Parker joins his brother Bradley as a Calais Advertiser paperboy! (Photo by Andrea Walton)

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Many from the community came out for a surprise retirement party last Friday night for local radio personality Jeff Demmons.  Demmons has worked for WQDY for the last 25 years.  

The event, which had been secretly planned for the last two months, was led by Bill Cassidy as the master of ceremonies, while many community leaders spoke to express their gratitude to Demmons.  

Thanks to the incredible generosity of community members across Washington County, this year’s Annual Turkey-A-Thon was another huge success. At the close of the daylong event last Friday, donations totaled $39,130 - exceeding the partner's fundraising goal of $36,000 - and with donations still coming in, the countywide fundraising event is shaping up to have its biggest year ever.

LifeFlight welcomes Calais native, pilot Mike McGovern to its crew. Mike has decades of experience flying both planes and helicopters. He has worked as a flight instructor, a commercial pilot, and as a full-time pilot with the Army National Guard since 2007. Mike has deployed to Bosnia, Afghanistan twice, and Iraq. He wanted to work for LifeFlight because he loved his time working as a Medevac pilot in the Guard, and he enjoys flying King Air planes. He and his family live in Glenburn. (LifeFlight of Maine photo)

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The annual Harvest Festival, an event organized by Calais Downtown Revitalization Coalition (CDRC), took place over the weekend, kicking off with the first annual Pub Crawl on Friday night.

The kids not only loved seeing the trucks from Lyons Towing, but also loved the special “lyon” that accompanied.  The well-attended event was hosted by CDRC as part of the annual Harvest Festival. (Photo by Jayna Smith)

Spooks of all variety can be seen across town in preparation for Halloween, like this lawn mowing skeleton at International Motel.  (Photo by Jayna Smith)

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Calais City Council met for its regular meeting on Thursday, October 13, with Councilors Mike Sherrard, Elery Beale, James Macdonald, Marcia Rogers, and Bill Quinn present.  Mayor Billy Howard and Councilor Mark Carr were absent.  

Washington County Community College (WCCC) is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than ever as student enrollment numbers are up 25 percent compared to this time last year and higher than any time over the previous five-year period.