100 Years Ago: 1918

Thirteen hundred front-line packages sit in the Red Cross rooms which must be finished before the last of September. There are base hospital packages, too, which have to be completed if there is time. but they must be done if the chapter is to meet its obligation to the National Red Cross. The need for the bandages is great, and yet the workers at the Red Cross room are very few. Those in charge are urgently requesting that the women in the two cities give all the time they can to do the work, in order to get 1,300 packages for the boys at the front finished.

50 Years Ago: 1968

Lewiston Housing Authority chairman John F. Murphy, in an annual report made public Tuesday, disclosed that there is a great need for low-income housing in Lewiston. The statement was a highlight of Murphy’s annual report to the Board of Commissioners. Copies of the report also were made available, pursuant to state law to Mayor William Rocheleau Jr. and members of the Board of Aldermen. In concluding his report, Murphy said that in mid-September the L.H.A. began interviewing interested applicants for the housing program. As this year ends, approximately 350 persons, individuals and couples appear to have qualified or have indicated an interest in our program. In an analysis of the completed applications received to date, Murphy reported that there is a great need for low-rent housing program over the near term.

25 Years Ago: 1993

The Sunday River Ski Resort will host the 10th annual Blue Mountain Arts and Crafts Festival on Oct. 9 and 10, with a host of other events, including a foot-race sponsored by the Mahoosuc Arts Council coinciding with what is expected to be the peak of the fall foliage color in the area. The weekend’s activities also feature mountain biking, a ski fashion show, open houses and an Octoberfest celebration at the nearby Sunday River Brewing Co. “It was designed to be a homecoming weekend for our skiers and people who are in the area,” said Skip King, director of communications for the resort. “A lot of our condominium owners use the weekend to open up their units and get ready for the ski season, plus they get to enjoy one of the best times of the year here.”

The material used in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspelling and errors may be corrected.