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Seriously fun children’s swim instruction at Haines Landing

RANGELEY — Rangeley Health and Wellness will be offering four children’s water safety swim sessions starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 16. Swim Instructor Danika Sullivan will lead the course and will be assisted by Fitness Director Brittani Martin. Unlike the usual instruction given in the therapy pool at the Rangeley Health and Wellness […]

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CALLING ALL FROGS AND TOADS!!!

The annual Frog Jumping contest will leap onto the scene again at this year’s Blueberry Festival on Thursday, August 15. All frogs and toads can sign up for the contest starting at 12:30 PM; the contest will begin at 1:00 PM. Come try your luck at beating the record of 47.5 inches! Have no fear, […]

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Mountain Man: Imagination

Let’s skoot back to about 1952. I was indeed much younger then. I was not the only mischievous youngster living up on Church Hill area in Strong Maine. There was quite a bit of us around the same age. I remember one time they called us War Babies. We never did go to war and […]

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Movie Review: ‘Twisters’

It’s usually at the end of the review that I talk about a film’s MPAA rating, but I’ll twist it up for “Twisters.” Or rather, for its 1996 predecessor “Twister” and its all-time terribly-worded rating justification. The film was rated PG-13 for “intense depiction of very bad weather.” Yes, the depiction was intense, and yes, […]