The Lisbon Reporter

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Lisbon High School Freshman Wins 2013 Moxie Festival Logo Contest‏

Lisbon High School Freshman Kristen Butler received a $100 and the first 2013 Moxie Festival t-shirt with her winning logo. Moxie Festival Committee members standing with Kristen (from left) Lisbon Town Councilor Gina Mason, Scott Benson, Town of Lisbon Director of Economic and Community Development, and Brenda Rogers of Rogers Insurance.

April 29, 2013, Lisbon, Maine. The Moxie Festival Committee is pleased to announce that Lisbon High

School Freshman Kristen Butler has won the 3^rd Annual Moxie Festival Logo Contest based on the 2013 theme, “Moxie: A Maine Tradition.”

“Kristen’s logo once again shows that Lisbon High School art students have talent and a unique visual understanding of Maine, Lisbon, and Moxie,” said Scott Benson, Town of Lisbon Director of Economic and Community Development.

Kristen received a $100 check and the first 2013 Moxie Festival t-shirt featuring her design at a High School Assembly held on April 25. Click here to order a 2013 Moxie Festival t-shirt.

“Moxie: A Maine Tradition” is the theme of the 2013 Moxie Festival parade which will be held on Saturday, July 13. The parade, which starts at 10 am, attracts over 100 participants and follows a two mile plus route that begins on Capital Avenue and Route 196 and ends at the MTM Center on School Street in Lisbon Falls.

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival. The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

Since 1982, The Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a three day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks; a Saturday parade, Moxie Day 5K Race, Moxie Day ATV Charity Ride (new), and Family Fun Fair; and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race and the Moxie Car Show. Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.

Keep checking the Moxie Festival website: www.MoxieFestival.com for the latest information on events.

2013 Moxie Festival

Theme: Moxie: A Maine Tradition

Dates: July 12-13, 2013

Lisbon, Maine

www.MoxieFestival.com