RANGELEY — This season’s “Winter Diva” production, scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-30, has the makings of a wild show of comedy, dance and singing. Carolyn Smith and Terry Martin have pulled together a group of performers for this event and have cast an even wider net for audience participation. Musicians, realtors, landscape […]
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Sabine steers Oak Hill past MCI
PITTSFIELD — Maggie Sabine netted 17 points, had eight steals, six assists and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 59-38 rout over MCI in a girls’ basketball tilt Tuesday. Chassidy Hilchey and Darby Beaulieu chipped in for the powerhouse Raiders (10-3) with 10 points each, the only players in double figures. […]
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Thousands watch sleds fly at Snodeo
RANGELEY — An estimated 3,000 snowmobile enthusiasts and riders of all ages packed Rangeley on Saturday for Snodeo, this western Maine town’s annual cabin-fever reliever. Snowmobiles and riders were just about everywhere except downtown on the cloudless day that started below zero degrees, warmed to 12 degrees, and then fell to 10 above zero by […]
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Maine moose calf befriended on Facebook dies
RANGELEY — An orphaned moose calf born last summer in the Rangeley area died Thursday of an infection. A preliminary examination of the body showed a high infection rate of lungworm, which contributed to the moose’s death, said Deborah Turcotte, spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Lungworm is occasionally found in […]
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Snow shortage, thaw closes Nordic centers
NEWRY — Wednesday’s snowstorm isn’t expected to drop more than 6 inches across western Maine. But that may be enough to reopen Nordic ski centers in Newry, Bethel and Oxford that closed this month due to a snow shortage and warm temperatures. “There are a bunch of different reports being forecast, but our weather contacts […]
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High school notebook: Sabine hits milestone; Eddies rolling; Swimmers’ making time
Sabine hits historic mark Oak Hill’s Maggie Sabine made history Tuesday with her 1,000th point in a win over Rockland. Sabine became just the second female to reach the mileston in Oak Hill history. Patty Higgins was the first to do so when she played between 1983-85. Sabine finished with 21 points and seven rebounds […]
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Girls’ basketball: Short-handed Rangeley bounces Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — The red faces and the hands reaching for hips during every stoppage in play hinted that Rangeley might be out of fuel. Instead, the undermanned Lakers hit the accelerator Tuesday night and escaped town with a 36-25 East-West Conference girls’ basketball victory over Buckfield. Reduced by injury and illness to six players — […]
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Boys’ basketball: Robertson, Bucks big-time Lakers
BUCKFIELD — Kasey Robertson is one of only two Buckfield boys’ basketball starters who would have to duck if he walked into a room with a six-foot ceiling. Being a head taller than most of his teammates isn’t the only reason Robertson was easy to pick out Tuesday night. The 6-foot-4 senior racked up 22 […]
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Saddleback Maine Ski Resort to open Dec. 16
RANGELEY — More than a foot and a half of natural snow combined with snow-making prompted Saddleback Maine Ski Resort to announce Friday that it will open for the season on Thursday, Dec. 16. Until more terrain opens, a special early-season lift ticket price of $35 will be in effect, Marketing Director JoAnne Taylor said […]