- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Deputy Game Warden Amelia Frederic shows Pinnacle Health and Rehab resident Bonnie Beckwith the 19-inch rainbow trout Beckwith caught Wednesday during a fishing derby for nursing home residents in Rumford. Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times
RUMFORD — More than 40 residents from the Rumford Community Home and Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton were guests at a fishing derby, barbecue and ice cream social Wednesday afternoon.
Roger White, owner of White’s Yardworks on Mountain View Annex, hosted Warren & Shirley Farwell Catch & Release Day at his property. The first derby was two years ago had 30 anglers.
Game Warden Sgt. Tom McKenney and Deputy Game Warden Amelia Frederic attended, with McKenney handing out five hats to the winners. One went to Pinnacle resident Bonnie Beckwith who caught the biggest fish, a 19-inch rainbow trout.
Many of the anglers fished from a covered area, with McKenney casting and Frederic ready with a net if…
