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Groomer Spotlight – Central Region Randy Petrin By Missy Newman

F or the past 15 years, we have been very fortunate to have Randy Petrin step up and help at the Border Riders Club in all its trail work endeavors. Randy has lived in Long Pond (the Jackman area) for the past 40 years or so. He moved here from Biddeford, Maine with his family and started Long Pond Camps and Guide Service. For years, Randy has run his recre- ational camps focusing on hunting seasons and snowmobile recreation. Randy himself is a Maine guide and enthusiast – he lives for the hunt – not just to shoot the game, but to see to it that every hunter has the best oppor-

tunity for a successful hunt. This goes along with snowmobiling. Randy knows the Jackman area like the back of his hand – meaning he has prob- ably traveled every woods road and knows the connectivity of the area. As for snowmobiling and trails, Randy is well known for his racing talent on the oval and cross country tracks. He has a vast knowledge of the sport and how to ride both off and on the trail. Since 2006, Randy and Long Pong Grooming took on maintaining the south trail system for the Border Riders Club. Since that time, Randy has become a large force for the club

in seeing to the maintenance of all recreational trails – finding any spare time from his business to repair and make new trails and to upkeep the vast bridges we have. In summary, Randy Petrin has taken the club under his wing, to make sure that we are prepared for each season, by maintaining equipment, signing trails, runny heavy equipment for trail repair, and during the season making sure they are in top shape for all the recreational enthusiasts. Thank you Randy for all your hard work!

If you know an extraordinary groomer, we want to know about them too. Give them a shout out! Email your submission to editor@mesnow.com. Also, don’t forget about sending in your nominations for the 2021-2022 Groomer of the year.

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