Gorham family reunites

A family reunion for the Larrivee, Hoyt and Nugent families was held on Sept. 17 at White Rock Community Club in Gorham.

Mary Nugent Cummings of Westbrook and Joe Nugent of Gorham organized the reunion, attended by about 42 family members.

Cummings said the guests of honor were Vera Larrivee and her daughters Jeanne, Sue and Michelle of California, who had never met some of their cousins. Out-of-state family members were from Florida, Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Colorado. Maine family members were from Casco, Hollis, Cornish, Windham and Gray, besides Gorham.

“Everyone mingled and had a wonderful time getting acquainted,” Mary Cummings said.

Grange installs officers

White Rock Grange recently installed its slate of officers in a ceremony at its hall on Wilson Road.

Re-elected were Bill Rust, master; Polly Spencer, secretary; Ellen Bessey, chaplain; and Ray Sampson, overseer. Janie May Brown was elected treasurer.

Representatives from the Maine State Grange officiated.

Free brush disposal

Gorham Public Works Department will accept brush from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct. 15, at the facility on Huston Road.

Adult ed offers variety of courses

Registration is going on now for classes offered by Gorham Adult Education. They include:

Superheroes & Scary Guys, Tuesday, Oct. 11, GMS, 6:00-8:30 p.m., $15.

2011 College Funding Boot Camp, Wednesday, Oct. 5, GMS, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $5.

Easing into Vegetarian Cooking, Wednesdays, Oct. 5-26, GMS, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $20 per class or $60 for all four.

Who Sings for Coyote? Wednesday, Oct. 5, GMS, 6-9 p.m., $15 per person or $20 per family.

Needle Felted Pocket Purse, Tuesday, Oct. 18, GMS 9:00-noon, $24; Tuesday, Oct. 25, GMS, 6-9 p.m., $24

For more information and class descriptions, visit www.gorham.maineadulted.org.

USM open house

The USM Office of Undergraduate Admission at the University of Southern Maine is hosting an open house for prospective students and their families 12-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.

The open house begins in the Costello Sports Center on the Gorham campus and features an Academic and Student Resource Information Fair, Gorham and Portland campus tours, and select Gorham residence hall tours.

Participants will meet with faculty, staff, and students to learn more about the university experience and the opportunities available at the university.

Register online at www.usm.maine.edu/admit/campus-tours-and-events or call 800-800-4USM, ext. 5670 or 780-5670; for access inquires, call 780-5670 or TTY (207) 780-5646.

Freemasons

open house

Harmony Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine are hosting an open house 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 33 Cressey Road in Gorham.

The open house is to raise awareness about the order and what it does. The public is invited.

For more information, call Hiram R. Davis, master of Harmony Lodge, at 523-9415.

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Sept. 23 that the U.S. public debt was $14,700,040,072,613.72.