️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  anice Sage<unk>became<unk>the<unk>owner<unk>of<unk>a<unk> Maine<unk> inn<unk> 22 years ago, after<unk>entering<unk>a<unk>writing<unk>contest. 68-year-old innkeeper is ready to retire and plans to hand over the keys to the Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant to a new owner with a new contest.<unk> 68-year-old innkeeper is ready to retire and plans to hand over the keys to the Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant to a new owner with a new contest.<unk> Ms Sage announced the contest late last year, and expects to receive 7,500 entries from prospective new owners by the May 7 deadline.<unk> Ms Sage announced the contest late last year, and expects to receive 7,500 entries from prospective new owners by the May 7 deadline. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ms Sage says she can't reveal the essay that won her the inn in 1993, but she believes her 16 years running a restaurant in Maryland helped. One of the judges told me they chose me because they saw that I could carry on the inn and make it a viable business<unk>, Ms Sage said. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> I just want to pass it on to someone else who is looking for an inn, who possibly can't own it on their own outright and I think this is a good way to pay it forward<unk>, she said. Ms Sage hopes to read all of the applications by May 17, and says she will be impressed by grammatically correct entries that show a passion for work.<unk> Janice Sage (photo above) has owned the Center Lovell Inn since 1993, when she won a similar contest. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The prompt for the essay is simple: 'Why I would like to own and operate a country inn.' <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
Janice Sage, current owner of the Center Lovell Inn, won the inn in a 1993 essay contest. After running the inn for 22 years, 68-year-old Sage is ready to retire.<unk> After running the inn for 22 years, 68-year-old Sage is ready to retire. She expects to receive 7,500 applications by the May 7 deadline.<unk> She expects to receive 7,500 applications by the May 7 deadline.