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ALLEN AFIELD: Plenty to see, including friends, at Sportsman’s Show
The 32nd State of Maine Sportsman’s Show, the largest of its kind in the state with 130 booths, 100 seminars and many exhibits in the auditorium and in rooms around the Augusta Civic Center, takes place Saturday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): RED BARN: Great food with a healthy side of generosity
We knew the Red Barn in Augusta was special. Friends and family members have raved about the food for years. Red Barn has great food at low prices — let’s get that right out there. But we had no idea that the real story here is one of generosity, community spirit and family.
BOOKS: You won’t read this on the side of the box
Ask Marty Gitlin to name his favorite cereal, and rest assured the answer he provides comes from years of thorough research that began when he just 8 years old. His passion for breakfast cereal goes back nearly 50 years.
BOOK WORKSHOP: A SIMPLE TRUTH: Find your destiny
In a time where people want to be happier, improve themselves and their lives, feel and look healthier, and find their destiny, there exists the need for information on how to find it.
BOOKS: ‘The Expats’ is an excellent spy thriller
Chris Pavone channels spy-fiction superstars Robert Ludlum and John le Carre in his amazing first novel, “The Expats.”
BOOKS: Harlan Coben’s new thriller won’t disappoint
A 17-year-old mystery that destroyed lives roars back in an attempt to annihilate the survivors in Harlan Coben’s taut and exciting new thriller, “Stay Close.”
BOOKS: ‘Fall From Grace’ a sappy family drama
Buried secrets threaten to devastate a family in Richard North Patterson’s latest saga, “Fall From Grace.”
FOR THE BIRDS: Bumper crop doesn’t lead to crossbill sightings
In the fall, I had high hopes for a winter with tons of northern finches. Red spruce, balsam fir, tamarack and eastern hemlock trees were producing bumper crops of cones. These so-called mast years occur sporadically, and different tree species do not necessarily have mast years in the same years. The winter was shaping up as a marvelous smorgasbord for the finches that depend on conifer cones for their main food.