Thirty years ago, Pat Cailler of Poland won the Fairlawn men’s club championship at age 60. Today, at age 90, Cailler is in a Fairlawn class by himself. Cailler is the oldest Fairlawn member and the only living “original” among those who joined the club when it opened in 1963. On June 27 (yes, of […]
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Par for the Course: Locals react to Woods, Wie
Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour and Michelle Wie finally winning an LPGA major have Maine golfers expressing their opinions on the best-known male and female professional golfers in the world. The Woods conversations from players participating in the MSGA State Amateur Qualifier this past Tuesday at Martindale generally led to the topic low […]
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Patience the key to getting links in ship-shape condition
It is no secret that Maine golf courses experienced a brutal winter. Just about every course in the state was damaged by the severe temperatures, along with ice and snow. Plus the length of the winter and the lack of warm spring days has made it difficult to get many courses into conditions typical of […]
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Par for the Course: High-profile visits highlight charity tournament
Two Maine residents who are celebrities from different walks of life were participants last Monday in the 20th annual Camp Sunshine Golf Tournament at Point Sebago in Casco. Boston Celtics center Dave Cowens and four-star Air Force general Bill Begert have seen a lot of the world and both have chosen to make Maine their […]
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Golf course was couple’s next move
Ten years ago, George and Donna Chiasson, with Donna’s brother Dave Iannotti decided they needed an economic challenge along with a job change. What they did probably was something most people would not consider. They purchased a 10-year-old golf course called Turner Highlands. “We were looking for a career change and an investment,” said Donna […]
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Golf: One bucket list emptied
On a bucket list of two, it is one down and one to go for Fairlawn members Rachel Therrien of Sabbattus and Susan Gordon of Auburn. Their golf friendship began in 1992 at Prospect Hill where they played in a women’s golf league With other league members, they would go on golf trips to Cape […]
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Par for the Course: Exotics tour returns, with improvements
The Exotics Pro-Am Tour began its second season this past Wednesday at the Bath Golf Club in Bath, where Rich Berberian of the Windham Country Club in New Hampshire took top honors by shooting a 7-under-par 63, which was three shots better than Ryan Gay of Augusta and Jeff Seavy of Samoset. Sean Warren of […]
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Boston honors fallen firefighters
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick says “my heart and my condolences” go out to the families and colleagues of two Boston firefighters killed at a fire in the Back Bay. Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy died Wednesday after becoming trapped in a burning apartment building. Patrick said the “terrible tragedy” is a […]
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Sabattus man gets 15 years in prison for assaults on preteen
AUBURN — A Sabattus man who pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen counts of gross sexual assault over several years against a preteen girl was sentenced Wednesday to serve 15 years in prison. A reproving Androscoggin County Superior Court judge sentenced Michael Gagnier, 34, of 20 High St. to 25 years in prison, with 10 […]
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Judge rules in horse dispute
AUBURN — A roughly 20-year-old horse in Lisbon Falls won’t be euthanized as long as his former owners have him treated for Lyme disease and vitamin deficiency. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy ordered Thursday that Knotty will remain at River View Farm in Lisbon Falls, which his owner, Lisa Bosse, owns and operates. […]