100 Years Ago – Sept. 22, 1921
Hospital campaign — Caribou will soon begin a great campaign to secure $50,000 for the Cary Hospital, for which the late Dr. Jefferson Cary left $118,000.
New trucks — John Sparks, George Kliey, Walter Lister and Hiram Burke have each recently purchased new Ford trucks.
75 Years Ago – Sept. 18, 1946
Nurse shortage affects hospital — The Lions Club was discussing the shortage of nurses at Cary Hospital. Because of the lack of nurses, the lower floor of the institution was closed by the hospital board.
Good weather ups spud forecast — Favorable weather conditions in August caused estimates of the Maine Potato Crop harvest to be increased by 10 percent. Abundant rain and high temperatures in August gave the crop a huge boost.
50 Years Ago – Sept. 22, 1971
Student council leaders — Elected to the top executive offices of the Caribou High School student council were Christine Freme as president and Thomas Baltzer as vice president.
Joins local PD staff — New to the Caribou Police Department staff is Paul Michaud, a 1996 graduate of Caribou High School and a native to the community, who returned here after more than three years of service with the US Navy.
25 Years Ago – Sept. 18, 1996
Grant expected to boost jobs — At the Sept. 9 Caribou City Council meeting, councilors endorsed a $2,000 contract with the Northern Maine Development Commission that should bring the city a $344,000 return. City Manager Dick Mattila said the grant could mean 35 new jobs at Maine Frozen Foods.
Computers donated — Steve Gagnon, a vice president of KeyBank, was at Caribou High School on Sept. 4 to officially present four IBM 386 computers to the school. KeyBank is upgrading their computers and decided to donate their old ones to the school.
