50 Years Ago – Jan. 30, 1974
GNP named Pinkham Super of Personnel — Henry C. Conklin assumed the newly created position of personnel supervisor for the Pinkham Lumber Company, a division of Great Northern Paper Company. Conklin’s appointment was announced by J. R. Adams, GNP manager of personnel, northern division.
25 Years Ago – Feb. 3, 1999
Processed potato’s success in Caribou — A local company is opening a new market for processed potatoes nationwide from Caribou. ‘Fresh From the Start’ potato products were developed by Andy Ayer of Maine Packers and Andy Pollak of Hapco Inc. of New York.
25 Years Ago-February 10, 1999
Players of the Week’ honored – Chosen as this week’s female player of the week is Houlton’s Kelly Socoby and co-male players of the week are Houlton’s Willie Sleeper and Southern Aroostook Sam Michaud. Socoby earned the honor with her play against Hodgdon and Caribou.
99 Years Ago – Jan. 22, 1925
Rotarians pay tribute to Miss Knight — A glowing tribute was paid to Miss Edith Knight, county anti-tuberculosis nurse, by Dr. F. W. Mann, President of the Maine Medical Society, who addressed the Houlton Rotary Club at their Wednesday meeting.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 27, 1999
Donations make dreams come true for 12 families — For six consecutive years, Aroostook County residents have given selflessly to the Make-A-Wish playhouse project, enabling the county chapter to go from raising $3,000 in 1993 to more than $20,000 this season, which enabled them to help 12 families this year.
25 Years Ago-February 10, 1999
Cassidy was awarded by DEP – The Department of Environmental Protection recently recognized Mark Cassidy for his efforts in maximizing the performance of the waste water treatment at A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Houlton.
10 Years Ago — Jan. 22, 2014
Rossignol beats father’s record — With a 24-point performance in Van Buren’s 52-34 win over Southern Aroostook on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, senior Parise Rossignol became the Van Buren District High School all-time leading basketball scorer.
10 Years Ago — Jan. 15, 2014
Organizers plan for new entry to park — Organizers of the Four Corners Park in Madawaska are reaching out to the community to assist in fundraising efforts to construct a new $10,000 arch entryway, according to park founder Joe LaChance.
25 Years Ago February 3, 1999
Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District presented Thomas Quint, a Hodgdon Dairy farmer, with the Outstanding Conservation Farmer of the Year award.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1999
Flewelling elected to state council office — At the October, 1998, National Association of Insurance Women Maine State Council Annual Meeting, the following officer was elected: Membership Chairman, Lisa Flewelling-Haney, CPIW, NAIW Aroostook, Maine Mutual Insurance Company, Presque Isle.
