Woodchip Contest to be held July 28

DALLAS PLANTATION — The Maine Forestry Museum (formerly Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum) invites every girl and boy, ages 6 to 8, to sign up for the Little Miss and Mister Woodchip Contest to be held Friday, July 28, at 7 p.m. at the forestry museum grounds, 221 Stratton Road. The woodchip program is part of the museum’s 37th annual Logging Festival scheduled for July 28 and 29.

Contestants may sing a song or recite a poem; they may choose a favorite or write their own. (Other performances, such as dancing or playing musical instruments, will not be accepted toward the competition). Every woodchip contestant receives a prize. Winners will ride in the Little Miss and Mister Woodchip float in the forestry museum parade Saturday, July 29, and be introduced at the festival immediately after the parade.

To enter children in the contest, please contact Liz Pimentel, 917 836-1632.

This year there have been special features added to the evening’s events. Two fabulous clogging groups — “InClogNeato” and “Triple C Dance Team” — will thrill the audience with their dancing after the contest. Also on hand will be the fabulous “Pulled Together Band,” playing bluegrass and folk tunes.

The Maine Forestry Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the museum and its events, call 207-864-3939 and visit the museum’s facebook page and website: rlrlm.org

PHOTO CAPTION: Last year’s winners, Nora Close and Yona Dickstein, both eight at the time, riding in the logging parade. (Photo courtesy Liz Pimental)