102 Years Ago – Sept. 9, 1915
Educational exhibit — Rev. A. J. Torsliff, secretary of the Maine Anti-Tuberculosis Association, was in town to assist Miss Knight, the county nurse, to arrange the educational exhibit, at the exhibition building, which had attracted much attention during the Fair.
New large barn — Spencer Umphrey of Washburn built a large barn for Henry Randall, in place of the one that was burned.
75 Years Ago – Sept. 3, 1942
New mural — On August 31, 1942, the mural depicting various scenes at Dow Field was placed in the reception hall at Base Headquarters. Private Ralph Woodall, the artist, worked for three months to complete the mural which covered as nearly as possibly all of the phases of Army Life as they were enacted at the local air base. The mural consisted of three parts: a center panel, which is a large eagle surmounting the whole scene; a panel on the left, which pictured the barracks, planes and bombing operations; and the panel on the right which featured the ordnance department and a panorama of the air base.
Mars Hill boy won U. of M. Scholarship — Earl B. Langley of Mars Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy B. Langley, was named the recipient of the Kidder Scholarship at the University of Maine in recognition of outstanding rank during his junior year, announced at Orono.
50 Years Ago – Sept. 6, 1967
Certificate — Peter G. Hunt of the Fort Fairfield J. C.’s, and a national director of the Maine J. C.’s presented Certificate of Appreciation from the Maine J. C.’s to C. Hazen Stetson, president of Maine Public Service Company for his company’s sponsorship of “SPOKE”, a national J. C. program for first year members.
Local man Peace Corps Volunteer — Frederick J. Akeley of Presque Isle had been named a Peace Corps Volunteer after completing nine weeks of training at San Diego State College, California. The new volunteers had been assigned to education programs in Jamaica, some working with Jamaican primary teachers to strengthen the teaching of language, arts and mathematics; home economics, commercial science and industrial arts at all levels, including in-service teacher-training and adult education classes; as well as vocational training in Youth Camps similar to the U.S. Job Corps.
25 Years Ago – Sept. 2, 1992
Fish on the farm — Two local agricultural science teachers were among 250 educators who gathered in Raleigh, NC, in late August to participate in the first U.S. conference to prepare teachers for instructing aquaculture to high school students. Learning the “fish farming” curriculum were Ray Chelewski of Presque Isle High School and Guy Hitz of Central Aroostook High School.
Quebec study program — Dr. George A. James, director of continuing education at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, presented Robin Blackstone of Presque Isle with a $300 scholarship. Blackstone, a junior majoring in elementary education, participated in a six-week study program at Laval University, Quebec. The scholarship, part of a $1,000 gift donated to the university by the Quebec government office in Boston, to enable students to study French or Quebec culture at any Quebec university.
