Some of the old-timers at the Upper Dam were pleased to see George Goodwin the guide in Lewiston on Thursday fresh from the woods up Moosehead way where he has been a cook in a lumber camp the past winter.

“Never saw a finer winter in the woods.” said he although it has been rather cold. I don’t look to see the ice go out of the Rangeleys before the middle of May.”
50 Years Ago, 1954
Auburn’s Pettengill Park ski jump, a center of controversy these days, will soon be sporting a sign to the effect: “the Auburn Superintending School Committee does not guarantee the safety of this jump – use at your own risk.”

That’s not like locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen, for despite the fact, the skiing season is past (everybody hopes), there are those who use the jump in the summer time to watch baseball games.

And should these persons get hurt, the Auburn Superintending School Committee wants to shoulder no part of the blame.
25 Years ago, 1979
A survey distributed to parents of Lewiston students this week may help the city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen determine whether to provide bus service to high school students.

The comprehensive busing study, prepared by Intergovernmental Coordinator Joseph Lemieux, has sent out to parents of students at Lewiston High School, Lewiston Junior High School, and St. Dominic Regional High School.

Results are expected to be compiled by the end of the month.

The City-council is expected to use the data in deciding whether to fund the extension of bus service to high school students, who now must either walk, drive or ride with friends, or take advantage of special “tripper buses” provided by Hudson Bus Lines along the city’s major arteries.

Parents are asked to report the distance of their home from the high school, whether or not it is serviced by a tripper, and how their children presently get to school.

In addition, they are asked whether they would be willing to pay 50, 60, 70 or 80 cents for tripper service in their area.

Parents living out on River Road, Pinewoods Road, Crowley Road, and other outlying areas of Lewiston have complained that the city does not provide transportation for their high school-age children.