Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

10 years ago

Festival of Champions provides local XC runners tough challenge

     BELFAST, Maine — Over 60 schools and nearly 1,500 runners converged at the Troy Howard Middle School for the annual Maine Cross Country Festival of Champions Saturday, and local athletes were able to take a lot out of what is the largest high school running competition in the state.

10 years ago

Sports Briefs (week of 10-7-15)

Golf season ends for Vikings

     The Caribou varsity golf team played its final match of the fall Friday when it competed at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships, held at JaTo Highlands in Lincoln.

10 years ago

Roger Hale

       CROSS LAKE — Roger Hale, 77, died on September 29, 2015. He was born in Caribou, on September 8, 1938, the son of Elisha Hale and Margaret (Smith) Hale.  

10 years ago

Kenneth C. Zernicke

     CARIBOU — Kenneth C. Zernicke, 58, died unex- pectedly on September 24, 2015 at Caribou. He was born in Limestone on October 1, 1956, the son of Kenneth and Elizabeth (Caplin) Zernicke.

10 years ago

Lois Eva Lister

       LAS CRUCES, NM, and CARIBOU—Lois Eva Lister passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Caribou, March 19, 1937, the daughter of the Raymond Beric and Fern Emily (Jones) Walton. Lois Eva Lister   

10 years ago

Priscilla E. (Woodbury) Gallagher

       MAPLETON – Priscilla E. (Woodbury) Gallagher, 80, passed away October 1, 2015 at a Bangor Healthcare facility. She was born on June 26, 1935 in Salem, New Hampshire, the daughter of Chester Arthur and Maud E. (Austin) Woodbury. Priscilla E. (Woodbury) Gallagher  

10 years ago

Theresa Genevieve Sirois

       CARIBOU – Theresa Genevieve Sirois, 87, went to her heavenly home on October 1, 2015, in Mars Hill. Her devotion to her fam- ily and her strong faith in God ultimately gave her peace during her long struggle with breast cancer. Theresa Genevieve Sirois  

10 years ago

Bruce A. Gustafson

       CARIBOU — Bruce A. Gustafson, 56, died October 2, 2015 at Bangor. He was born in Caribou May 4, 1959, the son of the late John and Sondra (Kinney) Gustafson.