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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

2014 Moxie Festival theme winner had her first Moxie in Lisbon

(from left) Moxie Festival Parade Volunteer Judy Arledge, 2014 Moxie Festival theme winner Dale Morgan, and Tracey Steuber, Lisbon’s Economic and Community Development Director get ready to open the Moxie gift basket.

The Moxie Festival Committee is pleased to announce that the 2014 Moxie Festival theme is “It’s Always Moxie Season in Maine.” Lisbon resident and 6^th generation Mainer Dale Morgan won the annual theme contest that drew contestants from Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Dale grew up in Woodland, now called Baileyville, in Washington County. Her mother was a faithful Moxie drinker but she never tried a sip until she moved to Lisbon.

“Moxie took on a whole new meaning for me when I moved to Lisbon three years ago. I love marching in the parade and once dressed up as a can of Moxie,” said Dale.

She tasted her first Moxie at the Moxie Festival three years ago and “loved it.” It is now her soft drink of choice.

Dale received her degree at the University of Maine in Machias. She held various jobs including Activities Director at the Alzheimer’s Center in Gardiner for six years and ran the State House snack bar in Augusta for three years.

Dale has two children and two grandchildren who live in Maine.

Dale received a basket filled with Moxie items from Kennebec’s (The Moxie Store) and the Maine Art Glass Studio both in Lisbon Falls. She will be one of the judges for the Moxie Festival Parade on Saturday, July 12^th where floats depicting the theme, It’s Always Moxie Season in Maine” will vie for awards.

The parade which attracts over 100 participants follows the 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, over 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, 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.

32^nd Annual Moxie Festival July 11-13, 2014

2014 Moxie Festival Committee

Lisbon, Maine

www.MoxieFestival.com