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Miss Maple Trio Crowned at Fair PRINTED USING RECYCLED • CONTENT NEWSPRINT AND SOY COLORS. (USPS 433980) PERIODICALS POSTAGE MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. PAID AT DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME 04426 VOL. 178 NO. 35 AUGUST 31, 2016 DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE 10 PAGES PRICE 75 CENTS SPORTS PAGE 5 COMMUNITY PAGE 7 Ponies run past Orono SAIL exercise in preseason play session on Sept. 9 Near $7M SAD 4 budget faces Sept. 8 referendum Voters approve third version By Stuart Hedstrom elementary principal. Staff Writer Kirkpatrick said the curric- GUILFORD — A proposed ulum coordinator position was Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom $6,989,331 2016-17 budget was previously reduced to half-time, THERE SHE IS, MISS MAPLE — Twelve girls took part in the 2016 Bob’s Sugar House Miss Maple Pageant on approved - with all 20 articles “but we don’t have that support Saturday morning at the Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft. The pageant contestants competed in three being passed as written over 30 anymore.” The superintendent different age groups, introducing themselves to the audience in country and agricultural wear, demonstrating a minutes with a count of 101 reg- said district officials met to see talent and finishing in their formal/dress-up attire. istered voters at the beginning of what would be needed for the the proceedings - during a dis- school year - students returned trict budget meeting on Aug. 29 to the classroom on Aug. 30 - at Piscataquis Community Ele- “and they need support and felt mentary School. the support would also benefit Miss Maple trio The spending plan, the third the student and staff.” proposed budget brought to dis- When asked about the reasons trict residents, will now go to a for the over $110,000 increase referendum in the towns of Ab- from the budget voted down bot, Cambridge, Guilford, Park- last month, Kirkpatrick cited the crowned at Fair man, Sangerville and Welling- addition of the two half-time ad- ton on Thursday, Sept. 8. ministrative positions as well as By Stuart Hedstrom was Mini Miss Maple runner-up The proposed 2017 bud- needing to run the district for the Staff Writer and Hannah Bradley, 12, of get represents a decrease of previous two months. DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dexter, finished in second place $172,938 (2.41 percent) from “We were overwhelmed by Three girls will reign as Miss among Little Miss Maple girls. last year’s $7,162,270. Earlier parental complaint that we had Maple in their respective age The Niles sisters each received in the summer spending plans cut too deeply,” said Susan Grif- groups for the next year after be- a crown and sash and $50, while of $7,133,215 and $6,877,684 fith of the school board budget ing crowned during the second Watman and Bradley were both were voted down at the polls, committee, which collected sur- annual Bob’s Sugar House Miss presented with a check for $25. and the Aug. 29 total falls be- vey data and feedback through Maple Pageant on Aug. 27 at the As the high school Miss Maple tween the previous two versions various methods over the last Piscataquis Valley Fair. winner, Haley earned a $100 of the budget. month. “It’s not what everyone Nine-year-old Madisyn Niles scholarship. During the information ses- wants,” as she said a balance of Benton earned top honors in The 2016 edition of the pag- Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom sion Superintendent Ann Kirk- was sought between the needs the grade 1-4 “Mini Miss Ma- eant featured 12 girls taking 2016 MISS MAPLE CROWN HOLDERS — Three patrick said, “the controversial of the taxpayers and the district. ple” division, her sister Haylei part, eight in grades 1-4 , three contestants earned first-place honors for their age places I believe in this budget Griffith said the two half-time Niles, 12, was the winner in for grades 5-8 and one in the categories during the second annual Bob’s Sugar House are the activities coordinator positions will enable SAD 4 to the middle school “Little Miss Miss Maple division. The dozen Miss Maple Pageant at the Piscataquis Valley Fair on and the assistant principal, why serve its students better than be- Maple” division and finishing pageant participants introduced do we need them?” The budget fore. first among high-schoolers for themselves to the audience Aug. 27. From left is Miss Maple Kourtnee Haley, 17 of brought to the Aug. 29 session The budget approved at Mon- the title of “Miss Maple” was Monson, Little Miss Maple Haylei Niles, 12 of Benton, includes the addition of a half- Kourtnee Haley, 17, of Monson. Please see Page 10, and her sister Mini Miss Maple Madisyn Niles, 9 of time activities coordinator for Please see Page 3, Rhylee Watman, 6, of Dexter MISS MAPLE Benton. the district and and a half-time SAD 4 Station honors POWER WHEEL DEMOLITION DERBY Woodworth with Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes NOT PLAYING NICE — Children had the Care award opportunity to drive into each other, with BANGOR — WLBZ 2 will Association, Piscataquis River encouragement, in attempt honor five individual volunteers Festival and more. and two agencies for exception- The awards will be presented to pop each other’s al service to the community with in a one-hour primetime show balloons during the power a 2 Those Who Care to air in November wheel demolition derby Award in October, in- on WLBZ 2. 2 Those on Aug. 28 at the 129th cluding Guilford resi- Who Care is a partner- edition of the Piscataquis dent Brian Woodworth. ship with the United Valley Fair in Dover- Woodworth is de- Way of Eastern Maine Foxcroft. Later during the scribed as the “go-to” and sponsored by last of the four-day fair, guy when it comes to Nickerson and O’Day the young drivers could community activities and Dead River. In the watch adults crash and in the Guilford and Do- 16 years of the volun- ver-Foxcroft area. He teer recognition pro- smash their vehicles in the has served as president gram, the station has demolition derby. For more from the 2016 Piscataquis of the Dover-Foxcroft Woodworth celebrated the work Kiwanis and remains of 103 individuals and Valley Fair, please see active in that program, the agencies by making more than pages 9-10. Guilford and Dover-Foxcroft $35,000 in donations to non- historical societies, Sebec Lake profits. Helicopter plucks injured Foxcroft football team eyes teen from Barren Mountain injury-free start to 2016 campaign The Sports DOVER-FOX- regular-season record and defeat couraged about the direction of By Stuart Hedstrom into the aircraft. He was flown wooded trail made landing an OBSERVER CROFT — Twelve Madison-Carrabec in the Class C this team,” said White, Foxcroft’s Staff Writer to C.A. Dean Memorial Hospi- aircraft there impossible, so he By Ernie Clark months ago uncer- North quarterfinals before falling eighth-year head coach. “The expe- A 14-year-old Appalachian tal in Greenville for treatment. was lifted out of the forest using tainty filled the air in the semifinals to unbeaten Old rience that several kids got last year Trail hiker from Virginia, who The rescue team consisted of the medevac hoist system, and within the Foxcroft Town. because of Hunter’s injury really potentially broke his leg, was Maine Army National Guard evaluated by Sgt. 1st Class Ur- Academy football The upside of coping with those propelled them and has put them in rescued off of Barren Moun- soldiers: Chief Warrant Officer quhart onboard. Sgt. 1st Class camp, with presea- early injuries, particularly one that good position to start this year from tain by the Maine Warden Ser- 4 Jon Campbell, the pilot in Urquhart kept the patient in a son injuries leaving sidelined University of Maine re- a confidence standpoint. vice and Maine Army National command of the mission; Chief stable condition until they ar- the Ponies in re-boot cruit Hunter Smith for his entire “We didn’t have those hurdles to Guard on Aug. 24. Warrant Officer 4 Kevin Daniel, rived at the hospital where he mode even before senior season, may be on the imme- overcome this year, they could just According to a Maine War- co-pilot; Sgt. 1st Class Mark was admitted for further treat- they played their diate horizon as Foxcroft awaits its come out and play.” den Service news release, game Urquhart flight medic; and crew first countable game. 2016 debut at Mount Desert Island wardens received a report that chief Sgt. Brandon Dugay. The Please see Page 3, Coach Danny White’s club re- of Bar Harbor on Friday night. Please see Page 6, morning of a youth hiker with patient’s location on the heavily HELICOPTER bounded well enough to post a 4-4 “I’m pretty excited and en- INJURY a possible broken leg. The Mc- lean, Va. teen and the other doz- en members of the party were hiking the 100-Mile Wilderness toward Mt. Katahdin. The group was at the Cloud Pond lean-to Direct Direct on Barren Mountain, southeast of Greenville. vent/high vent/high Game wardens hiked 4.5 miles to the location where they eciency eciency located the victim and coordinat- ed with a Maine Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter. The helicopter crew was able to Dover-Foxcroft•(207) 564-3406 or 1-800-546-3835 lower a litter and hoist the teen www.mckusickpetroleum.com Page 2, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, August 31, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer The Piscataquis Observer August 31, 2016, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Page 3 FA open house and senior Man receives 2 years Resource for heroin trafficking night postgraduate information Sept.
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