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West Paris Highway Department workers install new "Welcome to West Paris" signs June 11. The signs replace 20-year-old versions and feature a reproduction of a watermelon tourmaline painting by artist Fred Wilda. West Paris resident Jeff Holley funded the four signs, which are located at entry points around town. The sign was designed by Forest Duplessis. (Rose Lincoln/Staff Writer)
WEST PARIS — Sixteen years after they were installed, the town’s “Welcome to West Paris” signs have been replaced with new versions featuring artwork by mineral artist Fred Wilda.
On June 11, West Paris Highway Department employees Travis Johnson, Fred Waterhouse and Mike Rogers, along with Road Foreman Warren Packard, installed the signs at four entry points to town — two on Route 26, one on High Street and one on Route 219.
West Paris Highway Department worker Travis Johnson, center, installs a new “Welcome to West Paris” sign June 11. The signs replace 16-year-old versions and feature a reproduction of a watermelon tourmaline painting by artist Fred Wilda. West Paris resident Jeff Holley, right, funded the four signs, which are located at entry points around town. The sign was designed by Forest Duplessis, left. (Rose Lincoln/Staff Writer)
The project was spearheaded by resident Jeff Holley of Ripple Retreat and Forest Duplessis of Pit Stop Graphics. They received unanimous approval from the Select Board and support from Town Manager Joy Downing. Duplessis and Jason Howe created the sign design using a print by Wilda.
The original signs were created 16 years ago by Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School teacher Hunter Rowell as his Eagle Scout project. Rowell plans to take the retired signs back, Downing said.
West Paris Highway Department employees Mike Rogers, Travis Johnson, Fred Waterhouse along with Road Foreman Warren Packard, in back, install a new welcome sign on Route 219. (Rose Lincoln/Staff Writer)
Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside...
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