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Wilton Fish & Game Assoc. Junior Shooting Team
Wraps up Another Season
Volume 4 • Issue 15
January 9, 2015
Pictured above, from left, Jared Roy; Bailey Morrell; 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Jamie Gray; Connor Maurais; Coach Roy; absent from photo was Lindzee
Ridley.
The middle of October marked the end of
another season of outdoor 50 yd. shooting
for the WF&G Junior
Shooting Team. Youth
Director Roy states:
We had a busy summer of shooting starting in May and running until Oct.
17th, with a trip to
the National Championship Match in July
in Bristol, Indiana.
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team was pleased to
meet Jamie Gray, the
2012 Olympic Female
Gold Medal Champion for three position
shooting.
Youth Director Greg
Roy thanks the following for helping get his
team to Indiana.
Charlie Tappan, Amvets Post 33, Sons of
Amvets Post 33, Amvets Auxiliary Post
33, Greg Roy Builders,
Exponet, Bill & Lois
Fletcher, Hilltop Collision, Wilton Napa,
Spruce Mt. Pharmacy,
Hillside Sports Club,
Als Tire, McAllister
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Plastics, Joey Kinsey,
John “Jack: Mills and
Manfred & Rhonda
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listed: May 4th - NRA
3 position match, possible 1200 pts. Jared
Roy earned 947 pts.,
Lindzee Ridley with
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with 554+13 pts, Lindzee Ridley 550+10 pts.
Bailey Morrell
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Roy 538+7 pts. Jared
and Connor took second place team.
June 8th. 3 position
smallbore rifle march
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with a 550+8 out of
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National Championship Match in Indiana
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300 shooters attended
from the age of 10 - 88
years from beginners
to military, college,
and Olympic level
shooters. On the first
day of the conventional match the Rimfires
(Our local Team) took
first place out of the
five Maine teams that
attended. The second day of the metric
match Bailey Morrell
place 4th. in the intermediate juniors in the
kneeling position.
August 17- The
youth participated in
the 50/100 yd Prone
State Championship,
possible 1600 pts. Jared Roy placed 1st. Junior with 1577+69 pts.
(State Champion)
Lindzee
Ridley
1531+47 pts. Sept.
7th - NRA 50 yd. State
Championship, possible 1200 pts. Jared
Roy placed 2nd with
1129+29 pts., Connor
Maurais
1080+ 11 pts., Lindzee Ridley 1070+20
pts. Jared and Connor
took first place state
junior team.
The youth league
took a half month break
and started the winter
postal program on Oct.
29th which will carry
through until May. Any
youth between the
ages of 12-16 who are
interested in joining
a fun and safe sport
are encouraged to call
(897-3160) Youth Director Greg Roy. Roy
states that there are
a few openings available. Thank You for
all of the support we
have received and the
league looks forward
to seeing the public at
the events throughout
the year at the Wilton
Fish & Game Assoc.,
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The guest speaker for our January
meeting will be State
Senator Tom Saviello.
His talk is titled, “So
what is happening
in the 127th Maine
State
Legislature?
With special focus
on fish and wildlife
issues”. The meeting
on Thursday, January 15 is open to
the public. The potluck dinner starts at
5:30PM and the presentation will began
at
approximately
6:30PM, after a short
business
meeting.
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Michael J. Rowe Memorial
Ice Fishing Derby
The Wilton Fish &
Game First Annual Michael J. Rowe
Memorial Ice Fishing
Derby will take place
Saturday, February
14, 2015, at Wilson
Lake in Wilton.
Presale tickets are
available at Shelley’s
Hometown Market
and Mosher’s Seafood. Tickets will be
available on derby
day at 6:00 am at the
boat launch. Registration is $5.
Adult categories
include: Togue, Trout
and Salmon. Heaviest fish will win $150
cash.
Remaining
species will win $25,
a jet sled, fishing rod
or $25, two nights
camping and a fishing rod.
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(age 15 and uder) include: Togue, Trout,
Salmon, Pickerel and
Bass. The heaviest
fish will receive a
commemorative box
of Max Traps donated by Max Traps, in
memory of Michael J.
Rowe.
The winner of the
smallest fish will receive a surprise prize
from Max Traps.
Remaining category winners will receive $25, one Max
Trap, a Bucket Buddy and two movie
tickets to Narrow
Gauge.
There will be multiple door prizes to be
picked up at the boat
launch at 4:00 pm.
A free Family Fishing Clinic will also
be offered from 9:00
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Wilson Lake boat
launch. No experience required, bait
and equipment will
be provided! Free
Family Fishing Days
are taking place Feb.
14-15, when any person (except those
whose license has
been suspended or
revoked) may fish
without a license.
All other laws and
regulations apply on
these days.
Frozen fish will
not be accepted at
weigh-in.
Fishing
will be allowed on
Wilson Lake only.
Ticket required at final 4:00 pm weighin. For more information, contact Alan
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Skate blades across
New England are
scraping and crunching the cold January
ice, sticks are clacking together with increased intensity, and
the expert pond hockey festival organizers
are busy at what they
do well…preparing for
the ninth annual New
England Pond Hockey
Festival in Rangeley,
Maine.
Events start with the
first of two parties; the
ever-popular
teams
and volunteers get-together at the historic
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New England Pond Hockey Festival
Rangeley Inn, (the festival’s headquarters),
on Friday evening, January 30th. The festival
culminates with the
five division championship games Sunday
morning and early Sunday afternoon, February 1st !
With the experience
of organizing (along
with scores of volunteers) this pond hockey
tournament for the past
eight years, event coordinator, Linda Sikes,
promises that this 9th
annual edition with be
bigger and better than
ever.
Last year’s festival
attracted over two dozen teams competing in
four divisions; Men’s
Open, Men’s Masters,
Women’s
Cameron,
and Women’s Just for
Fun. This year a fifth
division has been added, the Wide Open (Coed, age 21+).
The team registration
deadline is January 10,
2015. Team organizing
Captains are urged
to go to the festival
website www.newenglandpondhockey.com
for tournament details,
rules, and to download
a registration packet to
be completed and submitted by the deadline
date. Contact information for event coordinator, Linda Sikes, is detailed on the website.
Questions may be directed to her by phone
or email. A prompt reply is assurred.
For all returning and
new team captains and
players, the website
offers everything you
need to know about
the tournament’s pond
hockey rules, format,
rinks, and registration
materials. For returning spectators and
volunteers, and those
interested in watching for the first time
(admission is free),
this great tournament
in the classic snow
and ice sports town of
Rangeley, Maine, the
website also offers the
interesting beginning
history of this highly-regarded pond hockey festival and tournament, action, venue,
and team photos from
past festivals, details
about the four-season
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lakes region in western
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more…you will find it
all on the website!
We hope to see you
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Franklin County Chamber of Commerce News
Franklin
County
Chamber of Commerce is pleased to
announce the hiring
of Penny Meservier as
the new Executive Director. Penny Meservier is an Advertising
Sales Associate at
the Franklin Journal.
She offered to assist
the Chamber for the
past three months
as Interim Director.
Meservier brings to
the position experience working with
area business. She
graduated from the
University of Maine
at Augusta with a
degree in Financial
Services. Meservier
was chosen from a
competitive field of
20 applicants for the
position due in part
to her knowledge of
the functions of the
Chamber and the direction the Chamber
is headed.
Penny
Meservier
has lived in Farmington for eight years.
She is married and
has two sons. When
not working she enjoys getting outdoors
to ski, snowmobile,
hike and kayak.
“ I look forward to
making a positive
impact as the Executive Director and as-
sist the Chamber in
the goal of promoting
the area and member businesses.” said
Meservier. Chamber
President Glenn Kapiloff said he looks
forward to working
with Penny because
of her experience,
education and enthusiasm. Two upcoming projects to that
showcase
Franklin
County and what the
area business have to
offer are the Franklin
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Nothin’ But Small Talk…
Dashing Through The Snow!
Jess Small
The story of transportation in America
is the constant shuffle of people on the
move, always in a
hurry, and on the go
non stop. Before the
birth of automobiles
people could travel over land on foot,
on horseback, or in
a horse-drawn vehicle. Americans were
continually searching for new and better ways to transport
themselves and their
goods. They wanted safe, dependable
fast transportation,
and they started
with the horse.
When winter arrived, the weather
caused the modes
of transportation to
change. Deep snow
on trails made walking impossible and
too much for wagon
wheels to get pulled
through. Rivers and
lakes froze so boats
could not get across.
So people traded in
their wagons and
boats in the winter
for a horse drawn
sleigh. Sleighs were
similar to carts they
horses pulled but
they had no wheels.
Instead they had
two flat metal bars
called runners that
slid easily over snow
and ice. Cutters
were small sleighs
that were pulled by
a single horse. “Over
the river and thru the
woods” was exactly
what a horse pulling
a sleight could do
in the dead of winter when all other
means of travel could
not happen!
Taproot Molly Stark, a Morgan mare, has some fun in the snow at a sleigh rally last winter! Molly is owned by Emily Hawkins of Wesley, Maine.
Traveling in the
snow with a sleigh
was a smoother ride
than traveling in a
wagon. But those
along for the ride
had to be prepared
to keep warm! Most
sleighs were not
covered, so the ride
could be a frigid one.
People kept warm
by covering themselves with fur blankets and with heavy
coverlets called “lap
robes.” Lap robes
(which were designed to cover a
rider’s legs, lap, and
feet) came in many
kinds of designs and
colors. They often
featured
pictures
of flowers, horses,
dogs, or other sporting scenes. People
also used foot warmers to keep warm in
a sleigh or carriage.
A foot warmer consisted of a metal box
that was filled with
hot coals and placed
on the floor inside
the vehicle.
In the 19th century,
harness racing was
an extremely popular sport in towns
throughout New England. During the
winter months sled
racing became a favorite
recreational event. Straight
roads covered in
packed snow made
for excellent racing
lanes, and horsemen
hitched their finest
trotters for organized
and fun races, much
to the excitement
of onlookers. Local
newspapers
from
the 1800s and early
1900s reported on
the latest sleigh racing reports, describing the race conditions, listing the
winners, and analyzing the breeding of
the best horses. For
many, sleigh racing
was a cold-weather pastime that they
enjoyed as much as
sledding, skiing or
making snowmen.
James Pierport’s
catchy
Christmas
tune “Jingle Bells”
was inspired by the
sleigh racing in his
hometown in Massachusetts. The jingling bells now forever
remembered
in Pierport’s catchy
chorus
describe
the bells that lined
leather harnesses or
sleigh shafts of the
time. It was custom,
and in some cases
even a law, to drive
with bells on the
horses harness or
shafts of the sleigh
as a precautionary
measure. Sled runners glided smoothly over the ground
and snow muffled
the sounds of horses’ hooves, making
horse-drawn sleighs
almost silent. The
loud bells helped
drivers avoid collisions at intersections
and alerted passersby when sleds were
approaching or passing.
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Any horse or pony
could pull a sleight
but only the best
were hitched up for
the sleigh races.
The “finest” races
were bred not for
the speed at the gallop but at the trot.
A horse that could
trot “two forty” like
the bobtailed bay
referenced in “Jingle Bells” could trot
a mile in two minutes and 40 seconds!
Horses had their tails
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to prevent getting
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tack.
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4. Gives up territory
9. Yellow edible Indian fruit
11. Storefront
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18. D. Tartt’s third novel
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24. Gained through effort
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26. Helps little firms
27. A large group of pheasants
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, your mood is uplifting to those around you.
Maintain this optimistic outlook in the weeks ahead,
and good fortune is bound to come your way.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, don’t be afraid to accept a helping hand at work.
Seek help from others if no offers are immediately forthcoming. Explore all of your networking possibilities.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, a problem with no obvious solution has you seeing both sides of the argument. Dwell on things for a
little while longer, and the solution will eventually come
to you.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, you are planning some big moves and you are
bound to have a number of supporters behind you. Others want you to succeed so take an opportunity and run
with it.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Take extra care with projects at work, Sagittarius. A difficult problem may arise, and a careful approach to the
tasks at hand can help you nip that problem in the bud.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, you will forge a new relationship this week,
and it may lead to a solid friendship that lasts a number
of years. Feelings are bound to get more intense.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
This is a great week for brainstorming, Aquarius. Once
you have a few solid ideas, put your plans into motion.
At least one should pan out quite well.
a piece of work
50. Special Spanish dish
53. Atomic #46
54. CBS This Morning hostess
56. Rubber tree genus
58. Pa’s partner
59. A tiny bubble in glass
60. Lost light
63. Surface boundary
64. Islands
65. = to 1/100 yen
CLUES DOWN
1. Subside in intensity
2. __ Hale, Am.
revolutionary
3. Leafstalk
herbaceous plant
4. Price of a ride
5. 1/2 an em
6. Execute or perform
7. Narrative poems
8. Breathe deeply and heavily
10. 1/40 inch button measure
11. Morally
reprehensible person
12. For instance
13. Members of U.S. Navy
17. Crown
19. Old English
20. Libyan dinar
21. Goddess of the rainbow
22. Catch
26. Fern spore mass clusters
28. Music disc
30. All without
specification
31. -__, denotes past
32. A young canine
33. Biblical Sumerian city
34. __ Hitler
35. Marched in a
procession
36. Patchy in color
37. Trauma center
38. Time after midday
40. The expanse of a surface
41. Develops into
42. Equally
44. 4th month (abbr.)
45. Nervous & taut
46. Emits blood
47. Assert without proof
49. Saturates in liquid
50. No. Italian river
51. Article
52. Mayflower cooper John
54. Filippo __, Saint
55. Begetter
57. Old Dominion state
61. Raised railroad track
62. Point midway between N and E
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Someone is trying to steer you in one direction, Pisces.
Politely decline if that direction is the opposite of what
you want to do.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
JANUARY 11
Amanda Peet, Actress (43)
JANUARY 12
Rob Zombie, Singer (50)
JANUARY 13
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Actress (54)
JANUARY 14
Jason Bateman, Actor (46)
JANUARY 15
Pitbull, Rapper (35)
JANUARY 16
Kate Moss, Model (41)
JANUARY 17
Zooey Deschanel, Actress (35)
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Friday
January 9th
Snow
Showers
19°/-4°
January 9th
through
Monday
January 12th
Saturday
January 10th
Mostly
Sunny
Sunday
January 11th
Mostly
Cloudy
10°/0°
20°/6°
Tuesday
Wednesday
January 7th
January 13th
January 14th
Forecast from www.weather.com
Mostly
Cloudy
23°/6°
Snow
Showers
16°/4°
Sunny
17°/10°
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Buying•Local•Used & Extra•Stuff
RANGELEY FITNESS
CENTER is hiring front
desk staff personnel
25 hours per week.
please apply at the Fitness Center.
Proof. Ext. Dimensions:
39 1/2 H, 22 W, 22 D.
Int. Dimensions: 34 H,
16 W, 18 D. $1,500. If
interested Please call
Bob at 207-670-1112.
1991
VOLVO
240
WAGON Auto, 290k
Miles, No inspection.
Off road for a year.
Runs, drives. Needs
work. $395. Salem
TWP. 678-2954.
FOR SALE MEADE
TELESCOPE on tripod
new condition, digital
display and multiple
lenses asking $150.00
207-684-3537
OLD TROY-BILT ROTOTILLER.
1970’s
Horse model 6HP Tecumseh engine good
shape. Motor turns
won’t start. $95. Salem
TWP. 678-2954
2000 HONDA CRV
WAGON. AWD. Inspection through June
2015. Good tires. Milage 126G New drive
train @ 120G. Very minor rust & repair $3,000
864-5037 ( Rangeley)
ATTENTION
CARPENTERS
$1,500
worth of lumber left
over from summers
projects PT 2 bys and
finished boards asking
$500 OBO Snap on Tool
box New $6,500 asking
$1,500 call 864-3074
FOR SALE: GE HARMONY WASHER/GAS
DRYER. Biggest made
(gray) topload. Metal
best pipes for a woodstove Best offer. Firm
twin mattress Best offer. Free deep bath tub
with 2 hairline cracks
864-5005
PILATES MACHINE
AND ATTACHMENTS.
Only used 2 months
$295
(207-639-2515)
Phillips
JOTEL
WOOD
STOVE, #3, good condition $400.
Sleep
Number queen sized
bed. Used less than 1
month. $600 2 mid 80s
Johnson outboard motors; 6 hp and 7.5 hp.
207 864-2402
AMSEC SAFE FOR
SALE: Fire and Burglar
FOR SALE IMPEX
MULTI
FUNCTION
HOME GYM, butterfly
attachment, lat pull,
front press and leg developer. Brand new,
will sell for $400. Call
864-5520 for details.
Rangeley.
FOR SALE SKIS One
pair Atomic beta-Ride
10-20’s 185cm $150.
For more information
call Kevin at 670-6007.
FOR SALE SKIS One
pair Atomic Beta-Ride
11-20’s with racing
bindings 180cm $250.
For more information
call Kevin at 670-6007.
SADDLEBACK MAINE
HOUSEKEEPERS full
and part time, positions available immediately. Email jobs@
saddlebackmaine.com
or call 207-864-5441.
Applications available
at www.saddlebackmaine.com
SMOKER: cannister,
36” high x 18”wide, reconditioned. Great for
your fresh fish or hunting harvest. $35. Oquossoc. 670-6007.
BLUE PINE DESK and
cabinet, pierced tin
doors. 3’x6’x6’, custom
built. Make offer 864
-2936
game or want to learn?
Wed afternoons. Call
Jackie 207-557-2503,
or email Jackie at
[email protected].
FREE CATS for adoption to a good home,
all shapes, sizes and
color. Call 864-2000.
DYNO GLO KEROSENE Heater Also a
pail of Kerosene. Only
run 2 weeks $80 obo.
Madelyn Tyler 6844435. Strong.
WANTED I am looking for a double ender
Rangeley Boat in fairly good condition. Jim
Quimby 864-0922.
PIANO
LESTER
Spinet 64, dark finish,
needs tuning & minor
repair. 401/2”W-31”H24”D. Buyer must
move. Asking $200.
864-2153
2002 BLUE HARLEY
FATBOY motorcycle
trade for land or down
payment on land/camp
in Rangeley Plantation
or Oquossoc area’s.
<9k mileage. Tons of
extras & chrome. Rick
329-1696 or rdbois1@
gmail.com
FOR SALE 4 Toyota
Tacoma six bolt 16”
stock rims 2012 with
center caps. $200. 1
Thule plastic shell ski/
luggage rack. $125
Good shape. Call 2391712.
TWO 8’6” Okuma rods
with two Shakespeare
Tidewater 30 L reels
with lead core line.
$125. Call 864-3888.
FENDER SRV SIGNATURE STRATS both
in excellent shape one
like new one heavily
played call for more
information $3500 for
both or $2000 a piece.
Leave msg 860-9990
BEAUTIFUL
ANTIQUE 1965 19’ mahogany Lyman Lapstrake Runabout. Volvo
Penta 125 HP dual carb
I-O drive. Low mileage, runs well. 10K.
Michael: 864-5129 or
[email protected].
MAH JONG. Know the
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LESS Steel rack for
Dakota truck. Rack
clamps on - no drilling.
Will support two canoes or 650 lbs. 5’ top
rails extend to 7’. $225.
Call 864-3888.
CLEARED
HOUSE
LOT
overlooking
Rangeley Lake. Excellent views of Rangeley Lake. Cleared and
driveway in. Electric
and phone on property. $49,000, call 207491-8669 for more info.
2001 CHRYSLER VAN
Voyager LX, 150,000
miles, good condition, well maintained,
studded snow tires,
inspected. PRICE REDUCED $1,900. 5852583
EASTLAKE complete
7 piece parlor set.
Needs
restoration.
$200 OBO. Call to have
picture emailed. (207)
639-2048. Phillips.
1953 SINGER sewing
machine with wood
cabinet. #AL328595
Model #15. Best offer.
207-864-2380.
ULTIMATE SUV: 87
VW Vanagon Syncro
4WD. Wades to 30”
deep, air precleaner for crossing sandy
deserts, skid shield for
crossing rocks, differential lock for unstopability! 4 speeds plus
ultralow crawler gear!
Weekender package:
queen bed, curtains,
captains chairs, etc.
AC, auxiliary rear
heater, lots more. 7-9
people plus luggage!
1 ton truck capacity
but 18 mpg. Inspected
to 9/2015 REDUCED
MUST SELL THIS
MONTH $7,995. 8645387 Rangeley
1953 SINGER SEWING MACHINE - With
wood cabinet #AL
328595 Model#15 BEST OFFER call Lori
Muzzy for more information at 864-2380.
(Rangeley)
WHITE MOUNTAIN
ANTIQUE ICE BOX
$500 or BEST OFFER
call Lori Muzzy for
more information at
864 2380. (Rangeley)
FOR SALE; 5 Room
House on Rt. 4 in Madrid Township. Close
to all things recreational for the 4 seasons.
Easy to heat, wood
and oil. Call 639-3646
for more information.
FOR SALE: 17’ Royalex Old Town Tripper
Canoe. Great condition – some scratches
but no dings or dents.
Army Green w/ black
molded seats. Low
mileage! $1300. OBO
864-3971
2004 LTD ROCKWOOD
HARDTOP POP UP
CAMPER. New full
canvas. Stove, Furnace, Queen and double beds. Refrigerator
propane or electric.
Very Very good condition. Asking $2,700.00
Call (207) 684-5511
Strong, Maine.
FOR SALE: 1984 Honda Motocycle, 700CC,
34,000 miles. $950 8645489
FOR SALE: 2009 Polaris Sportsman 4-Wheeler. Rear Suspension,
power steering, low
miles (around 1,000).
Used very little, extra
gas tank, rear & front
bumper guards. In
very good condition.
Call 639-3646, leave a
message.
1929 ORIGINAL C.W.
BARRETT
Rangeley Guide Boat. Documented
by
professional
surveyor:
Wineglass Stern, Original Oars,Paint, Last in
Rangeley, 1970’s found
in Wolfeboro N.H.
Brand new load rite
trailer! Museum Quality $7,750 O.B.O Call
Gary 207-860-9293
FOR SALE BY OWNER 3-4 bed, 2 bath
renovated farm house
with barn. 2.5 acres,
more
land
available, views, access
to snowmobile and
ATV trails. Low taxes.
Rangeley Plantation.
$169,000. (207) 6708703 or (207) 542-4630
RARE 1982 CM450A
HONDAMATIC Windshield, crash bar, luggage rack, sissy bar,
back rest, cover, new
tires
and
battery.
5,951 miles Excellent Condition $1,800
Strong 684-3739
RANGELEY WINTER
RENTAL Dec-March.
On Haley Pond, private road. 2 bedroom
with loft sleeps 6 one
bath. (walk to town).
Close to saddleback,
Snowmobile
trails
out the door. $1,000
Monthly
Rangeley
864-2948
VERMONT CASTING
WOOD STOVE glass
front doors canbe fed
from the front or back.
Nearly new condition.
$600.00.
864-5882
oquossoc
TWO PLAYSTATION
2 with acc. plus many
PS 1 and PS 2 games.
Roleplay,
action,
etc., as well as game
guides,
magazines.
Selling all for $250 or
best reasonable offer.
please call after 1:00
pm. 2076782047
2 PAIRS WINTER
WALKER
SNOWSHOES - men - 26”
womens 25” $75 each.
864-5390 Rangeley
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Real Estate
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Caryn’s Property of the Week
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Thoughtful
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reflecting the pride of long term
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activities.....................$195,000
VERY WELL BUILT CAMP IN BYRON Very well
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Mike Kersey, Owner/Broker • www.kerseyre.com
Serving the Western Mountains and Lakes
For over 27 years!
City Cove Realty
2455 Main St., Rangeley
Office 207 864-2500
Cell 207-233-8275
Caryn Dreyfuss
Broker
[email protected] • www.realestateinrangeley.com
Buying? Selling? Investing?
Carolyn Smith
Morton and Furbish Real Estate
NEW LISTING!! Year-round residence that sits only 15 ft
from water’s edge! Includes additional building lot. Hot tub,
sandy beach. 174’ of shorefront. Extensive, permanent
dock. Separate 3-season artist’s bungalow. Excellent
rental history. A must-see! ...............................$595,000
2478 Main Street, Rangeley
Office: 864-5777 ext. 106
Cell: 491-5800
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H410 Great location to enjoy all 4
seasons from. Plenty of privacy with
frontage on nice brook and deeded access to Beaver Mountain Lake across
the road. Direct snow mobile access,
Maintenance free exterior with plenty of
room for a garage. Price to sell. Sandy
River Plt. $179,900 PRICE REDUCED!
%
APR for 72 Months
Ford Credit Financing on
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H102 In town location that offers endless possibilities. This Farmhouse has
been completed renovated and has a
strong rental history. In the heart of town
and walking distance to Rangeley Lake
beach and marina. Prime location for
retail/commercial venture. Rangeley
$259,000
2485 Main St.,
Rangeley, ME 04970
Tel: 207 -864 -3900
H402 The ultimate sportsman retreat
that offers privacy with all the comforts of
home and 2 miles from tax free NH. Over
500 acres of deep, clear water to fish year
round. This luxury home has room for
large families or a unique B & B or guiding
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Adams Achieves New Cardiac Rehab Certification
Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) is
pleased to announce
that cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation nurse Vicki Adams, RN, has passed
the Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation
Professional (CCRP)
exam from the American Academy of
Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
FMH Cardio/Pulmonary Manager David Ames said this
credential is new
within the cardiac rehab profession and is
the only comprehensive professional certification in cardiac
rehab. “Vicki’s hard
work, study, and
perseverance
has
helped her achieve
a significant goal—
recognition of her
skills and knowledge
as a cardiac rehabilitation professional.”
Adams is among the
first 166 cardiac rehabilitation professionals in the U.S.
to obtain this honor
Ames added.
The exam assesses
proficiency via exam
questions that evaluate knowledge of
facts, concepts and
processes required
to complete tasks in
the following areas:
patient assessment;
management of nutrition, weight, blood
pressure, blood lipids, and diabetes;
psychosocial management;
tobacco
cessation; and physical activity counseling and exercise
training.
The FMH cardiac
rehabilitation
program, located on
the first floor of the
hospital, sees patients on Mondays,
Wednesdays,
and
Fridays.
Patients
learn about their
heart problem, how
to increase physical
activity safely, and
lifestyle
changes
they can make to decrease future risk. n
Pediatrician Joins Franklin Health Pediatrics
Franklin Health Pediatrics is pleased
to announce that
pediatrician
Erika
Schumacher,
MD,
will join its practice
on January 5. Other providers in the
medical practice include Lorien Batt,
MD; Gabriel Civiello,
MD; Nicole Donahue,
CPNP; and Iris Silverstein, MD, FAAP
(developmental pediatrics only).
Dr. Schumacher received her medical
degree from the University of Vermont
College of Medicine.
She then completed
a one-year internship
followed by a two-
year residency in pediatrics at Yale-New
Haven
Children’s
Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
Before
joining
Franklin Health Pediatrics, Dr. Schumacher had practiced
at Meriden Pediatric
Associates in Meriden, Connecticut
since 2011. During
this time she has
also served as director of the Yale Pediatric Refugee Clinic.
Besides pediatrics,
Dr. Schumacher has
a professional interest in international
medicine.
Franklin
Health
Pediatrics offers a
full range of medical
care for newborns
through teens. Services provided include:
well-child
care and immunizations, sports physicals,
adolescent
gynecological care,
asthma care, treatment for developmental and behavioral issues, and
acute and chronic
illness care.
Franklin
Health
Pediatrics also provides walk-in urgent care services
for its patients from
7:45-8:45 a.m., Monday-Friday. This service is for patients
who have acute,
short-term illnesses
or injuries that need
prompt
attention,
but aren’t life threatening. These may include earaches, sore
throats, coughs, and
sprains, among others.
For more information or to make an
appointment
with
Dr. Schumacher, call
Franklin Health Pediatrics at 778-0482
or visit the practice
located on the first
floor of the Franklin
Health Medical Arts
Center on the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus. n
Rangeley
FEEDS
& SEEDS
Pet & Animal Feeds
Landscaping Supplies
/PXBU.BJO4Ut3BOHFMFZ
• Deer Feed
• Salt/Grain Blocks
• Deer Pellets
• Cracked & Whole
Corn
• Black Oil Sunflower
• Meaties
• Asst. Bird Seed
• Rock Salt/Paw Thaw
• Pet & Livestock Feed
Patty & Frank Cerminara
ngeley
2180 Main Street, Rangeley
(Across from IGA))
864-2622
www.rangeleybuilders.com
Office 207-864-3925
Mark Gordon Cell 207-491-5142
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Wytopitlock Nights
John McDonald
I got a Christmas
Letter the other day
from some distant
relatives up-country.
The way I see it any
relatives you have
to drive almost four
hours to visit is a distant relative - even if
they’re a brother or
first cousin.
For the past several years these folks
have been including a
nice letter (remember
them?) in their card
to let friends and relatives down this way
know about all the
exciting things that
have gone on in town
in 2014. You have to
understand that “exciting” as it’s used
here is a relative term
(no pun intended)
because the town I
come from - the town
these relatives write
about in their letter was never known as
a good place to find
excitement.
A tourist once asked
a resident of the town
what he did for excitement and he said,
“To tell you the truth,
I’ve never been excited.” The town manager has a little sign
on the wall behind his
desk that says, “So
little time; so little to
do!”
According to this
letter 2014 started
off with a bang and
everyone for miles
around drove over to
Wytopitlock Grange
Hall for their big Year
End Variety Show. The
slogan for the event
is “Make the Wonder of Wytopitlock
part of your family’s
2015.” Now, that clever slogan probably
wouldn’t be enough
to get me to drive
over 100 miles round
trip on snow-covered
roads but it seems to
work for the people
up that way.
Imitating the big
cities the folks in
Wytopitlock cap off
the year ending with
a big show in the
Grange Hall on Main
Street and they pack
that place right up
to the rafters. They
say there were cars
parked along both
sides of Main Street
for over 50-yards.
Like I said, normally the idea of driving
over to Witipitlock is
not my idea of how
fun times begin but
friends and relatives
who’ve been to it say
this Year-End event is
worth the trip - even
to Witipitlock.
The featured performer was supposed
to be the magician
from Waterville. No
one knew much about
him but the committee members said he
had an impressive
brochure and everyone figured if he’s
from Waterville he
must be pretty good,
right? Well, I guess
he wasn’t all that
impressive. Some in
the audience thought
the most impressive
thing he did was find
his way from Waterville to Wytopitlock.
The crowd’s favorite performer, by quite
a margin, was Alton
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Adam, a 7 pound 1.2
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joining four-year-old
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Hospital’s
first baby of 2015,
Adam’s family will
be presented with a
Step 2 push around
buggy donated by
Franklin Memorial
Hospital (FMH) on
Friday, January 2,
full of gifts donated
by area merchants
including: the Calico Patch, onesie;
Devaney, Doak &
Garrett
Booksellers, book Farmyard
Numbers; FMH Auxiliary Gift Shop, $50
gift certificate; FMH
Maternal and Child
Health Unit, Bangor
Savings Bank, $25
deposit account certificate; Trask Jewelers, infant spoon;
and Hannaford, $25
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the Trustees of Davis
Family
Foundation
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of $1,000.00 to help
replace a World War
II Memorial honoring
the men of Stratton/
Eustis who bravely
served in World War
II for the freedom of
our country. After the
war a commemorative plaque was given
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As per Maine statutes that regulate artistic performances,
there were several
clogging groups, eleven or twelve country
and western bands
and for the real ‘arty
set’ a mime.
The whole thing
was over and done
with by eight-thirty and the town was
completely deserted
by nine. Even on New
Year’s Eve, folks up
that way figure you’re
only looking for trouble if you’re still driving around after nine
at night.
Even though the
show lost money local sponsors say they
plan to do it again. If
I don’t see you this
year in Wytopitlock,
I hope your 2015 is a
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Peasley from neighboring Passadumkeg
who for his big finish juggled six flaming,
double-edged
axes while carving
a large chunk of ice
into a moose. as a local musician played
“Lady of Spain” on
his accordion, Peasley
juggled and carved
and two-stepped all
around the stage to
thunderous applause.
Everyone was so absorbed in the drama
of the moment that
they hardly noticed
the EMTs who arrived
to transport the injured in the front row.
In fact, some thought
the EMTs were just
part of the finale.
Fortunately
there
weren’t too many serious injuries and most
of the injured were
treated and released.
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Cuba: Intriguing and Inviting
Playing dominos.
By Victor Block
Lying on a white
sand beach at the
edge of the turquoise
sea, I could have been
at any Caribbean destination. The major difference was that I was
enjoying an experience which few Americans could share for
more than the past 50
years. That is likely to
change somewhat in
the future under the
recent agreement for
Cuba and the United
States to reestablish
diplomatic relations,
lift trade barriers and
ease restrictions on
travel to Cuba by people from this country.
Since 2011, people
from the United States
have been able to
travel to Cuba as part
of a group sponsored
by a licensed tour operator and going there
for one of several purposes, including educational, cultural and
religious. That’s the
way I went. While
President
Obama’s
recent order will expand the list of rea-
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sons Americans may
visit there, lifting all
restrictions on travel,
including for tourism,
would require approval by Congress.
Those who go to
Cuba under the new
regulations will find a
country of contradictions that make it an
intriguing and inviting place to visit. The
streets of Old Havana
(Habana Vieja), the
original 16th-century
walled city, are lined
by a treasure-trove of
architectural
gems.
Mountain ranges rise
dramatically from verdant valleys and fields
of sugar cane. And almost everyone I met
welcomed
visitors
with a warm smile
on their lips, music
in their souls, and a
mix of both resignation and humor about
the challenges of their
lives.
Even vintage American-made cars from
the 1950s, a prized
possession for those
who can afford them,
add to the dichotomy.
Rolling cigars.
Some have been lovingly restored by wellto-do owners with the
resources to do so.
Most are junkers kept
running by a combination of mechanical innovation, imagination
and luck.
In recent years, renovations to formerly
stately private homes
in Havana - many of
which now house
several families- have
been underway, especially in areas where
tourists congregate.
Given the backlog of
structures that have
deteriorated,
however, there still are
countless
buildings
whose former glory is
hidden beneath crumbling facades and flaking paint.
Behind its faded
beauty, Havana has
attractions enough to
fill many an interesting day. Some three
dozen major museums make the city an
art lover’s paradise. A
number of them offer
the usual propaganda, and praise for so-
cialism and the Revolution, that visitors
to Cuba soon learn to
expect. Others would
rank as world class
wherever they were
located,
displaying
works of art by the
likes of Renoir, Rodin
and Picasso.
The aptly named
Museum of the Revolution focuses upon
the uprising (19531959) that led to the
downfall of the dictatorial ruler Fulgencio
Batista and the rise to
power of Fidel Castro
Maps, weapons and
other exhibits - many
with English descriptions denouncing U.S.
oppression, imperialism and capitalism trace the Revolution in
detail. An outdoor display area includes the
tiny yacht in which
Castro and 81 other
men landed in Cuba
to begin their improbable, and ultimately
successful, revolution.
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space of museums
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I found the streets
and
neighborhoods
of Havana to offer an
introduction to living
history. The Plaza de
Armas, the most important square, was
laid out in 1519, and
served as the center
around which early
Havana arose. The
Malecon, a sweeping
boulevard
between
the city and the sea,
is frequented by strolling, fishermen and
lovers walking handin-hand. The stately
old villas of sugar barons and other wealthy
Cubans who once
resided in the upscale Miramar neighborhood, which were
abandoned following
the Revolution, now
house
government
agencies, foreign embassies and business
offices.
To gain a more complete understanding of
Cuba, I also explored
other areas of the island. Fields of sugar
cane and what many
cigar aficionados rate
as the world’s best tobacco yield to rolling
plains where cattle
graze. Cowboys (vaqueros) riding horses,
and farmers guiding
plows pulled by oxen,
come into view. Hills
where coffee is grown
rise into mountain
ranges.
The northern coastline is rimmed by the
best beaches on the
island. The resort
complex at Varadero,
a two-hour drive east
of Havana, has long
attracted vacationers
from Europe and Canada who have been
free to visit Cuba..
Explorations elsewhere on the island
provide a wealth of
experiences and impressions.
Strolling
the narrow, cobblestone streets of Trinidad,
which
was
founded in 1514, is to
be immersed in a time
capsule of Cuba’s colonial past. Santiago
de Cuba, the second
largest city, is perched
in hills overlooking the
southeastern
coast.
Its past includes serving as the capital city
during the mid-16th
century, a slave port
and a refuge for French
settlers from Haiti.
In the little village
of El Cobre just outside Santiago, even
the most ramshackle houses are neat,
tidy and often decorated by foliage and
flowers. Many of the
people I encountered
there, and elsewhere
in Cuba, looked at me
with curiosity, then
smiled and offered a
greeting in Spanish.
One man gestured for
me to enter his modest
hut for coffee and to
meet the family I spotted inside, an invitation that my schedule
unfortunately
prevented my accepting.
After looking around
to make certain no
one was observing us,
another rolled up the
sleeve of his T-shirt
to display for me an
American flag tattoo
on his upper arm.
This friendliness of
people whose lives are
challenging and lacking in luxuries is one of
my lasting memories
of Cuba.Together, my
experiences combined
to form the confusing,
often conflicting, impressions left by that
country.
Those recollections
linger, along with images of Cuba’s natural
beauty, glorious if often faded architecture
and other attractions.
With the lowering of
barriers for people
from the United States
to visit that country,
more Americans are
likely to take advantage of the opportunity to follow in my
footsteps and return
home with their own
impressions.
Victor Block is an
award-winning travel journalist who lives
in Washington, D.C.,
and spends summers
in Rangeley, Maine.
He is a guidebook author who has traveled
to more than 70 countries. His articles appear in newspapers
around the country,
and on travel websites. n
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YOU NEED A SURGEON WHO UNDERSTANDS
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