FORT KENT - On Monday, March 28, the Fort Kent Town Council swore in its two newest members. In an election just prior to the meeting, John Bouchard had defeated Robert Michaud 158 votes to 90 votes, and will serve his second three-year term. Newcomer, Ryan Pelletier had handily won his race against John Dumond by over 200 votes.
TINY CACTUS - It may be a southern plant, but it is growing in the St. John Valley with a little help from the university. Don Eno took this image of a tiny cactus at the UMFK greenhouse.
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FORT KENT - At 4:09 p.m. Rene Marchildon, of South River, Ontario, crossed the finish line. It was his fifth Can-Am 250-mile race and his first top finish.
FORT KENT - Once again the Fort Kent Boys team got to follow directly after an exciting girls match. This time the boys waited almost an hour while their classmates played through multiple overtimes, eventually earning a victory through penalty kicks.
Now it was their turn to play for a title.
FORT KENT - On a perfect autumn day, Fort Kent hosted the Eastern Maine Class C Soccer finals. And this was not just a soccer match for the girl's team. The boy's team was also playing for the title, and both were going up against the Red Riots from Orono.
FORT KENT - After an exciting girl's soccer match, the Fort Kent Warriors boy's team took the field in their semi-final match against the Houlton Shiretowners.
Despite accumulating clouds, the rain held off, and the large crowd was treated to another tough match, this time under the lights as the sun went down.
.tiff_.jpg "FAR FROM HIS REGULAR HAUNT - Don Eno captured an image of this Common Eider drake (male) duck seen at Soldier Pond earlier this month. Eider's are sea ducks, and bird watchers rarely see them away from the coast. Eno reported he has seen other waterfowl at Soldier Pond including the following: hooded mergansers, common mergansers, Canada geese, ringneck duck, mallard, and golden eye. He's also spotted other wildlife such as a bald eagle, beaver, grackles, robins, red wing blackbirds, and a weasel. - Eno image")
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