50 Years Ago – August 22, 1973
Lions helped with loan — Payment of $2,070 for the Opportunity Training Center land loan was made by Dick McCrossin, Presque Isle Lions Club president, to Ray E. Lamoreau, chairman of the city council. The local government backed the Lions in purchasing ten acres for OTC expansion.
115 Years Ago – Aug. 20, 1908
Accepts a new position — Dr. O. H. Brann of Augusta, a graduate of Tufts Dental School, has accepted a position in Dr. M. L. Bonney’s dental parlors. Mr. Brann has successfully passed the examination of the Maine State Dental Board and is considered a first-class man in every respect.
25 Years Ago – August 19, 1998
Donation — Patrick St. Peter, president of The County Federal Credit Union, presented the first of three $1,000 checks, a total donation of $3,000, to Dana Swett, representative of the Northern Maine Fair. This donation was for the Forestry Resource Council building.
115 Years Ago – Aug. 13, 1908
Helping out — Beecher Currier is clerking in Scates & Co.’s store in Fort Fairfield during the absence of Mr. Scates who has gone on the Canton Wabasso excursion through the Maritime Provinces.
50 Years ago – August 15, 1972
Work Begun On Army’s New Home – Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new County headquarters of the Salvation Army were conducted Monday morning and the contractor was scheduled to begin with preparation today.
115 Years Ago – Aug. 6, 1908
Repairs are complete — Repairs on the building occupied by Tornquist Brothers grocery are now complete. A new basement with concrete walls and floor has been put in, an addition built on the rear and other improvements made. The work was done under the supervision of E. O. Dahlstrom.
50 Years Ago August 8, 1973
Bishop Promoted By Air Force To Master Sergeant – Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bishop of Island Falls has just received word that their son, Walter John, has recently been promoted to master sergeant.
100 Years Ago – August 9, 1923
Lectures and conferences on Junior work — Miss Elizabeth A. Fisher, assistant and director of the National Junior Red Cross, was in Presque Isle giving lectures and conferences on Junior work in the schools at the Aroostook State Normal School. Miss Fisher was in town on invitation of Principal Merriman.
50 Years Ago — Aug. 2, 1973
“Family garden” boom – What started as a simple “family garden” is turning into an agricultural boom for Gerald Desjardins of Van Buren. Desjardins displayed a 14-inch cucumber, one of the many products his little venture had developed.
25 Years Ago — July 22, 1998
Mother of the year — Mrs. Azilda Leonard of Grand Isle, Maine was selected as the Mother of the Year, by the ladies of St. Anne in St. Gerard’s Parish. Mrs. Leonard has three children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
