Stories by Staff Pioneer Times

9 years ago

From Our Files

Headlines from 100 years of local news.

100 Years Ago – Nov. 29, 1916

Trip — Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGinley left last week on a trip extending as far as Washington, D.C., visiting Boston and New York en route.

9 years ago

Broken spirits, wounded hearts

By Gail Neher

My husband John and I live in the backwoods of northern Maine. We are the parents of one biological son and 14 adoptees. When our son Jared went off to college, the house was quiet and lonely.

In 1988, while sitting in our bedroom one night in New Mexico watching the evening news, a 12-year-old girl in residential care was featured on “Wednesday’s Child.” She just wanted a place to go for Christmas. It was as though lightning struck our house.

9 years ago

Oh, those darn cats

Down the Road A piece
By Milt Gross

 

Somebody recently asked me what kind of cat Samantha is. “A darn cat,” I replied.

Which I think is true of most cats, at least the ones we’ve had…or the ones that have had us.

This one leaped — or fell — out of an open window two days ago. And we saw her since and finally caught her a night or two ago.

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Caribou Choral Society offers annual Christmas concert

CARIBOU — The 60-voice Caribou Choral Society will present its annual Christmas concerts starting this Sunday in Madawaska, with performances next weekend in Presque Isle and Caribou. The group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year under the leadership of conductor Dan Ladner, and invites the public to attend one or all of the shows.

9 years ago

Food, craft sales this weekend

Several sales are planned this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, to benefit various groups.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Houlton will host a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church.

Also in Houlton, the Ark Animal Sanctuary will host Miracle on Mechanic Street at the Hollywood Pet Salon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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GHCA lists honor roll

HOULTON, Maine — Greater Houlton Christian Academy has released the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2016-17 school year. The following were included.

GRADE 4Highest honors: Teanne Ewings and Ava Whited. High honors: Abigail Duff, Hunter Duttweiler, Sarah Matheson and Natalee McCarthy. Honors: Kaylee Hayes and Lily Monarca.

GRADE 5 Highest honors: Leanne Ross and Joely Stone. High honors: Gabrielle Cirulli, Aleyah Matheson, Seth Quint and Anicia Whited.

GRADE 6Highest honors: Marissa Dow, Samuel Duff, Andrew Duttweiler and Sadie Thompson. High honors: Ryan Mitchell.

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RSU 50 menu

Wednesday, Nov. 30 — Corn chowder, toasted cheese sandwich, saltine crackers, fresh broccoli/dip, apples.

Thursday, Dec. 1 — Hot pork and gravy sandwich, oven baked fries, steamed spinach, cranberry sauce, peaches.

Friday, Dec. 2 — Pizza (pepperoni, cheese, veggie), fresh salad bar, fruit, fruit juice.

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Births at Houlton Regional Hospital

HOULTON, Maine — The following are among the babies born recently at Houlton Regional Hospital.

ROUSE — A daughter, Maddie Elizabeth Rouse, born on Nov. 3, 2016, to Tom and Lauren Rouse of Houlton.

TONER — A son, Austin Allen, born on Nov. 6, 2016, to Marcus Toner and Alison Boyington of Littleton.

9 years ago

Geographers investigate GIS

By Anthony Brino Staff Writer   Contributed photo/Chunzeng Wang Andrew Dolley, a GIS student at the University of Maine Presque Isle, works with a drone at King Grove Cemetery in Mars Hill as a part of a community mapping project with the town.    Students and professors with the University of Maine Presque Isle’s geographic […]