50 Years Ago — February 1, 1973
Valley girls are Betty Crocker homemakers — Three girls from the St. John Valley have been designated Betty Crocker Homemakers of the Year by General Mills, sponsor of the annual Betty Crocker Search for American Homemakers of Tomorrow. Jane Palmer was Madawaska High School’s Homemaker for 1973. Elaine Cyr of Van Buren District High School and Gail Plourde had been selected as Fort Kent Community High School’s Homemaker.
25 Years Ago — February 4, 1998
Pirates — The Wallagrass Pirates, grades 5-6, basketball team finished the 1997-98 season undefeated with a 10-0 record. Celebrating their victorious season were team members Mike Saucier, Tyler Marquis, Ethan Raymond, Ben Raymond, Mitch Ouellet, Kenny Jandreau, Matt Bouchard and coach Jamie Desjardins. Also present were Ryan Ouellette, Chad Pelletier, Chad Desjardins, Eric Hudson, Robbie Bonenfant and Jan Perreault.
10 Years Ago — January 30, 2013
Derby reels in more registrants — Anglers took to the icy lakes of the St. John Valley to try their luck in the eighth annual Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby, which took place Jan. 26 and 27 in 2013. The weekend-long event brought in 637 registrations, which was “another record-breaking number of registrations,” according to derby president Paul Bernier. This year’s number of registrations was 36 registrants more than last year’s number of 601. “Every year the numbers keep going up and up, it’s incredible,” said Bernier.
