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I can’t honestly remember my age when I got my first jackknife, probably 8 to 10 years old. It was a bulky, multi-tool “Scout” model that was all the fad in the 1950s and ’60s. It was a birthday present, and I’m pretty sure I cut myself within the first week. Since that time I’ve seldom spent a day without a small, sharp folding knife in my back pocket, work or play.
Contributed photo Five young ladies will take the stage Saturday, March 28, to vie for the crown of 2015 Little Miss Caribou. Joining in the fun will be, from left, front row, contestant Clare Kilcollins, current Little Miss Caribou Madelyn Cote, who will crown her successor, and Isabella Cherrier. Back row, Libby Collier, Maddison Jackson […]
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Potato Board is looking for nominations within the Maine potato industry for the 2015 Farmer/Farm Family of the Year award. The farmer/farm family will be selected on the following basis:
A local nonprofit group focused on the needs of area youth will mark its 20th anniversary with a special celebration Monday, March 30, at the Caribou office of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The excitement was overwhelming in the gym of the New Sweden School one recent evening, as 24 racers placed their entries on the line in this year’s Pinewood Derby, in which members of Woodland/New Sweden’s Cub Scout Pack 186 participated. Contributed photo Cub Scout Pack 186 of New Sweden recently held their annual Pinewood […]
CARIBOU, Maine — Last week, Caribou High School teachers presented RSU 39 board members their current efforts toward proficiency-based education.
Math teacher, Kim Perreault, schooled board members on what goes on behind the scenes as the high school progresses into a fully functional proficiency-based education environment.
Hewitt By Jen LyndsBDN Staff CARIBOU — A Caribou man was charged Wednesday with unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs after agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized cocaine and weapons from his home.
Staff photo/Joshua Archer Chosen Saturday to officially represent the city as queens in 2015 were, from left, Pre-Teen Miss Caribou Naomi Cote, Junior Miss Caribou Crissy Corbin and Teen Miss Caribou Hannah McDonald. The pageant was held at the Caribou Performing Arts Center.
Contributed photo Winners of this year’s Cub Scout Pack 186 Pinewood Derby race are, from left, Evan Margeson, third place; Nicholas Margeson, second place, and Lars Spooner, first place. Please turn to page 5 for story and another photo.
CARIBOU, Maine — The president of the Caribou Snowmobile Club, Bob Kerber, presented the city of Caribou with a check in the amount of $3,000 at the March city council meeting Monday.
