75 Years Ago – September 13, 1949
Robert M. Lawlis, Jr. Opens Law Office — Robert M. Lawlis, Jr., son of Probate Judge and Mrs. Robert M. Lawlis has opened his own office in Caribou for the practice of law. For the past few months he has been associated with the office of Frank E. Pendleton in that town. A native of Houlton, Mr. Lawlis attended the public schools here and graduated from Ricker in the class of 1940. He attended Bowdoin College, from which he graduated in 1943.
Houlton Athletic Club Formed At Ball Banquet — Cyril J. Hogan was elected chairman and Gordon Bither, secretary of a temporary Houlton Athletic Association which was formed at the annual Houlton Collegians banquet closing the baseball season Thursday night at Watson hall for the purpose of appearing before the Town council with a request that lights be installed at Community park for night baseball.
50 Years Ago – October 9, 1974
Beauty Pageant Invited To Town — The Board of Directors of the Houlton Chamber of Commerce, meeting Tuesday noon at the Chamber offices on Main street, voted to invite to Houlton the 1975 Miss Maine USA beauty pageant. According to Chamber President Robert Mathews, the pageant would be conducted in January, and all arrangements would be made by the Pageant’s own committees. Mr. Mathews said that Houlton received a special invitation to host the 1975 state pageant because of the support and enthusiasm that was shown.
Chase Named Chairman Of 19th Rotary Auction — Walter Peabody, president of the Houlton Rotary Club, has announced that Lloyd Chase will serve as general chairman of the 19th annual Rotary Radio Auction that will be held this year on Nov. 25, 26 and 27. Proceeds from this year’s auction will go towards Rotary’s pledge of $10,000 to Ricker College. The auction has been the primary fund raising project for the Rotary Club for nearly two decades, and utilizes the facilities of radio station WHOU for the three nights of auctioneering. Items, which could range from potatoes to snow sleds, will be auctioned off from 7:30 to 11 o’clock on each evening, with a new list of items each half hour. This year the Rotary Club will have the former M&M Shell Station on outer Military street as its auction headquarters, and as its storeroom for auction items.
25 Years Ago – October 13, 1999
Museum Group Acquires Grant — The Aroostook County Historical and Arts Museum in Houlton recently received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Arts Commission to help identify artists in the area. Audrey Zimmerman, project co-coordinator, said a directory has been lacking and the grant will partially help pay for the printing of such a publication. “The money will be used to compile and print a listing of artists, musicians, local historians and both traditional and contemporary crafters who live in the southern Aroostook area,” said Zimmerman.
Maliseets Break Ground for New Recreation Center — By the end of January, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indian children will have their own gymnasium to play in. A ground breaking ceremony was held recently on the Foxcroft Road at the site of the future facility. Don LeVasseur, project manager and tribal planner, said the project has been in the planning stages for quite some time. “They determined a need, especially here at the housing project, that there was nothing for the children to do,” said LeVasseur. “We thought this was a valuable tool to obtain for the community and parents alike.” The building will measure 60 feet by 105 feet.
