Category: Clubs & Organizations

Sno-Goers Installing Gates to Curb ATV Damage

ATVs have caused damage to the snowmobile trail around the Airport.   Photos: Jim Roux  By Zendelle Bouchard  To protect it from damage caused by ATV use, the Southern Maine Sno-Goers Snowmobile Club will be installing gates at four locations on the trail adjacent to the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The trail skirts the fence that surrounds the solar panels on the south side of the Airport.  In response to a letter she received from Jim Roux of the Sno-Goers, Airport Manager…

Community Food Distribution Canceled; Summer Program In Doubt

Food boxes ready for pickup at an earlier distribution Photo: Backpack Program By Lee Burnett, Submissions editor The Advisory Board for Sanford Backpack Program has canceled the food box distribution scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15 and is scrambling to maintain the summer food distribution program. More than 500 families have depended on the program. Advisory Board member Ayn Hanselmann said the cancellation decision was “extremely, extremely difficult” because of the value of the program in combating food insecurity. She stressed…

Rotary event raises more than $11,000 for the unhoused

January Thaw attendees Photos: Barbara Sutcliffe By Barbara Sutcliffe On Tuesday night, Jan. 16, 80 people came in from the cold and snow to support Sanford-Springvale Rotary’s January Thaw event, which is designed to help Sanford’s unhoused population. Held at Mee D Thai Restaurant in Main Street Marketplace, the fundraiser featured plentiful samplings of Thai food and a signature drink, with half of the ticket price going to the unhoused in our community. Many area businesses and individuals became sponsors…

Local Dancers Usher in 2024 With Performance of a Lifetime

Northern Explosion dancers perform with Recycled Percussion Photo: Northern Explosion Dance Studio Photo: Heather Bronson By Kendra Williams The atmosphere at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH on New Year's Day could only be described as electric. Nearly 10,000 people attended Recycled Percussion's kick off to their winter tour. This included a proud group of dance instructors, family and friends of 25 talented dancers from Northern Explosion Dance Studio of Sanford, who performed as special guests of the band. In…