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Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 13, 2024

50 Years Ago – March 13, 1974
Four made Eagle — Some 50 persons associated with Boy Scout Troop 171 of Presque Isle gathered at Grant Memorial Methodist Church for a court of honor which officially named four boys to Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. Th

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Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 13, 2024

25 Years Ago – March 17, 1999
VA Clinic larger and remodeled — On June 13, 1987, County veterans got a little more back for their service to their country when the Aroostook County Veterans Administration Clinic opened its doors at the Cary Medical Center.

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Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 13, 2024

50 Years Ago, April 10, 1974
Dow is Named As Trustee For Police Academy– Houlton Police Chief Donald C. Dow has been appointed by Governor Kenneth M. Curtis to the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville.

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Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 6, 2024

50 Years Ago – March 6, 1974

Dr. Varnum rejoined Kiwanis Club — Dr. Norman K. Varnum was welcomed back into membership of the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club when the group held its regular Tuesday noon luncheon Feb. 26, at the Swamp Fox Motor Inn.

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Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 6, 2024

100 Years Ago – March 6, 1924
Vital statistics — Mrs. H. R. Hall, deputy town clerk, who has charge of the vital statistics, reports that from March 1,1923, to March 1, 1924, there were in the town of Caribou: 83 marriages, 235 births and 114 deaths.

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St. John Valley area From our Files – Week of February 21, 2024

25 Years Ago — Feb. 24, 1999
Madawaska native looking for third Grammy – When the Grammy Awards aired this evening in 1999 on national television, at least one St. John Valley family will be watching with more than casual interest. With roots firmly planted in Madawaska — he was born on 5th Avenue — Roland White and his bluegrass band are up for their third musical award.