Nathaniel Lombardi captures grand championship title
Nathaniel Lombardi is a long time student of Huards Martial Arts. He has achieved a third degree black belt in karate and jujitsu at the school…
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EVENTS: Battle of Maine set for March 26, 2022
The 40th anniversary of the Battle of Maine Martial Arts Championships will be taking place on Saturday March 26, 2022, at Champions Fitness Club, in Waterville. Spectator Tickets are $10. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and will feature forms, fighting and weapons competitions throughout the day. The Battle of Maine has supported the Children’s […]
Winslow High School senior wrestler crowned state champion
by Mark Huard Winslow High School Senior, Sam Schmitt, captured Maine’s Class B State Wrestling Championship at 138 pounds on Saturday, February 19, at Morse High School, in Bath, continuing a family tradition of state champion titles. Schmitt overcame a very tough finals opponent from Wells with an impressive eight takedowns to finish at 17-10 […]
PHOTO: Third generation black belt
Kancho Randy Huard started Huard’s Martial Arts School in 1966. This was at a time when there were very few Dojos in the area. He built the school on a foundation of loyalty, discipline and respect. Over 55 years later, he is still teaching those same values to his students and through his students. On […]
Local Dancer in the spotlight
by Mark Huard Wyatt Woodbury, 11, of Fairfield, recently traveled to Weymouth, Massachusetts, to appear in a photo shoot for the Turn It Up Dance Challenge. Wyatt is a member of the Stage Presence Dance Team, in Winslow. The team competes locally and throughout the country at various competitions, earning many regional and national awards […]
Noah Lambert, of Fairfield, wins the 2021 Virtual Slam Dunk Contest
by Mark Huard Noah Lambert, 16, from Fairfield, is 6-feet, one-inch tall and was one of eight chosen in the Big Time Hoops Maine Dunking Competition. He works out and practices two to four hours a day or more. With post season all-star games and festivities being canceled last year into this year, Fort Kent […]
Temple Academy Outreach Team doing great things within our community
by Mark Huard The Temple Academy Outreach Team is a community serviced-oriented group of 7th through 12th grade students led by junior high and high school science teacher Rachel Baker. Kevin Wood, Superintendent of the pre-K-12, non-denominational Christian school shared his vision with Ms. Baker for a service-based team at the start of the 2020/2021 […]
Local woman publishes her second children’s book
by Mark Huard Sharon Hood, local musician and radio personality of Cruisin’ Country 93.5, recently published her second children’s book Who Stole the Snowman’s Nose? this past November and it has been very well received. The book, a fictitious story about her son Anderson, tells the tale of him and his dog, Dallas, and the […]
Fairfield Cops Care For Kids goes on COVID style
Text by Mark Huard Even though the Cops Care for Kids program looked slightly different this year, the officers from the Fairfield Police Department didn’t let that stop them from making sure the boys and girls of the Fairfield Community got their annual delivery of toys. The Fairfield Police Department carries on the memory of […]
Winslow’s Garay family ringing the bells of Christmas
by Mark Huard The year 2020 has been a difficult year for many across the nation and world. Maine families are not an exception to the havoc Covid-19 has brought on the human race. Many times we find ourselves here in Maine on the moderate side of worldwide tragedy but not this time. Many families […]