100 years ago: 1919

The degree unit of Thornes Corner Grange will on Saturday, go to South Paris Grange where they will work the third and fourth degrees upon a large class of candidates at Paris Grange. The trip will be taken by automobile and it’s expected that in addition to the members of the degree team, a large number of the Thornes Corner Grange patrons will attend.

50 years ago: 1969

The Auburn-Lewiston Kiwanis Club will hold its 12th annual Pancake Breakfast at the Food Town parking lot, Spring Street, Auburn, this Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Breakfast will be served rain or shine under the big top tent by the club’s members Proceeds will go to the club’s Scholarship Fund.

25 years ago: 1994

Brandon Davis, a fifth grader at Great Falls Middle School in Auburn won first prize, earning a perfect score, in an individual event at the 27th Annual Middle School Math Meet held May 26th at the University of Maine in Gorham. Thirty-six fifth- and sixth-graders from Great Falls, Fairview and Webster schools participated in the event in which approximately 100 teams participated, solving arithmetic and geometry in individual and team events.

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