It was 15 years ago, during the first annual Crown of Maine Balloon Festival, that hot-air balloon pilots Jim Rogers and Doug Shippee of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Joel Jones of Seale, Alabama, launched into the air from Dolores and Bruce Roope’s backyard.
Although she had recently announced plans to retire in early September, Dottie Hutchins, Wintergreen Arts Center’s executive director, has decided to remain in her position and use technology to work with staff and the board as she and Wintergreen embark on new chapters.
Alison Sweetser has ridden horses for as long as she can remember and has enjoyed baking pies at her home in Mapleton just as long.
A community endeavor that has been two years in the making will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 8, when Presque Isle officially opens its new playground to the public.
Amanda Winslow of Presque Isle was in fifth grade when she first tagged along with her grandmother, Wilma Winslow of Mapleton, to a knitting/crocheting class that the elder Winslow was teaching. The youngster had no idea then that she too would become a knitting/crochet student and use her knowledge to inspire other aspiring crafters.
Like many children her age, 4-year-old Makenna Pelletier of Fort Kent dreamed of going to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and meeting one of her favorite characters, Minnie Mouse.
Presque Isle High School officially opened its doors to students on Thursday for the first day of the 2018-2019 school year, which will be the final one to feature a potato harvest break in September.
Tracy Reed of Wade has spent over a decade teaching students in Washburn how to appreciate the world around them, whether they are taking part in their own community or exploring cultures and environments in other parts of the world.
In the mid-afternoon hours Wednesday, Amanda Kubeck-Sherman of Presque Isle sat on the sidewalk at the intersection of Blake and Griffin streets near Presque Isle High School and held up a cardboard sign that read “MSAD 1 Stop the Bullying!”
Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and University of Maine at Fort Kent urge County residents to vote for a $49 million bond package in November that would give the two campuses a total of $7.4 million to complete major infrastructure upgrades and expand healthcare programing.
