102 Years Ago – Aug. 26, 1915
Trip to New York — E. I. Waddell, secretary of the Maine Retail Jewelers’ Association, left on the evening Pullman for New York to attend the American National Retail Jewelers’ Association, August 23-28 inclusive, as a delegate from the Maine Association.
New milking machine — Jason Kempton, the milkman, an enterprising and progressive man in his line of business, added a milking machine to his equipment; milking 24 cows.
75 Years Ago – Aug. 20, 1942
Softball champions — The 311th Material Squadron was crowned the softball champions of the Presque Isle Army Air Field after going through the season undefeated. Their closest rival was the Hq and Hq Squadron who were on the 311th’s heels until the deciding game. The 311th shut the strong Headquarters’ team out and tallied four runs to win the championship.
Graduate degree — Miss Avis E. Merritt, junior English teacher in the PIHS, completed the requirements for a graduate degree at the University of Maine, and with other Maine teachers was recommended at the opening of the fall semester in October for the degree of Master of Arts announced by Dr. Roy Peterson, Dean of Graduate Study.
50 Years Ago – Aug. 23, 1967
Nevers Night — Washburn Rotary president Carleton Barnes presented a plaque to Herman Nevers during what the Rotary designated as “Herman Nevers Night.” Nevers was honored for his faithful service to Washburn Boy Scouts for the past twenty years and for his work for forming Washburn Cub Scout Pack 162, Girl Scout Pack 106 and Brownie Troop 100.
PI first in tourney — Rick Beaulieu singled in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Presque Isle a 7-6 win over Fort Fairfield and win the Boys Baseball Recreation Tournament. Both teams opened the game by scoring 3 runs in the first and then were held scoreless until PI got 2 across in the bottom of the fifth. Clutch hitting by Argraves and Armstrong put FF ahead by 1 going into the bottom of the sixth. Singles by Boynton and Beaulieu brought the win home for PI. PI moved into the finals by defeating Caribou 1-0, and FF reached the finals by defeating Fort Kent.
25 Years Ago – Aug. 19, 1992
Going for the gold — 14-year-old Linette Buzza, daughter of Gordon and Charlene Buzza of Presque Isle, donated 10 handmade dolls to the Diagnostic Clinic for Child Abuse at Gould Memorial Hospital. Buzza made and donated the dolls in order to fulfill a requirement for her Girl Scout Gold Award; the highest achievement attainable by a Girl Scout. A doll is given to every child examined at the clinic.
Donation — Kim Campbell, of Presque Isle, presented Opportunity Training Center Steve Richard with a check for $570 from the proceeds of a talent show held at the Performing Arts Center in Caribou. The show featured performances by local children ages 3-11.
