175TH CONTEST WINNER

Gail Raye, right, of Guilford was the winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s 175th anniversary contest. Raye won a grand prize gift basket of assorted Piscataquis Observer items after her name was drawn from a pool of seven weekly prize winners who all received their choice of a Piscataquis Observer T-shirt or hat.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom

Pictured with Raye at the 175th anniversary cookout on Aug. 2, kicking off the annual Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming celebration, is Piscataquis Observer Sales Representative Keri Foster.