1930 – 2015 NORWAY — William “Babe” B. Curtis Sr., 84, of Norway died Wednesday, Sept. 30, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Salisbury, Conn., on Oct. 23, 1930, the son of William and Lottie Goodwin Curtis. He moved to Maine with his mother and brother and attended school […]
Fryeburg Fair
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Fryeburg Fair opens Sunday
FRYEBURG — In just a few days, Maine’s largest agricultural fair will open, marking the beginning of the end of the 2015 agricultural fair season in the state. About 300,000 people are expected to attend the Fryeburg Fair throughout the week, starting Sunday, Oct. 4, and running through Sunday, Oct. 11. Park organizers say Saturday is […]
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Frances E. Pendexter
1920 – 2015 SOUTH HIRAM — Frances E. Pendexter, 94, of South Hiram, died on Tuesday, April 28, at her home after a long illness. She was born in South China on Sept. 20, 1920, the daughter of Vinal and Edith (Mercier) Merrill of Windsor. She was a 1938 graduate of Madison High School and […]
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Campers along for the ride at Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — It can be a long walk around the 100-plus acre Fryeburg Fairgrounds, but for thousands of campers, many of whom have seen more than a few fairs in their day, there’s help to get from here to there. Fair officials have provided camping areas and the fairgrounds with benches for those waiting to […]
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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown. It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]
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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown. It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]
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Fryeburg Fair opens Sunday for eight days
FRYEBURG — An estimated 300,000 people are expected to go through the gates at Fryeburg Fair next week. The Blue Ribbon Classic opens Sunday, Sept. 28, for eight days. “We’ve been spending a lot of time and energy on technology,” President Roy Andrews said Thursday morning while maneuvering a large tractor-trailer onto the fairgrounds on […]
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Showtime at Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — They pull. They tug. They grunt. And that’s just the trainers of the dairy-show cows who parade around the ring before trying to line the cattle up like show horses for the judge. “That’s a lovely box rump,” said the judge as he looked over the backsides of six dairy cows during the […]
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Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]