Martha Lucretia Holt Whidden Giles passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, in Portland at the age of 82.
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A story about a crash that injured MonaRae Yaede, which appeared Thursday on page A1, incorrectly spelled the victim’s first name.
FLY TYING: Tying it together
YARMOUTH — Evelyn King has tied flies for more than 20 years. But two decades of hackle and bucktail doesn’t guarantee the company and conversation you get in a fly tying class.
DEIRDRE FLEMING: Start the year with a hike
It’s serendipitous that New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, given the Maine State Park’s newly announced push to get folks outside and recreating on the first day of the year.
SNOWMOBILING: Don’t forget safety as another season approaches
There are a number of things you can do to ensure that your first trip on the sled is a safe, legal and fun one.
ON HUNTING: It’s redleg season
They come on whistling wings in the gray light of dawn, inundating the estuaries and rocky coastline from central Maine to Cape Cod. The redlegs are coming.
ALLEN AFIELD: The thrill of the chase captures our soul
On one recent afternoon, Bill Woodward of Monmouth was telling me about his commercial bait-fishing experiences that morning, and his excitement resembled a little kid, talking about Christmas.
BOOK SIGNING in Augusta: Professor Elizabeth Leonard
Secretary of State Charlie Summers will be hosting a book signing by Maine author Professor Elizabeth D. Leonard on December 13 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Maine State Archives Search Room.
AGATHA CHRISTIE: In her own words
In time for the holiday season, the 1977 autobiography of mystery writer Agatha Christie has been reissued with an introduction by her grandson, Matthew Prichard.