Though the water was low, everyone who paddled in the annual Meduxnekeag Canoe Race on Saturday enjoyed the warm temperatures and sunny skies.
Houlton’s Fred Ludwig was the overall winner, paddling his kayak to a one hour, 18 minutes and 49 second finish.
The results of the canoe race are as follows:
OC-1 Racing: First, Jim Parks, 1:36:14 and second, Eric Gallant, 1:45:08.
Century Racing: First, Fran Cyr/Dave McCrossin, 1:31:09.
K-1 long Racing: First, Ludwig, 1:18:49 and second, Ben Randall, 1:25:47.
K-1 Short Racing: First, Dan Beaumont, 1:36:25; second, Brian Foley, 1:36:59; third, John Carter, 1:38:06 and fourth, Larry Merrill, 1:38:07.
Junior/Senior Recreational Experienced: First, Dave Conley/Joshua Jones,1:41:43 and second, Peter Apgar/Mitchell Bartlett, 1:47:34.
OC-1 Recreational Experienced: First, Chris Dalton, 1:40:46; second, Dale Hartt, 1:42:08 and third, Mark Resinger, 1:44:45.
OC-2 Recreational Experienced: First, Tom Towle/Landon Towle, 1:40:13; second, Justin Wardwell/Ed Bernard, 1:42:42 and third, Anthony Phillips/Chad Phillips, 1:46:17.
Century Recreational Experienced: First, Fuzzy Thurston/Brian Battista, 1:33:42; and second, Bob Martin/Terry Wescott, 1:34:39.
Local Recreation
Junior/Senior: First, Stanley/Stanley Jr. Levitskey, 1:51:40 and second, Michael Lareaux/Austin St. Pierre, 2:28:27.
K-1 Short Men: First, Mark Putnam, 2:16:26; second, Chris Putnam, 2:17:22; third, Shawn Graham, 2:28:50 and fourth, Aaron Berstein, 2:29:09.
K-1 Short Women: First, Jennifer Graham, 2:28:07 and second, Karen Otstot, 2:31:32.
K-1 Long: First, George Niles, 1:47:38; second, Ryan Vanier, 1:50:11; third, Beth Ludwig, 1:50:30 and fourth, David Crane, 2:10:52.
OC-2 Short: First, Chris Corey/Sam Holmes, 1:50:37; second, Jeff Raymond/Bruce Raymond, 1:53:54 and third, Rick Murray/Kent Spaulding, 1:54:50.
OC-2 Medium: First, Ben Torres/Lowell Mathews, 1:45:42; second, Lance Scott/Jeremiah Drew, 1:50:20 and third, Gary Jacobs/Jake Jacobs, 2:29:39.
OC-2 Mixed: First, Sarah Whitty/Charlie Smith, 1:41:31; second, Brian MacDonald/Kelsey MacDonald, 1:52:17; third, Paul Raymond/Karen Karam, 2:13:04 and fourth, Stacy Bubar/Stephen Adams, 2:19:16.
Special Classes
OC-2 Open: First, Peter Blood/Clint Cushman, 1:35:07 and second, Ted Sussman/Michael Sussman, 1:45:22.
K-1 Student: First, Chris Crane, 1:54:56.
Rotary Business: First, Rodney Hemingway/Richard Hemingway, 1:40:23; second, Dave Bates/Randall Burns, 1:54:59 and third, Tracey Quint/Kelly Tidd, 1:59:05.
Law Enforcement: First, Jerry Hammond/Tom Horton, 1:41:41.
High School OC-2: First, Philip Farley/Sarah Stoddard, 1:46:12; second, Annika Gallant/Emily Noyes, 1:51:14 and third, Gage Cassie/Elizabeth Hood, 3:05:30.
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| Pioneer Times photograph/Gloria Austin CAN’T GET ENOUGH — Dave Conley, back, instructor for the East Grand Outdoor Education class cannot get enough of time spent with students discovering the great outdoors. Last Saturday, he and Joshua Jones competed in the annual Meduxnekeag River Canoe Race, with other East Grand students. |
Pioneer Times photogaph HANGING ON – It was a bit tricky coming down the Meduxnekeag River for Paul Raymond and his daughter, Karen Karam. As her father gets a chuckle out of their predicament, Karam hangs on for the ride. The father/daughter partners finished the annual race with a time of 2:13:04. Despite getting hung up a bit, the day was probably enjoyable for the father and daughter. |
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| Pioneer Times photograph DIG IN — Ben Torres, front, and Lowell Matthews dig their paddles into a portion of white water during the annual Meduxnekeag River Canoe Race. The race was run under sunny skies, but the water level was low for the event. The duo came in first in the OC-2 Medium class with a time of 1:45:42. |
WINNERS — Philip Farley/Sarah Stoddard of East Grand School were the winners of the high school division, paddling the Meduxnekeag River in a time of 1:46:12. |
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| REDEMPTION — Pastor Richard Murray, left, and Kent Spaulding called their day on the river Saturday “redemption” from last year’s race when their canoe sprung a leak. | Pioneer Times photographs KAYAKS — Kayaks are popular at the annual Meduxnekeag River Canoe Race. Fred Ludwig of Houlton was the overall race winner. |
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| David Crane of Hodgdon controls his kayak in the water. |
