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50 Years Ago: 1973

Mrs. Phyllis Johnson of Rangeley, Maine, formerly of Auburn, will be guest speaker at the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority’s Founder’s Day banquet on April 25 at Steckino’s at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Johnson has served as secretary of the Kidney Foundation of the State of Maine for over five years. She is one of the several persons, along with Dr. Marshall of Portland, to go to the State Legislators to get the monies to set up a Dialysis and Transplant Unit at the Maine Medical Center and to set up a home dialysis program throughout the state. Following dinner at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Johnson will tell of her own experiences after having a transplant herself.

Mrs. Richard Ryder will introduce the speaker and Mrs. William Higgins, President of Preceptor Chapter, will extend the greeting and conduct the opening ritual.

25 Years Ago: 1998

Auburn roads will get some much-needed attention this spring as the city begins its road surfacing and reclamation programs this week. More than two dozen projects will kick off Tuesday with work on Old Danville Road, which is earmarked for reclamation from Danville Corner Road to South Main Street. Reclamation projects involve grinding up the existing pavement and gravel, grading and compacting the remaining surface and then paving. Resurfacing projects require only a layer of pavement on top of the existing pavement.

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