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From the Bunkers – Week of May 25, 2020

Friends and members rejoice. Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and hails the start of the summer season. It’s come with a vengeance as we experience wicked hot days through the week.

Aroostook Relay for Life holding virtual 5K

Organizers for the Aroostook Relay for Life -- an annual event in which teams come out to the Caribou High School track to raise money for the American Cancer Society -- into a virtual 5K.

Maine’s 2020 wild turkey season underway

Maine’s wild turkey season opened Saturday, May 2, a couple of days earlier than planned thanks to a decree by the Maine Fish and Wildlife Department.

From the Bunkers – Week of May 25, 2020

Hello members and friends, we hope everyone is enjoying the great golfing weather. Spring is here and heading toward summer. The question has come up many times this early season. What has happened to our greens?

Gentle tabbed as new Houlton basketball coach

HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton boys basketball team will have a new, but familiar face guiding the squad next winter as Travis Gentle was announced Friday as the new varsity basketball coach.

From the Bunkers – Week of May 18, 2020

Hallelujah, spring has finally sprung. Our golf course is now open to the public for play. Last Friday, May 8, was the day and fairways and roughs were mowed, tees were groomed and set up, and now with the help of Mother Nature and a little heat I can turn my efforts to the greens.

Presque Isle High announces 2021 athletic hall of fame inductees

Presque Isle High School announced its 2021 inductees of the Presque Isle High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday.

Caribou High School shining a light to honor senior athletes

With the COVID-19 pandemic placing high school athletics on hold across the country, Caribou High School recently began recognizing its student athletes by shining a light on the track at 8:20 p.m. each Friday for 20 minutes.

Houlton football receives U.S. Cellular donation for helmets

HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton football team will be able to purchase new helmets this fall thanks to a grant from U.

State reopens golf courses but many County links are not quite ready yet

Although May 1 marked the first day that golf courses in the state could officially open for the new season, most Aroostook County golf courses need a few more days to get things ready for action.

Strange streamers are worth a try or a buy

Some of the largest trout and salmon of the entire season are hooked on beautiful streamlined bait fish imitations and vividly hued attractor patterns.

Caribou youth accepted to wilderness leadership program

Caribou High School Junior Brady Miller is among 14 percent of a near-record number of applicants accepted into the 2020 Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program at Baxter State Park.

Siblings complete marathon to foster hope during virus

Siblings Teagan and Teanne Ewings of Houlton are no strangers to running.

Noah Reynolds named to Shrine Lobster Bowl roster

A member of the Houlton football team has been selected to the 2020 Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic.

Caribou Men’s Bowling League – March 2020

Dead River (12-0), Fournier’s Transportation (10-2), CSG Construction (8-4), Logjammers (6-6), Sports Inn (6-6), County Federal Credit Union (4-8), VFW/R&M Lawncare (2-10), Knights of Columbus (0-0), Sonny’s Gun Shop (0-0).

Open water fishing is a mite early in The County

I’m pretty sure the guy who came up with the idea of open water fishing season beginning on April 1 each year wasn’t from Aroostook County.

Harris Memorial walk transitions to virtual-only event

The Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile walk will not be held in a traditional manner this year, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

State opens waters to free inland fishing

Governor Janet Mills on Friday, March 20, directed Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to open all inland waters for fishing and to waive the requirement that anglers need a recreational fishing license to fish the inland waters of Maine.

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