While attending Windsor Fair to see our nephew in the lawn tractor pulling event, a group of veterans sat in front of us. Each of these veterans had lost a limb, or multiple limbs, in our recent war.
September 2013
Reasons to decline NRA’s invitation to join
Recently, I received in the mail an invitation to join the National Rifle Association.
MLB: Carp grand slam in 10th lift Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Carp connected for a pinch-hit grand slam in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Wednesday night.
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bess sparks Madison girls soccer to win
BETHEL — Kayla Bess had two goals as the Madison girls soccer team beat Telstar 5-0 in a Mountain Valley Conference game Wednesday.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Winslow off to fast start
The Winslow field hockey team has scored 13 goals in winning each of its first three games. Even better for the Black Raiders, they’ve had at least three players score in each game. In a 5-0 win over Camden Hills on Tuesday, Winslow had five different players with one goal apiece.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Oak Hill off to good start
The Oak Hill field hockey team started the season by winning two of its first three games. The Raiders, who play in Western C and the Mountain Valley Conference, beat Mountain Valley and Telstar.
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Ingram’s OT goal gives Ramblers win
FARMINGDALE — Rachel Ingram scored on a breakaway with four minutes into overtime to lift the Winthrop field hockey team past Hall-Dale 2-1 in a Western C game Wednesday.
OLYMPICS: Wescott confident he’ll be good to go
PORTLAND — Five months after surgery to reconstruct his left knee, and just under five months from the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Seth Wescott is confident that he’ll be ready to compete for a berth on the U.S. Olympic team.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mt. Blue’s Backus, Abbott overcome injuries to play together
FARMINGTON — Nate Backus has the speed, and Cam Abbott has the hands. Or maybe it’s the other way around. All Mt. Blue High School football head coach Gary Parlin knows is he has two great wide receivers finally on the field together.