75 Years Ago – December 9, 1948
Former County Sheriff Will Be Admin Assistant – Governor-elect Frederick G. Payne last week made his first major executive appointment when he selected John H. Welch, 62, former sheriff of Aroostook County and for nine years warden of the state prison at Thomaston, to be his administrative assistant.
Patten Quintet Yields to Ricker – Ricker invaded Patten Friday night and clipped the Eagles’ wings, 39-29. Fighting an uphill battle during the first half, the Raiders began the second half with a point lead. During the second half, the Ricker boys fought gamely to preserve their slight lead which was stretched to a 10-point margin in the final few minutes. Only two field goals were scored by Ricker during the first half but 10 foul shots were registered by Kennedy, Lewis, Pinkham, and Richards. Lewis sank five foul shots in six attempts and Kennedy was the high scorer with nine points. The Kennedy, Botting, Lewis line functioned well. Richards played an excellent offensive- defensive game. Pinkham captained the team and held Patten’s giant right forward to eight points. Troy played a good game although bottled up by a big opponent. Madden and Ruth contributed to the win although neither entered the scoring column.
50 Years Ago – December 12, 1973
Completes Basic – Army Private Glenn A. Lyons, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick N. Lyons of Patten, has completed eight weeks of basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, Ft. Dix, N.J.
Airman Weaver Is Assigned To North Carolina – Airman Allen A. Weaver, the son of Mrs. Pauline Ward of Belfast, has been assigned to the Fourth Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. He completed six weeks of training at the Air Training Command’s Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and nine weeks in munitions maintenance in Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado, where he graduated as an honor student.
25 Years Ago – December 30, 1998
Cottle and Brown receive Geography Bee Awards – Elias Cottle, a sixth-grade student at Houlton Southside School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee on Jan. 12. Andrew Brown was the runner-up. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society and Sylvan Learning Centers, the school-level Bee featured students answering oral questions on geography.
Houlton High School Show Choir chosen for nationals – The Houlton High School Show Choir was selected to represent the state of Maine at the National Show Choir Festival in Branson, Mo. The honor was given to the performing group for its unrivaled success in recent years (winning four first place titles), as well as recommendations from other show choir directors in Maine, representatives of the American Choral Directors Association in Maine and from the president of the Maine Music Educators Association.
