FORT KENT – After six days of competition and six days of training at the 10th Mountain Division Lodge of the Maine Winter Sports Center, athletes and officials celebrated Sunday night the first world championships ever held in Maine. Athletes, who were presented medals after… Read More
FORT KENT – Steve Cook, a member of the U.S. Disabled Nordic Ski Team competing at the International Paralympic Committee’s Nordic Skiing World Championships, loves the kids who have come to cheer on the athletes. For the second time this week, the stands at the… Read More
FORT KENT – Ninety-nine athletes with disabilities crossing the finish line at the IPC Paralympic World Championships on Tuesday were met by four women and a man who passed out warm blankets, water to drink, and a occasional hug. The “Angels of Mercy” perform this… Read More
FORT KENT – Nearly 200 elementary school pupils from SAD 1 schools at Presque Isle and Mapleton yelled, rang bells, cheered and danced Tuesday morning while supporting 99 athletes competing in the IPC Paralympic World Championship at the 10th Mountain Division venue of the Maine Winter Sports Center. Read More
FORT KENT – Despite a deluge of snow that buried the St. John Valley earlier this week, volunteers at the Maine Winter Sports Center said Friday that the 2005 Paralympic Nordic World Championships are getting ready to kick into high gear starting today. Bernadette Michaud,… Read More
FORT KENT – Plans for the first-ever world championship at the Maine Winter Sports Center’s 10th Mountain Division Lodge March 9-21 are coming together and the University of Maine-Fort Kent said Monday it will again play a part in the competitions. The 2005 Paralympic Nordic… Read More
FORT KENT – The first-ever world championship held in Maine will be at the Maine Winter Sports Center’s 10th Mountain Lodge venue March 9-21, it was announced Friday afternoon. The 2005 Paralympic Nordic World Championship will bring 175 to 200 athletes from 17 nations on… Read More