The [email protected] Greaterisbon edger Maine’s largest direct mail community publication company serving nearly 250,000 homes and “It’s All Good” News! L L A Product of Direct-Mailed Free of Charge Each Month to the Great Towns of Bowdoin, Durham, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Litchfield, Pownal, Sabattus, and Wales June 2013 • Volume 17, Issue 5 • The Only Paper With Moxie Turner Publishing Inc., PO Box 214, Turner, ME 04214 • 207-225-2076 • Fax: 207-225-5333 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Web: www.turnerpublishing.net Moxie Festival Recipe Contest Attracts Celebrity Judges The Mox- til 7 pm. The celeb- val web site by July According to Lis- ie Festival rity judges include 2nd and the first 25 bon Public Safe- Committee is Maine Restaurateur entrants will receive ty Officials, over pleased to an- Linda Bean; Cre- Moxie “swag bags.” 50,000 people attend nounce that the ator of Jam, Jellies Entries can be in the the three-day Moxie Moxie Festival (including Moxie) following categories: Festival. The Town Recipe Contest and Sauces Sharon • Moxie Savory of Lisbon has ap- will move to Friday Bissonette; Famous (entrees, casseroles, proximately 9,300 night at Chummy’s Whoopie Pie Creator main dishes, meat residents. Midtown Diner in Amy Bouchard; Yan- creations) Keep checking Lisbon and will fea- kee Chef Jim Bailey; • Moxie Sweet (all the Moxie Festival ture celebrity judges and Author Jim Bau- manner of desserts) • website: www.Moxie- and wicked cool mer. Moxie Kitchen Sink Festival.com for the prizes. Recipe contest en- (everything else, i.e. latest information on Judging will take trants need to register salad dressings, mar- events. n place from 5 pm un- at the Moxie Festi- inades, dips) Moxie Festival: July 12 -14 The Moxie Festival stah Feast at the Lodge ily Fun Fair; and on Sun- Moxie was desig- Committee is pleased to starting at 4 pm and day, the Chief Worumbo nated Maine’s official announce that the New the entertainer will be Androscoggin River soft drink on May 20, England Moxie Con- Maine's Famous Femme Race and the Moxie Car 2005. n gress (NEMC) will again Fatale and Marden's Show. take part in the Saturday Lady Birdie Googins! July 13th Moxie Day pa- Reserve early...seating is rade bringing the iconic limited. “Moxie Boys” as well as For more information their unique Moxie cars and a reservation form, Recipe Contest Coordinator Julie-Ann Baumer gets and vehicles. visit The Moxie Con- ready for celebrity judges at the contest’s new venue, After the parade, gress website: http:// Chummy’s Midtown Diner in Lisbon and new day, Fri- NEMC displays and www.moxiecongress.org/ day evening of the Moxie Festival weekend (July 12-14). events will be located at page15.htm. the Masonic Hall on Lis- Since 1982, The Moxie ® bon Road (rte.196) just Festival in Lisbon, Maine east of Main Street. has been held on the sec- Li� le Caesars Their famous Moxie ond weekend in July. go-karts, bottle wagons, The Festival now in- LARGE CHEESE OR horsemobiles, the “Spirit cludes a three day Pow PEPPERONI NO LIMIT! of Moxie” aeroplane, and Wow; Friday night fire- many other unique ve- works and Moxie Rec- hicles will be on display ipe Contest; a Saturday for the public. parade, Moxie Day 5K The famous Moxie Boys will be back at the July 13th The public is invited to Race, Moxie Day ATV Moxie Day parade courtesy of The Moxie Congress. the NEMC annual Lob- Charity Ride, and Fam- ORIGINAL ROUND CARRY OUT PLUS TAX COUPON • COUPON DESIGN & SALES CENTER FREE CRAZY BREAD Much More Than You Will Find in a Box Store! 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Public Safety Officials, Festival Committee are Awards will also be given over 50,000 people attend pleased to announce that to the first and second place the three-day Moxie Fes- the application for the 2013 male and female finishers tival. The Town of Lisbon Moxie Day 5K Road Race in the following age cat- has approximately 9,300 (3.1 mile) on Saturday, July egories: 12 and under, 13 residents. 13th is now available. Last - 16, 17 - 19, 20 - 29, 30 Since 1982, The Moxie Runners at the start of the 2012 Moxie Day Race. year’s Moxie 5K Race at- - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 59, 60 - Festival in Lisbon, Maine tracted 517 Runners (larg- 69, 70 and over. Additional has been held on the sec- est ever). awards will be given to the ond weekend in July. The The 18th Annual Moxie first male and female “Lis- Festival now includes a Day 5K Road Race begins bon Resident” finishers! three day Pow Wow; Friday at 7:30 am rain or shine. It There is also a Kids Pre- night fireworks and Moxie is an early and quick scenic Race Fun Run starting at 7 Recipe Contest; a Satur- run through the outskirts of am where kids of all ages day parade, Moxie Day Lisbon Falls. The route in- race and everyone receives 5K Race, Moxie Day ATV cludes two steep upgrades, a prize. Registration is $5. Charity Ride, and Fam- one at the start and the sec- Last year, over 100 children ily Fun Fair; and on Sun- ond at the two mile mark. participated in the race. day, the Chief Worumbo The Moxie 5K Race begins To get a Moxie 5K Race Androscoggin River Race and ends near Lisbon High application and Map, visit and the Moxie Car Show. School. The $15 preregis- the Moxie Festival website: Moxie was designated tration and $20 day of race www.moxiefestival.com or Maine’s official soft drink fee includes a free Moxie call the Lisbon Recreation on May 20, 2005. n 5K Race t-shirt. Prizes Department at 207-353- Moxie Days Book Sale The Annual Moxie Support the Lisbon Li- Friday, July 12; setting Days Book Sale is Friday, brary and stock up on up the Book Sale; at the July 12, from 4 p.m. to 8 books and videos for the Book Sale on either Fri- Lisbon third grader Erica Hill crosses the finish line at the 2012 Moxie Day p.m. and Saturday, July whole family. day evening or Saturday; Kids Race. 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed. or take-down at 2 p.m. on The sale will be held at Anyone willing to give an Saturday. the MTM Rec Center at hour or two of their time Your help will be appre- Race the Androscoggin with Moxie 18 School Street, Lisbon can help the library on: ciated. Falls. Thursday afternoon be- Call the library at 353- Used children’s books, fore Moxie Day by mov- 6564 or stop in at 28 Main Route 196 in Lisbon be- in Durham. Registration is $25 for hardcovers, and paper- ing donated books be- St., Lisbon Falls, to sign ginning at 11:30 am. The Worumbo Race is adults and $15 for chil- backs will be available by tween our in-town storage up. n St. Matthew’s Episco- an amateur competition of dren 12 and under if reg- the bag. unit and the Rec Center; pal Church in Lisbon will approximately six miles, istered by end-of-business offer spectators at the Lis- with possible class I rips Monday, July 8. bon Finish Line Moxie and easy class II rapids, The registration fee in- pulled pork. depending on water levels cludes a t-shirt, lunch, and Entertaining the crowd on race day. free shuttle service. will be a Native flute The race is planned as Late and race-day reg- player from the Spirit of a family friendly event istration is the same price the Wolf Pow Wow taking and allows racers to ex- however it includes shut- place begin Lisbon High perience a section of the tle service only. School. Androscoggin River with T-shirts and lunch will The start of the 2012 Chief Begun by Faye Brown, many other recreational be available for sale at the Worumbo Androscoggin a local barber in Lisbon enthusiasts. finish line for late regis- River Race in Durham. Falls, the race has grown Race day registration trants and spectators. The Androscoggin Land to one of the largest begins at 9:00 am at the According to Lisbon Trust (ALT) and the Moxie single day events on the Durham Boat Launch on Public Safety Officials, an Festival Committee are Androscoggin River and Rte. 136 in Durham near estimated 50,000 people pleased to announce that a major draw for paddlers the Auburn/Durham line. attend the three-day Mox- registration for the 15th from Maine and New Participants are en- ie Festival.