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RANGELEY — Winter got you feeling lethargic? Want to go some place warm? Then get out and get ready to get healthy. The second annual Rangeley Fit N' Big Loser Challenge kicks off on Jan. 12 at the Rangeley Region Rehab and Wellness Pavilion for a second round of weight loss competition. More ... CAMDEN — Rendle A. Jones, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors of Camden National Corporation, announced that Gregory A. Dufour has succeeded Robert W. Daigle as president and chief executive officer of Camden National Corporation effective Jan. 1, 2009. This succession plan was previously announced at the company's annual meeting on April 29, 2008. More ... FARMINGTON — The Franklin Association UCC Honduras Partnership will be serving up Maine lobster dinners at the Old South Church on Main Street Saturday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are advanced sales only. The meal will include corn chowder, whole Maine lobster, coleslaw, roll, beverages and homemade dessert. Single lobster dinner is $13.50. More ... KINGFIELD — The MSAD #58 Board of Directors recently released its agenda for the next meeting which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Kingfield Elementary School beginning at 6:30 p.m. Following the call to order, welcoming guests and public comment, if any, the Freshman Academy update will be offered. More ... The Town of Kingfield is seeking a town logo for its use in the future. In an invitation for creative input from Mt. Abram students, junior artist Lizzy Chenard was the finalist. Her work included town historical significance including the Stanley Steamer, the town's watering hole and other noteworthy significance. Selectmen acknowledged her work as a great beginning of the town's logo search and are hoping that she and others from the general public will continue to develop more concepts using her original designs as motivations. Chenard was awarded a gift certificate for her accomplishments. She has taken several Photoshop courses at Mt. Abram taught by Lori Littlefield. She informs us that she'd like to become a professional graphic artist and is looking at colleges as close as Vermont to pursue her interests. (David Hart photo) More ... WESTERN MOUNTAINS — The following are summaries of some of the local law enforcement agencies' and fire departments' activities last week. Carrabassett Valley Police At the Carrabassett Valley Police Department Police Chief Scott Nichols said that his officers had responded to 139 requests for service. More ... NEW PORTLAND — Many years ago, two little girls in orphanages in Russia and the Ukraine were just waiting for someone to adopt them; however, they were born with birth defects and no one wanted them. More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Two men were treated at the scene of a spectacular crash Tuesday morning, Dec. 30 following a two-vehicle accident on Route 27. According to Carrabassett Valley Police Officer Dennis Burnell, Michael Roy, 27, of Harpswell was operating a 2003 Saab, heading south when he went to turn into the north entrance of Ayotte's Country Store. More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A 24-year-old Massachusetts man was airlifted from Kingfield on Thursday, Jan. 1, to Lewiston after he suffered severe head injuries in a snowboarding accident at Sugarloaf. Police Chief Scott Nichols said that Kevin Neary, of Somerville, Mass., was coming down the mountain on a snowboard trail about 10 a.m. More ... FARMINGTON — The Colonial Daughters Chapter, DAR met recently at Two Oaks in Farmington for its annual Christmas Party and to bring to an end the yearlong 100th birthday celebration. The Chapter was formed in June 1908. More ... Oncologist to see patients every Wednesday FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital recently announced the addition of Richard Krull, MD, a medical oncologist and hematologist, who began providing cancer care at Franklin Memorial Hospital on Dec. 17. More ... COPLIN PLANTATION — Two business women decided to join forces and recently opened the new Coplin Co-Op gift shop on Route 16 just outside of Stratton at the Maine Roadhouse barn. More ... SKOWHEGAN & WILTON — Adults considering college are invited to participate in free college-planning workshops sponsored by the Maine Educational Opportunity Center. More ... FARMINGTON — West Farmington Dance recently announced that the next Contra dance is set for Saturday, Jan. 10, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Fairbanks School Meeting House, 508 Fairbanks Road, two miles north on Route 4 from the center of Farmington. More ... Remembering their grandmother, Mozelle Tranten, three girls named in her honor, gather recently. The girls are (left to right): Hannah Mozelle Tranten, daughter of Clay Tranten; Kira Mozelle Whitehead, granddaughter of Terry Tranten Whitehead; and Payton Mozelle Tranten, granddaughter of Holly Tranten Paul. Mozelle More ... FARMINGTON — The Maine Immunization Program is now supplying childhood vaccines free of charge only for qualified children who are 18 years or younger. Qualified children include: those who have MaineCare for insurance; Native Americans; those who have no insurance; and those who are underinsured (have insurance that does not cover vaccine). More ... |
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