10 Years Ago — Jan. 15, 2014
Organizers plan for new entry to park — Organizers of the Four Corners Park in Madawaska are reaching out to the community to assist in fundraising efforts to construct a new $10,000 arch entryway, according to park founder Joe LaChance.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1999
Flewelling elected to state council office — At the October, 1998, National Association of Insurance Women Maine State Council Annual Meeting, the following officer was elected: Membership Chairman, Lisa Flewelling-Haney, CPIW, NAIW Aroostook, Maine Mutual Insurance Company, Presque Isle.
75 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1949
Celebrates birthday — The last remaining survivor of the original settlers of New Sweden, Mrs. Agnes Clase Anderson, today celebrated her 83 birthday at her farm home in that community.
25 Years Ago February 3, 1999
Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District presented Thomas Quint, a Hodgdon Dairy farmer, with the Outstanding Conservation Farmer of the Year award.
25 Years Ago — Jan. 13, 1999
All together now – Teamwork and cooperation was part of the message brought to SAD 27 eighth-graders during their Leader Decisions Institute training brought to them by Camp Kieve staff members.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 13, 1999
Food donation — Students at Cunningham Middle School donated about 2,429 pounds of non-perishable food to the Sister Mary O’Donnell Shelter in Presque Isle.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 13, 1999
Outstanding Leadership award — George Benson, the career counselor at Caribou Adult Education, was awarded the outstanding leadership award from the Aroostook Literacy Coalition.
25 Years Ago – January 27, 1999
Hospital honors Williams – On Sunday, Jan. 17, Houlton Regional Hospital held ceremonies to dedicate the “Edward P. Williams Emergency Department” in honor of Dr. Edward Williams.
50 Years Ago — Dec. 27, 1973
Banking activities shown by Michaud – Jack Michaud, assistant manager at Northern National Bank, showed some students some of the paperwork involved in day-to-day banking activity.
50 Years Ago — Jan. 3, 1974
Society donates boxes – In the spirit of giving, the St. Vincent de Paul Society made seventy families much happier this Christmas by distributing food boxes to needy elderly in the Van Buren community, Dec. 23, 1974.
