Maine Army National Guard builds road at HHS

    HOULTON — Over four weekends this past summer and fall, the Maine Army National Guard worked to upgrade a road on Houlton High School’s woodlot property on the area known as the Bird Farm.
    The upgraded road will provide greatly improved access to the new Bird Farm sugarhouse. The road project was completed in early October with significant donations of time and materials from local companies and individuals.
Contributed photo/Kelly Grant
ROAD BUILDERS — Members of the Maine Army National Guard who helped build a road at Houlton High School’s Bird Farm include, front from left, SPC Mark Lake, PFC Nathan Beaulieu, SFC Kirk Cyr, SPC Morton, SPC Kyle Thomas and PFC Shane Martin; and back, SGT James Canales, SPC Joshua Boisvert, SPC Adam Boisvert, SGT Gabriel Cheney, SPC Michael Qualey, SPC Douglas Hagerman, SPC David Guiggey, SPC Jesse Rodweller, PFC Derek Stevens and SPC Michael Hall.
    Generous donations were made by Steelstone Industries, Nickerson Construction, Don Scott, William Fitzpatrick, and the Houlton Community Golf Course. The Maine Forest Service worked with the Bird Farm Committee to plan, organize, and implement the road project. The Bird Farm Committee and SAD 29 greatly appreciate the efforts of everyone involved to make the road project a success.
    Two soldiers that worked with the district to coordinate the road project were 1SG Matt Quint and 1LT Nicholas Larrabee, who was the officer in charge on site when the soldiers were building the road. Quint worked closely with planners to layout the project on the ground.