Plentiful sunshine, soft spring skiing turns and lots of smiling faces – this was the scene all weekend at Saddleback’s first annual Spring Bash event, April 9-11th. The weekend kicked off with a Friday night rail jam and bonfire at the base area. On Saturday, guests enjoyed beautiful spring skiing with temps in the 50s, […]
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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That’s a Wrap! Spring Bash and a Successful Comeback Season at Saddleback
Plentiful sunshine, soft spring skiing turns and lots of smiling faces – this was the scene all weekend at Saddleback’s first annual Spring Bash event, April 9-11th. The weekend kicked off with a Friday night rail jam and bonfire at the base area. On Saturday, guests enjoyed beautiful spring skiing with temps in the 50s, […]
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It Keeps Hitting Closer to Home… and it feels like there is an inevitability to this “other pandemic”
In the late afternoon of Monday, March 22nd, just after I heard about the assault rifle massacre of 10 people in the Table Mesa King Soopers supermarket in South Boulder, Colorado…I initiated this text exchange with our eldest son, Gregg, and his wife Heather (they live in Boulder, along with their 6-year-old daughter) : Me: […]
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Rangeley Health and Wellness awarded grant to support opportunities for older youth during the pandemic.
Rangeley Health and Wellness recently received a $25,000 grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation. This grant is one of 11 awarded to organizations throughout the state of Maine to support local teens during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Thanks to this grant, Rangeley Health and Wellness in partnership with other local organizations, will provide various outreach […]
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March Savage Stats
Temperature Maximum: 65° Date: 3/26 Minimum: -7° Date: 3/3 Average True Temp: 21.35484 ° Precipitation Total for month: 1.19″ Greatest: .32″ Date: 3/27 Daily Average: 0.038387” Year to Date: 42.44” Snow Total: 7.62” Snow on the Ground First Day: 17” Snow on the Ground Last Day: 0.01” Season to Date: 46.2629″ Wind Peak: 57 Date: […]
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Leprechaun Day at Rainbow School
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, all the preschoolers were dressed in green. The day started with a treasure hunt for gold coins, followed by leprechaun story books and a shamrock hunt. Pictured left to right: Landon O’Neil, Seamus Loud, Liam Watkin, Emma Haley, Lydia O’Neil, Ellie Phadungchai, Mario Cerminara and Claire Hayden.
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Dance academy offers virtual performance experience for students in Rangeley
The Lakeside Dance Academy (LDA) will present a Virtual Dance Concert for 2021 – an event that is all about providing a quality student experience but is not open to the public – at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley on April 10. Each class will have a separate time slot in the theater that […]
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Snap Shots in Time… Historical Glimpses from the Region’s Iconic Past: March 25, 1897
What follows appeared on page 1 of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper, of March 25, 1897. In this edition of Snaps Shots in Time, we share some interesting snippets taken from the paper. In the first, the editor shares how the owners of Madison Square Garden in New York were holding their last edition of the […]
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Job Corps Offering FREE training for Youth 16-24
Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as Automotive, Welding, Healthcare, Electrical, Culinary Arts, among others, through FREE training. Virtual and online learning options available. Earn HSD/HSE and driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals included at no cost. Job Placement […]
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Grow Your Own Food in Rangeley’s Community Garden
Rangeley, ME – Meet other gardeners, grow your own produce, and even invite friends to join you in Rangeley’s Community Garden. After the long winter makes a plan to get outside and tend to your own plot of earth. Gardening provides many benefits like improved mental and physical health and a greater sense of community. Get your […]