75 Years Ago – August 30, 1949
Sherman Mills Farmer Named Maine Green Pastures Winner — Beverly Rand, Sherman Mills dairy farmer, was named Maine winner of the 1949 New England Green Pastures Contest by a six member judging committee following lengthy discussions at the Northland Hotel Thursday night
75 Years Ago – Sept. 8, 1949
Caribou man named to head county bankers — At a meeting of nearly 150 members of the Aroostook Bankers Association in Houlton Wednesday, J. Franklin Anderson, treasurer of Caribou’s Aroostook Trust company, was elected new president of the organization.
25 Years Ago – September 8, 1999
Berry and Edgecom won again — Shawn Berry of Presque Isle and Angela Edgecomb of Monticello continued their dominance of the Aroostook County road racing circuit by picking up overall victories at the 26th annual Caribou Labor Day Road Race.
50 Years Ago — September 4, 1974
Fournier honored on retirement – Louis Fournier was honored on his retirement from the Madawaska Post Office with a party at Una’s Restaurant, Madawaska, in September of 1974.
75 Years Ago – August 25, 1949
Churchill Buys The Sports Shop — Announcement was made this morning by Phillip B. Churchill of his purchase from Frank H. Totman of the Northern Maine Sports Shop, wholesale and retail dealers in everything for the sportsman.
25 Years Ago – September 1, 1999
Townsend recorded an ace at Mars Hill Country Club — Pam Townsnd of Blaine made a hole-in-one on the 130-yard fourth hole at Mars Hill Country Club on Aug. 23.
25 Years Ago – Sept. 1, 1999
Computer lab to open to the public — In an effort to meet the needs of children, their families and community members, the Caribou Adult Education Program is opening its computer labs for the first time to the public so that all local residents have access to computers and the Internet.
25 Years Ago — September 1, 1999
Fashion Bug to host Model-A-Thon – The Fashion Bug store in Madawaska is teaming up with the 20 other Fashion Bug stores across Maine to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine.
50 Years Ago – August 28, 1974
Frame And Galda Open New Photographic Studio — Bruce Frame and Jack Galda are now open for business in their new photographic studio featuring commercial and professional studio, featuring commercial and professional photography.
50 Years Ago — Aug. 21, 1974
First solo – Glen Wylie of Frenchville, soloed at Northern Maine Regional Airport, Frenchville, last week in August of 1974, after 13 hours of instruction.
