100 years ago, 1916
Dancing is sure to be very popular in Auburn Hall this winter on Thursday evenings as everything that is danced is taught in a very simple manner and one with close attention can learn very quickly. The new style Fox Trot which is taught next Thursday is already a big success in large cities.

50 years ago, 1966
Auburn police early Saturday morning were seeking a Jeep type vehicle, the occupants of which were suspected of actions which could have caused two fires. At first police were advised that a bomb-type kerosene flare was tossed into a field at Lake Auburn Avenue and Stanley Street. A woman put out a fire started by the flare and while she was there two youths came by whom she said were the ones who threw the flares. A few minutes later police received a call in which they were advised that a similar flare had been rolled under a car owned by a Turner Street resident, almost causing the car to go up in flames.

25 years ago, 1991
The Kora Temple Shriners are celebrating 100 years since 23 men from Lewiston, Auburn and Turner founded their organization. About 5,000 men in 23 units south of Waterville now keep it going. On Oct. 12, one the first units, the Lewiston-based Kora Arab patrol unit, which is a precision drill team, will celebrate its own centennial with an evening of dinner theatre open to the public. The unit takes its name from the Arabic style of drill it continues to follow.

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