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Chili Cook-off plans taking shape
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Pictured are the 2019 Chili Cook-off winners. They took first place and won $1,000. The team name was “Black Cat Chili” and the team was comprised of Nancy Armstrong, Jena Jamison and Elaine Armstrong. Bill Bean, event chairman, is shown presenting the trophy.
Attention all chili “chefs” – it’s time to enter the Simon Kenton Chili Cook-off for your chance to win the grand prize of $1,000.
Planning for the event began on March 17, 2021 and the committee is working to make the Sept. 25, 2021 event the largest and best ever.
Led by chairman, Bill Bean, the committee includes, Amy Chamberlain, Tom Tuller, Carolyn Headlee, Lois Monroe, Alyssa Dunham, Charlie Moody, Mary Collier, Jeremiah Stocksdale, Sandy Gonzalez, Audra Bean, Mark Hall, Mari Hall, Linda Monroe, Dwight Paul, Vince Gonzalez, Lynette Moody and Amy Armstrong.
Remove dams to restore wildlife
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This is to add support for removing the four dams on the Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan. The dams are blocking access to the Sandy River, the ancestral breeding ground for Atlantic salmon, which are critically endangered. Those four dams should be removed.
The dams have had a disastrous consequence for wildlife in the river. We’ve had successful fish restoration in the lower Kennebec after the Edwards and Fort Halifax dams were removed. Now we must remove Brookfield’s dams between Waterville and Skowhegan.
Not surprisingly Brookfield is an international energy giant that is spreading inaccuracies and misinformation. There is no evidence to back up their claim that making modifications to the dams could help fish. It is also clear that the hydropower produced by their dams is inconsequential in the fight to combat climate change. The minimal energy produced doesn’t justify the damage being done to the river and
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