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Photo courtesy of Lynn Gerrish/Penquis Valley School COSTA RICA EXPLORERS -- Penquis Valley High School students, from left, Sydney Fowles, Katelyn Bolstridge, Cymeria Robshaw, Hope Grant, Camryn Rolfe and Emily Herbest and Spanish teacher Michele Cabral will be spending April vacation in Costa Rica immersed in the Central American nation’s culture, exploring the rainforest and more. The students have been busy fundraising for their upcoming journey and the community support has been vital in making their trip a reality.
Photo courtesy of Lynn Gerrish/Penquis Valley School COSTA RICA EXPLORERS -- Penquis Valley High School students, from left, Sydney Fowles, Katelyn Bolstridge, Cymeria Robshaw, Hope Grant, Camryn Rolfe and Emily Herbest and Spanish teacher Michele Cabral will be spending April vacation in Costa Rica immersed in the Central American nation’s culture, exploring the rainforest and more. The students have been busy fundraising for their upcoming journey and the community support has been vital in making their trip a reality.
Penquis Valley group going on Costa Rican trip of a lifetime for April vacation
March 21, 2019
Next month a half dozen Penquis Valley High School students will be immersed in a different culture and environment, switching from pine tree forests to rainforests, as they spend April vacation in Central America on their “Exploring Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders” trip with Spanish teacher Michele Cabral through EF Education Tours.
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Contributed photo EAGLES SOAR ATOP THE WEIGHT CLASS -- A pair of SeDoMoCha Middle School Eagles dominated their weight class during a March 16 tourney at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter. Caleb Weymouth came in first and and Colby Gilbert placed second.
Contributed photo EAGLES SOAR ATOP THE WEIGHT CLASS -- A pair of SeDoMoCha Middle School Eagles dominated their weight class during a March 16 tourney at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter. Caleb Weymouth came in first and and Colby Gilbert placed second.
Foxcroft Youth, SeDoMoCha teams wrestle at Dexter tourney
March 19, 2019
The Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling teams competed at the Dexter Youth Wrestling Tournament held at the Ridge View Community School March 16.The squads continue to improve every week and are always given their all. Congratulations to the wrestlers that placed!
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Smelt research on Moosehead Lake
The Moosehead Lake region, as designated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is big … some might say wicked big. It stretches from Dover-Foxcroft in the south to Allagash Lake in the north, Rainbow Lake to the east and the thriving metropolis of Skinner to the west. The land area covers 4,391 square miles with 4,125 miles of flowing water and over a quarter million acres of Great Ponds (there’s also another 2,160 acres of not so Great Ponds. i.e. less than 10 acres).
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Registration open for Birding by Ear workshop
Spring is just around the corner, believe it or not, so it is time to get ready to welcome Maine’s birds back to the area. If you love birds and want to learn more about how to identify them by their songs and calls, this workshop is for you. The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is hosting a new, free workshop this year called Birding by Ear and we are fortunate enough to have Bob Duchesne, Maine Birding Trails creator and Maine bird guide, lead the presentation.
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Gift bags let pediatric psychiatric patients know they are not forgotten
A pair of Dover-Foxcroft residents are busy collecting $12 sponsorships to fill bags for Easter to give to pediatric patients at the four psychiatric facilities across the state. The gifts brighten the days for the youngsters and let them know people outside the hospital are thinking of them. The $12 contributions purchases a decorated bag from Thirty-One Gifts -- a national direct sales company -- and Independent Director Theresa Makowski uses all her commission to purchase goodies to fill the bags. Last year about 60 bags were donated and this year the goal is 100.
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