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Happy Tuesday, Skowhegan!
A colleague pointed out that the days are getting a little longer. In fact, the sun will set at 5 tonight, something we haven't seen since early November. Before you know it, we'll be moving the clocks ahead and preparing for spring.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, there is still a lot to enjoy this winter such as Somerset SnowFest kicking off Saturday with Winter Carnival at Lake George Regional Park, West. The event will feature box and sled races for children, ice hole competitions and much more.
As always, email Jake Freudburg with submissions about upcoming events or other community contributions to be included in this newsletter.
Thank you for reading. Until next time,
— Central Maine News Staff |
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CLEANING UP |
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Front-end loader operator Peter Drummond of the Skowhegan Highway Department clears snow Feb. 3 on Madison Avenue. In the backdrop the former Joseph E. Sanford VFW Post 3198 on Main Street in Skowhegan. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
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THINGS TO DO |
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• Join Jason Hilton, Maine Forest Service district forester and Maine Woodland Owners Upper Kennebec Valley Chapter leader, for harvest site tour at Coburn Woods in Skowhegan, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. Topics to be covered include selecting a harvest system that will work best to meet your goals, harvesting near vernal pools, road building for access, working around hiking trails, and much more. Contact Somerset Woods Trustees at 207-612-1606 or via email for more information.
• This year's weeklong Somerset SnowFest kicks off Saturday, Feb. 14, at Lake George Regional Park. Activities continue all week, ending with Skijor Skowhegan on Feb. 21. Find the full schedule here.
• Check out our other top picks for things to do around central Maine here. |
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THE WAY IT WAS IN SKOWHEGAN |
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Feb. 10, 1958: Manager of Strand Theater announces plan to reward courteous Skowhegan students
Click here to read more of this story from 1978. Subscribers enjoy exclusive access to search and browse our digital archives on Newspapers.com. |
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Thanks for reading Skowhegan Now. You can support this newsletter by encouraging friends and family to sign up. Find more Skowhegan news and explore our other newsletters. |
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Jake Freudberg covers Skowhegan and Somerset County for the Morning Sentinel. He started reporting at the Morning Sentinel in November 2023. Jake grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University. While in school, Jake wrote for various news organizations in the Boston area. He's also a Maine whitewater rafting guide and lived in Spain's Canary Islands for a year.
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