Storm
(Undated) – We hit the jackpot on snow yesterday. The National Weather Service reports the highest snowfall total in our area was in Jonesboro where 3-feet of snow fell. Hancock County reported up to 22-inches of snow as the blizzard hit Maine hard. At one point the Department of Transportation took its trucks off the roads because visibility was near zero. Police report very few motorists braved the highways yesterday. They ordered big rigs off Interstate 95 after a series of trucks jackknifed on the highway. Emera Maine reports about 18-hundred outages this morning – the largest in the Gouldsboro/Sullivan area. Schools in Hancock County are delayed a couple of hours to allow crews to clean up parking lots and walk-ways. And, what’s more, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira says another storm is coming tomorrow.
Roof Collapse
(Millinocket) – A bowling alley in Millinocket is a total loss after its roof collapsed from last weeks snow. The Penobscot Avenue alley’s roof came down late Sunday night. No one was in the building at the time, and no injuries are reported.
Ice Fishing Derby
(Otis) The annual MAINEiac Charities Ice Fishing Derby returns this coming weekend. More than 8-thousand-dollars in prizes will be awarded in several categories including kids’ categories. Participants can ice fish on any legal body of water in Hancock County this Saturday and Sunday from 7AM ‘til 4PM. Registration and the weigh-in station is at Dunn’s Aviation Hanger at Beech Hill Pond. Food and raffle tickets are available there. And the last weigh-in is 5PM. More details are available on the MAINEiac Charities Facebook page.
CPR
There will be a CPR with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) class at the Orland Community Center on February 17th starting at 5:40 pm for anyone interested. This class is open to members of the community as well. Learning CPR and how to use an AED has saved countless lives. These devices can be found in many public buildings, businesses and more everyday. You don’t have to be a firefighter or EMT to learn how to help save a life. If you are interested in attending, please contact the coordinator Diane Barlow at 469-3749. They will need an minimum of 6 people to hold the class. It only takes a couple of hours of your time to learn these valuable lifesaving skills.
Sports
High School Girls Basketball Prelims today:
Class “B” – MCI at MDI 6PM
Ellsworth at John Bapst 6PM
Washington Academy at Central
Class “C” – Fort Kent at Narraguagus
Penobscot Valley at Calais
Fort Fairfield at Woodland
Schenck at Dexter
Class “D” Katahdin at Jonesport Beals
• Women’s College Basketball: UConn 66 S. Carolina 55 (100th straight win for UConn)
• Boston Celtics 111 Dallas Mavericks 98
• Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy says he’s had a cancer relapse
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