Well since we played around with a musical theme in the title, let’s continue with “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”. The thing is, if you *were* sitting on a dock in Eastport, assuming it was an old-fashioned wooden one on pilings, you’d see a 19-foot variation between high and low tide. But that’s nothing compared to the Bay of Fundy, where certain areas see a 50-foot (that’s five stories folks!) difference between high and low tide!
Family Searcher
I have always known that family history research required patience, but I got indisputable proof at my latest presentation. I was stressing the need for laying a good foundation of background research before branching out to research in Ireland. Part of that foundation requires that you contact elderly relatives. A passerby in the hall, hearing this, interrupted the presentation to share that he had sent a letter to a great-aunt in 1976, and had just recently received boxes of paperwork from one of her descendants who found the letter!
To the editor:
Oh my, do we need it! In this world of turmoil, we face uncertainty every day. Our job, our finances, our health, our marriages, our children and the list goes on.
How can we not be worried about these factors? Worry strangles and divides the mind. The only sure certainty we have is our faith in Jesus Christ. He is our benefactor, our source of security to every problem. Come to me all you who are burdened, and I will give you rest, He said.
To the editor:
When vacuuming out a pellet stove, it is important that you use the proper vacuum as the ash is very fine and might still be hot. A typical household vacuum will suck the ash out of the stove, only to deposit it back into the room. The primary and secondary filters on an ash vac keep the ashes out of your house.
CARIBOU — The Aroostook Partnership for Progress (APP) is looking to expand its current forestry-working group into a leadership committee for an industry cluster in an effort to continue to grow the forest-based economy of northern Maine.
Contributed photo Mike Eaton, Rates Manager for Emera Maine, discusses electricity supply and distribution costs with members of LEADers Encouraging Aroostook Development and Aroostook Partnership for Progress during a meeting at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center on Oct. 28. The jointly-sponsored meeting to discuss Emera Maine rates was accompanied by a complimentary breakfast. […]
115 Years Ago-Nov. 9, 1899
• Look out for the great meteoric shower next Tuesday night, November 14.
• A fine lot of live bronze turkeys whose gross weight was 204 lbs. was shipped to Ellsworth by mail clerk L. McGown; poultry raising in Aroostook county is a profitable industry and more attention should be paid to it.
VAN BUREN — Van Buren is the most recent Aroostook County community to be designated “Certified Business-Friendly” by Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.
Raise your hand if you were ready for snow on November 2! My hand was not raised. While I cannot say I was amused by the early winter blast, it was comical to watch my puppy which had never seen snow before dealing with the white stuff for the first time. He went from […]
St. John, Clifford C., 66, died unexpectedly October 30, 2014, in Caribou. Interment was in the Northern Maine Veteran’s Cemetery. Those who wish to contribute in memory of Clifford may do so in support of his family. www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.
