25 Years Ago – November 3, 1999
Dudley received a letter of commendation — Alan Dudley, district game warden, was presented with a letter of commendation for his heroic actions on Sept. 11, 1999.
25 Years Ago — November 3, 1999
Maine School Nurse of the year – The Maine Association of School Nurses has named Elaine Ouellette the School Nurse of the Year.
50 Years Ago – October 30, 1974
Campaign Aims At Sending 300 Youngsters To Camp — A unique fund-raising campaign aimed at sending 300 Maine children to camp in perpetuity is off to a good start and gaining momentum.
25 Years Ago – Nov. 3, 1999
Officials visit the site of veterans cemetery — Legislators visited the proposed site of a veterans cemetery to get an idea of what needs to be done to change the field into a burial ground. Organizers hope to begin burials by Memorial Day.
50 Years Ago – October 23, 1974
Local man outstanding employee — Aldeo Belanger of Presque Isle was awarded the Coles Express “Outstanding Employee Award” for 1974 Saturday night, Oct. 19, at Coles Annual Safety Banquet held in Brewer at the Twin City Motel.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 27, 1999
They make a difference — Taking time to paint a swing set at an elementary school, or walking to each house in Caribou to collect food for the hungry, organizations in Caribou extended a helping hand to those in need for ‘Make a Difference Day.’
25 Years Ago — October 27, 1999
Volunteers commended – Two of High View Manor’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program volunteers were commended recently for their fund-raising efforts in the community. Henry Myers and Juliette Guerrette raised more than $1,000 in support of RSVP projects in the County.
50 Years Ago – October 23, 1974
Crafts Hobby Becomes Much More For MacIntosh ‘Apple Core’ — The Apple’s Core, is a McIntosh family group, centralized in Houlton, who are interested in a variety of crafts. After many years of creating gifts for friends and family, Ada V. McIntosh and her family have now begun to create not solely as a hobby but as a beginning on the Apple Core Craft Line.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 20, 1999
Time Warner plans to launch service next year — Road Runners coming. Time Warner Cable last week announced it would launch its high-speed, broadband Internet service in northern Maine early next year.
75 Years Ago – September 15, 1949
Local Generosity Revives Hayes Library At Ricker — George Rich, Chairman of English at Ricker, and Faculty advisor to the Library, is highly gratified at the generosity of the many public-spirited Aroostook people who have helped him in his monumental task of creating the new and efficient Ricker Library.
