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From our Files – Week of September 22, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Sept. 23, 1971 $1.5 million Grant’s store -- Leo Bouchard, owner of Madawaska’s Midtown Shopping Center, divulged this week in 1971 that definite plans have been made by W.T. Grant Company to build a large store in the shopping center, so large in fact that the project is estimated at a million and a half dollars.

From our Files – Week of September 13, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Sept. 16, 1971 All pools aren’t good for swimming -- Ernest Daigle is smiling because he’s never going to fall into a cesspool again. When working at the end of Riverside Avenue for Bridge Construction, who were preparing to lay pipe for sewers, he and his tractor broke through some soft ground and sank into a cesspool 10 feet deep.

From our Files – Week of September 7, 2021

50 Years Ago -- September 9, 1971 Employment office locates to Madawaska-- Because of the size of Aroostook County it has been difficult for one employment office, located at Presque Isle, to adequately cover the entire area, so a branch office has been opened at 62 Bridge Street in Madawaska.

From our Files – Week of September 1, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Sept. 2, 1971 Cemetery project -- The foundations are all built for the flower boxes at the entrance to Madawaska’s cemetery. The Rev. Albert Long, pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madawaska, says that the work can be completed “as soon as we get seven more donors.”

From our Files – Week of August 23, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Aug. 26, 1971 RCMP finds still, seizes moonshine -- Members of Edmundston detachment RCMP visited a farm in St. Jacques Tuesday evening in 1971 and seized a still, four gallons of moonshine, and a burlap bag containing cigarettes, reportedly stolen.

From our Files – Week of August 9, 2021

50 Years Ago -- August 12, 1971 No more curves? -- The St. John Road is getting straightened. Construction of a state highway that will eliminate the so-called “Dempsey Curve” on St. John Road about one mile from Fort Kent is underway. The project is being constructed by Cianbro contractors.

From our Files – Week of August 2, 2021

50 Years Ago -- August 5, 1971 Fraser situation -- After four weeks of the strike at Fraser in Madawaska, all remains just about the same -- no negotiations or settlement in sight.

From our Files – Week of July 27, 2021

50 Years Ago -- July 29, 1971 Spud recess dropped -- All elementary schools in Madawaska will do away with the potato recess this year, thus opening later than normal this semester on Sept. 7, 1971.

From our Files – Week of July 21, 2021

50 Years Ago -- July 22, 1971 Re-enact first crossing -- The river crossing from St. Basile Sunday afternoon highlighted the St. David centennial, which according to its backers was a tremendous success with more than 1,500 people in attendance.

From our Files – Week of July 13, 2021

50 Years Ago -- July 15, 1971 20-minute fish fight -- Mrs. Camille Labbe of Meadow Lane caught an 8-pound, 2-ounce landlocked salmon July 2, 1971, with live bait at Square Lake.

From our Files – Week of July 5, 2021

50 Years Ago -- July 8, 1971 Nearly 60 at ’61 reunion -- Members of the Class of 1961 flocked back in large numbers for the 10th reunion held Friday at Pete’s Maple Grove Club in Sinclair. “Of the 91 members nearly 60 attended,” said Roger Thibodeau, class president.

From our Files – Week of June 27, 2021

50 Years Ago -- July 1, 1971 Twirl way to fame -- Over 1,000 twirlers from all New England states competed in the Grand National baton twirling contest held on June 11 and 12, 1971, at Brewer, but all the competition didn’t panic our local girls.

From our Files – Week of June 21, 2021

50 Years Ago -- June 24, 1971 Construction starts -- Trees were coming down on Pleasant Street Wednesday as construction of the street section from the Armory Road to Tom Pinkham’s garage got underway.

From our Files – Week of June 14, 2021

50 Years Ago -- June 24, 1971 Bon voyage to Annick Moricet -- About 45 people gathered at Lincoln School in Grand Isle two weeks ago Tuesday to give Miss Annick Moricet, social worker for SAD 24’s Follow Through program for two years, a going-away party before she returns to her homeland in France.

From our Files – Week of June 7, 2021

50 Years Ago -- June 17, 1971 Madawaska pool opens -- It appears any cracks in the swimming pool floor have been repaired and if all goes well, the pool will open June 28, 1971. Two nights are being set aside for adult lessons and the staff is hopeful many adults and non-swimmers or those who feel they are inadequate swimmers sign up for lessons.

From our Files – Week of June 1, 2021

50 Years Ago -- June 10, 1971 Largest class leaves Allagash -- Joseph Fox, president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, was the speaker when the largest class ever to leave Allagash High School graduated Thursday, June 11, 1971. The class consisted of 15 students.

From our Files – Week of May 24, 2021

50 Years Ago -- June 3, 1971 Rahrig taking TIMES Publisher post -- Forrest Rahrig assumed the position of publisher of the St. John Valley Times, effective June 30, 1971. He replaced Joe Falter, one of the original founders of the newspaper in 1957, who has held the position of publisher-editor since then.

From our Files – Week of May 17, 2021

50 Years Ago -- May 27, 1971 Mothers make graduation hats for Head Start -- Mothers of Head Start children at the Frenchville center made mortarboards for their children’s graduation ceremonies. This project was one of the many arranged recently by Miss Lorraine Dumais, case aide, for the parents of Head Start children.

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