Tue, 12/29/2020 - 11:00am
Best in Show 2020: “Winter Fox” by Mike Cullivan. Courtesy of MPS
First Place - special category, Documentary: “Overcome” by Nancy Greindl. Courtesy of MPS
First Place Color: “Dead Vlei” by Stephen Fabricius. Courtesy of MPS
First place in the B&W category in 2020: “The Dog Walker” by Caroline Samson. Courtesy of MPS
First Place, Student Category: “In the Moment” by Sarah Delaware. Courtesy of MPS
The Maine Photography Show (MPS), has been the annual premier juried gallery show of photography in Maine for 16 years. Deadline for submissions is at the stroke of midnight on Friday, Jan. 22.
Any resident of Maine (permanent or seasonal) may enter up to three images across any of the categories. Entry fee is $10 per image. For students (18 years or younger) we offer a flat fee of
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER
Boothbay Harbor’s first grand-scale lobster buoy tree. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
From left, Tom Minerich, Eric Marden, Dianne Gimbel, Mark Gimbel, Eric Gimbel and Tim Weatherby. Courtesy photo
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor is now illuminated with the town’s first large-scale Christmas buoy tree. The 20-foot wooden structure weighs in at 3,000 pounds and is outfitted with 800 lobster-pot buoys, 1,000 lights and is topped by a giant metal lobster. Over 20 businesses and people pitched in with money, manpower and materials.
Windjammer Emporium owner Mark Gimbel organized the construction procuring buoys from Bangor-based Mainely Buoys and ordering lights, Knickerbocker Group engineered and constructed the base, and Marden Builders owner Eric Marden used his bin lift to cover the high spots.
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER
Boothbay Harbor’s first grand-scale lobster buoy tree. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
From left, Tom Minerich, Eric Marden, Dianne Gimbel, Mark Gimbel, Eric Gimbel and Tim Weatherby. Courtesy photo
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor is now illuminated with the town’s first large-scale Christmas buoy tree. The 20-foot wooden structure weighs in at 3,000 pounds and is outfitted with 800 lobster-pot buoys, 1,000 lights and is topped by a giant metal lobster. Over 20 businesses and people pitched in with money, manpower and materials.
Windjammer Emporium owner Mark Gimbel organized the construction procuring buoys from Bangor-based Mainely Buoys and ordering lights, Knickerbocker Group engineered and constructed the base, and Marden Builders owner Eric Marden used his bin lift to cover the high spots.
BILL PEARSON Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:15am
Town Manager Dan Bryer received one complaint about a Lincoln County message board at the roundabout. The message said ‘Santa is watching. Wear a mask.’ Bryer did not forward the complaint to county officials, but on Dec. 10, the message no longer appeared. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Boothbay is anxious to begin Clifford Park renovations, but it looks like the project will not begin until at least early summer. The town was recently notified it qualified for a federal $250,000 Land and Water Grant and another $250,000 from local businessman Paul Coulombe as part of a required local match. “There is a glut of federal grants, and ours won’t be processed until early summer. We planned an aggressive approach seeking engineering and other bids this spring, but it’s looking more like June, at the earliest, before getting started,” Town Manager Dan Bryer said.
The Boothbay Region Lions Club met for a regular meeting on Dec. 9.
We voted to send donations to New Hope for Women and Project Graduation.
Lion Karen as our Zone Chair reported that Maine District 41 of Lions International will be sponsoring a Souper Bowl contest in the month of January. Each Lions Club is to collect various items for their local food pantries, and the club donating the most items will receive $100 to donate to their local food pantry. COVID restrictions have severely hampered the usual activities of Lions Clubs, but we continue to try to “think outside the box” to stay visible to our communities.