Editorials

9 years ago

That sun means business!

So don’t let yourself get a surprise springtime sunburn on a cool and sunny early May day!

9 years ago

1927 article offers historic context of NHS

     We notice in an article in this issue of the Arcturus that Caribou High School has joined the National Honor Society thereby preparing to honor those students who take part in scholastic activities.

9 years ago

Fire and ice

It may come as a surprise that in Spring, while we watch the rivers, hoping for an orderly ice-out, we also need to be aware of wildfires.

9 years ago

Editor’s note

Editor’s note: Fourth-through eighth-graders from Aroostook County schools were invited to contribute to “Potatoes and Pussywillows”, an anthology collected and sponsored by the directors of Aroostook Right To Read, an organization whose mission is to promote literacy encompassing reading, writing, listening and speaking across the curriculum among students, educators, and parents. The student work will […]

9 years ago

Looking beyond the vital records offers unexpected rewards

The phrase “think outside the box” is found everywhere it seems from the business world to education. It means don’t be hidebound or constrained in your thinking. For genealogists it’s equally important that we think outside the box of conventional records.

9 years ago

Snow foolin’!

Over the past several weeks, I have heard numerous comments, such as “I’ve never seen a winter like this”, (referring to the relatively light seasonal snow total).

9 years ago

God was with me there too

I was in the family tent with my brother, and we heard the neighbors’ kids outside about to cause trouble. But Shep saved the day.