PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Sammy D Partee, 84, of Port Orange, Fla., passed away in his home Sunday, Nov. 19. He was the husband of Charlene “Cookie” (Robinson) Partee. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in May 2017. He was born May 6, 1933, in Batesville, Ark., to the late Clarence O. and Ora E. (Vincent) […]
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Hope Association schedules 41st annual Ride-In
RUMFORD — The Hope Association will hold its 41st annual Ride-In from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Horizons Unlimited, 319 Swain Road. The event gives residents “an opportunity to get outside on a snowmobile, to socialize a little bit and have some fun,” according to a news release. Residents are welcome to […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The cost of search and rescue missions
Search and Rescue. Just the term itself rings with urgency. Finding lost persons in the woods of Maine is one of the key missions of the Maine Warden Service. Often overlooked, or taken for granted by the average citizen, search and rescue operations run the gamut, from locating a lost hunter or an overdue snowmobiler […]
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Snowmobiling in Maine, clubs and activities
ANDY VALLEY RIDERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB By Donna Perry, Feature Writer Selectpersons voted in November to withdraw up to $5,000 from a town recreation reserve account to help the Andy Valley Riders Snowmobile Club buy a new snowmobile to groom 34 miles of trails in town. The board tabled the club’s request for $19,500 in October […]
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Dangerous weekend for snowmobiling
PITTSBURG, N.H. (AP) — It was a dangerous weekend for spring snowmobiling in northern New England — a man was killed in Maine, another was injured in Vermont and two women walked for hours in the dark in New Hampshire after their machines got stuck in the snow. The fatal crash happened Saturday night and […]