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From Our Files – Week of October 7, 2019

50 Years Ago -- October 9, 1969 Salute To Valley Farmers -- The business and professional people of the St. John Valley give a rousing 21-gun SALUTE to the farmers of this area.

From our Files – Week of October 1, 2019

50 Years Ago -- October 2, 1969 Madawaska Knights Hold Hunter’s Breakfast -- “We aren’t kidding when we say the event is being held by popular demand,” explained Alvey Dubois, publicity chairman for the Knights

From Our Files – Week of September 23, 2019

50 Years Ago -- September 25, 1969 Two FK Lions Earn Awards -- Two awards were presented during the weekly meeting of the Fort Kent Lions Club on Tuesday, September 16.

From Our Files – Week of September 18, 2019

Superintendent of Schools Charles Tanous announced this week that due to the bad weather conditions recently the SAD 24 schools will not close for potato harvest on September 19 as previously scheduled, but will remain open until September 26.

From Our Files – Week of September 9, 2019

50 Years Ago -- September 11, 1969 Record Number Of New Students For Campus- -- Fort Kent State College of the University of Maine opened the 1969-70 academic year with a record enrollment of 150 new students.

From Our Files – Week of September 2, 2019

50 Years Ago -- September 4, 1969 Madawaska Board Votes To Publish Events -- The Madawaska School Board has voted to give out all news of school business and events as part of the philosophy of keeping citizens informed on the important issue of education.

From Our Files – Week of August 28, 2019

Eddie Belanger, town manager of Van Buren, was presented with a 15-year service award at the 24th annual New England town managers institute held at the University of Maine in Orono August 17-22.

From Our Files – Week of August 14, 2019

Gerard Michaud, proprietor of Rite-Way Cleaners in Madawaska, learned that Rite-Way has been admitted as a member of the National Institute of Drycleaning.

From Our Files – Week of August 14, 2019

For the second time this summer destruction has hit the farm of Albert Berube, Route 1 in Keegan.

From Our Files – Week of August 7, 2019

50 Years Ago -- August 7, 1969 Improved Reading In Summer School -- A six-week summer reading program, supported by Title 1 funds, was held at Evangeline School from June 23 to August 1.

From Our Files — July 26, 2019 – Fiddlehead Focus

Historic Part Of Grand Isle History -- A reader submitted this picture of a town landmark that was destroyed by fire in 1959. Called the Grand Isle Hotel, the building was built around 1902 by Dr. Lucien Lupien for a hospital. In 1907 the building was purchased by Mrs. Vital Thibodeau. Shortly after, it became a boarder’s home, thus the name Grand Isle Hotel. Mrs. Thibodeau’s son Jos made an apartment building of the structure. Much later, the building was purchased by Philip Dionne, Sr. The hotel was located on the side of St. Gerard’s Church, the present parking lot. (SJVT contributed photo 1969)

From Our Files – July 24, 2019

50 Years Ago -- July 24, 1969 85 Nurses Resign -- Resignations have been received from 85 nurses of the staff of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Emile Leblanc, the hospital administrator reported Tuesday morning.

From Our Files – July 17, 2019

The number of inscriptions at the summer courses at the St. Louis College is now at 530 representing an increase of 140 on the previous year.

From Our Files – July 10, 2019

It was a very happy occasion after 39 years for Mrs. Dora Soucy and her family, to be reunited with her cousin Mrs. Marguerite Roeschlin

From Our Files – July 3, 2019

Director Don Arnold reported some 900 persons used the swimming pool on opening day last Thursday.

From Our Files – June 26, 2019

50 Years Ago -- June 26, 1969 Construction Zips Along On Hospital Addition -- Construction began last April on a $2.2 million addition on two sections of the People’s Benevolent Hospital in Fort Kent.

From Our Files — June 19, 2019

Centennial spirit really struck the St. Louis School cafeteria last week when the cooks, dressed in their centennial garb, showed up for work with an old-fashioned meal all planned for that day.

From Our Files — June 12, 2019

People flocked to the Jezebelles Vaudeville Show in Fort Kent, at the high school with Miss Claudette Gagnon doing “her thing” during the performance.

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