75 Years Ago – September 8, 1949
Maine Press Association to Hold First Meeting in County In Over Quarter of A Century — The complete program for the three day session of Maine’s weekly newspaper publishers was announced today by Kingdon Hervey of Fort Fairfield, president of the association. This will be the first meeting of this association to be held in Aroostook County in more than 25 years. A flight in a Northeast Airlines 40-passenger Convair over the Limestone Air Base and Aroostook County from the Presque Isle base at three o’clock Saturday afternoon is to be one of the highlights for the visiting newspapermen, guests, and sales representatives.
Maine to Start Hunting Club — To encourage more careful hunting and for trophy deer instead of smaller whitetails, Maine, this fall, will inaugurate “The Biggest Bucks in Maine Club,” Inland Fisheries and Game Commissioner, George J. Stobie, said here today. Bucks weighing 200 pounds or more live weight will be certified by wardens, on request, and the hunters who bag such trophies will be made eligible for the unique club. The Maine Development Commission, already sponsoring a fishing group, “The One That Didn’t Get Away Club,” will award a certificate of membership and shoulder patch for hunting coat to the fortunate sportsman who bags such a trophy, Stobie stated.
50 Years Ago – October 2, 1974
County Hopes to Use Revenue Sharing for Renovations of Central Building — The County Commissioners, at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday at Houlton, said they would present in their budget, for 1974-1976 funds for extensive renovations of the Central Building in Houlton. Both commissioners John Hoyt of Easton and Joel LeBlanc of Madawaska said that no direct taxation against County residents would be used for the Central Building project. Commissioner McClusky of Monticello was not present. The County purchased the old Central School Building from Houlton with the intent of providing more space, specifically for the District Court. The Central Building is located directly across Military Street from the County Courthouse and Jail.
Haney Wins First Prize for AP Story — Daniel Q. Haney recently won first prize for the best written news story in a contest sponsored by the New England Associated Press News Executives Association. The award, presented at the association’s annual fall meeting at Waterville Valley, N.H., was given for the best article by an Associated Press writer in New England.
25 Years Ago – October 6, 1999
Snow Shocks Shiretowners — It came without much warning and caught many local residents completely off guard. Terry Larson, fixed base operator at Houlton International Airport, said three inches of snow fell Monday in the Shiretown. “It started as rain in the morning,” said Larson. “We had a temperature of 40, and as the temperature dropped to 32, the rain changed to snow.” Larson said he doesn’t recall in recent memory the last time that much snow fell the first week of October. The heavy snow caused power interruptions in parts of town. “We had the
Park Street circuit off, Maple Street circuit and Elm Street itself,” said John Clark, general manager of Houlton Water Co. Clark said between 500 and 600 customers were without power during the late afternoon.
County Residents Walk to Promote Cancer Awareness — For the more than thirty Aroostook County residents who walked last Saturday in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, it was a chance to not only raise funds and awareness for breast cancer, but to honor and support loved ones who have been stricken with the disease.
