100 years ago, 1914
Whether or not Edward Little High School, Auburn, is represented by a football team or not, depends on whether or not the boys of the school will get behind the project, get out for practice and generally support the team. A meeting of all those interested in the game was called at the high school for the recess period, Wednesday morning, and was largely attended. Beside Manager Seth Stetson, elected last spring, only two old football men, Alfred Sturgis and Murray Watson, are in the school, but 25 new men said that they would turn out for practice.
50 years ago, 1964
A continuing program of expansion of facilities was carried on during the summer at the Lost Valley ski area in Auburn, according to Otto H. Wallingford, manager of the development. Part of the program included the purchase of additional land from the Irish estate for the expansion of the parking lot at the area. Wallingford said the parking lot has been expanded to hold 400 cars, an increase of 150 vehicles in the lot capacity. Work on the 28-meter ski jump this summer resulted in an extension of the out-run to a point about 250 feet beyond the transition at the foot of the landing. One of the features of the Lost Valley development has been the snowmaking equipment in use there for the past two seasons.
25 years ago, 1989
A well-traveled but narrow bridge in Auburn that is flooded nearly every spring may be replaced if the plan receives approval Monday by the City Council. “There’s no danger at this point,” commented Larry Roberts, assistant bridge design engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation. “If there were, we’d be out doing something right now.” The bridge, which would have to be closed to traffic for two months, is located in a slight gully on Young’s Corner Road in an area that receives heavy traffic during ski season. Just beyond the bridge, under which Lapham Brook flows toward Taylor Pond, is the road leading to Lost Valley. Robert Belz, city public works director, said the exact age of the bridge is unknown, but it was probably built about 50 to 60 years ago.
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