Club NAHA Karate-Do Team Member Matthew Christen Captured 1st place in forms and 2nd place in weapons at the Battle of Maine Martial Arts Championships. He also won the Grand Championship Title for forms. (photo by Mark Huard)
Huard’s Martial Arts Student Madalyn Taylor 7 of Fairfield captured 1st place in forms and 3rd place in fighting at the Battle of Maine Martial Arts Championships on March 26. (photo by Mark Huard)
Olde Vassalboro Mill owner Ray Breton with Spiderman, left, and Batman, right, during the Sci-Fi Festival on Feb. 6. (photo by Mark Huard)
A great day of chasing the winter blues at the Sci-Fi Festival, even mill manager Samantha Lessard got in on the fun. (photo by Mark Huard)
NO SKATES NEEDED: Jayne Winters, of South China, snapped this bald eagle on the China Lake ice.
GUARDING THE BERRIES: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, captured this male cardinal guarding the berries.
FALL SCENE: Susan Thiem, of Texas, a summer resident of China, captured this fall foliage scene last fall.
MMMM YUMMY: Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped this hummingbird enjoying the nectar of the flowers.
ENDURING: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton photographed this blue jay enduring the weather.
BLAZING SUNSET: Tina Richard, of Clinton, caught this blazing sunset last December.
MA’S SQUIRRELS: Susan White sent this photo of squirrels holding a feeding frenzy. They do this everyday, but have to clean up what’s on the ground as they can’t get to the bird feeders.
FROZEN CIRCLES: Barbara Lawe, of Fairfield, photographed the Kennebec River outside her home. What appears is an unexplained series of circles in the frozen ice.
Kancho Randy Huard, right, and Mackenzie Huard, 20, left. (photo by Mark Huard)
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 January 7, 2022, there was a very special milestone, as it was the beginning of the third generation of Huard’s family black belts. Mackenzie Huard, 20, has worked extremely hard and earned a black belt. He has now joined the fellowship started by his grandfather all those years ago. This was a special night for the family that will be cherished forever.
SNOW SNACK: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this grey squirrel munching on a nut while peeking out of a snow bank.
REGULARS: Regular visitors to the home of Gary Kennedy, and his wife Julie, in Chelsea is this female red fox and her kits.
Santa and Mrs. Claus made a surprise visit to Huard’s Martial Arts, in Winslow, on Wednesday December 22. (photo by Mark Huard)
Boston Blaney, 8, of Winslow, visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus recently at Huard’s Martial Arts on December 22. (photo by Mark Huard)
Santa and Mrs. Claus visited with Katelynn Shores, 10, of Benton, at Huard’s Martial Arts on Wednesday Dec 22. (photo by Mark Huard)
GUARDING THE CACHE: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this mourning dove guarding the bird feeder.
TALL ONE: Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed this tall common mullein growing in her backyard.
FALL REFLECTION: Merilee Kelly, of Palermo, captured this reflective fall scene on Branch Pond.
FOGGY SUNRISE: Andrew Pottle, of Palermo, photographed, on film, two ducks gliding in the water during a foggy sunrise on Branch Pond.
STRUTTING: This male cardinal seems to be displaying his best profile, recently captured by Pat Clark, of Palermo.