25 Years Ago – Aug. 25, 1999
Receives donation — Jim Bell, district executive of the Katahdin Area Council-North Star District Boy Scouts of America accepted a donation from Kevin B. Simmons, owner/manager of the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.
50 Years Ago – August 21, 1974
Dunleady was named to Voices In Vital America — State Representative James P. Dunleavy was asked to join the Honorary Advisory Committee of Voices in Vital America, a national non-profit, non-political, education and charitable organization dedicated to making the American public aware of the plight of our POWs and MIAs and of their families.
50 Years Ago – August 21, 1974
Lost Pilot Led Safely Into Houlton By FFA — While on a rather routine picture taking assignment Wednesday at the Houlton International Airport, I was suddenly thrust as a bystander into a suspenseful and interesting experience.
25 Years Ago – Aug. 18, 1999
Couple celebrated 50 years — Lewis and Charlene Fenlason of Caribou celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with an open house at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Wally and Lorena Fenlason.
10 Years Ago — August 13, 2014
Palmer swims across Eagle Lake — A Florida woman with family in the St. John Valley realized her dream of swimming across Eagle Lake on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Carol Palmer, who is legally blind, completed the swim in 35 minutes.
25 Years Ago – August 18, 1999
County’s Diabetic Kids Attend Camp — Fifteen children with diabetes participated in a wilderness camping experience at Bowlin Camps in Patten. “This is only the second time a Maine wilderness adventure camp for kids with diabetes has been held,” said camp leader Ann Gahagan, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator at Cary Medical Center.
25 Years Ago – August 18, 1999
Baby Beef auction — The 4-H Baby Beef show during the Northern Maine Fair at Presque Isle was a tremendous success, with local members placing well. Brittany Lundeen’s steer Reese’s was the Grand Champion and Taylor McLaughlin’s steer Teddy was reserve champion.
120 Years Ago – Aug. 11, 1904
Good turn out for opening day — Scores people visited the new dry goods store of A. V. Goud & Co., on Sweden Street Saturday on their opening day.
25 Years Ago – August 11, 1999
Levesque sawmill made the list — J. Paul Levesque & Sons Inc. was the 15th largest softwood sawmill in the United States according to the industry magazine, Timber Processing.
10 Years Ago — August 6, 2014
New bridge open to all traffic — Officials from both sides of the Maine/New Brunswick border attended the official opening of the $13.9 million Clair-Fort Kent International Bridge today, Thursday, July 31, 2014.
