Monica Pettengill Jerkins

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Jigsaw puzzle: Catching Air
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
21 February 2012

CATCHING AIR JIGSAW - This week’s puzzle shows a racer taking a jump in this weekend’s Madawaska 100 cross-country race. - Pettengill Jerkins image

To solve an easier version of this puzzle, click on this LINK or the image shown here.

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Community grief-stricken by loss of iconic figure
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
21 February 2012

ST. AGATHA – One week before the community had planned a benefit dinner and dance in his and his wife’s honor, an iconic figure in St. Agatha has succumbed to the cancer he was fighting.

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No long weekend for Madawaska Public Works
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
19 February 2012

 


 

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USCC Madawaska 100 image gallery
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
19 February 2012

 


 


 

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USCC Madawaska 100 races underway - image gallery
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
18 February 2012

 


 


 

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Building a dynasty: 3 generations of Sporting Club owners
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
14 February 2012

SINCLAIR - The Petersons spent twenty years establishing the Long Lake Sporting Club as a successful business. Then their daughter Debbie and her husband Ken spent another twenty years building the Club's reputation to what it is today. Now, a third generation is taking over, and who knows what the next twenty years might bring.

Updated - LifeFlight transporting man with serious injuries sustained in earlier Madawaska snowmobile accident
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
8 February 2012

MADAWASKA - Wednesday afternoon, LifeFlight transported 52-year-old Birandra Patel, visiting from New Jersey, from the Northern Maine Regional Airport in Frenchville to Eastern Maine Medical Center with serious injuries he sustained in a snowmobile accident in the town of Madawaska.

Madawaska Police confirmed a snowmobile accident occurred shortly after noon Wednesday on a trail passing through the parking lot of Martin's Motel on Main Street.

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Ready to ride
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
7 February 2012

 


 

 

 

 

 

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Jigsaw puzzle: Happy Trails
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
7 February 2012

HAPPY TRAILS JIGSAW - This week’s puzzle shows a group of riders out enjoying the miles of beautifully groomed trails in the St. John Valley. - Pettengill Jerkins image

To solve an easier version of this puzzle, click on this LINK or the image shown here.

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Valley schools share budget crunch
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
7 February 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - With budget planning season in full swing, Madawaska Superintendent Terry Wood said preliminary estimates for school funding that the State of Maine released last week could have a negative impact on schools across the St. John Valley.

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Jigsaw puzzle: Big Fish
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
1 February 2012

BIG FISH JIGSAW - This week’s puzzle shows Paul Bernier handing Anthony Daigle his winning catch at the weigh station for the Long Lake Fishing Derby. - Pettengill Jerkins image

To solve an easier version of this puzzle, click on this LINK or the image shown here.

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Valley Mustangs look to community for support
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
31 January 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - The Valley Mustangs are looking to residents on both sides of the border in the St. John Valley for some revitalization and support for their organization.

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Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby closes record year
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
29 January 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - Organizers of the Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby closed the scales at 5:30 p.m. and tallied the results of the seventh annual event to determine who would share the $10,000 purse.

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Bigger and bigger salmon at the Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
29 January 2012

SINCLAIR - People keep bringing in bigger and bigger salmon as the deadline for weighing in the catch in the Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby draws nearer.

In both the youth and adult categories, new catches have taken the lead.

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Record number of registrants in the Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
29 January 2012

SINCLAIR - In just a few hours organizers of the Long Lake Ice-Fishing derby will announce the winners at the closing awards ceremony at the Long Lake Sporting Club in Sinclair at 6:30 p.m.

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Fishing derby poised for another record year - Day one gallery
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
28 January 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - The weather is ideal for the 7th annual Long Lake Ice-Fishing Derby this weekend as people turn out in droves to spend the day on the lake in ice-cabins, snowmobiles, and even pick-up trucks.

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Ice-fishing cabin raffle during derby
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
28 January 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - Students from the St. John Valley Technology Center are selling raffle tickets at the Long Lake Sporting Club today and tomorrow for an ice-fishing cabin they built.

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St. David postal patrons enter appeal stage in closure consideration
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
25 January 2012

ST. DAVID - Postal patrons in St. David may know more about the future of postal service in their town sometime during the first two weeks of March once the deadline for appeals to the proposal to close the town's post office has passed.

"The postal service is just another company in trouble," said Susan Mills, manager of post office operations for ZIP codes beginning 044, 046, and 047.

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There's ice-fishing, then there's ice-fishing Voisine-style
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
24 January 2012

ST. JOHN VALLEY - It's not so much the size of Reno Voisine's ice fishing cabin that has folks in Frenchville and St. Agatha talking, though eight feet by 16 feet is larger than a typical ice camp. It's the craftsmanship and attention to every detail that makes it really special.

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Seven years, seven lakes, ice-fishing derby next weekend
Monica Pettengill Jerkins
21 January 2012

ST. AGATHA - Seven might be the lucky number for fishing enthusiasts from all over the St. John Valley, Aroostook County, and beyond who will be converging on seven area lakes for the seventh annual Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby next weekend, Jan. 28 and 29.