Jan. 26, 1975, Vo. 9, No. 14 is the next Sugarloaf Irregular in our archive coming in once again at a light 12 pages. Gracing the is a photo by editor Howard Smith taken at the Chateau des Tagues' Pajama Party and tagged with: "That's Larry Abrams and Nancy Veilleux being held up by two unidentified humans."

These two classified ads (out of a total of six) ran: WANTED—One guitar to buy; Guild or Martin; contact Jon Rogers, Arnold Trail Hotel. And this one, Roommate wanted—Kingfield—$50/month plus 1/3 utilities. Own room.

Under the headline, "Shovel it," appeared the following notice, aimed primarily at those new seasonal renters unfamiliar with large quantities of snow: "Snow-covered roofs are very picturesque, granted, but unless you want wake up some morning with your roof down around your ears, it's a good idea to shovel all that photogenic stuff off before it collapses your domicile."

Walt Hurley, Carrabassett Valley's Fire Chief, reported that "those with property in Carrabassett Valley should begin to rest easier with regard to concern over fire protection." The town had acquired a gold-colored, 3/4-ton Dodge heavy duty pickup truck with a skidmounted Bean 300-gallon pumper, equipped with two 150-foot hose reels and two high-pressure fogging guns.

Carrabassett Valley resident Lee Norton was bringing children from the Boston's Children's Hospital seventh floor cancer ward. These children, like young Ted Kennedy Jr. who had one leg amputated above the knee to remove a cancerous tumor on the femur bone, were disabled and Norton intended to teach them to ski. Norton himself was an amputee —the result of a mine explosion in Viet Nam. Norton said that he hoped to make his program year round with instruction in kayaking, waterskiing and hiking —all things he enjoyed in the Sugarloaf area.

Among the advertisers were" Jackman's

Craft Shop, Sonny and Dick Jackman offering slate clocks, slate and pewter jewelry and woodland jewelry; K.Leen babysitters, catering and maintenance; Kingfield Savings Bank offering investor accounts with up to 8.17% yield on 7.75% 6 year account, with a minimum of $1,000; the Carrabassett Valley Touring Center "connecting all inns" and boasting 40 miles of groomed trails; and the Sugarloaf Irregular offering Rat-Shirts sporting a drawing of a rat in turtleneck and sunglasses who has taken a bite out of a mountain logo emblazoned with "valley rat" rather than

sugarloaf.