THAT’S SOME DUSTING … Wednesday’s storm took Mount Desert Island residents by surprise when 6-12 inches of snow fell after only an inch had been forecast. ISLANDER PHOTO BY SAMUEL SHEPHERD
GEARING UP … A steel-frame building is under construction at 6 Wallace Lane, just off of Bar Harbor Road, in Trenton. Downeast Fishing Gear recently purchased the property, town officials said. The property was formerly the location of Wallace Interiors, which moved down the road to 87 Bar Harbor Road. ISLANDER PHOTO BY SAMUEL SHEPHERD
EASTERN MAINE CHAMPS … The team from Conners Emerson School took first place in the four-person team competition Saturday at the Maine Eastern Chapter Mathcounts competition. Back row, from left, are Coach Joel Graber, Carlina Leonardi, Lillian Swan, Claire Moore, Jacob Lurvey, Evan Ankrom, Surohi Kumar, Edward Choi, Ruby Mahoney and teacher Sarah Winne. In front are Rex DeMuro, left, and Walker St. Germain. The four-person team and the six top-10 finishers qualified for the state competition in March.PHOTO COURTESY OF JOEL GRABER
FIREHOUSE CHOWDER … A chowder cooked up by members of the Bar Harbor Fire Department won the people’s choice award in Friday’s Chowder Chowdown competition at Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. Pictured, from left, are Amy Roebuck of Island Connections, Capt. Jai Higgins of the BHFD and Island Connections Executive Director Doreen Willett. Peekytoe Provisions repeated last year’s win in the professional category, and a team from College of the Atlantic took the prize in the vegan category with its “Chowder of the Atlantic.” The event raised nearly $3,000 for Island Connections, which provides free transportation for elderly and disabled people for medical appointments, grocery shopping, banking, exercise classes and other activities. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELINDA RICE-SCHOON
EAGLE TOURISM … An adult bald eagle perches near Ocean Drive recently. Eagles mostly eat fish, so in winter, freezing ponds, lakes and streams force many of Maine’s interior eagles to the coast in search of food. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COASTAL MAINE BALD EAGLE PROJECT
EASTERN MAINE CHAMPS ... The team from Conners Emerson School took first place in the four-person team competition Saturday at the Maine Eastern Chapter Mathcounts competition. Back row, from left, are Coach Joel Graber, Carlina Leonardi, Lillian Swan, Claire Moore, Jacob Lurvey, Evan Ankrom, Surohi Kumar, Edward Choi, Ruby Mahoney and teacher Sarah Winne. In front are Rex DeMuro, left, and Walker St. Germain. The four-person team and the six top-10 finishers qualified for the state competition in March. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOEL GRABER
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