Valley man named to University of Maine Hall of Fame Dec. 31, 2006 By MATT TUNSETH/ Frontiersman PALMER - Palmer's Charlie Akers is well-known in the Valley for being a longtime area school principal, bush pilot and fireman. But before he moved to Palmer in the mid-1960s, Akers' greatest claim to fame was as a champion skier and biathlete who once represented the United States in the Olympics. |