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Sideline Stories: Julie Mulkern, Executive Director, WinterKidsI am a public health advocate at heart. I have spent my career working for the health and well-being of Maine kids and families – most recently at WinterKids. We need to help kids to move more, connect…
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Sideline Stories: Gillian Schair, Founder & Co-Leader, Ladies Adventure ClubTotally amazing that an incredibly fussy 13-year-old girl whose mom dragged her canoeing down the St. Croix River, camping on Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and hiking up to Chimney Pond in Baxter State Park would turn into a lover of…
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Sideline Stories: Ashley Patterson, Can-AM Crown International MusherI’m pretty sure I was born with a love for the sport of competitive mushing. At the age of twelve, I began training dogs, and by the age of fourteen, I had my own nine-dog team. My…
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Sideline Stories: Jason Gardner, Founder, Maine Yak AnglersI’m really not sure where to start, as I feel like my journey is just beginning. Some of my fondest, and only memories as a kid, were summers at camp fishing with my father and my brother. By…
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Sideline Stories: Sam Morse, US Ski TeamBorn and raised in Carrabassett Valley at the base of Sugarloaf, I had the endless playground of the Western Maine Mountains at my fingertips. At 23 months, I took to the slopes and my passion for flying downhill…
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Sideline Stories: Jeff Mannix, The Big JAB, BroadcasterFrom my early childhood in Presque Isle, I think just about everyone around me knew I was destined to go into the family business. When I wasn’t organizing my adult family members for “game shows,” I was probably…
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Sideline Stories: Kristina Cannon, Executive Director, Main Street SkowheganOn September 17, 2015, I started a job that would change the trajectory of my career and my life—I accepted the challenge to lead Skowhegan revitalization efforts as the Main Street Skowhegan (MSS) Executive Director. During my first…
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Sideline Stories: Adrienne Shibles, Bowdoin College Women’s BasketballI grew up on a dairy farm in rural Maine. Though I didn’t realize it at the time, I was fairly isolated and lonely as a young girl. I learned a lot of important lessons around hard work…
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Sideline Stories: Alissa Wetherbee, AxeWomenFriends have always seemed fascinated as to how I became a professional logging sports athlete. To me, it always felt like a natural career path…I grew up here in Maine cutting firewood with my family. I’m pretty sure…