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Johnston appointed event coordinator for

Eclipse Maine 2024

Condensed from an article in the Houlton Pioneer Times• August 17, 2022

Francis MalcolmS cienceCenter planetarium director Johanna Johnston

Larry Berz,seen here inAugust 2015, is travellingwest
to geta better look attheA ug. 21, 2017, solar eclipse. He worth a lifetime’ truly does apply to Houlton and I love that
alsoi s lookingf orwardto the April 2024 eclipse, which I’m going to help make that experience happen for so many
will be visiblei n fullfrom AroostookC ounty. (Anthony visitors and residents,” exclaims Johnston about her new role.
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Perfectly positioned to experience the total solar eclipse in
HOULTON, Maine –W ith plans starting almost two years 2024, Southern Aroostook Development Corporation’s
ago and less than two years remaining until Eclipse Maine Attraction Committee is moving full steam ahead in
2024, the Southern Aroostook Development Corporation’s preparation for what promises to be an extraordinary event in
Attraction Committee reviewed candidate resumes for the
of events surrounding the eclipse.

to announce and welcome Johanna Johnston of Houlton as
eclipse event coordinator. I am so excited about this
opportunity and the business it
Johnston holds a business administration degree with a
marketing concentration from California State University will bring to our hometown
Monterey Bay. She has more than 15 years administrative
experience as well as four years planning a large annual town
event in Sebring, Florida when she held the title of president path of totality during the 2017 solar eclipse, Houlton and
of the Heartland Young Professionals. Johnston moved to the surrounding area businesses have the opportunity to
Houlton in March of 2020 to be near her parents and is capitalize on this rare occurrence. Some towns welcomed a
currently a realtor at First Choice Real Estate, operates her
own Airbnb, and does weekend weather updates as well as start being more involved in a shared economy. We have so
voices some commercials for 94.7 KiXX FM.
commented Chris Anderson, president of F. A. Peabody
“I am so excited about this opportunity and the business it Company and chair of the SADC Attraction Committee.

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