75 Years Ago – Feb. 10, 1949
Bird’s eye manager awarded cup — Estle Gallop, manager of the Houlton branch of the Bird’s eye Snider division of General Goods Corporation and Joseph D. Nevin, manager of the Caribou branch, were awarded cups at a company banquet in Houlton Friday emblematic of the safety record of their two plants during the past season.
25 Years Ago-February 17, 1999
Parker reaches hoop milestone – East Grand High School senior Nic Parker wasn’t going to miss his final high school basketball game, despite suffering torn ligaments in his knee.
50 Years Ago — Jan. 30, 1974
They carried away the cow – As part of Sampson’s weekly “family night,” various cuts of meat are given away to lucky shoppers. Store manager Bob Williams said approximately 250 people arrive each family night “and we feel the public really enjoys this weekly get-together.”
50 Years Ago – Jan. 30, 1974
GNP named Pinkham Super of Personnel — Henry C. Conklin assumed the newly created position of personnel supervisor for the Pinkham Lumber Company, a division of Great Northern Paper Company. Conklin’s appointment was announced by J. R. Adams, GNP manager of personnel, northern division.
25 Years Ago – Feb. 3, 1999
Processed potato’s success in Caribou — A local company is opening a new market for processed potatoes nationwide from Caribou. ‘Fresh From the Start’ potato products were developed by Andy Ayer of Maine Packers and Andy Pollak of Hapco Inc. of New York.
25 Years Ago-February 10, 1999
Players of the Week’ honored – Chosen as this week’s female player of the week is Houlton’s Kelly Socoby and co-male players of the week are Houlton’s Willie Sleeper and Southern Aroostook Sam Michaud. Socoby earned the honor with her play against Hodgdon and Caribou.
99 Years Ago – Jan. 22, 1925
Rotarians pay tribute to Miss Knight — A glowing tribute was paid to Miss Edith Knight, county anti-tuberculosis nurse, by Dr. F. W. Mann, President of the Maine Medical Society, who addressed the Houlton Rotary Club at their Wednesday meeting.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 27, 1999
Donations make dreams come true for 12 families — For six consecutive years, Aroostook County residents have given selflessly to the Make-A-Wish playhouse project, enabling the county chapter to go from raising $3,000 in 1993 to more than $20,000 this season, which enabled them to help 12 families this year.
25 Years Ago-February 10, 1999
Cassidy was awarded by DEP – The Department of Environmental Protection recently recognized Mark Cassidy for his efforts in maximizing the performance of the waste water treatment at A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Houlton.
10 Years Ago — Jan. 22, 2014
Rossignol beats father’s record — With a 24-point performance in Van Buren’s 52-34 win over Southern Aroostook on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, senior Parise Rossignol became the Van Buren District High School all-time leading basketball scorer.
