Edfors Sunday Highlight Visit Down Free Dinner Entrees

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(PRWEB) July 16, 2006 -- The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce in western Maine begins its Hot Deals travel offers this month. From mid-July through mid-October visitors can find a variety of travel deals on lodging, dining, activities and services in a rural community known as Maine’s most beautiful mountain village. All Hot Deal promotions are listed online at www.bethelmaine.com. New offers are posted daily. Deals include multi-day discounts and room upgrades at inns and lodges, free dinner entrees, and discounted golf packages.

According to the 2006 Travel Industry Association (TIA) survey, visiting small towns and rural areas is the third most popular summer activity following visiting friends and relatives and going to the beach or lake.

Bethel is located astride the Upper Androscoggin River on Route 2 and Route 26 in western Maine on the eastern edge of the White Mountains. Summer and fall activities include golf at two championship courses, canoeing and fishing on the Upper Androscoggin, hiking and scenic tours of the White Mountain National Forest, rockhounding for precious stones, horseback riding, walking tours of the historic village, visiting the Moses Mason House and Bethel Historical Society exhibits, antiquing and shopping the eclectic shops of Bethel’s Main Street. Events include the Maine State Triathlon, July 30; Maine Performing Arts Festival, August 9-12; Sudbury Canada Days, Aug 11-13; Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cookoff, September 16 and Fall Festival Weekend, October 7 & 8.

"I was playing well on Thursday and Friday and made a lot of birdies," said Edfors. "I thought if I can make nine birdies on Thursday, I can make nine birdies on Sunday. I thought if I shot nine-under, it should be good enough."

Edfors claimed his maiden European Tour title earlier this season at the TCL Classic, then followed with win No. 2 at the British Masters at the Belfry. He is now the first three-time winner on the European Tour this season.

Although Romero needed to birdie the last to match Edfors and walked off with a bogey that cost him sole possession of second place, the week was not a total loss.

Sunday's final round was expected to be a battle between the third-round co- leaders, Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn. The pair, both Ryder Cuppers and two of the European Tour's best, struggled mightily in the final round.

They both shot rounds of one-over-par 72 and tied for fifth place with Barham (70) and 2005 champion Tim Clark (69). The group finished the tournament at minus-10.

Edfors matched Clarke quickly. Edfors drained an eight-foot birdie putt at the 12th, then followed with a tap-in birdie at the par-five 13th. When Clarke bogeyed the fourth, Edfors was one ahead.

Playing several groups ahead of the final group, Edfors found trouble at the par-three 17th. He landed in a right greenside bunker, than blasted out to 12 feet, Edfors missed the par putt, but parred 18 to get into the clubhouse at minus-13.

He waited for the final group and they did their part to give Edfors the title. Bjorn missed the fairway badly at nine, then sent his second over the green in an unplayable lie. Bjorn hit his fourth 40 feet past the hole, but poured in the long bogey putt. Clarke made bogey at the same hole to fall two back while Bjorn was one off the lead.

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•    Back after our round & lunch.. I got myself a birdie on #8 & hit an AMAZING drive on #18 (@ Firestone Cabin @ Augusta National)

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•    Holland best fashion designer aan het kijken. Ik voel me wel hip, ik ken de björn borg eigenaar. Lekker puh xD.

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•    RT @lafashioniste: Nog een vraagje. Hoeveel heeft Bjorn Borg verder met móde te maken? #justasking

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•    Howard on Hicks: "there was no law under which to charge him" ahh, I see your point, the Star Chamber it is. Common Law at work, amirite?

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•    Someone called Josh Clarke came into work today... it felt weird talking to him, like he was from a parallel universe...

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•    In such a rural community there is no where kids to congregate for studies, internet access, or hang out. I am on a mission to build a place

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•    @Dhall23, You ruined my sunday. Sincerely, Disappointed Bears Fan

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•    @IAmStephaniex3 yeah,I know. it falls on a Sunday and I don't know-_-

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•    i hate wen qirls wear jus a bra to dha club, like wtf did yhu forqet to putt on a shirt ? #NoClass.

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•    "The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible". Arthur C. Clarke

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•    @ryanjz I'm a pretty decent environmentalist, but I think growing up in a rural community means that I have a different perspective.

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•    Martin! That's a great film! It's so weird and creepy. A Romero classic that doesn't involve zombies. #historyofhorror

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