OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Winter Carnival will feature a variety of events on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12 and 13.
The weekend will kickoff at 6 p.m. Friday with a variety show, offering
a free night of entertainment for the entire family, at the Otisfield Community School.
Saturday will start with a breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Spurr’s Corner Church. The menu will include scrambled eggs, bacon,
sausage, pancakes, juice and coffee. The meal is free, and donations
will be accepted. It is being sponsored by the church.
A free ice fishing derby will take place on Pleasant and Thompson Lakes
from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration, rules and
weigh-in will be at the New Outpost. No license is required as it is a
state free fishing day.
There will be skating and Olympic-themed games from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the town beach. Horse-drawn wagon rides through Seeds of Peace will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch at the beach, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., will include chicken
stew, corn chowder, hot dogs and beverages free. Donations will be
accepted.
Registration for the cardboard classic sled race will be held at 12:45 p.m. at the town office. Sleds needs to be built at home prior to the event. Participants will race their sleds down the hill at the town office at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded.
Activities will continue from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the town office. There
will be make-and-take crafts, cookie decorating, sledding and free hot chocolate, sponsored by the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all events. For more information, contact Noreen Edward at 627-7033 or visit the town Web site at www.otisfield.gov.
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