Caribou area From Our Files – Week of August 12, 2019 – The County
115 Years Ago – Aug. 10, 1904
115 Years Ago – Aug. 10, 1904
A very generous and broadminded woman made a donation to the “Melting Pot” and left her basket to call for it.
It was a nice day to shoot the breeze at Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou, as veteran Joe Bouchard, left, and Christine Nickerson, right, vice president and senior relationship manager for Bangor Savings Bank in Houlton, discovered.
The August Festival Committee has named Kim and Stephanie Silver of Wade the king and queen for 2019.
The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living will welcome Maine humorist Tim Sample back to the Caribou Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.
Andrew Bouchard of Bike, Board & Ski leads a group of young bike riders on the trails at the 2019 Nordic Trail Festival.
Donnie, an approximately 6 year old neutered male cat, had been living at a foster home and then Halfway Home Pet Rescue Adoption Center since January 16, 2016.
For much of the summer and part of the winter, Stev Rogeski is busy with the County Bluegrass Festival, one of northern New England’s most popular bluegrass events.
Students and staff from the Loring Job Corps Center’s military prep program and members of the Caribou VFW traveled to Frenchville recently to provide a full color guard send-off for WWII veteran Armand Martin as he embarked on his Honor Flight to the nation’s capital.
The Zerbini Family Circus wowed guests with death-defying stunts, tightrope walking, juggling and animal performances during an Aug. 2 showing in a big top tent next to the Wellness and Recreation Center on Bennett Drive.