Historians to tour brewery

Gorham Historical Society will tour Sebago Brewery, 616 Main St., when the society meets at 6 p.m. Monday, June 4.

The group will resume its regular monthly meetings in September. Its archives, at 28 School St., are open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursdays but will closed during the month of July.

Blood needed

The American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Summit Community Church, 53 County Road (Route 22) in Gorham.

The Red Cross is counting on volunteer donors to give blood and help ensure patient needs can be met this summer.

Around Memorial Day, the Red Cross sees a steep decline in blood donations. Busy summer schedules, vacations and school breaks also cause a drop in donations.

“Accidents and medical emergencies don’t take a summer break – patients need blood every minute, every day,” the Red Cross said in a press release.

The public is asked to schedule an appointment to help ensure that hospitals and patients have the blood they need this summer. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on May 17 that the U.S. public debt was $21,080,911,541,301.81

This fruit tree variety is in full bloom Monday at the 110-year old Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St.