PHOTO: A rare pileated sighting
Dwayne and Renée West saw this pileated woodpecker while walking along Sheepscot Lake on February 18.
PHOTO: Champions
Messalonskee boys grades 3/4 travel team won an absolute thriller on Sunday. Playing Corinna in the championship game, the Eagles went to sudden death overtime. After four consecutive jump balls to start the overtime Parker Taylor went to the foul line to shoot two! After sinking the first shot the Eagles claimed the CMBC 3/4 boys championship! Front row, from left to. right, Jamison Bouchard, Parker Marquis, and Colston Partridge. Second row, Tucker Reynolds, Liam Luther, Caleb Levesque, and Cole Chavarie. Third row, Colten Holmes, Kellum Corbett, Parker Taylor, Aulden Dorsey, and Jackson McLaughlin. Back, Coach Dorsey, Coach McLaughlin, and Coach Taylor. Absent from photo is Revan Gurney and Colton Curtis. (photo by Mark Huard)
PHOTO: Success on the ice
James Owens, son of Anne Owens, of Vassalboro, caught this beautiful brown trout, in China Lake, on Saturday, January 18. The trout was 19 inches long and weighed 3 pounds.
PHOTOS: Remembering the past summer
Brinley Bisson, 4, of Waterville, enjoyed some successful fishing herself this past summer. At top, fishing off a dock at Green Valley Campground, in Vassalboro, the same place her mother, Kassandra Bisson, of Waterville, learned how to fish, and hauling in a bass, at her grandparents’ campsite, on Webber Pond. 
PHOTOS: A day on the ice
Frank Richards, of Vassalboro, recently took to the ice to do some fishing. It proved to be a succesful day. From top to bottom, showing some open water at the north end of Webber Pond, and the large island. The catch was good, a bass, and two sizeable black crappie
PHOTO: I see you!
Sarah Sanchez, of Washington, photographed this red fox well camouflaged in the woods.
Malcolm Glidden American Legion Post members place wreaths on veterans’ graves
Pictured, left to right, Duane Alexander, Post Commander Paul Hunter, and Joe LaMacchia, lay a wreath at a veteran’s grave. (Contributed photo)
Malcolm Glidden Post #163 and Auxiliary, of Palermo, spent Saturday, December 14, putting wreaths at veterans’ headstones at local cemeteries. The wreaths came from Wreaths Across America. They were honored to do this service for the veterans at Christmas. They placed wreaths for veterans from the War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, WWII, and all the way to veterans who stood guard during times of peace.
Malcolm Glidden American Legion Post #163 Auxiliary President Chelsea Hunter, left, and Commander Paul Hunter, place a wreath. (Contributed photo)
PHOTO: Blazing sunset
Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, captured this blazing sunset recently.
Clinton Variety: 2024 PAL Junior champions
Clinton Variety, 2024 Fairfield PAL Junior League Football Champions. Front row, left to right, Mackhi LePage, Jaxson Grenier, Dylan Miklos, Colton Dangler, Ashton Burns, Knox Martin, Cason Gerow, and Vincent Serrano. Second row, Kaden Boivin, Russell Callahan, Bennett Bolster, Cohen Harriman, Emmett Douglass, Coby Lamoreau, Christopher McDonald, Coby Foss Jr, Greyson Martin, and Eric Nickerson. Back, coaches Jerod LePage, Jake Dangler, Brad Dangler and Ryan Martin. (photo by Casey Dugas/Central Maine Photography)
PHOTO: RSU#12 takes part in Special Olympics bowling event
Representing RSU #12 (Palermo, Chelsea, Windsor, Whitefield) with pride, students competed in a local Special Olympics bowling event. These students gave their best effort and demonstrated the values of perseverance, teamwork, and determination. This annual event brought together athletes from across the region to compete, make new friends, and celebrate their achievements.Their participation in the Special Olympics bowling event showcases the district’s commitment to inclusion and highlights the extraordinary talents within the RSU #12 community. Pictured, front row, from left to right, Anderson Hines, Elias Vashon, Draven Ruby, Jayden Clark, Aria Goethe, Christina Bell, and Holly Morgan. Back row, Kynlee Staples, Allison Storm, Tara Delisle, Lincoln Heiss, Liam Brown, and Mark Leavitt. Absent, Isabelle Zarate. (Contributed photo)