A new book by a Rangeley herbalist aims to help people connect with the living medicine of the forests around us. The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are: Connecting to the Living Medicine of Wild Plants is the perfect book for budding herbalists, seasoned practitioners, and psychologists alike Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue outlines an approach to […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
Stephanie Dellavalle has been the general manager and editor of The Rangeley Highlander since 2013 and writes about the community and events in the area. A graduate of Hunter College in NYC, she and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the village of Oquossoc in Rangeley.
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Rangeley Selectmen Elect New Chairman and Vice Chairman
The Rangeley Board of Selectmen held their Annual Organization Meeting on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 6:00pm. Selectman Ethan Shaffer made a motion to elect Steve Philbrick as Chairman but that motion failed. Selectperson Shelly Lowell motioned to elect Cynthia Egan as Chairman and that motion passed with three yes votes and two no votes. […]
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July 3rd Snapshots
First place winner in the Wagon category, Birch Adkins and Skyla Thompson with The Bee Barn wagon.
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Friedman and Mendell Saddleback documentary accepted into MOFF
My first job when moving to Rangeley almost twenty years ago was at the Saddleback daycare center with Lori Rogers and Deb White. They were officially my first two friends and I cherish the memory of those fun times with them at Saddleback. Over the years I have had many different types of jobs at […]
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Simonds Says, Retire
The concept of retirement was introduced to me when I first played Milton Bradley’s The Game of Life. I spun the wheel hoping for low numbers so I could enjoy a meandering, scenic drive. I stacked my plastic car with plastic pink and blue pegs. I made choices when faced with forks in the road, […]
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Rangeley Lakes Historical Society Has Two Fun Events on Tap
Rangeley- The summer is now in full swing at the Rangeley Lakes Historical Society’s two museums with each premiering two new exhibits and many newly installed artifacts. However, the active organization also has a full slate of entertaining events scheduled for the summer with two taking place in the coming days. On Wednesday, July 14 […]
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Qi Gong in July
Heidi Sorensen will be leading Qi gong for anyone interested during the month of July. Qi gong is a moving meditation similar to Tai Chi. It will be on the lawn behind the Church of the Good Shepherd by the lake. We will be meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am. There is no charge.
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Hot-Diggety-Dog Part II
In the last article, we left learning that the first hot dog of the season is sacred. Hot Dogs made a huge fashionable leap from Ancient Romans to Coney Island, from its humble beginnings with those who claim to have been the original mastermind of the infamous stuffed meat treat to those who defiantly acknowledged […]