Sideline Stories

Sideline Stories: Jon Cross, Kennedy Park Football Club + Cross Wellness

My name is Jon Cross. I’m from Pembroke, Massachusetts, born June 27, 1987. I am a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and have a master’s degree from Saint Joseph’s College. I come from a loving home with one…

Sideline Stories: Rippleffect – Community Impact

Rippleffect is a community-based, youth development-focused non-profit that specializes in adventure and wilderness experiences that instill confidence, self-esteem, and leadership. Our team has worked hard to perfect and grow our programs over the years to achieve what you…

Sideline Stories: Julie Mulkern, Executive Director, WinterKids

I am a public health advocate at heart. I have spent my career working for the health and well-being of Maine kids and families – most recently at WinterKids. We need to help kids to move more, connect…

Sideline Stories: Gillian Schair, Founder & Co-Leader, Ladies Adventure Club

Totally amazing that an incredibly fussy 13-year-old girl whose mom dragged her canoeing down the St. Croix River, camping on Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and hiking up to Chimney Pond in Baxter State Park would turn into a lover of…

Sideline Stories: Ashley Patterson, Can-AM Crown International Musher

  I’m pretty sure I was born with a love for the sport of competitive mushing. At the age of twelve, I began training dogs, and by the age of fourteen, I had my own nine-dog team. My…

Sideline Stories: Jason Gardner, Founder, Maine Yak Anglers

I’m really not sure where to start, as I feel like my journey is just beginning.  Some of my fondest, and only memories as a kid, were summers at camp fishing with my father and my brother. By…

Sideline Stories: Sam Morse, US Ski Team

Born and raised in Carrabassett Valley at the base of Sugarloaf, I had the endless playground of the Western Maine Mountains at my fingertips. At 23 months, I took to the slopes and my passion for flying downhill…

Sideline Stories: Jeff Mannix, The Big JAB, Broadcaster

From my early childhood in Presque Isle, I think just about everyone around me knew I was destined to go into the family business. When I wasn’t organizing my adult family members for “game shows,” I was probably…

Sideline Stories: Kristina Cannon, Executive Director, Main Street Skowhegan

On September 17, 2015, I started a job that would change the trajectory of my career and my life—I accepted the challenge to lead Skowhegan revitalization efforts as the Main Street Skowhegan (MSS) Executive Director. During my first…