Yesterday…

10 years ago – Nov. 29, 1991

(As reported in the Bangor Daily News)

ORONO- The Orono sedge, a graceful plant unique to Maine, may be added to the federal list of endangered species. Alison C. Dibble, a graduate student in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, and her faculty adviser, Christopher Campbell, associate professor of plant systematics, showed that the species is distinct. Since 1987, Dibble has found the location of 51 populations of the plant, which includes 1,495 individual specimens.

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It might have been an economically tough Thanksgiving for a lot of people, but no one in the Greater Bangor area should have gone hungry.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinners were offered without cost Thursday at Captain Nick’s, the Greater Bangor Area Shelter, and Pizza Hut.

It was the fifth year the Captain Nick’s has offered free dinner and by 11 a.m. tables were filling up. Volunteers had been in the kitchen since the wee hours of the morning.

25 years ago – Nov. 29, 1976

ORONO – It is a rare occasion when the imminent construction of little more than two miles of paved roadway generates genuine excitement. Yet that will undoubtedly be the case among dedicated bicycle fans with the announcement Sunday that the federal government has approved funds for construction of a demonstration bikeway lining Orono and Old Town.

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The 1976 state championship John Bapst Crusaders were presented their final accolades Sunday night when the school’s Quarterback Club honored them at a banquet with some 400 supporters in attendance.

Former Bapst grid mentor Ken Perrone, who was at the helm when the Crusaders won their last title in 1956, was the guest speaker at the event, which saw present coach Bob Brennan receive the Coach of the Year Award, Greg Veilleux haul down the Most Valuable Player Award, and senior Joe Mooney walk off with the Most Improved Player of the Year honors.

50 years ago – Nov. 29, 1951

ORONO – Penobscot Valley Nasson College Alumnae Club held a dessert meeting tonight at the home of Mrs. Mary Dickey, Forest Avenue. Mrs. Christina Abbot presided at the business meeting and Miss Marriel Nissen of Bangor was named vice president of the group.

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ORONO – The two unit discussion groups of the League of Women Voters of Orono will take place next week. The first will be Dec. 3 with Mrs. Wilson B. Stallworthy, College Road at 8 p.m., and the second will be Dec. 6 with Mrs. Wilmarth Starr, Forest Avenue, also at 8 p.m.

These groups will be the third and final discussions on the UN series. The subject will be “The UN and World Trade.” Miss Merna Monroe will lead both groups.

100 years ago – Nov. 29, 1901

Bangor is famed far and wide for the excellence of its hotels, and the “man of the road” is always glad when he gets to this town, especially for Sundays and holidays. The dinners served in these houses are always good, but on such occasions as Thanksgiving, the proprietors, chefs and all concerned make great efforts to please and satisfy their guests.

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OLDTOWN – The ninth annual Thanksgiving concert at the hall of the XX Club was, as anticipated, a great success. All Oldtown turned out and many came from Bangor, Brewer and Orono. The evening opened with a pleasing concert by Pullen’s orchestra.

Compiled by Mark Haskell