School straw vote

The Gorham Elementary School Building Committee will take a straw poll on Monday, April 28, from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St., for a site off Sebago Lake Road for a new school

The straw poll, a show of hands, will follow a presentation about the site the committee has selected. The new kindergarten-Grade 5 school would replace the existing White Rock School.

A new school would have to be approved by Gorham voters in a referendum.

All Gorham citizens are invited to attend.

Cal’s back

Calvin Hamblen has returned to his home after spending the winter in the sunny south.

Hamblen, who left Dec. 1 for Florida, was deprived of participating in this year’s winter wonderland in Maine. He is both a former town councilor and representative to Legislature.

Academic honors

Several Gorham students were named to college dean’s lists for the fall semester. They are:

Maura Brady, a sophomore majoring in economics-finance and Karin Cellupica, a senior majoring in finance, both at Bentley College, Waltham, Mass.

Mariel Roy, Dean College, Franklin, Mass.

Kristina C. Cossar, a sports management major, Western New England College, Springfield, Mass..

Ashley Towle, a junior, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Penn.

Grant S. Goodrich, a biology major, and Kirsten A. VanWyck, majoring in communication and culture, both members of the class of 2009, Clark University, Worcester, Mass.

Rummage sale reminder

A two-day rummage sale will be held on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, at Cressey Road United Methodist Church, intersection of Cressey Road and Route 25.

The sale, sponsored by United Methodist Women, begins at 9 a.m. on both days and runs through 4 p.m. the first day and 1 p.m. the second day.

A variety of items includes house plants and perennials. Coffee, doughnut holes and muffins will be available.

U. S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on April 10 that the U.S. public debt was $9,442,707,483,965.74