100 Years Ago: 1924

The most enthusiastic meeting held by the newly organized Lions’ club of Auburn was enjoyed by 24 members at Paradise Farm Thursday evening.

Mrs. Kendrie served one of her delicious chicken dinners and after everyone had done justice to the “bird”, their attention was turned to the king of the animal kingdom for which the club is named.

Two new members, A. Q. Miller and A. R. Thurston, were formally initiated and taught how to roar. L. E. Moulton, principal of Edward Little, was signed up as a new member and will be given his roaring instructions at a later meeting.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Furniture by Thomas Moser of New Gloucester, a former Bates College faculty member, is featured in the August issue of a national home decorating magazine.

A reproduction Shaker cupboard and a large dining room table by Moser, fashioned at his workshop in a former New Gloucester Grange Hall, are pictured in the current issue of American Home.

25 Years Ago: 1999

In a renewed campaign to increase Auburn’s paltry recycling rate, the city will turn to its neighbors across the river for a little help.

For years, Auburn and Lewiston have been almost polar opposites when it comes to recycling. Auburn’s recycling rate last year was 16.6 percent, well below the state’s benchmark.

Lewiston, meanwhile, has developed a model recycling program, with a rate that has hovered around 53 percent the last two years.

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