Seal of Dexter
Town of Dexter 2007 Winter Festival
Town of Dexter Wassookeag Snowmobile Club Snowmobile Parade Photos

Dexter Winter Festival 2007 results was fabulous
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
DEXTER - What do you get when you mix lots of fluffy snow with a 50's theme.... a super fun and fabulous weekend! That was the setting for the 7th annual Dexter Winter Festival held February 16-18. The Festival was sponsored by the Town of Dexter, the Wassookeag Snowmobile Club and area merchants.

Results were as follows:
Presentation awards for DRHS best decade themed posters instead of sculptures were:

  • $100 1st Class of 2008/Juniors 60's
  • $75 2nd Class of 2010/Freshman 50's
  • $50 3rd Class of 2007/Seniors 80's
  • $25 4th Class of 2009/Sophomores 70's.

The first annual Benefit Spaghetti Dinner/Ride-In for the Harold Wilkins Memorial Scholarship fund served approximately 60 people and raised $500.00 for the fund. Special thanks to Steve and Mandi Brown.

Snow Sculptures results were as follows:

  • 1st Business/Organization Dexter Lumber with a '57 Chevy
  • 2nd Business/Organization Girl Scout Troop 617 with Mickey Mouse
  • Individual/Family 1st Laurie Calhoun with the Rocket
  • Individual/Family 2nd Joel Costonis Family with the Juke Box Cake

The Winter Festival Dance and Maine Military Silent Auction was the largest to date. The Auction alone raised $1300.00. A special thank you to Val & Frank Spizuoco, Berg Sportswear, Dexter Lumber, Motor Supply, A. E. Robinson Oil, Dexter Variety, Cove Side and Guilford Key Bank.

The Snowmobile Parade awards were presented as follows:

  • 1st Business/Organization Trophy& $75 The Ripley Trail Riders
  • 2nd Business/Organization Trophy & $50 Dexter Lumber
  • 1st Individual/Family Trophy & $75 The Wakefield Family
  • 2nd Individual/Family Trophy & $50 The Easler Family
  • 1st Best Costume Trophy & $75 Gary Peters as Elvis
  • 2nd Best Costume Trophy & $50 Kayla & Amanda Easler Pink Panther
  • Best Antique Sled Trophy & $75 Mel Randall driving a '68 Ski-Do Alpine
  • Youngest Snowmobile Operator Trophy & $25 was Ryan Paradis age 5

The Festival was a huge success because of the many generous volunteers and folks to include: Judy Doore & Office Staff Matt & Lynn McKusick, Ray Bailey, Chris Nuite, Steve & Mandi Brown & Crew, Mike Delaware & Town Crew, all our judges, Dexter Police, Melvin Wyman, Neal Scannell & Bill Kelly, Bob Titus, Frank & Val Spizuoco and the entire Wassookeag Snowmobile Club Crew which also includes the "Late Night Clean-up Gang".

If you are interested in planning and organizing future Winter Festival Events please contact Lynn McKusick at 924-5074, come to a Wassookeag Snowmobile Club meeting (1st Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm) or stop by the Dexter Town Office to let us know. We are open to new ideas, adding to the events and keeping the annual festival fun.

Radar Run- The Wassookeag Snowmobile has canceled the Winter Fest Radar Run due to poor ice conditions. May be rescheduled at a later date.

Dexter Regional High School events
During the week of February 12th, Dexter Regional High School celebrated their winter carnival week with a theme of "Decades, Winter Carnival 2007" which goes along with the towns Dexter Winter Fest theme.

Beginning on Monday morning, there was an hour long opening ceremony where students paraded into the gymnasium, dressed in the clothing of the 50's 60's 70's and 80's.

The senior class represented the 1980's, the juniors represented the 1960's, the sophomore's were dressed in the 1970's theme, and the freshman were dressed in the 1950's theme. T

The students performed songs and dances from the decades, and the staff and students enjoyed a slide show featuring significant events of the years past. Some of the events that are planned each day are "represent your decade day", "college day", "plaid day", "crazy day", and "red & white day".

The National Honor Society had an all day carnation sale on Frida and there was an assembly with students and staff participating is various fun activities, and a dance.

2013 Festival 2012 Festival 2011 Festival 2010 Festival 2009 Festival 2008 Festival 2007 Festival 2006 Festival 2005 Festival
Town of Dexter Wassookeag Snowmobile Club 2004 Festival 2003 Festival 2002 Festival 2001 Festival Dexter Photos Print Page
Copyright © 2002-13, Town of Dexter Maine, All Rights Reserved - Maintained by Judy Craig Consulting~ Updated: