25 Years Ago – Dec. 16, 1998
Nanny of the Year — Johnna Graves, daughter of Presque Isle residents John and Susan Graves, was honored as a nominee for the 1998 Helping Hands Nanny of the Year award.
25 Years Ago – December 30, 1998
Cottle and Brown receive Geography Bee Awards – Elias Cottle, a sixth-grade student at Houlton Southside School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee on Jan. 12.
Friends and family gathered at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum recently to dedicate an addition to the Carl and Helen Hagan Barn.
25 Years Ago – December 23, 1998
First-ever penny drive successful – Houlton Regional Hospital’s first-ever community penny drive was deemed a success by event organizers.
50 Years Ago – Dec. 5, 1973
Mapleton man on State Barber Board — A Mapleton man was appointed by Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, through the Executive Council, to a three-year term on the State Barbers Board.
115 Years Ago – Dec. 3, 1908
Opened to the public — The new Dreamland Theater just completed by H. D. Collins was formally opened to the public last week.
A warm front will lift toward the region Saturday, producing increasing cloudiness.
A group of 18 American Red Cross of Northern New England volunteers and staffers, alongside the Grand Isle Fire Department, installed 127 free smoke alarms in 46 homes during a recent home fire safety event in Grand Isle.
25 Years Ago — Dec. 2, 1998
Daigle honored for forest fighting effort – UMFK student Mike Daigle of Fort Kent was honored by the state of Florida for his efforts in assisting fire fighters in putting out the devastating wildfires there in the summer 1998.
