100 Years Ago-July 11, 1912
Childhood’s happy days — “Soon your little ones will be all grown up. Have you a good picture of them as they are now? You’ll cherish it fondly in years to come. We have the knack of photographing children so they look natural. Bring yours in and get a splendid picture of them as they are now and as they never will be quite the same again.” Wright (Photography), Roberts Block, Main St. Caribou.
Severe storm — News came from Limestone that a man named Morris, from the province, was instantly killed by lightning. This man, who was working on a farm there, had come inside and while a little girl was pouring water over his hands, was killed, but the girl was uninjured.
Boys’ weekend — Robert and Don Huston, Guy Butterfield and Harold Harris, all of Perham, returned from a successful fishing trip to Beaver Brook.
75 Years Ago-July 15, 1937
All-county hurler — Selection by the coaches of the Aroostook Baseball League named the dependable speed ball artist, Jimmy Higgins of Caribou, to the All-Aroostook team. Not only was Higgins an ace pitcher, but at the plate he batted for a robust .521 average for CHS.
Called to serve — George Hammond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hammond of Caribou, was ordained at Haynesville Baptist Church where he will serve. A 1932 graduate of Caribou High School and recently from Gordon College, Rev. Hammond has seven churches in his parish.
At the keyboard — Leo Long has opened his studio above the Republican office where a brand new Steinway grand piano has been installed.
50 Years Ago-July 12, 1962
Summer camp for Caribou boys — Camp Karawanee, sponsored by the Caribou Kiwanis Club and located on Mud Lake, was ready to open for the season under the direction of Sgt. Edward Paris of Loring Air Force Base. Camp counselors will be David Greenier, Dan Fongemie, Ralph Castello, Jim Mills and Eric Hoppe. Cooking during the two-week program for up to 100 young men were Mrs. Mildred Taylor and Mrs. Joseph Johnson.
New ball diamond — Plans were announced to build a new ball field at the Hilltop School which will host high school baseball games, according to Superintendent Richard F. Crocker, Jr.
Recognized — Garth Driscoll, manager of the Caribou office of the Liberty Loan Company, was named Manager of the Month by the Boston office.
Just looking around — A small private plane touched down in Caribou carrying Maine Senator Edmund Muskie, R.E. Tweedale of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission and Stewart Udall, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The group attracted lots of attention as they toured the expanses of northern Maine including the upper St. John River and other more remote area. Secretary Udall saw the area as both a fine recreational area and one with great potential for hydro-electric power generation.
25 Years Ago-July 15, 1987
Maine Yankee debate — John Cancelarich of Presque Isle, a longtime potato processing manager and chairman of the county committee of Citizens Against the Shutdown of Maine Yankee, squared off against Alva Morrision of the Maine Nuclear Referendum Committee, during a public debate sponsored by the Aroostook County Municipal Association. Cancelarich predicted that taking Maine’s only nuclear power plant off the grid and out of production before its scheduled decommission date would have a disastrous effect on Aroostook County where it accounted for much of the electricity mix.
