The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting on Wednesday, January 29th at the Country Club Inn. At the meeting, the annual election results were announced by Margery Jamison. Joanne Dunlap, who served on the Executive Board as President in 2019, was elected to another one-year term as Chamber President. Margie Jamison, Jim […]
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.
Rangeley Lakes Regional School Middle School High Honor Roll & Honor Roll
High Honor Roll 6th Grade Alexander Hathaway Shirley Truland 7th Grade Jacob Bottcher 8th Grade Tucker Beaulieu Lily Shaffer Honor Roll 6th Grade Perrin Lavallee Kesley Manenge Tessa Sherrer Olivia Wakefield 7th Grade Gracie Feeney Brooke Laliberte Nichole Lemay Meredith McMillan Parker Smith Natalie Stokes Alex Swiney 8th Grade Allie Bachelder Charlotte Casko Angelica Chavaree-Woodward […]
Here’s how to grow a generation of gratitude
My family talks about current events at the dinner table. My father mentioned a recent survey that showed the younger you are, the less likely you are to say that patriotism is very important. When Americans over 55 are asked, about 80 percent say that patriotism is important. But for those under 38, the number drops to […]
Talented Rangeley Vocalists participate in Music Festival
On January 31st and February 1st, five musicians from Rangeley Lakes Regional School participated in the Kennebec Valley Music Educators’ Association Honors Music Festival, which was held at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine. Students who wished to participate in the festival auditioned back in October, and only the best musicians from over twenty schools […]
Rangeley Skating Club and Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce Present The 5th Annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah Sunday, February 16, 2019 – 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The Rangeley Skating Club and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah event, a fun-filled celebration of winter activities and competitions for the entire family. The event will take place on Sunday, February 16th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Haley Pond. The Skating Club and the […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, If you, a regular reader of The Rangeley Highlander, are the kind of person who walks outside on a cold, sub-zero January morning in Rangeley, and thinks to oneself; “This global warming stuff must be the hoax I have been hearing about”…then don’t bother to read any further. I can’t possibly convince you […]
We got our mountain back!
Like the rest of you, while Saddleback was closed and it’s future in doubt, I had this unquenchable thirst for any and all news that related to Saddleback. Most of that I got by joining the Facebook Group called “Friends of Saddleback Mountain”. Which was pretty much just a bunch of people like me who, […]
January Savage Stats
Temperature Maximum: 49* Date: 1/12 Minimum: -27 Date: 1/17 Average True Temp: 27.71 Precipitation Total for month: 1.967″ Greatest: .73″ Date: 1/19 Daily Average: .0635 Year to Date: 1.967“ Snow Total: 17.1” Snow on the Ground First Day: 5” Snow on the Ground Last Day: 10″ Season to Date: 41.58″ Wind Peak: 30 Date: 1/25 […]
Back where it all began (Part Two)
NOTE: The following is a continuation of “Back where it all began,” published in June 2017. I was drifting back to childhood, watching the gigantic Snoopy float hover over the Macy’s parade, when the sound of Jim’s voice took me way back. Almost to the cradle. “Happy Thanksgiving from Moosehead to Mooselook!” he hollered in […]
Soup and Socializing in the Undercroft
For three months of the year, from January through March, Thursdays from 10am to 2pm, you can find a group of your neighbors in the Undercroft of the Good Shepherd. The program that is in it’s fifth year, part of Helping Elders Live in Place (H.E.L.P.) and generously funded by Rangeley Health and Wellness and […]