50 Years Ago — March 6, 1974
Zayre honors senior citizens – Zayre of Madawaska held a Senior Citizens Day for February in their store. A beautiful Valentine cake was made by a store employee, Mrs. Norma Michaud.
50 Years Ago – March 6, 1974
Dr. Varnum rejoined Kiwanis Club — Dr. Norman K. Varnum was welcomed back into membership of the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club when the group held its regular Tuesday noon luncheon Feb. 26, at the Swamp Fox Motor Inn.
100 Years Ago – March 6, 1924
Vital statistics — Mrs. H. R. Hall, deputy town clerk, who has charge of the vital statistics, reports that from March 1,1923, to March 1, 1924, there were in the town of Caribou: 83 marriages, 235 births and 114 deaths.
75 Years Ago-March 10, 1949
Houlton Girl Joins Staffff Of Tacoma Radio Station – Miss Carolyn Chadwick has joined the KTBI staff in the continuity department.
25 Years Ago — March 3, 1999
Closing generation gaps – Spanning the generations were parents, grandparents and students of Helene Melvin’s second grade class at Dr. Levesque School in Frenchville.
25 Years Ago — Feb. 24, 1999
Madawaska native looking for third Grammy – When the Grammy Awards aired this evening in 1999 on national television, at least one St. John Valley family will be watching with more than casual interest. With roots firmly planted in Madawaska — he was born on 5th Avenue — Roland White and his bluegrass band are up for their third musical award.
120 Years Ago – March 3, 1904
Caribou included in the World’s Fair — Caribou will be one of the Maine towns which will have an exhibit as the World’s Fair at St. Louis this year. W. E. Crockett of the Caribou Woolen Mill is getting ready a display of yarns which he will send to this exposition.
50 Years Ago March 27, 1974
HRH Trustees Re-Elect Archibald– Justice James P. Archibald was re-elected president of the board of Trustees of the Houlton Regional Hospital at the annual meeting Thursday at the Military Street Division.
25 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1999
Mills won an award — Management and employees of J. Paul Levesque & Sons were awarded first place with high honors for the 1998 Safety Award given by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association.
100 Years Ago – Feb. 21, 1924
New store — The new furniture store in Stockholm, which was recently opened by G. M . Morgan & Co. of this town, is in charge of Ralph Morgan.
