100 years ago, 1918
If there is any manufacturer who has not yet made arrangements for an exhibit from his shop or mill, and wishes to be one of the participants in the “Made In Lewiston-Auburn Week,” he may still do so by communicating with Chairman Barnstone of the joint committee at once. There are only five days before the store curtains will be ready to be pulled aside, and the window displays thrown open to the public. Every day enthusiasm for this unique plan grows higher, and the lists of the manufacturers and store keepers grow longer. Monday the stores will he closed, and this gives opportunity for the final decoration of the windows.
50 years ago, 1968
Local officials today met with a representative of the Canadian National Railway and the discussion centered around plans for an expansion of the facilities at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport. The session was designed to appraise the railroad management of a proposal to lengthen a runway at the airport, a move which would necessitate relocation of the railroad line owned by the Auburn-Lewiston Railroad Co. The officials discussed several alternate routes for the railroad line including the former rail bed used by the old Interurban. This would run parallel to the Hotel Road. It appears to be the one favored by the railroad.
25 years ago, 1993
There were expressions of pleasure, ecstasy even, on the faces of the 225 teen-agers who beat the cold with some hot rock ‘n roll music at the Multi-Purpose Center Saturday night. As the temperatures plunged to below zero outside, five rock bands warmed it up indoors, roaming the stage like woolly mammoths, thrilling the audience with their righteous rock and attitude. “We’re here to see Shadow,” said 16-year-old Darryll Brann, who traveled with friends from Windsor to see Saturday’s show. Shadow, a “hard rock” outfit from Lewiston who borrow their bravado and big guitar sound from power pop stars like Skid Row and Slaughter, organized Saturday’s show in an attempt to resurrect the Twin Cities’ rock music scene.
The material in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspellings and errors made at that time may be corrected.
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