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WATERVILLE — The annual Gene and Lucille Letourneau Ice Fishing Derby will be Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Muskie Community Center, 38 Gold St.
stablished by Maine’s great outdoorsman and his wife, Gene and Lucille Letourneau, the ice fishing derby attracts people throughout the state to fish and compete for cash prizes.
Participants may fish on any legal Maine pond or lake, then gather at the Muskie Community Center during the official weigh-in between 2 and 5 p.m. The derby includes a category for age 15 and under, and cash prizes are awarded for first, second and third place for youth in 10 fish categories and first and second place for adults in eight fish categories.
The derby is a fundraiser supporting the programs and services of Spectrum Generations, including Meals on Wheels and other related services for older adults and adults with disabilities.
The indoor/outdoor event also includes a fire pit, s’mores, hot cocoa, popcorn, cornhole, pool table, silent auction (8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Food will be sold by Sheba’s Wicked Kitchen, of Oakland.
Children may visit with Maine children’s author, Deborah Walder. She will sign books (available for purchase). There are also children’s arts and crafts and other activitiesso.
A chainsaw carving demonstration will take place at 3 p.m. Special guests Ryan, Ashley, Jedi and Dixie from the Maine Cabin Masters and Tom Welch from Mainely Handrails will also be in attendance.
Tickets are available online and at several locations in Waterville and the surrounding area, including at the Muskie Community Center. Each ticket allows a fish entry and an entry into the door prize drawing for a Yeti Tundra Cooler and drink tumblers. Tickets to enter a fish are sold only until noon the day of the event.
For tickets and ifnormation, visit spectrumgenerations.org/events/ice-fishing-derby.
