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The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or o air force 1 n聽bangordailynewsKate Webber Punderson serves as head of school at Carrabassett Valley Academy.When Liam Moffatt dons Canadas colors at the snowboard nike dunk crosson Thursday, he will be representing much more than his home country. Moffatt will send a reminder to the world that Maine is a major training ground for competitive skiing and snowboarding. In fact, Maine has had an athlete in the winter Olympics every year since 1948.Snowboard crossis the official name for the competitive snowboard downhill event also known as boardercross. The thrilling sport generally involves a group of four snowboarders racing head-to-head down a course featuring banked turns, jumps, rollers, and drops. Snowboard cross became an Olympic sport in 2006, when the gold medal was won by CVA alum Seth yeezy Wescott, who also won gold in 2010.Neither boardercross nor the 2022 Winter Olympics would be complete without Team Maine. Moffatt is a graduate of Carrabassett Valley Academys Class of 2015. He spent five formative years at Carrabassett Valley Academy and is the latest in a long line of world-renowned athletes whose training on Maines largest ski mountain has paid off. Situated about 2.5 hours northwest of Portland at Sugarloaf Mountain, the academy is one of the worlds premier middle and high schools for athletic training in skiing and snowboarding. A Wfrt Portland police investigate 19-year-old s apparent drowning
Bangor police are investigating how people broke into the Growler Bus and how long they camped there before being discovered Monday afternoon.The bus, which takes groups of people on pub crawls in Gr owala eater Bangor, was parked behind the public parking garage in Pickering Square when three or four people began staying there, according to owner Gene Beck.The bus has not been used for about two weeks, said Beck, who also owns the downtown restaurant Nocturnem Draft Haus, as restrictions on bar and restaurant operations have grown and public gatherings have been discouraged due to the coronavirus outbreak.Whoever was staying in the bus did not appear to do any damage to the bus owala tumbler itself but left behind trash and clothes. The squatters also used a wastebasket as a toilet, Beck said.Credit: Courtesy of Gene Beck Hopefully theres no damage that cant be fixed with a good cleaning, Beck said.The bus has been moved to a more secure location that Beck is not making public. Its cold out and people need shelter, he said. I understand that but I cant condone it. Its one thing if theyd asked, Can we use your bus as a ca stanley shop mper but they didnt. The Growler Bus has been in operation since 2015.More articles from the BDN |
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