FISH AND WILDLIFE BRIEFS Santaguida Wins Warden of the Year During an annual awards ceremony recently for the Maine Warden Service, a Kennebunk game warden was named Warden of the Year. Thomas Santaguida, a native of New Jersey, received the award, which is bestowed annually to a Maine game warden who is selected by a panel of peers. Last year's Warden of the Year was Aroostook County District Warden Fred Jackson. Santaguida, who is currently a Warden Investigator assigned to Division "A" in Gray, has been with the Maine Warden Service for 8 years. He began his warden career as district warden in Washington County. In 1993, he was promoted to warden investigator. A letter of commendation presented to Santaguida by Deputy Chief Warden Dan Tourtelotte reads in part " ... has been instrumental in organizing on the divisional and state level many complex investigations. His outstanding knowledge of state and federal law, as well as search and seizure practices, has aided all warden service personnel." According to Tourtelotte, Santaguida organized a recent covert operation in Arundel that resulted in the apprehension of a major poaching ring. In that operation, 30 summons were issued and 24 illegally killed deer were confiscated." In other awards presented, Gary Anderson, retiring safety officer for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, was given the Colonel's A ward by Chief Warden Col. Parker
Retiring Safety Officer Gary Anderson was presented the Colonel's Award by Col. Parker Tripp for Gary's many years of dedicated service. out incident two armed felons after tracking them in wooded areas; Menard was recognized for risking his life to recover the body of a drowning victim in a swollen river. Exemplary Service Awards were also pres~nted to District Wardens Scott Colter, Reginald Hammond, Calvin Hall, Glenn Annis, James Fahey and Warden Pilot Alan Rider. Warden Lt. Pat Dorian, who heads up Division "D" in Greenville, received the Distinguished Supervisor's Award.
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Major Dan Tourtelotte (left) presents the Warden of the Year Award to Warden Investigator Tom Santaguida.
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After a successful start last year, Maine will hold two Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshops in 1997. Modeled after a national program that is growing in popularity with women of all ages, the BOW program is an opportunity for women to learn a wide variety of ba ic outdoor skills in a non-intimidating atmosphere. The instructors at these workshops are seaoned outdoors men and women who are chosen for their patience as instructors and for their extensive knowledge of the subjects they teach. "Canoeing, fly fishing, riflery, map reading, hiking, outdoor cooking and outdoor survival skills are just some of the many skill that will be taught during this 3-day hands on program," says Marilyn Tourtelotte, program chairwoman and well-known outdoorswoman. The first BOW workshop will be held Jw1e 13-15 at Camp Bishopswood in Hope. The workshop will take advantage of the close proximity to the ocean to offer cour es in ea kayaking and salt water fi hing, while it continu s to offer the regular BOW courses such as fly fi hing shotgun, canoeing and archery. The econd workshop will be held at re nland Point ne.:ir Princeton on Sept. 5-7. Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Ray "Bucky" Owen, who c agency is sponsoring the BOW program along with the h ltp://www .sta tc. me.us/if w/h omepage. h tm I