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Born in Bangor, Maine, March 27, 1923, son of Frank J. Goodie, Sr. and Mary (Munroe) Goodie, to those who knew “Dick” would agree: he lived a very full life. As a freelance writer, many of his varied adventures were published in the Maine Sunday Telegram. He was author of three books: The Maine Quality of Running, A treatise on the early history of Maine distance running; A Bracelet for Lily, a World War II romance novel and an Amazon Kindle selection, and Raindrops on a Nail Keg, a collection of essays, including his wartime adventures as a combat soldier. A full- page article that appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram, was cited as Best Sports Feature of 1979 by the Maine Press Association. A survivor of the Great Depression, Dick was ten when his parents lost their home in Bangor. Fortunate to be multi-talented, however, his father found work at the Maine Seaboard Paper Company on the Penobscot River in Bucksport. So his parents and siblings––two older sisters and three younger brothers––moved to Bucksport to start their life anew. His father planted large gardens and usually shot a deer in the fall, which added greatly to the family larder. Then too, Dick and his brothers caught white perch and pickerel from Silver Lake. So guided by parental wisdom and perseverance, the family got through the Great Depression without any remembered hardships. During World War II, Dick was drafted in the army in 1942. He left by train for Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where draftees were fitted with uniforms. Eventually, he was stationed at Camp Davis, a wartime camp in North Carolina. A week after he was drafted, in a letter from his sister, she mentioned, “Our mother cried the rest of the day you left home.” As he wrote later in one of his books: “Wartime is often more difficult for parents than it is for those who serve; because parents have a propensity to believe the worst is always happening; so they study battle-maps pinned to their parlor walls, their hair turns gray and they worry.” Being familiar with hunting weapons at an early age, Dick became a squad leader at age 20. His equipment was an armor- plated half-track mounting twin .50 caliber machine guns, and a 37 mm automatic gun on a rotating turret. The half-track had great firepower and carried a crew of seven. In December 1943 his battalion crossed the Atlantic for Scotland on the Queen Mary – for more training in England. Because of storms that churned up the English Channel, the division could not get onto Omaha Beach until June 23rd., 1944, soon after the 1st and the 29th Infantry Divisions went through the Draconian hell of D-Day. The 486th Battalion served with the Third Armored Spearhead Division, First Army, in the five campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), and Central Germany. As a spearhead Division, The Third Armored was awarded Belgium’s highest citation – The Fourragere – on two occasions: “Pushing through the center of Belgium to the German frontier” and later “for participating in the Ardennes Offensive” (The Battle of the Bulge.) He was honorably discharged December of 1945. After the conflict to stay in shape, he became interested in distance running. As a runner, promoter and race director, Dick is considered one of the pioneers of modern day road racing in Maine. He was inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame in 1993. While a student at Portland Junior College, he credits Professor John Jaques for sparking his interest in writing; he also graduated from the University of Denver in 1951. After graduating from college he worked four years for Douglas Aircraft as a production planner in the El Segundo, California facility. However, not adapting well to the smog and rush of big city living, he returned to Portland in 1954, and found work in the revenue office of the Maine Central Railroad where he retired in 1986. In October 1956 he married Emily Joyce Maxim. They have two daughters, Laurie, born 1959, and Elizabeth 1961. When they were of a young age, Dick introduced them to cross-country skiing and mountain climbing at Baxter State Park. As a freethinker, he was knowledgeable on baseball statistics, inventors, historic happenings, and those who excelled at their chosen trade – suffice it to say from Italian Tenors to Civil War Generals. He wrote a moving tribute to Joe DiMaggio for the Portland Press Herald on the occasion of DiMaggio’s death. However, he holds little regard for Hollywood’s influential grip on our culture (especially the young), often saying, mostly in jest: “the quickest way to make a million dollars and retire to Tahiti, would be to manufacture Q-tips and swear the fluff comes from the navels of movie stars.” One of Dick’s greatest passions was mountain climbing. In the 1970s and ‘80s he, along with his wife and two daughters, they climbed every mountain in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, but found true love while backpacking in Baxter State Park – as he later wrote in his essay published in the Maine Sunday Telegram commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Park: “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die, so we backpack into Russell Pond instead.” Dick was very active with the 486thBattalion Reunions beginning in 1947 – held semi-annually thereafter – seven times in the Portland area. To honor comrades who fell on European battlefields, he wrote A Moment of Silence, Please. He was called upon to read it during reunion invocations: We went east to war to the shores of France, With a rifle, a purpose, and a confident smile And felt the thunder of shot and shell – The searing fires from an erupted hell. Some came back we’re here tonight, To toast a drink and discuss the fight; But for those who fell, shall we honor once more –– Their rifle . . . their purpose . . . their confident smile.
Richard was predeceased by his parents Frank and Mary Goodie, his sisters Mary Kay Smith and Francis Galli, brothers John Goodie, Thomas Goodie and brother in laws Harry Smith and Arthur Galli. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Emily Goodie, his daughters Elizabeth Selwood and Laurie Goodie his son in law Glenn Selwood, several loving nieces and nephews, his brother Frank Goodie and partner Eileen.
Richard “Dick” Goodie will be laid to rest at the Maine Veterans’ Cemetery in Augusta, Maine with full military honors in late July of 2021. A celebration of life reception will follow at that time.
By Tony BlasiSun Journal
AUBURN — Winning is always important, but for the cross country coaches and runners, just being on the 3.1-mile course at Auburn Middle School on Thursday was a victory.
Edward Little, Lewiston and Messalonskee competed against the backdrop of a crystal blue sky and a warm sun, with the Red Eddies coming out on top in the girls competition with 25 points to beat the Eagles’ 30. Lewiston did not score.
In the boys competition, Messalonskee, which occupied four of the top five slots and prevailed, scored 20 points, followed by EL (48) and Lewiston (59).
EL sophomore Payton Bell sailed into the first-place position in the girls race with a winning time of 21:24.2. She said the course was fine, but the warm sun could take its toll on runners.
“But it was my home course so I tried to do my best,” Bell said. “I felt good all the way. I was struggling the second time coming up here, but felt good because I know on that last hill, it is just a downhill to the end.
“I guess the main motivation I had was just to keep going past the boys. I knew…I just wanted to keep passing boys as much as I can.”
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“She is an outstanding runner,” Edward Little cross country coach Keith Weatherbie said.
Weatherbie is trying to work around some key injuries.
“Three of my top four runners are injured. (But) my kids did a really good job,” Weatherbie said. “I was very pleased with them. I was just glad to have a meet. First one this year, but this could be our last. Who knows what is going to happen to Androscoggin County (on Friday).
“I was very pleased with Lewiston and Messalonskee. They came down and did a great job. We had a great day for it. I am happy we were able to get it in.”
The Eagles’ Charlotte Wentworth (:22:54.8) owned second place, but the Red Eddies’ senior Lilly Vincent (22:56.1) and sophomore Emily Quinnell (:24:12.7) took third and fourth place, respectively. Messalonskee’s Rylee Spadea (:25:04.9) finished fifth.
Lewiston’s only scorer, Paige Collins (:31:04.5), took 12th. Rounding out the top 10 were Messalonskee’s Kendall Arbour (sixth, :25:23.3) and Izabella Wallingford (seventh, 25:36.3 ), EL’s Kaelyn Langlois (eighth, 26:26.6) and Molly Vincent (ninth, :26:45.4) and the Eagles’ Grace Stocco (10th, :28:36.4).
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“Collins is our front runner this year so I am excited to see her come back to train every week,” Lewiston coach Rebecca Dugan said.
Messalonskee dominated the boys race, with six runners packing the top 10, including Junior Tieran Croft (first, 19:01), Zach Ross (third, 19:22), Evan Demott (fourth, 19:29), Caden Cote (fifth, 19:31), Owen Hargrove (seventh, 21:24) and Sam Segal (ninth, 21:33 ). EL freshman Ellis Slover finished second with a time of 19:17. Lewiston’s Adam Bilodeau (20:39) finished sixth and Feysal Abdirahaman (21:32) took eighth.
“I really didn’t feel that good coming into the race, but I guess that is partly due to nerves,” Croft said. “It was a really good race day. I am just glad we could come out here.”
Slover said it was a hard course, but that didn’t stop him from flashing a wide smile.
“There were two really strong (Messalonskee) runners and they just…you know…,” Slover said. “This is the best race ever (for me).”
Bilodeau said he just couldn’t turn it on at the finish line.
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911 Memorial 5K September 13, 2020
911 Memorial 5k Gorham Maine. Katie Ward
Susan Ward Moore always great people and happy to support their brother Stephen Ward Scholarship. Did this on Sunday in 21:09. Hugs to you both and here is to a live event next year.
Friday morning around 4am I will be starting off on my adventure on the #downeastsunrisetrail in Ellsworth, Maine and finishing up in Eastport, Maine. The DEST is 87 miles and is the longest continual off road section of the @eastcoastgreenway that stretches from Maine to Florida. At the eastern terminus of DEST at Ayers Junction, I will continue 20ish miles on to Eastport via the Down East Sunrise Trail Relay course and end at the Easternmost City in the United States. You can follow the journey Friday at share.garmin.com/ToddR
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Visit: Waldo County
The individual results from the 5K race, with name, age, town of residence and time listed, included:
1, Keith Drago, 32, Rockport, 17:35.13;
2, Adam Mullen, 18, Westford, Mass., 18:08.46;
3, Nate Like, 37, Nottingham, N.H., 19:11.21;
4, Jay Fiske, 48, Winchester, Mass., 19:12.04;
5, Joey Casas, 42, Washington, 19:28.08;
6, Stacey Dybel, 29, Arlington, Mass., 21:05.03;
7, Connor Phelan, 14, Rockland, 21:38.75;
8, Ian Sherwood, 24, Hummelstown, Pa., 21:51.26;
9, Wilmer Mendoza-Quisp, 30, Lisbon Falls, 21:56.81;
10, Jaden Johnson, 13, Lincolnville, 22:04.04;
11, Joshua Hickman, 34, Long Beach, Calif., 22:11.93;
12, Ronald Stevenson, 47, Knox, 22:16.14;
13, Samuel Rector, 32, Reading, Mass., 22:19.43;
14, Serena Blasius, 17, Friendship, 22:27.80;
15, Craig Schmitt, 57, Warren, 22:29.47;
16, Matt Hudkind, 46, Palm Harbor, Fla., 22:35.57;
17, Jala Tooley, 40, Camden, 22:39.23;
18, Luis Oak, 30, California, 22:39.91;
19, Louisa Creighton, 31, Portland, 22:55.37;
20, Juan Meneses, 32, Newcastle, 23:01.56;
21, Steve Cartwright, 67, Tenants Harbor, 23:18.55;
22, Gardy Sermeno, 39, Thomaston, 23:27.26;
23, Garrett Simms, 34, Thomaston, 23:27.36;
24, Hanna Kreutz, 30, California, 23:31.43;
25, Kelsey Brooks, 19, Cushing, 23:35.66;
26, Jill Bradbury, 25, Cushing, 23:36.36;
27, Kim Denado, 57, Portland, 23:58.66;
28, Rebecca Nisetich, 36, Portland, 24:09.19;
29, Adam Kohlstrom, 43, Camden, 24:12.16;
30, Runner name unavailable, 49, Perth, 24:29.45;
31, Donald Harden, 68, Portland, 24:31.48;
32, Jenna Rose VanRyan, 13, Rockport, 24:42.14;
33, Jillian Brooks, 19, Cushing, 24:42.14;
34, Steve Giles, 56, Shelburne, Vt., 24:52.23;
35, Andrea Ryan, 49, Shelburne, 24:52.23;
36, Dale Turner, 63, Waldoboro, 24:59.41;
37, Lindsay Powers, 42, Rockport, 25:08.47;
38, Sean Mullen, 19, Westford, Mass., 25:32.81;
39, Beth Mullen, Westford, Mass., 25:38.20;
40, Ben Remely, 24, Arlington, 25:45.52;
41, Brian Boyd, 59, Camden, 25:55.12;
42, Lucas McNelly, 40, Damariscotta, 25:59.74;
43, Gavin Clark, 14, Union, 26:09.95;
44, Alexander Casas, 23, Washington, 26:10.67;
45, Michael Bourque, 51, Portland, 26:15.76;
46, Kendra Connelly, 49, Portland, 26:16.07;
47, Tabitha Chen-Fiske, 15, Winchester, Mass., 26:30.30;
48, Mark Barbour, 61, Waldoboro, 26:31.24;
49, Clair Pagano, 45, Somerville, Mass., 26:48.97;
50, Fia Swormsteat, 12, Laconia, N.H., 26:53.81.
51, Randy Swormsteat, 48, Laconia, N.H., 26:59.43;
52, Doug Morgan, 54, Cushing, 27:04.05;
53, Nate Gorman, 43, Thomaston, 27:16.52;
54, Laura Buxbaum, 60, Waldoboro, 27:18.98;
55, Nevan Power, 12, Warren, 27:36.42;
56, Lindsay O’Hara, 36, Hope, 27:42.31;
57, Mary Smith, 53, Cushing, 27:48.28;
58, Hannah Meneses, 33, Newcastle, 27:55.
16; 59, Kelly Colvin, 40, Thomaston, 28:06.99;
60, Will Colvin, 41, Thomaston, 28:06.99;
61, Megan Phelan, 40, Rockland, 28:14.61;
62, Jeff Sherwood, 66, Hummelstown, Penn., 28:15.45;
63, Jason Pietryga, 40, Warren, R.I., 28:22.59;
64, Greg Unfricht, 49, Freeport, 28:27.79;
65, Ellen Hopkins, 43 Warren, R.I., 28:39.13;
66, Carolyn Rordam, 50, Warner, N.H., 28:47.29;
67, John Clifford, 70, Waldoboro, 28:51.62;
68, Lynn Jackson, 40, Brunswick, 29:00.54;
69, Sara Hickman, 36, Long Beach, Calif., 29:07.33;
70, Mark Brooks, 52, Cushing, 29:11.22;
71, Chelsea Galkowski, 33, Owls Head, 29:18.74;
72, Matthew Baker, 48, Somerville, Mass., 29:25.75;
73, Brittany Fields, 34, Warren, 29:30.27;
74, George Black, 32, Bangor, 29:32.76;
75, Lindsey DeRosa, 28, Lewiston, 29:35.88;
76, Jacob Morse, 29, Thomaston, 29:44.38;
77, Olivia Kerfster, 24, Boston, Mass., 29:59.12;
78, Jake Donahue, 25, Groveland, Mass., 29:59.67;
79, Tami Casas, 43, Washington, 30:10.36;
80, Jamie Gregory, 35, South Thomaston, 30:15.88;
81, Jeff Remaly, 67, Whippany, N.J., 30:20.05;
82, Reade Brower, 62, Thomaston, 30:36.26;
83, Dan Donahue, 63, Groveland, Mass., 30:43.88;
84, 84, Brant Pitchinson, 61, Seminole, Fla., 30:48.00;
85, Holly Vanorse Spicer, 35, Thomaston, 30:51.03;
86, Ashley O’Brian, 30, Rockport, 30:53.87;
87, Karen Richardson, 53, Barrington, R.I., 30:59.07;
88, Michael Dinner, 43, Thomaston, 31;17.53;
89, Marcy Riordan, 53, Westford, Mass., 31:32.38;
90, Sajju George, 48, Thomaston, 31:48.09;
91, Paige Beckman, 32, Rockport, 31:54.80;
92, Michaela Wright, 20, Owls Head, 32:01.42;
93, Antonio Scotti, 28, Merrimack, N.H., 32:03.70;
94, Art Warren, 84, Camden, 32:26.46;
95, John Burns, 60, Camden, 32:28.41;
96, Todd Gustafson, 44, Rockland, 32:25.15;
97, Amanda Lash, 33, Cushing, 32:39.27;
98, Nate Larlee, 44, Northport, 32:39.66;
99, Madily Varnum, 11 Huntersville, N.C., 34:03.40;
100, Craig Varnum, 48, Huntersville, N.C.
101, Serena Cooper, 12, St. Paul, Minn., 34:06.45;
102, James Cooper, 49, St. Paul, Minn., 34:06.71;
103, Jesse Brower, 32, Medford, Mass., 34:27.01;
104, Logan George, 16, Thomaston, 34:51.76;
105, Skylar Prior, 17, Thomaston, 35:15.54;
106, Lee Prior, 37, Thomaston, 35:23.52;
107, Pete Pittman, 72, Tenants Harbor, 35:46.15;
108, Joanna Knowlton, 43, Wilbraham, Mass., 36:46.63;
109, Sawyer Remaly, 11, Whippany, N.J., 38:07.56;
110, Jake Remaly, 33, Whippany, N.J., 38:07.97;
111, Hannah Barrington, 28, Bath, 38:39.66;
112, Amber Wheaton, 31, Lincolnville, 39:21.45;
113, Pamela Nisetich, 68, Hudson, Mass., 39:31.87;
114, Maurita Lord, 58, Waldoboro, 39:37.00;
115, Kaitlyn Johnson, 18, Deptford, N.J. 40:37.96;
116, Maria Campo, 28, Merrimack, N.H., 40:56.77;
117, Dawn Preston, 56, Belfast, 44:41.85;
118, Allie VanRyan, 9, Rockport, 47:28.47;
119, Rosa Batty, 45, Union, 48:30.27;
120, Ellen Spring, 66, Thomaston, 54:01.54;
121, Paul McFarland, 75, Lincolnville, 54:08.99;
122, Gage Whittier, 66, no town listed, 57:13.31;
123, Eric Beckman, 33, Rockport, 57:13.75;
124, Jonathan Grout, 58, Thomaston, 1:11.00.
The children’s fun run results included: 1, Noah Morris, 12, Waldoboro, 5:22.08; 2, Chandler Robertson, 11, Warren, 5:28.43; 3, Thomas Calnan, 12, Winchester, Mass., 6:02.90; 4, Maggie Ernst, 11, Winchester, Mass., 6:07.78; 5, Quinten Kruger, 12, Thomaston, 6:29.92; 6, Dominick Pietryga, no age listed, Barrington, R.I., 6:38.86; 7, Wyatt Robertson, 10, Warren, 6:45.99; 8, Travis Robertson, 8, Warren, 6:49.90; 9, Caleb Danforth, 10, Owls Head, 6:54.01; 10, Eli Haynes, 9, Thomaston, 7:27.87; 11, Heidi Ernst, 9, Winchester, Mass., 7:29.16; 12, Mia Matos, 11, Rockport, 7:29.16; 13, Edward Smith, 7, Camden, 7:46.94; 14, Oak Larlee, 6 Northport, 7:51.06; 15, Henry Blanchard, 9, Lyle, Wash., 8:04.72; 16, Felicity Jackson, 12 Brunswick, 8:15.62; 17, Evelyn Danforth, 7, Owls Head, 8:19.50; 18, Iris Larlee, 6, Northport, 8:22.51; 19, Josiah Danforth, 12, Owls Head, 8:23.08; 20, Garrett Robertson, 12, Warren, 8:24.74; 21, Myles McMahan, 6, Thomaston, 8:24.89; 22, Harrison Smith, 5, Camden, 8:29.13; 23, Evan Rush, 10, Thomaston, 8:34.54; 24, Anderson Harris, no age listed, Warren, 8:41.29; 25, Ian Baker, 6, Somerville, Mass., 8:42.90; 26, Finn Eddy, 9, Thomaston, 8:43.62; 27, Andy Matos, 8, Rockport, 8:49.12; 28, Tony Pietryga, no age listed, Barrington, R.I., 9:07.87; 29, Eve Larlee, 2 Northport, 9:09.24; 30, Addy Morris, 10, Waldoboro, 9:12.36; 31, Tessa Matos, 6, Rockport, 9:12.83; 32, Wyatt Morse, 8, Thomaston, 9:39.64; 33, Caleb Hopkins, 11, Warren, R.I., 9:44.43; 34, Giuila Baker, 8, Somerville, Mass., 9:51.77; 35, Charlotte Bechman, 5, Rockport, 10:02.41; 36, Riley Newton, 10, Rockland, 10:49.63; 37, Clancy Calderwood, 4, Union, 12:58.61; 38, Jenny Pietryga, no age listed, Barrington, R.I., 13:11.70; 39, Swayze Prior, 5, Thomaston, 13:16.34; and 40, Malachi Calderwood, 2, Union, 16:13.37.
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