8306-R2_MSA_March2023

K at a hd i n A re a S n owmo b i l e C l u b s H o st 1 sst A n n u a l K i ds G ro ome r R i de s D ay ! — Saturday February 11, 2023 — i i l l 11 st l i i ! Story By:TerryThurston-Hill / Photos taken by: Beth Somers

vehicles, loaded kids into groomers, baked goods and supported this event.

bile clubs and their groomer drivers who volunteered to give the kids &families the chance to ride along today. Thank you to Haymart and everyone who helped regis ter and supply the food as well.The spon sors are so greatly appreciated. Hopefully years down the road these same children will continue to support the local clubs, volunteering hours and taking pride in our community as adults.”

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR DONATIONS: MolunkusValley Sno-Drifters Club, Smoki Haulers, Northern Timber Cruisers, Deb bie Long, Brenda’s Restaurant, Mt. Chase Lodge, Ellis Family Market, Houlton Han naford, Richardsons, Shin Pond Village, Haymart, and Krissy Ruttenburg.

What a day the area kids and families had getting rides in local Snowmobile Groomers from the Benedicta Snow Gang, Patten Rockabema Snow Rang ers and Bowlin Matagamon Shin Pond Snowmobile Clubs.

A HeartfeltThank you to President Les Hill of Bowlin Matagamon Shin Pond SC for creating and planning this event!

Groomer operators Chris Smith, Jon Harvey, Lloyd Dyer, Charlie Kenney, Matt Maddox and Les HIll gave groomer rides for several hours at Haymart Greenhouse location on Rt 11 in Patten, the smiles on the kids’ faces brightened everyone’s day.

THANK YOU to all the volunteers that made this fun day happen for our com munity! Quote from Beth Somers – “At School we often talk about community involvement and how the children ben efit when they get to have experiences locally.Today was a great example of giv ing the kids a small taste of what goes into maintaining the snowmobile trails. A huge Thank you to all the local snowmo

Patten Ambulance was onsite displaying the rescue toboggan they use to assist with emergencies on the snowmobile trails in the area. Jason Hill with KIXX 94.7 FM did a live remote of the event. Laura Kenney, Jeanne Howes, Kim Joyce and Krissy Ruttenburg served hot choco late, hot dogs, chili and homemade baked goods. Numerous volunteers parked

3

m o b

o w

0 2 3 l M a i n e S n

i l e

r

r c h 2

M a