115 Years Ago – Feb. 13, 1901
Broken chin — Friday afternoon, George Scott, janitor of the high school building, cut his chin on broken glass. He was on a stepladder, having in his hand an unlighted kerosene lamp, which he was about to put in its place, when the stepladder broke and Mr. Scott fell to the floor. Mr. Scott received a few slight cuts on the chin caused by the broken glass.
100 Years Ago – Feb. 16, 1916
“Put yourself in her place” — It would be a good rule of thumb to follow when calling the telephone operator at three or four o’clock in the morning. When fifty or sixty calls are sent in almost simultaneously asking where the fire is, as was the case Tuesday morning, it is of course, impossible for each question to receive an immediate reply.
75 Years Ago – Feb. 13, 1941
Come one, come all — Caribou’s seventh annual carnival opens next Thursday. With all but one week to go, directors and committees of the Caribou Winter Carnival and Aroostook Sportsmen’s Show are busily engaged placing the final touches on the seventh annual mid-winter festival. Among some of the attractions this year include the Maine Interscholastic Ski Meet, Fenton Bros, Orchestra, and Perry Greene, the world’s wood chopping champion.
Plourde to run in national event — Emery Plourde, former Caribou High school track, cross country and winter sports star, who is now attending Seton Hall Preparatory School in New Jersey, won individual honors in the 1-mile event held in the Newark Armory Saturday night. Plourde next runs in Madison Square Garden, Feb. 22 in the National Prep school.
50 Years Ago – Feb. 16, 1966
“No” vote — Voters will take to the polls Monday as the date nears for the referendum question to decide whether liquor and beer will be sold on Sunday’s in Maine. The consensus is that Caribou and several other Aroostook communities will vote “no.”
Man of the month — Whit Shaw, president of Caribou Motors, presented the keys of a 1966 automobile to A3C Victor L. Phelps, 42nd Field Maintenance Squadron, after he was selected Caribou’s “United Service Organization Man of the Month” for January.
25 Years Ago – Feb. 13, 1991
Ribbon-cutting — A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening Wednesday of Maggie’s Fabrice, Craft and Gift shop, located upstairs over the J.J. Newberry Co. on Sweden Street in Caribou. Present for the official ceremony included Mike Bosse, interim Chamber director, Christine Poirier, clerk; Maggie Riley, the shop’s district manager; and Philip Bosse, chamber president.
FFA week — Caribou Mayor R. Leo Kieffer signed a proclamation on Monday designating the week of Feb 16-23 as FFA Week. Observing the mayor as he signed the proclamation were Thomas Hale, Caribou FFA chapter adviser and FFA members Andy Guerette, Scott Moir and Jody Smith.
