Holiday Party 2011

The Holiday Party was held 12:00 Noon,  Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the Heritage House in Skowhegan.  It was a buffet featuring, fish, and chicken,  salad, seafood chowder, and dessert.  The food was excellent!

There was a Yankee Swap, a raffle, and donation of nonperishable food items to a food bank.

Matt LaRoche, AWW Supervisor, was the featured speaker.  He explained the recent happenings and projects, including work done to stop leaks and dam gate renovations at Telos Dam.  Lock dam was also renovated by contractors, eliminating the wooden ice deflector in favor of stone riprap on top of geotextile cloth.  The dam was raised about two feet to reduce over-topping in the spring.  Seepage through the dam has been considerably reduced.  So far, everyone seems to like the improvements.   

Matt is presently working on renovating a short portion of the tramway between Eagle and Chamberlain to illustrate how logs were transported with the device.  This winter, he hopes that several yards of gravel can be hauled across the ice to the site for work to be done in the spring.

Next Holiday Party: Some folks are interested in having the party at another location next year.  It's hard to beat the Heritage House food, but the Board will check out several sites and make a determination.