On Sunday afternoon, July 9, ten members of Dirigo Lodge #104 Masons, of Weeks Mills, gathered at the home of the widow of their former lodge secretary to split and stack winter’s wood into the woodshed. (contributed photo)
FULL BLOOM: Laura Jones, of Vassalboro, snapped these tulips in full bloom.
MAGNIFICENT: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this magnificent male bald eagle.
EAVES DROPPING: Emily Poulin, of South China, caught these chickadees gossiping at her feeder, with a third eaves dropping.
Eagle Park as it looks today. (photo by Laura Jones)
The Town of Vassalboro is excited to announce a new park, tentatively name Eagle Park, is being developed on Rt 32 in East Vassalboro, just north of the village area. The park will include beautiful frontage on the China Lake outlet stream where Eagles and other wildlife can be viewed regularly. Once complete, there will be a parking lot, lawn area for playing and picnicking, as well as native trees and shrubs. To kickstart the parks installation, the Conservation Commission applied for, and was awarded a grant of $3,200.00 through the Project Canopy program for the “Restoration of this newly acquired park from invasive plants and replanting with native shade trees.” The Project Canopy Program is managed by the State of Maine Department of Agriculture.
Public works crew creating a parking lot. (photo by Laura Jones)
Eight Sugar Maples (Acer saccharum) were purchased with the grant funds. The Vassalboro Conservation Committee is coordinating on the project with Vassalboro Public Works department, Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) and Youth Conservation Corp (YCC). The Vassalboro Public Works department has completed the necessary grading and fill work to establish the parking lot. Future work to complete the park will be accomplished over the coming months.
Volunteers planting more trees. (photo by Laura Jones)
2023 10U Messalonskee Eagles All Star team. Front row, Owen Humphrey, Easton Claudel, Lucas Moser, Finn Duffy, and Kael Segars. middle row, Reed Adams, Paxton Coughlin, Preston Ponitz, Beckett Hamlin, John Browning, Aiden Desrosiers, and Bennett Pottle. Back row, Chris Moser (Manager), Trevor Hamlin (Coach), Josh Desrosiers (Coach). The game was played at Rocky Buck Field, in Fairfield. Messalonskee won the game 17-7, over Fairfield. (photo courtesy of Chris Moser, Central Maine Photography)
Don and Lisa Breton, of Vassalboro, were recently presented with the Spirit of America award for their volunteer work. In the photo, from left to right, Rick Denico, Jr., Don and Lisa Breton, Barbara Redmond, Christopher French. (photo by Aaron Miller)
SPRINGTIME SIGHTS: Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, recently did some springtime photography, capturing poppies in full bloom, in Rockport, Banded Galloway cows in a field, and tulips in full color on the Jones Road, in Palermo.
Tulips in full color on the Jones Road, in Palermo. (photo by Gary Mazoki, of Palermo)
Banded Galloway cows in a field (photo by Gary Mazoki, of Palermo)
Poppies in full bloom, in Rockport (photo by Gary Mazoki, of Palermo)
John Gardner recently captured this sunset over China Lake.
Matthew Christen performing his winning forms routine. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography)
Huard’s Martial Arts student Jedidiah Keen, 12, of North Anson, captured first place in point fighting and fourth in chanbara at the Battle of Maine. (photo by Mark Huard)
The 41st Battle of Maine Martial Arts Championships took place on Saturday, March 25 at Champions Fitness Club in Waterville. $1 of each spectator ticket went to help support the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. There were competitions is forms, fighting and weapons throughout the day.
Club Naha student Matthew Christen, 12, of Benton, captured first place in forms, weapons, and point fighting. He also took the Junior Grand Championship Titles for forms and weapons.
Referee Kyoshi Andy Campbell holding up Matthew Christen after he won first place in point fighting. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography)
Front row, left to right, FF Matt Allen (3 yrs.), Capt. Sarah Batteese (25 yrs.), Chief Joel Nelson (7 yrs.), Capt. Kevin Maroon (28 yrs.), FF Misha Littlefield (5 yrs.). Back, FF Scott Adams (45 yrs.), Capt. Bill Rancourt (35 yrs.), Capt. Bob Batteese (39 yrs.), Lt. Kerry Martin (4 yrs.), Chaplain Ron Morrell (39 yrs.). (contributed photo)
On March 21, the China Village Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Appreciation Dinner, honoring the volunteers and their spouses.
John Gardner photographed this dazzling sunset over China Lake.