Natalie Boomer

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C&E Feeds was opened by Clyde and Ethel Eldridge in 1982. Their daughter Heather Henry Tenan and son-in-law Glen Tenan bought the store in 2018 and have been keeping the family traditions alive and friendly business going ever since.

This well-known mom and pop shop has changed direction to allow the Tenans to adapt to online shopping, big box store neighbors, and pandemic recovery needs.

Will Tuell

Senator Marianne Moore (R-Calais) presented a bill before the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee on behalf of the Town of Baileyville that would give the town’s utilities district the authority to disconnect town water for failure to pay local sewer fees during a March 21 public hearing. Moore, who did not testify to the merits of the bill, explained that she had been approached by town officials who were struggling to recoup debt incurred by the town’s sewer district. 

Local youth wrestlers took part in another weekend meet, this time at Mount View High School in Thorndike.

Kids from Downeast Wrestling Club did well once again, with the following placements:  Ethan Clark, third; Colton McGouldrick, fourth; Baylee Benson, first; Juniper Davis, fourth; Vercin Davis, third; Bradley Walton, second; Parker Walton, fourth.

DWC invites all to its meet this Sunday, April 2, at Calais High School beginning after the 8:30 a.m. weigh-ins.  Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for students, and concessions will be sold all day.

Jayna Smith

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A crash on Route 9 in Amherst on Friday, March 24, resulted in road closure most of the day, with traffic forced to detour.

Just before 7:30 a.m., a tractor trailer truck carrying a load of new vehicles went off the road, over an embankment, and caught fire, according to the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department.  

The department also confirmed the crash was caused by icy road conditions.

On Saturday, March 18th, the Spednic Club in Baileyville held its annual Alzheimer’s Bowling Tournament.  Magnolia Assisted Living was the corporate sponsor with a generous $1000 donation to go to the Alzheimer’s Association.  Pictured above are the winning team members Michelle Sabattus, Opal Seeley, Jackie Martin, Craig Seeley, and Cierra Seeley, all of whom donated their winnings to the Alzheimer’s Association. The Spednic Club thanks all who participated in the worthy event.  (Spednic Club photo)

Based on the behavior of the eagle pair, biologist Maurry Mills estimates that they have been taking turns sitting on eggs in the nest by Route 1 since March 16 or 17. If all goes well, the eggs in the nest should hatch around April 18-20, though we don't want to count our eagles before they hatch! According to biologist Ray Brown, there should be plenty of alewives in the nearby St. Croix River and Magurrewock Marsh to feed the eaglets from late April through early June.  (Photo by Ray Brown, USFWS) 

On Thursday, March 16th, Senator Moore (R-Washington) was pleased to welcome Brooke Corbett of Robbinston to the State House.  Brooke served as an Honorary Page during the Senate Session. (Submitted photo)

Jayna Smith

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Drunk driving and speed are believed to have been the cause of a crash that occurred on South Street on March 15.

According to Calais Police Department, at around 9 p.m. last Wednesday, Officer McCann responded to a report of a “serious accident” on South Street, in the area of Lincoln Street.  

Upon arrival, the officer found a pickup truck “well off the roadway, severely damaged.”  

Phil Stuart

Jace Cook, of the Northern Maine Class C champion Calais Blue Devils, won the William Warner Award as the Northern Maine tourney’s most valuable player. 

Cook is the 10th Washington County player to win the award and the seventh player from Calais to do so.  

Joining Cook on the all-tourney team this year are teammates Jacob Sockabasin and Evan Gillespie, along with Ethan Daigle, of Fort Kent, and Will Kusnierz, of Dexter. Ethan Monk of Woodland, Lance Gagnon and Micah Daigle, of Fort Kent, were honorable mentions.

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Many have seen the bookrack in the vestibule of Tradewinds Shop ‘n Save.  What some may not realize is that that bookrack generates over $3,000 annually for the Calais Lions Club.  

According to Lion Ben Knowles, the money allows the club to present $1,000 scholarships to three graduating seniors at Calais and Woodland High Schools each year.  Even more, the club hopes to expand its scholarship offering to include Shead High School.

Calais High School students welcomed the week-long winter carnival last week, postponed from the week before February break due to weather.  The fun is hosted annually by Student Council.  Among the fun were dress-up days, including  “In Your 80s or From the 80s Day,” hall decorating, snow sculpture contests, and various other fun games and events.  Also included was the annual evening bonfire.  (Photo courtesy of Principal Heather Bowles)

On Sunday, March 12th, Downeast Wrestling Club (DWC) traveled to Bucksport.  There were many teams in attendance for the competition and a packed house.  

Though DWC may be a small group, they are tough and great at putting on a show, with an impressive showing at the competition.

Jayna Smith

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Culinary arts students at St. Croix Regional Technical Center (SCRTC) now have an additional collection of recipes at their fingertips, thanks to a donation of the Dr. Suzanne Haines Crawford International Culinary book collection.

According to SCRTC director Stan Sluzenski, Linda Godfrey, of Eastport’s Atlantic Leadership Center, facilitated the donation of over 100 culinary books from Dr. Crawford.  

Jon Reisman

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A young woman from Perry is in a fight against cystic fibrosis, a disorder that damages one’s lungs, digestive tract, and other organs throughout the body.

Ashley Larose-Kilby has been battling this awful disease for many, many years. She finally qualified for a lung transplant in hopes to improve her quality of life, and received this life-saving operation five years ago.

Will Tuell

Representative Ken “Bucket” Davis (R-East Machias) received unanimous approval for his bill to designate the last Saturday in May as Maine Alewife Day during a meeting of the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee on February 16. Davis, who has taught dozens of seventh and eighth graders about the Down East tradition of cold smoking alewives at one of the last remaining smokehouses on the Maine coast, submitted the bill for another harvester in the Midcoast who is also trying to keep the heritage fishery alive. 

Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Kimberly Pushard and Angela Bussell had been missing since Wednesday, Feb. 22, when they were last seen in a Springfield, Maine, gas station. The Topsham police department had issued a silver alert the day prior, and Maine law enforcement agencies, including Maine Game Wardens, joined in the search.

Warden Brad Richard of Princeton was brought onto the search on Sunday, Feb. 26, after two days of single-digit and subzero temperatures. 

Storytime came at the Lincoln Memorial Library in Dennysville on Tuesday, March 7.  First, we read a winter-themed book called Stranger in the Woods that’s also titled A Photographic Fantasy. Then, we checked out some of the animals that were present to discover the “stranger” in a book called Animals in Winter.

Jon Reisman

“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive”- Walter Scott

“Liar, Liar, pants on fire”- various attributions, most recently credited to anyone exposed to Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, Anthony Fauci, Andrea Mitchell and/or White House spokesweenies.

Jayna Smith

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Calais High School was the place to be on Saturday, Feb. 25, for the 2023 Down East Cheering Invitational.

According to organizer Calais Cheer Coach Heidi Ryan, this is the tenth year of the competition.  

This year, it drew 10 different teams of various divisions, consisting of cheerleaders in grades pre-kindergarten through eight.