100 years ago, 1913
Lake Auburn is practically clear of ice and this means fishing on Patriot’s Day! This was the word that came from East Auburn at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon. “The ice is out of the main lake and what there is left is blowing up into the North Auburn neck,” someone telephoned the to Lewiston Jurnal office at 1:45. “It will be all out in three hours and perhaps a good deal sooner. It is breaking up fast.”

50 years ago, 1963
EDITORIAL — Air Service To Continue. The recommendations of the Civil Aeronautics Board examiner that air service be continued at the Lewiston-Auburn airport by Northeast Airlines is encouraging news, but by no means may be taken as a final decision on the matter. Several things could happen which would render the recommendations of Examiner Robert L. Parks meaningless. It may be that the CAB will not go along with Parks’ advice. There is also considerable question about the future of Northeast Airlines.

25 years ago, 1988
Negotiations over land for Little League baseball diamonds are continuing between city representatives and officials of the Maine Army National Guard, but the director of the baseball programs says he’s been left in the dark. Edward Spooner, president of the Auburn Suburban Little League, said Thursday he was asked to stay out of negotiations over the parcel of land on Garfield Road by Mayor Harry W. Woodard Jr. and other city officials. “I don’t know as we ever told them to stay out of it, but I feel it’s a city function,” Woodard said. The league’s three diamonds may be out of business within one year. The ball fields are located at what is now the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airpark, which borders the Twin Cities airport where land sales have been picking up.