Youth craft session
Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., is hosting a special holiday craft session for ages 2-6 on Monday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m.
“We would like to invite you to come make a special gift to give to someone you love this holiday season,” the library wrote in an announcement.
For more information, contact the library’s Youth Services at 222-1190.
Blood drive
The American Red Cross is hosting an opportunity to donate blood on Thursday, Dec. 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Cressey Road Christian Church, 81 Cressey Road, Gorham.
To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org/give.
50 years ago
The American Journal reported on Dec. 18, 1974, that Town Manager Eben Marsh appointed John Reed, 22, as a patrol officer filling a vacancy. Reed was a graduate of Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in South Portland.
U.S. taxpayers’ debt
The U.S. Treasury Department reported on Dec. 5 that the U.S. public debt was $36,167,364,938,108.44.
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