Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom EVERYONE’S A WEINER — The eighth edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 9, serving as a fundraiser for the Dexter Development Association which sponsors the day along with a number of other corporate partners and it is designed to attract a large number of people to the town where they will see all that Dexter has to offer and to simply have fun. A hot dog eating contest was held as eight entrants raced to see who could consume 10 hot dogs the fastest. Alan Dill, second from right, of Lincoln won by scarfing down his 10 hot dogs in just five minutes.