50 Years Ago — January 8, 1975
Mill Manager – W.C. Laframboise has been appointed to the position of Mill Manager for the Madawaska Mills, Fraser Paper Ltd. Laframboise joined Fraser Paper Limited March 1, 1970, and served as General Paper Mill Superintendent. In May of 1971, he was appointed to the position of Production Superintendent for the Madawaska Mills. The new position became effective January 1, 1975.
25 Years Ago — January 5, 2000
G.I. landmark celebrates 50 years – For 50 years, Euclide Soucy has served his customers with a ready smile and a steady pace at his Gulf station located on Main Street in Grand Isle. Since 1949, he has been a Gulf products dealer, purchasing his products from three different Gulf distributors. He decided to build the garage in 1947. When he reached his 80th birthday, Soucy said that his family and friends celebrated at a local restaurant with more than 300 people present. At this pace, Soucy will be serving customers at the service station well beyond the year 2000.
10 Years Ago — January 7, 2015
Valley loses faith in its final French Mass — The St. John Valley, long known for its French language and culture, no longer has a regularly offered Catholic Mass in that language. After nearly 86 years celebrating at least some of its regularly scheduled Masses in French, the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church ceased that practice in November, becoming the last Catholic church in the Valley to do so, according to the Rev. James Plourde. That decision was made due to several factors, according to Plourde, who oversees Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish. Plourde cited the added costs of purchasing the French missals and songbooks, nearly $4,500 annually, as a factor in eliminating the French Mass at St. Thomas.
