Ten-year-old Casey Myrick may not be old enough to vote or even see a movie rated PG-13.

But the Auburn fifth-grader is already an Olympic champion.

Myrick won gold at the Junior Olympics skiing competition held last month at Gunstock in Guilford, N.H., beating out some of the best downhill racers in the East.

A racer since he was 6, Myrick practices six days a week during ski season. Practice has paid off: The medal marks Myrick as the fastest male skier under 11 in the eastern United States. It’s the highest honor such a young Junior Olympian can win for skiing.

But while he may have the talent and the speed, the 10-year-old will have to wait several more years if he wants to compete against the likes of Bode Miller and Picabo Street in the international Olympics.

He’ll have to be at least a teenager.

-Lindsay Tice
Who?

Sharing a famous name can be silly, annoying, no big deal.

And sometimes it can come as a complete surprise.

Take garbage man Kevin Smith, for example.

When phoned for a story about people who have famous names, he was unaware that he shares one with a film director.

Kevin Smith of New Jersey is behind the independent film “Clerks,” and follow-up hits “Mallrats,” “Dogma,” and “Chasing Amy.” He’s the quiet one in the Jay and Silent Bob duo that frequent each picture.

Kevin Smith of Richmond had no idea.

“First time I’ve heard of him,” he said, chuckling. “I’m kind of surprised because the wife and I are wicked movie buffs.”

-Kathryn Skelton
Message from home

Calls to the city clerk’s office started coming soon after the vote was taken.

A few families with sons and daughters in Iraq wanted to know if they could get a copy of a resolution signed by the mayor and City Council. Adopted on April 1, the resolution states the City of Lewiston’s support for the soldiers who are fighting overseas.

The families wanted copies to send to their sons and daughters and their fellow soldiers. City Clerk Kathy Montejo put copies in the mail immediately.

“It shows that there is support from hometown America,” she said.

According to Montejo, the City Council didn’t discuss the idea that its two-page resolution may end up in Iraq. But it seems fitting, Montejo said.

“The point was to let them know that they have support,” she said.

Anyone who would like a copy of the resolution can call Montejo at 789-7956, ext. 218. A copy of the statement will also be posted on the city’s Web site at www.ci.lewiston.me.us.

-Lisa Chmelecki

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