Child hurt in accident

A 1-year-old girl was injured on a Durham farm last week when the strap of her car seat was caught in a vehicle tire.

At approximately 2:59 p.m., on Sept. 7, Maine game wardens were notified of an incident involving the girl, who was injured on a John Deere Gator utility vehicle while feeding horses at Celestial Farm in Durham, according to a release from the Maine Warden Service. The girl’s grandmother, who is the farm’s owner, was operating the vehicle.

The child was sitting in the passenger seat, secured in a car seat. As the utility vehicle was moving slowly, the child was reportedly playing with the excess strap. The strap became entangled around the child’s neck and caught under the rear tire, causing injury. The child was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland with reported non-life-threatening injuries by Durham Fire and Rescue with assistance from Freeport Fire and Rescue paramedics.

The incident remains under investigation by Maine Warden Service and no further information is being released at this time.

Fire and Rescue ?holding gun raffle

Durham Fire and Rescue, in conjunction with Cabela’s, is selling tickets for its annual gun raffle. Only 3,000 tickets will be sold at $20 each and the odds of winning are 1 in 100.

One winning name will be drawn daily starting on Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. The winner will have choice of gun or a Cabela’s gift certificate. Tickets can be purchased from Durham Fire & Rescue at the station. Call 353-2473 for more information. Tickets are also available at the Durham Get & Go.

For more information on the raffle, call Scott St. Michel at 837-3540 or Keith Russell at 837-8748 or visit www.fundraisers.com.