Martin Luther King observance

The second annual observance of Martin Luther King Day will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, at the gazebo in front of Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St.

Peg Marchand of Gorham will speak on the topic “Human Compassion.” The program includes singing and bell ringing.

Non-perishable food items will also be collected for the Gorham Food Pantry.

Red Claws

Gorham night

Gorham Recreation Department has tickets available for the Maine Red Claws basketball game at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at the Portland Expo on Park Avenue in Portland.

The Red Claws will play the Idaho Stampede. Tickets available at Gorham Recreation are $6. Gorham Recreation Department can be reached at 222-1630.

The Expo is home court for the Maine Red Claws, an NBA Development League team.

Did you know?

Gorham native Rodney S. Quinn became the Maine secretary of state on this day 33 years ago, Jan. 5, in 1979. Quinn, who served as secretary until 1988, is now an American Journal columnist.

Also, Frederick Robie of Gorham served as Maine secretary of state from 1937-1941, according to a list of secretaries compiled by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library