Photo Courtesy of The River Fund Maine
BETHEL What’s a robot doing in Bethel, Maine? This story starts when a step-father and step-son are talking one day after the step-father gets home from work. The step-father tells his step-son he’s having a problem at work.
He’s a snowmaker working at Sunday River. It’s December, the middle of the busiest snow season, and he and his team believe there is a compromise in the intake pipe from Sunday River heading up to the pump house.
The step-son, Dylan Thayer Greenberg, is a Senior at Gould Academy, and is a member of the underwater robotics team. He comes up with a solution to his step-father’s dilemma. He suggests sending their robot up the pipe with a camera to inspect it and see if there is a problem. This way, they don’t have to wait until spring or call a diver.
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NEWRY The River Fund Maine (TRFM) announces the date for its inaugural Master of The Mountain challenge, which is unlike any other ski event in the U.S. and, arguably, the world. Combining the excitement of downhill skiing with the precision of a timed automotive road rally, the event being held on Sunday, March 14 raises money to support youth in the community, the fundamental mission of The River Fund Maine.
Hosted at Sunday River Ski Resort, the pace of Master of The Mountain is intended to be challenging and relies heavily on strategy rather than pure speed and recklessness. The goal is to come as close as possible to the ideal predetermined time on each segment except for one, where speed is required: the giant slalom courses in the Race Arena.
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Bethel has been an increasingly popular spot for people to visit, largely due to its many different outdoor recreation activities.
Bethel Citizen photo by Samuel Wheeler
BETHEL Last Wednesday, via Zoom, a group of business, municipal and non-profit leaders launched mahoosucway.com, and with it, the websites pledge to “embrace our place.”
The website said the pledge “helps us communicate our community values to newcomers and visitors.” The five major points of the pledge are to “honor the land, explore wisely, show respect, cultivate community and be climate conscious.”
“This pledge represents a new way of thinking about how locals and visitors alike can interact with our environment and community and its getting some attention at a level statewide and beyond as a leader,” executive director of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Jessie Perkins, said via Zoom. “We’re not the only ones concerned with tourism’s impact on our resources and we hope