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From our Files – Week of February 9, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Feb. 10, 1972 Biggest center north of Bangor -- “It will be the largest shopping center north of Bangor,” promised Leo Bouchard, when he described Madawaska’s Midtown Shopping Center after the new addition. A new W.T. Grant Store will be the major addition and it will stretch from the edge of the shopping center over to Sixth Avenue.

From our Files – Week of February 2, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Feb. 3, 1972 Visit Times -- Children in grades 5-8 from Allagash toured the offices of the St. John Valley Times last Friday in 1972. The children were accompanied on the field trip by teachers, George Carpenter and Mrs. Clara McBreairty.

From Our Files – Week of January 26, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Jan. 27, 1972 Honor Mrs. Rice -- Mrs. Kathleen Rice, founder and past head librarian at the Madawaska Public Library, was presented with a plaque on a Tuesday in 1972, for her dedication and service to the library and the people of Madawaska. Msgr. Albert Long made the presentation on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the library.

From our Files – January 19, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Jan. 20, 1972 Physicals for Head Start children -- Head Start students at the Fort Kent center recently received physical examinations at the office of Dr. Rod Albert in town. March Michaud with Anne Paradis, R.N., and his mother Mrs. Paul Emile Michaud, was present. All children were present with their parents and staff for the physicals.

From our Files – Week of January 12, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Jan. 13, 1972 Hope School kitchen training -- Mrs. Terry Ringuette, teacher at Hope School, instructed students Dorothy Chasse from Van Buren and Cecile Daigle from Madawaska in the cooking arts.

From our Files – Week of January 5, 2022

50 Years Ago -- Jan. 6, 1972 Eagle Lake baby first at Fort Kent -- Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Boutot of Eagle Lake were the proud parents of the first baby, a boy, born at Peoples Benevolent Hospital in Fort Kent in 1972. Arriving on the scene at 2:20 p.m., Jan. 1, the baby weighed in at six pounds and seven ounces.

From our Files – Week of December 29, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Dec. 30, 1971 Jobs scarce for SAD 24 students -- Wayne Miller, director of guidance at Van Buren District High School, says that lack of available part-time work is one of the major problems facing a large portion of the school’s 630 students.

From our Files – Week of December 22, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Dec. 23, 1971 Promoted to state Guard captain -- Gabriel Dugal was promoted to the rank of captain in the Maine State Guard. Captain Dugal is commander of Company B, 2nd battalion, 314th group, which is stationed in Madawaska.

From our Files – Week of December 15, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Dec. 16, 1971 Doing KP duty -- Jim Caron of Madawaska, a member of Omega Sigma Beta Fraternity, pitched in to help prepare Aroostook spuds for a special pre-Christmas dinner served at UMPI by ARA Slater, food service contractors.

From our Files – Week of December 8, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Dec. 9, 1971 Jalbert was honored -- At a surprise testimonial dinner here on a Tuesday night in December 1971, attorney Robert Jalbert was honored for 25 years of devoted service to Scouting by Troop 189 and the Fort Kent Lions Club. He accepted the award from Peter Sirois, senior patrol leader of Troop 189.

From our Files – Week of December 1, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Dec. 2, 1971 Hockey Rink Grows -- The new Madawaska hockey rink grew as the town geared up to enter a new Northeastern Hockey League.

From our Files – Week of November 20, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Nov. 24, 1971 SAD 24 gains money for school jobs -- SAD 24 has received just over $3,000 to fund 10 new jobs, Orrison Moody, director of vocational education and federal special projects, said on a Friday in 1971.

From our Files – Week of November 10, 2021

50 Years Ago -- November 11, 1971 One-Sided moose rack -- A rather unusual incident occurred to two St. Agatha deer hunters in 1971. Phillip Bosse and Donat Daigle were strolling in the woods in Township 17 Range 15 when they caught sight of a pair of moose antlers stuck on the boughs of a tree.

From our Files – Week of November 3, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Nov. 4, 1971 Building in 1972 -- For those Fort Kenters who have been wondering about the Forest Hill Manor sign, Joseph Bolduc and Anthem Masse said that construction will start next spring in 1972

From our Files – Week of October 26, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Oct. 28, 1971 Work began on flood erosion project -- The Keegan flood and erosion control project construction officially started on Oct. 18, 1971. The first truckload of conduit pipe unloaded was by Cianbro Corporation, contractor.

From our Files – October 21, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Oct. 21, 1971 Homemakers Recycle -- “Everyone must be into this recycling thing, because we have been given some really good articles here,” commented one lady as she sorted over donated items getting ready for the Madawaska Homemakers garage sale.

From our Files – Week of October 14, 2021

50 Years Ago -- Oct. 14, 1971 “Twister” fells trees in Fort Kent -- Traffic was tied up for an hour and a half after Fort Kent saw what many people believed to be its first “twister” in many years.

From our Files – Week of October 6, 2021

50 Years Ago -- October 7, 1971 St. Agatha couple catches 400 trout -- Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bosse ended the fishing season last week in 1971, with a catch of over 400 trout caught from May to September.

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