveitt, in a subsequent comment,said,“the public’s business must beconducted in public.”

The 1868 Tower Clock, manufac-tured by the E. Howard Clock

Company, was a gift to the town byToppan Robie, a prominent citizen ofGorham. It was placed in the FirstParish Church steeple because of itscentral location in the village. It is oneof the few remaining clocks of its kindin New England that has not beenelectrified. It is an outstanding histori-cal artifact, valued in excess of$100,000.

In 2005, after valiant attempts atrepair, the clock finally stopped work-ing altogether. In fact, it was reducedto being correct only twice each day.After several public hearings andcouncil discussions, an agreement wasworked out with the First ParishChurch and the Town government inMarch 2007.Among other agreed-uponitems, the Church accepted the obliga-tion to provide for the annual inspec-tion and maintenance of the time-piece’s mechanism, an estimated $800.

Following the generous donationsof the Phinney and Rines families, theclock mechanism, including the appa-ratus for ringing the Paul Revere bellin the steeple, was restored by theBalzer Family Clock Works and placedin the second floor organ loft. It begantelling the time and tolling the hourson November 17, 2008.A service ofdedication was held at the churchshortly thereafter. Everyone agreedthat the mechanism was an impressivedisplay of nineteenth-century engi-neering genius.


school

The Second Annual CommunitySwap and Shop was held on Nov.7 at Narragansett School.The free

event was a huge success with WhiteRock, Narragansett, and VillageSchools' families in attendance.Thegreat signage, and curiosity, brought inmany other community members too.This year's event would not have beenpossible without the strong team ofwomen who planned, organized, andimplemented every detail.The volun-teers included Victoria Caron, MichelleChristakis, Kendra Cummings,AmandaLandry, Rhonda Sawyer, and SarahDowney.A very warm thank you goesto Girl Scout Troop 1173, led by AmyValentine.These young ladies were

instrumental in sorting, folding, andarranging clothes grouped for easyshopping, by size, on many largetables.A huge thank you also goes toBruce Hill and his staff at GorhamLaundry Center who generouslycleaned all the items, big and small, atno charge. Raney's Laundromat joinedin the effort too.

The organizational team thanks allthose who donated clothing, set upand cleaned up the gym, and other-wise participated. Keep your eyes andears open for next year's date. It's afantastic opportunity for the commu-nity to work together to enjoy awarm, active, and healthy winter.

A Community Thank Youfor Swap & Shop’s SuccessJane Meggison, Social Worker, Narragansett & White Rock Schools

Laptop Information Night at GHS Sarah Prescott, GHS Tech Integrator

This year, the Gorham SchoolDepartment purchased a laptopfor every high school student in

the district. How are the laptops beingutilized at school and at home? Whatsteps are being taken to educate stu-dents in making good choices withtechnology? How can parents worksuccessfully with their children at

home? These questions and more wereanswered in a Parent informationNight held Nov, 12 and will be repeat-ed on Jan. 6 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. inthe MPAC Auditorium of GHS.

As of this date, 99 percent of theMLTI laptops have been distributedand a typical stroll through GHS

Volunteers (pictured l to r)Julia Downey, Sarah Downey and Amanda Landry helped setup at the Second Annual Swap & Shop.


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Bear Fundraiser Helps Pets in NeedThe Gorham Middle School Student Council has successfully raised money forthe Westbrook Animal Shelter by selling Beary Special Bears. The top five sell-ers were: Allison Sinnett, Nicole Walls, Emma Christakis, Alyda Twilley, and MiaKaufman. These five students along with 10 other Student Council representa-tives had the opportunity to visit the Animal Shelter on November 2 and broughtalong a donation of $800. The group also donated blankets, towels, food, toys,sheets and catnip grown by the GMS Garden Club. You can still participate bybringing all kinds of old things or money to the Shelter—there are a lot of pooranimals in need.


The Gorham EducationalFoundation held its fall fundraiser,the Frederick Robie Cup Adult

Spelling Bee, on October 24. Eleventeams competed for the winner’s tro-phy while raising money for GEF.Approximately 100 people were inattendance at the event, which boast-ed a silent auction, champagne raffleand food by the Pinecrest Inn.

After a tough and at times hystericalcompetition, including teams collect-ing money to keep themselves in thecompetition, the winning team wasthe Queen Bees: Katherine Garrard,Kristine Biegel, and Sara Nelson.Thebest costume award went to MorganDental Care’s team, and the award formost money raised went to the LLBean team, the Oh-Bee-Haves.

GEF raised approximately $6,000from the event, which will fund proj-ects that promote excellence in educa-tion within the Gorham school sys-tem. In its three years of existence,GEF has funded over $15,000 of grantawards to Gorham teachers for proj-ects that enhance the school curricu-lum but are not available through theschool budget.

GEF would like to thank theModern Woodmen for their generousmatching grant to GEF, the businesses

that sponsored teams or donatedsilent auction items for this event, andthe many community members whovolunteered and attended. It was agreat success and a wonderfully enter-taining evening. Planning for nextyear’s bee is already underway! Checkout GEF’s new website,www.gorhamef.org, or become a fanof GEF Facebook to keep up-to-dateon GEF’s events, activities and grantrecipients.

GEF Spelling Bee Kristin Wentworth, GEF President

The winning team of GEF’s Spelling Bee(l to r) Sara Nelson, Kathy Garrard andKris Biegel display the coveted FrederickRobie Cup trophy.

Photo credit Kristin Wentworth


A Night to Learn

Pictured (l to r) Claire Valentine, her sister Lydia, and Jason Catoggio enjoyed usingmicroscopes at Village School’s Family Learning Night on November 12. They exploredwhile carefully handling slides and making lens adjustments to view a variety of life,including plants and insects. The evening was offered as a way to introduce studentsand their families to fun activities that can be used to enhance learning.

Soccer Sisters Receive Honors: GHSsenior soccer playerLindsay Wilson wasnamed a USL SuperY League OlympicDevelopmentProgram NationalSelect player.Wilson was selectedto the 1991/92 listfor her performancewith the MPSPhoenix soccer clubduring the summerSuper Y league sea-son. Wilson’s oldersister, KelseyWilson (GHS ’07),who plays for theUniversity of Maineat Orono women'ssoccer team, wasnamed to the America East Women'sSoccer All-Academic Team. Wilson start-ed all 17 games for the Black Bears andfinished tied for second on the team inscoring with three goals and four assists,both career highs.

Two Gorham Grads Earn Player of theWeek Honors for Saint Joseph'sCollege: The Great Northeast AthleticConference named Anna Willis (GHS ’06)as the women's soccer Player of theWeek on November 3. Willis scored a pairof goals to help St. Joseph's Collegedefeat USM in the regular finale andNorwich in the playoff opener. Willis, alsoa team captain, tallied three goals andfive assists this fall. Her GHS classmate,Will Pike (GHS ’06), was named themen's Goalkeeper of the Week. Piketurned away five shots and did not allowa goal in helping St. Joseph's to twowins. He also lowered his season goals-against per game average to 0.80 andpicked up his 10th and 11th shutouts ofthe year. Pike was an All-Conference hon-oree last fall and has been the conferenceGoalkeeper of the Week five times thisfall. He was also named MVP of the con-ference playoffs won by Saint Joseph'sCollege and which earned the team a spotin the NCAA Division III national playoffs.

Field Hockey All-Star: Emma Deans(GHS ’07), a midfielder for the Universityof Maine at Farmington field hockey team,was named to the All-North AtlanticConference first team. Also an All-NACFirst Team honoree in 2008, Deans scored

five goals this season—including fourgame-winning tallies—to go along withthree assists. She is also the team leaderin defensive saves with six and wasnamed the conference Player of the WeekSeptember 28.

Soccer All-Star Game: Four GHS soccerplayers were selected to play in MaineSoccer Coaches Senior Bowl Nov. 15 atHampden Academy. Rams players chosento boys’ team include seniors GregGagne (Back) and Colin Lubelczyk(Midfield) while seniors Lindsay Wilson(Midfield) and Kristi Zarrilli (Midfield)were chosen to the girls’ team. Wilsonled the West Seniors girls' team to a 6-2victory with three goals while Zarrilli con-tributed one goal and one assist.

Volleyball All-Star Game MVP: GHS senior volleyball player Hannah Shortyreceived game MostValuable Player honors November 7in the East/WestSenior VolleyballShowcase atHusson Universitythat featured the topvolleyball playersfrom across the state.

College Soccer All-Star: HussonUniversity junior women's soccer playerCaitlyn Butterfield (GHS '07) was select-ed to the North Atlantic Conference All-Conference Second Team. This isButterfield's third consecutive appearanceon the team as she anchored the Hussondefense throughout the year. Butterfieldwas also named to the conference All-Tournament team during the playoffs asshe helped Husson advance to the NCAADivision III National Tournament.

Gorham Grad Excels at Rugby: SpencerSeiferth (GHS ‘07), a junior at WentworthInstitute ofTechnology inBoston, helped hiscollege rugby teamfinish the seasonwith a 21-8 winagainst BatesCollege. Seiferth is a2nd-Row, three-yearstarter and vice president of the team.

USM Scholar-Athletes from Gorham:Men's lacrosse player Josh Plowman andwomen's lacrosse player Rachel Lolley,both GHS graduates, were among the131 University of Southern Maine stu-dent-athletes honored for academic excel-lence during the 2008-2009 academicyear. Both received a William B. WiseScholar-Athlete Award for compiling aminimum 3.00 cumulative grade pointaverage for the fall and spring semesters.

Gorham Resident Top Coach MainePremier Soccer Team: Maine PremierSoccer, which recently joined the UnitedSoccer Professional Development League,has announced that Gorham resident PaulBaber will coach the team and serve asgeneral manager. The league is the topmen’s pro-amateur league in NorthAmerica for men under the age of 23.

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GHS Fall SportsWrap-Up Part II Jeff Pike

The GHS fall sports season came to aclose November 14 as the boys' andgirls' cross country teams competed

in the New England Championship Meetin Manchester, CT. For the season, five ofthe eight fall teams qualified for post-sea-son play with programs combining for arecord of 78-35-1. The previous issue ofthe Gorham Times included season wrap-ups on golf, volleyball, field hockey andfootball while this article includes cover-age of boys' and girls' soccer as well asthe girls' and boys' cross country.

BOYS' SOCCERRegular Season: 13-1; ranked second in

Western Maine Class A.Post Season: Lost to Greely, 2-1 in over-

time in the Western Maine quarterfinals.Graduating Seniors: Colin Lubelczyk,

Greg Gagne, Eric Plourde, Tim Hardy,Jake Willis and Sean Grandmaison.

Accomplishments: Colin Lubelczyk andGagne were selected as a first-teamconference all-stars as well as All-Western Maine Class A all-stars. Gagnewas also voted the conferenceDefensive Player of the Year. JuniorSeth Wing and freshman ConnorReagan were selected to the second-team conference all-stars. Leadingscorers for the team were Reagan withnine goals and seven assists; ColinLubelczyk (8/5); junior Kevin Lubelczyk(8/5); junior Connor Bell (6/3) andWillis (6/2). Senior goal keeper TimHardy posted eight shutouts andallowed just seven goals all season.

Coach Comments: "We turned in a strong

and consistent performance in each andevery game," said head coach Tim King."We were pleased with how the regularseason went but disappointed with ourearly exit from the tournament. I thor-oughly enjoyed coaching this team—the players were a very self-motivated,hard working group. We receivedtremendous leadership from our cap-tains and all of the upperclassmen.They set the bar high for returning play-ers, and I will miss them a great deal.Looking ahead to next year, we are los-ing some key players, but still shouldbe strong next season."

GIRLS' SOCCERRegular Season: 12-2; ranked third in

Western Maine Class APost Season: Defeated Cheverus, 2-1 in

OT in the quarterfinals; defeatedMarshwood, 4-1 in the semifinals; andlost to Thornton Academy, 2-1, in theWestern Maine finals.

Graduating Seniors: Abbie Adkison,Lauren Chouinard, Letitia Locke, LizLaMontagne, Lindsay Wilson, KristiZarrilli, and Manager, Luke Tanguay.

Accomplishments: Zarrilli, Wilson andChouinard, along with junior ShelbiGuimond and sophomore KierstenTurner were selected to the all-confer-ence team. The team notched 64 goalswhile giving up just 10 on the season.The team also shutout its opponents10 times.

Coach Comments: "Beating Cheverus indouble overtime during the playoffs

Photo Credit Rich Obrey

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Photo credit Rich Obrey

Sophomore Audrey Adkison scores on Thornton, by sweeping her leg across the ball as she fell to the ground, knocking the ball past the on-rushing goalie.


GHS football players receiving individualawards for the season include from leftto right, John Phinney (CumberlandCounty First Team Center), Cody Stover(All-SMAA First Team Offensive Line andthe Gerry Raymond Award for the BestLineman in the SMAA), Jon Day (All-SMAA Running Back), Ryan Luxton(SMAA Honorable Mention–Linebacker),and Abe Kilborn (SMAA HonorableMention–Tight End). SMAA stands forSouthwestern Maine ActivitiesAssociation.F

Photo credit Heather Kilborn

When: Friday Nov. 27thFirst game: 9:00amSecond game: 10:40amThird game: 7:00pmFourth game: 8:40pm

USM Ice ArenaPublic welcome! GHS students free with student ID!

GHS Varsity Boys “Kick off Ice Hockey Season”

Tournament

Football Awards

GHS WeekendVarsity SportsLine-Up

Saturday, November 289:15 p.m. – Girls' Hockey vs.

Biddeford at USM Gorham campus arena.

All games subject to change. For up-to-date schedules anddetails of all GHS sports, visit www.digitalsports.com

The Gorham Middle School sportscoaches presented awards to athletesof the fall teams in an October 28 cere-mony hosted by GMS athletic directorSherry Coyne. Receiving team achieve-ment awards and pictured above, frontrow from left to right: Calvin Riiska(Cross Country), Meghan Cushing(Soccer), Madeleine Hamblen (FieldHockey) and Owen Mulrey (Tennis). Backrow: Kiana Plumer (Soccer), MeganBaker (Field Hockey), Alexis Miller(Tennis), Mitchell Rossignol (Tennis),Jeremy Collett (Tennis) and JesseSouthard (Tennis). Missing from thephoto are Chandler Reagan (Soccer),Austin Bell (Soccer), Ben Foster (CrossCountry), Kelsey Mitchell (CrossCountry) and Natasha Fogg (CrossCountry).

Photo credit Sherry Coyne

Middle School Sports Awards

after tying them early in the season wasour highlight of the year," said headcoach Jeanne Zarrilli. "It was especiallyexciting to score with only three min-utes to go before the penalty-kickround. When our technical game wason, we were one of the best teams inthe state, but when it wasn’t on, we gotinto trouble. Our two-touch, quick-pass-ing game was tremendously successful,but since we started five sophomores,we had to learn as the season pro-gressed. To get as far as we did with ayoung team was a good achievement.The outlook for next year is very posi-tive with seven seniors returning as wellas four players that saw significant timeoff the bench. We have a group of verywell-trained players."

GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRYRegular Season: 13-4Post Season: Finished third in Western

Maine Class A Regional and fifth at theClass A State Championship.

Graduating Seniors: Rachel Wilkinson,Kelsey Rex and Solange Carpenter.

Individual Accomplishments: Junior MiaRapolla finished 10th in the WesternMaine Class A Regional and was aSecond Team All-SMAA selection. Shealso finished sixth in the Class A StateMeet and 57th in the New EnglandChampionships. Wilkinson finished 7thin the Western Maine Class A Regionaland was a First Team All-SMAA selec-tion as well as an All-Academic selec-tion along with Solange Carpenter.Wilkinson finished 19th in the Class AState Meet and 82nd in the NewEngland Championships.

Coach Comments: "We should have agood team next year but it will be diffi-cult to replace the seniors," said headcoach Kurt Schwanda. "We will misstheir talent and their leadership.Sending two runners to the New

England meet was a big highlight. Wehad a very successful season and havesome top runners returning for us nextyear."

BOYS' CROSS COUNTRYRegular Season: 8-4Post Season: Finished fourth in the

Western Maine Class A as well as theClass A State Meet; finished 15thamong 30 teams at the New EnglandChampionship.

Graduating Seniors: Adam Hawkes andJon Foster.

Individual Accomplishments: "AdamHawkes had an unbelievable year cut-ting nearly three minutes off of hisoverall 3.1-mile time," said head coachJohn Wilkinson. "Jeremy Earl andLogan Marshall (both juniors) led theway for us as our top two runners andwere consistent all season."

Team Accomplishments: The team wasfirst Gorham team ever to compete inthe New England Championship. Theteam finished was paced by Marshall,who finished 61st with a time of 17:30over the 5K course. Other Gorham finalresults included Earl (94th place with atime of 17:51), Hawkes (111/17:59),junior Andrew Turner (188/18:46),freshman Alex Thuotte (244/19:30) andsophomore Joe DeRoy (256/19:47).

Coach Comments: "We accomplished alot this year at the big meets includingfinishing fifth at the Belfast Invitationalthat included teams from out of stateand Canada," Wilkinson said. "Theteam bonded very well thanks to theseniors leading the way. We knew wecould be one of the better teams goinginto the season, but it's hard to do thatwhen it's expected. Only three teams(Cheverus, Scarborough andMassabesic) were able to beat us thisyear. We lose two key runners buthave a lot of good runners comingback next year so we should be strongonce again."


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Marc Badeau is pic-tured (far left) withother Operation Tributeorganizers at a recentBruins game. Also pictured ( l to r) are:Hannah Kane ofMassachusetts, RichCheatham ofConnecticut and DavidHagen of NewHampshire.

Below: Several donat-ed autographed itemsto be auctioned off tobenefit OperationTribute.

Although the holidays come just oncea year,Gorham-based OperationTribute,formerly named Operation

Holiday Cheer,works year-round to makesure each child of a military family whoregisters for their program will receive aholiday gift and personalized thank youletter acknowledging their sacrifice andbravery in service of our country.

This has been has been a busy year forOperation Tribute.Besides changing theorganization’s name to better state theirmission of paying tribute to military fami-lies, forming a new Board of Directors,and receiving their official designation asa 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization,theorganization has partnered with manybusinesses and has received recognitionon many fronts.

In April 2009,the U.S.CongressionalRecord recognized Operation Tribute forits service to military families. InSeptember,Connecticut’s Governor Rellrequested Operation Tribute partner withConnecticut's state program,OperationELF,as Operation Tribute had recognizedmore Connecticut children in one yearthan the state’s program had in over 8years of operation.In November,theBoston Bruins designated OperationTribute the charity of choice,donated theproceeds from a 50/50 raffle,and showedthe organization’s commercial on theJumbotron.Finally, in December,GovernorBaldacci will proclaim DecemberOperation Tribute month.A busy year,indeed.

And now,once again, it’s time to shipthe gifts.Operation Tribute seeks to sendan individually wrapped gift adorned witha yellow ribbon and thank you stickeralong with a personal thank you letter,

often written by children of non-militaryfamilies, to every child who registers fortheir program.

In 2008,Operation Tribute sent morethan 23,000 gifts to over 825 cities andtowns throughout New England and NewYork.In 2009,the organization receivedmore requests than in prior years andagain hopes to be able to provide a giftand thank you letter to each childenrolled in the program.

"Our continuing success is primarily dueto recognition by people who realize thatthe time for bumper-sticker slogans is over,”said Marc Badeau,Gorham resident andfounder of Operation Tribute.“We as acountry have a responsibility to recognizethe sacrifice and bravery of these childrenwho share their parent(s) to help keep ussafe.They are the unsung heroes of the dayand deserve our show of appreciation."

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Dec 12, 7:30 -10:30 a.m. at the Cressey Road Church.

The event is sponsored by the Gorham High School Key Club to benefit OperationTribute. Operation Tribute (www.operationtribute.com).

Enjoy pancakes, eggs and sausage by Gorham’s own Chef Mo, visit with Santa andhis helpers, coloring books for the kids, music and a performance by $1800 Shoesand a silent auction. Businesses from the Mall as well as local businesses such asHannaford, Art Guru, Gorham Grind, Mr. Bagel, Tinsel Bright, Sebago Brewing, LuckyThai, Hoglund’s Countryside Butchers and others will be providing items for thebreakfast and the auction. Tickets will be available at the door $5 per person. FMI orto donate please call 221-0296.

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of interest

Nursing student Hillary Dorr Cuffori(GHS ’00), was inducted into Alpha PhiXi, an international honor society atCentral Maine Community College onNov. 18, 2009.

102 year-oldVoter! GorhamHouse residentGeorge Fryerwent to the pollsat GorhamMiddle School tovote on ElectionDay. ElectionWarden, LindaDeering, read andmarked his ballot for him as his eyesight isn’t what it use to be. Fryer is 102 years old.

The winners of GHS ProjectGraduation's Harvest of Gold Calendarfor the month of November can be foundon the Project Graduation page of theGHS web page www.goghs.org/pg/proj-ect.php. This link shows upcoming eventsand meeting dates for Project Graduation.

Casco Bay Concert Band will present‘The Many Moods of Christmas,’ Dec. 5,3 p.m., at the McCormack PerformingArts Center at Gorham High School.Tickets $7/$6/children and students free.FMI, www.cascobayconcertband.org

The Gorham Business & CivicExchange’s Annual Holiday Receptionwill be on Dec. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. at theGorham Fitness Center, 17 D RailroadAve., Gorham. Hosted by Gorham FitnessStudio and Great Falls Construction. Nocharge, no agenda, just fun! FMI, 892-5515.

The Gorham Community Chorus willpresent its Annual "Prelude to Christmas"directed by John Rimkunas accompaniedby Dr. Peter Stickney. The presentationwill be at the McCormack Auditorium atGorham High School, Dec. 6 at 3:00 p.m.The music will be holiday and seasonal,contemporary and traditional with a selec-tion featuring the Cressey Road UMC BellChoir. Goham High School ChamberSingers will perform under the directionof Matt Murray. Also included in the pro-gram will be the $1800 Shoes BarbershopQuartet. Donations appreciated.

The USM Chamber Singers, conductedby Robert Russell, will sing seasonalmusic in “Joyous Sounds for a FestiveSeason” on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. ImmanuelBaptist Church, 156 High St. Suggesteddonation $9. Call 780-5555.

USM will hold its 19th Annual HolidayMusic Scholarship Gala, “Season ofLight: ‘Tis a Gift,” in the AbromsonCommunity Education Center, Portland onDec. 4, 5:30-10 p.m. Dinner with cock-tails, great music, live auction, and raf-fles, followed by a concert that featuresour talented students. $90 per person;reservations required. Call 780-5003 orvisit the web site for information and

reservation form:www.usm.maine.edu/music/holiday09.

Recently Gorham Lifechurch sponsoreda “Fill That Bus” food drive to benefitthe Gorham Food Pantry. The drive con-cluded with a concert which was open tothe community, of which admissions wasa bag of food. After collecting an entirebus load of food, volunteers from theGorham Lifechurch and Food Pantryunloaded the bus.

“Books for Christmas” is an annual pro-gram sponsored by The Bookworm toprovide a free book to needy Gorhamchildren. We wrap each book individuallywith an age appropriate tag, and add atoy for extra enjoyment. Our customersdonate $2.00 per book and can fill out agift tag with a special message. Each yearwell over 100 books are distributed toGorham families.

save the date

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,Artisan’s Sale & Fair, Saturday, Dec. 12,10:30 a.m.—4 p.m., former Odd FellowsHall, corner of Rt 114/College Ave,Gorham.

‘Breakfast with Santa’ on Saturday, Dec.12 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the CresseyRoad United Methodist Church.Sponsored by GHS Key Club, $5. FMI,call 221-0296.

holiday fairs

First Parish Christmas Fair on Saturday,Dec. 5 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at One ChurchStreet, Gorham. Silent auction, dessertauction, baked goods, crafts, gifts &Santa! FMI, 839-2809.

Christmas Craft Fair, Living WatersChristian School, Rt 112 & 22, Buxton,Saturday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Over 30 vendors, great shopping. FMI727-4499.

Christmas Angel Fair, Bar Mills ParishHouse, Buxton, Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9a.m.-1:30 p.m.

close to home

The Buxton Garden Club’s Annual TreeFestival begins Sunday, Dec. 6 at noon.Anyone can decorate a tree at the BarMills Community Church, Buxton. FMI,929-8283.

The Windham Chamber Singers (con-ducted by Dr. Richard Nickerson) arepleased to announce An American FamilyHoliday Concert Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Featuring alumni fromthe Windham Chamber Singers with spe-cial guests Robyn Hurder, ElisabethMarshall, Daniel Strange, Adam Frederickand Ashley Liberty. Tickets $12/$15. FMI,892-1810 ext. 275 or online atwww.mktix.com.

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Maine State Ballet’s,

The Nutcracker, will perform at

the Merrill Auditorium in Portland Nov.

28 thru Dec. 6. Gorham dancers Celia

Begonia, Annmarie Dellasala,

Nathaniel Dombek, Charlotte

Feinberg, Meaghan Gilbert, Kate

Larkin, Delaney Patten-Harris,

Marissa Patten-Harris and Nicholas

Reynolds (right) will perform. Tickets

$15–$45. Call Porttix at 842-0800 or

www.porttix.com. FMI, 781-7672.

Seaman Matthew J. Cole (GHS‘04), son of Kathy and DavidCole, graduated from Naval

Recruit Training Command inGreat Lakes, IL on Nov. 13, 2009.

He will be attending the Navy'sSubmarine Electronic/Computer

Field School in Groton, CT.

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Jennifer Porter & Friends, Friday, Dec. 4,7:30 p.m. at the Saco River GrangeConcert Hall in Bar Mills. $15 Studentsand Srs (65+) $13 or by donation. Forreservations call, 929-5412.

There will be a Rabies VaccinationClinic on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 1-3 p.m.at the new Buxton Public Works Garage(next door to Town Hall). $8-cash only.Dogs MUST be on leash and cats in carri-ers. FMI, 929-6171.

Anticipate Santa’s arrival by fire truckand enjoy a Christmas tree lighting andsome holiday caroling on Sunday, Nov.29 from 4-6 p.m. outside the Chamberoffice in Windham (corner of Routes302/115). Everyone is encouraged tobring a canned good to support theWindham Food Pantry. FMI, 892-8265.

Schoolhouse Arts Center presents ‘AChristmas Story,’ Dec. 4-20. FMI, 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org.


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reveals an equally high percentage ofuse.While they are a new tool, andtheir use is still evolving, students andteachers have currently been utilizingthem for on-the-spot research, digitalprojects, and to access learning toolssuch as online textbooks. Studentshave recently been assigned e-mailaccounts which allow them to easilycommunicate with teachers and otherstudents as well as submit assignmentselectronically.

As many parents have concernsabout managing their child’s laptopuse, the main goal of the ITDepartment at GHS is to increase com-munication and support for parentswho have to adjust to the addition of anew and sometimes overwhelminglearning tool that is bringing the out-side world into their home.Technology Director Dennis Crowe

noted,“Twenty years ago, parentswould make sure they knew whotheir child’s friends were, where theywere going, limit time on the tele-phone, etc. Setting rules with the lap-top, checking chat logs, and beingaware of whom your child is commu-nicating with online is the same typeof parenting; it just manifests itself in adifferent form.”

Parents are encouraged to create alist of home use ‘technology rules’such as setting time limits, makingsure the computer is only used in ashared space, and having frank conver-sations about the rights and responsi-bilities of being an internet user. Formore information and tips, pleaseaccess the new GHS Tech Help Wiki(interactive webpage) athttp://ghstechhelp.wikispaces.com.

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After enjoying Bingo Night atNarragansett School, a group of stu-dents and alumni sang Happy Birthdayto Dahlov Ipcar, the artist who paintedthe Narragansett murals which are nowvalued at over half a million dollars!Every year, the first graders learn abouther and do an Art project based on themurals. Ipcar turned 92 on November 12and continues to paint every day. Theperformance was videotaped by Artteacher Allie Rimkunas and sent to Mrs.Ipcar at her home in Georgetown.

Inset: Nathan Eichner claimed the lastprize of the evening at NarragansettSchool’s Family Bingo Night onNovember 12.

Photo credit Leslie Dupuis

Narragansett Night


Brenda Davis (second from left) recently walked through Gorham on her journey fromCredit Union to Credit Union in an effort to build awareness about poverty and hungerin Maine. Davis, Exec. Director of Crossroads Ministries, an Old Town-based hungeragency, has teamed up with the Maine Credit Unions’ Leagues’ Ending HungerCampaign. The purpose of the walk was threefold: 1) To thanks the credit unions andtheir members for supporting the Maine Credit Union Leagues' Ending HungerCampaign; 2) to raise awareness about poverty, food insecurity and hunger in ourstate and your community; 3) to raise money for local organizations within communi-ties. Davis stopped by the Casco Federal Credit Union to pick up a donation for theGorham Food Pantry. Pictured (l to r): April Tinker, Member Service Representative,Casco Credit Union, Brenda Davis and Gorham Food Pantry Board members CherryFinck and Sue Dunn.

Photo Credit Gorham Times Staff

8th Annual End Hunger Walking Tour

The UCC Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church in Westbrook (810 Main St) willhold a Community Meal at noon for residents of any age and from any community. $4.Under the direction of USM music professor Bruce Fithian, St. Mary Schola, a chamberchoir devoted to master works from medieval to baroque, will perform four seasonalconcerts entitled ‘Hodie’ on Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center,Lewiston; Dec. 13, 4 p.m. & Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at Church of St. Mary the Virgin inFalmouth; and Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at First Parish Church of Kennebunk. Tickets are $15/$20or visit www.stmaryschola.org.

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share their views.”Cole also stated that thecouncil could determine to rezone thearea without modifying theComprehensive Plan,or it could move tomodify the plan first.

Councilor Burleigh Loveitt is a veteranof the first two versions of the Town’sComprehensive Plan.He believes that alarge revision of the plan only becomes

necessary when there are significantchanges in the Town’s economic or demo-graphic situation,such as when Gorhambegan to change from an agrarian to asuburban bedroom community.Writing anew comprehensive plan is an enormousand expensive task,taking up to three-years and costing in excess of $100,000.

Community Meal and Music

1Three sundays of December—we’ll beteaching out of a book entitled “The Purpose ofChristmas” by Rick Warren, author of “The

Purpose Driven Life.” This is during our Sunday serv-ices at both 8:45 and 10:15 with childcare.

2Two Christmas concerts—Contemporaryand fun Christmas concerts will be on Friday,December 18 at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday the

19 at 6:00 p.m.

3Christmas Eve services—Christmas Eveservices will be at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. forthe whole family on December 24.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 28n Bean Supper at the Bungalow, RT

22/Broadturn, 5-6 p.m. $5/under 3free. FMI, 839-6972.

n 12th Annual Burn Off the Turkey Race,Gorham Municipal Center, 9 a.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29n Tree Lighting Ceremony, Public Safety

Building Gazebo, 270 Main St., 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 1n Town Council Meeting, Gorham

Municipal Center, 75 South St., 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2n PIE Meeting, GHS Library, 6:30—7:30

p.m., School Committee attending.

THURSDAY, DEC. 3n USM Jazz Ensemble directed by Chris

Oberholtzer and the Lab JazzEnsemble directed by Doug Owens,$6/$3. Corthell Concert Hall, USMGorham. Call 780-5555.

FRIDAY, DEC. 4n Craft and Chat Group, 9:30 – 11 a.m.,

Baxter Library. Bring your sewing,knitting, scrapbooking, etc., and makenew friends. FMI, 222-2532.

n Gorham Business & Civic ExchangeAnnual Holiday Reception, 5:30 – 7p.m., Gorham Fitness Center, 17 DRailroad Ave., Gorham. No charge, noagenda, just fun! FMI, 892-5515.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5n Homemade Cookie Fare, Cressey

Road United Methodist Church, 9 a.m.– 12 noon.

n USM Composers Showcase, CorthellConcert Hall, USM Gorham, 8 p.m.Free! FMI, 780-5555.

n Casco Bay Concert Band,‘The ManyMoods of Christmas,’ 3 p.m.,McCormack Performing Arts Center,GHS. $7/$6/children and studentsfree.

n Baked Bean Supper, White RockCommunity Club, Wilson Rd, Off Rt237, 4:30 – 6 p.m. $7/$3.

SUNDAY, DEC. 6n Opera students perform selected

scenes, Corthell Concert Hall, USMGorham, 2 p.m. $6/$3. FMI, 780-5555.

n Chamber Singers and GorhamCommunity Chorus Concert, MPAC,Gorham High School, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 7n Planning Board Meeting, Gorham

Municipal Center, 75 South St., 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 8n Gorham Lions Dinner and Meeting, 6

p.m. $7pp. All are welcome. FMI, 839-6569.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9n School Committee Meeting, Gorham

Municipal Center, 75 South St., 7 p.m.n Early Release for grades K-12.

THURSDAY, DEC. 10n Gorham/Westbrook TRIAD Meeting,

9-10 am, Westbrook Municipal Center.FMI, 839-5581.

n Dance USM! Student dancers andchoreographers showcase originalworks. 7:30 p.m.,

n Russell Hall, Gorham campus. FMI,780-5555.

FRIDAY, DEC. 11n Dance USM! Student dancers and

choreographers showcase originalworks. 7:30 p.m.,

n Russell Hall, Gorham campus. FMI,780-5555.

The Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry is open every Thurs. at

St. Anne’s Church from 9-11 a.m. andthe second Wednesday of each monthfrom 5:30-7 p.m. Open to anyone in

need of food from Gorham. Located inthe building behind St. Anne’s Church.

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South Street caller reported that theyhad run through some paint that wasspilled on the road and wanted owner oftruck who spilled paint to pay to cleantheir vehicle.

Ossipee Trail caller reported that partshad been stolen off vehicles in their lot.

South Street caller reported damage toa political Vote Yes On 1 sign.

Caller reported a large dead animal inthe road on the bypass.

Main Street caller stated they believedtheir house had been burglarizedbecause the door was unlocked.

Lincoln Street caller reported a malesubject was riding a bike down thestreet. Caller noticed that the male wentinto caller's yard with the bike and leftwith a different bike.

Officer assisted a tractor trailer driverwho was lost and escorted driver to theindustrial park.

County Road caller reported that theyhad had construction equipment stolenfrom their building site, again.

County Road caller reported that YesOn 1 signs were vandalized withswastikas, black marks, etc.

Dingley Spring Road caller requestedto speak with an officer regarding asubject who wrote them a bad check for$775.00.

Main Street caller reported a suspi-cious vehicle in the area. Female wassick and did not want to drive. Someonewas on their way to get her.

Main Street caller reported that a malesubject was in the bathroom. Managerbelieved that subject may have beendoing crack cocaine in the bathroom.

Acorn Street caller reported havingbeen assaulted by group of kids behindthe school.

Preble Street caller reported a fight inthe street in front of one of the fraterni-ties. Call was unfounded.

South Branch Drive caller wanted toreport the theft of a Halloween skeleton.

Gateway Commons Drive caller report-ed there was a chicken pecking on thecorner of their porch. Caller was con-cerned for trick-or-treaters.

Morrill Avenue caller reported thatthere was a lot of noise coming fromthe high school. Caller stated theydeserved a bit of piece and quiet.

South Street caller reported that atruck had been parked on the curb atthe neighbor's house. A male in a blacktop hat and long gray hair got out,

walked to the store and then got inanother vehicle.

Caller reported that five cars full ofteenagers went behind a business.Subjects were dropping off Goodwillitems.

Easy Street caller requested to speakto an officer regarding a chase the pre-vious night. Caller didn't think officershould have been chasing.

Caller requested police assistance onGray Road as they were repossessing acar and the owner was giving them ahard time.

Glenwood Avenue caller reported theybelieved their sibling had stolen theiridentity and was using caller's socialsecurity number.

Evergreen Drive caller requested tospeak with an officer as they hadnoticed that their gun was missing.

Fort Hill Road caller reported that aknown male was driving to endanger bytexting while driving all the way back toMassachusetts.

Pompeo Drive caller stated that anintoxicated male relative had threateneda female relative's life.

Maple Drive caller reported that threemales had come to their door, showncaller a picture of caller's house, andwanted to know if it was for sale.

College Avenue caller reported a sus-picious pickup with a snow blower onback had been trying to parallel park forthe past 20 minutes. Caller asked that itbe checked out.

Queen Street caller requested to speakwith an officer regarding people hangingaround their house at night.

Standish woman was arrested forescape, violating conditions of release,theft by unauthorized taking and pos-session of drug paraphernalia.

Sanborn Street man was arrested forOUI and running a stop sign.

Pompeo Drive man was arrested fordomestic violence criminal threatening.

Caller reported a tractor trailer truckpulled over to the side of the bypass.Driver had pulled over because theythought that they had hit an animal.

Main Street caller requested to speakwith an officer regarding false chargesagainst them.

Caller reported that someone had got-ten into their bank account and stolen$900.

Meadow Crossing Drive caller reportedthat a child's battery operated ride-ontractor had been stolen.

Goodall Road caller reported that theyhad been driving down their neighbor'sroad when the homeowner walked infront of their vehicle and asked them"what the hell" they were doing.

the Citizen’s ArrestSouth Street caller requested to speak with an officer as their 11 year-old son hadplaced handcuffs on and couldn’t get them off.

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