100 Years Ago: 1922
Lewiston-Auburn people will be interested to learn that the annual recital of Mrs. Bernice Ham’s Pupils in Interpretive Dances wilt take place this year March 20th at the Empire Theater. The classes are larger than ever before — one hundred and fifty pupils in the interpretive, folk and character dancing and include many advanced pupils. Mrs. Ham encourages individual expression in interpretive work with splendid results and her recital this year will without a doubt be the best one has ever given. Her social dancing classes will give their annual dance party at City Hall. Miss Terry Love is assisting again this year and Frances Turgeon Wiggle is accompanist.
50 Years Ago: 1972
SFC Ronald Bruce Dennison is presently serving in the Medical Corps of the Army and is stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. He is the son of Raymond H. Dennison who made his service a career, retiring in 1961 after 21 years in the army. The father saw action in World War II and the Korean War, and during the years in between conflicts held the position of supervisor and inspector of military construction.
25 Years Ago: 1997
A community effort spearheaded by the Peru Recreation Committee to hook youngsters on fishing, rather than drugs, was kicked off Friday afternoon at the Mead Corp. administration building. Not only will this first-of-a-kind program in Maine help children get interested in fishing. it will be supplemented with a companion program providing youngsters with rods and reels. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Mead Corp. are taking magnificent roles in the two programs. Charlie Mann, volunteer coordinator for Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said his department is 100 percent behind the effort and is coordinating the rod and reel loaner program. Also participating are Point North Outfitters and the Kennebec Valley Bassmasters. Matt Scott, deputy commissioner for the department, said increasing the number of anglers will! raise the number of licenses purchased in the future and subsequently help sustain natural resources. Tim Holland, a member of the Peru Recreation Committee, said he hopes the new Hooked on Fishing program, already in effect in other states, will be expanded to adjoining Mountain Valley towns. The Peru Recreation Committee initially spoke with Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the American Sportfishing Association and the Future Fisherman Foundation about establishing such a program. The entire Hooked on Fishing curriculum will be described in a day-long workshop Saturday at the Mead Corp. administration building in Rumford for any organization or school that wants to begin the program. Joe Starinchak, coordinator of Hooked on Fishing for the Future Fisherman Foundation, said the program has been in effect in many states for about 10 years. Youngsters from Peru Elementary School already have begun the program. Holland has spoken to each class about fishing and respecting the environment. Children in kindergarten through grade five will take part in a five-week program, while youngsters in grades six through eight will learn about the sport and the environment for eight weeks. At Friday’s presentation, 18 first and second-graders were given their own spinning rods and reels paid for by the American Sportfishing Association. Another 100 rods and reels will be available April 1, the first day of the open water fishing season, at various sites in the Mountain Valley area. The fishing rods, paid for by Mead Corp., will be lent to youngsters who want to fish.
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