10 years ago – June 7, 1997

(As reported in the Bangor Daily News)

There are three kinds of moose in Maine, according to Hugh Maine, moose ranger. There are the moose-moose, the kind you’re likely to come upon as you’re driving down the road and suddenly find one “loomin’ large” in front of you.

Then there is the second kind, the one you find after you’ve paddled everywhere in your canoe and driven about as far as you can to see a moose: the “gosh-darn” moose, as in you can never find a gosh-darn moose when you’re looking for one.

The third kind is a “saw” moose, the kind most often found while you’re out looking for a gosh-darn moose and when you get home, your neighbor tells you he saw a moose in your yard.

In reality, there is only one kind of moose. And in reality, Hugh Maine, the moose ranger, is Mark Easton, a Maine humorist who lives in northern Penobscot County.

25 years ago – June 7, 1982

HAMPDEN – The Case of the Phantom Cows has been solved.

The six black-and-white Holstein cows that disappeared from Ronco Farms in Winterport approximately four weeks ago and reappeared periodically in the backyards and gardens of Hampden – much to the frustration of local residents and the police – were found and will soon be returned to their owner.

According to Hampden Police Sergeant Russ Ritchie, the department received a call about the cows, and the errant creatures were captured soon after.

Last month a total of 11 cows ran off from Ronco Farms when they were scared badly by coyotes or dogs, and they tore down 200 feet of pasture fence in their flight.

Ritchie said the cows wandered in an area of 15 square miles in the Hampden-Winterport area.

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ORRINGTON – Mrs. Margaret Capen, the new librarian at the Orrington Public Library, began her duties on May 24.

The library committee will welcome Mrs. Capen at a reception.

Mrs. Capen has pursued her interest in books over the last 15 years in the Ellsworth Library and the Brewer Public Library. She is a 1967 graduate of East Tennessee State University.

Mrs. Capen replaces Mrs. Karen Herrick, who left after five years of service.

50 years ago – June 7, 1957

INDIAN ISLAND – Mrs. Eunice Nelson Baumann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Nelson of the Penobscot Indian Reservation, became the first member of her tribe to earn a top academic honor when she received a doctor of philosophy degree at commencement exercises of New York University.

A graduate of the University of Maine, Dr. Baumann holds a master of arts degree in psychology from New York University. Study for her doctorate was with NYU’s Inter-Disciplinary Center for Human Relations Studies.

Dr. Baumann and her husband, Gerold Baumann, a native of Aarau, Switzerland, plan to leave on a three-month trip to Europe. They will visit relatives and friends in England, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.

She will be on leave of absence from her position as assistant to the director of the program planning division of the Board for Fundamental Education, with national headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind.

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BANGOR – “Current trends in hair styles are toward making ‘milady’ all woman again,” Richard Ombres told the 40 hairdressers attending his talk and demonstration in the English Room of the Bangor House.

Mr. Ombres is from Palm Beach, Fla., and is the creator of the “Forward Look” in hairstyles. He has created hairstyles for film stars Marla English and Barbara Stanwyck, and television star Mary Costa.

“There are two kinds of haircuts – good and bad,” said Mr. Ombres. He went on to point out and to demonstrate that if hair is shaped correctly it can be made to do anything. He also demonstrated the Basic Rhythm Kontrol technique of which he is the originator.

“This year’s styles,” he said, “are longer than short and shorter than long, and require healthy hair more than at any other time.”

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BANGOR – The opening of the new Pilots Grill today marks a great event in the lives of the Zoidis brothers, Peter, Paul and Ernie.

The Zoidis brothers are a team that works together and yet each one can take off the suit coat, don a chef’s cap and apron, and turn to any job around the restaurant, from whipping up a seven-course dinner to washing the floors.

Paul, the eldest brother, arrived in Bangor from Greece in 1914. He worked in the restaurant business and started the Pickwick Sandwich Shop.

In 1940, the brothers opened the first Pilots Grill on Outer Hammond Street opposite what was to become Dow Air Force Base.

100 years ago – June 7, 1907

BANGOR – It was another big day with the fishermen at the Bangor salmon pool. Seven handsome fish were taken during the day. The lucky fishermen were D. Howard Peavey, Karl Anderson, J. Henry Peavey, Loren Flynt of Boston, and Charles Hodgkins and Charles Bissell of Brewer, who fish together. This is certainly good fishing and the finny beauties run as high as 20 pounds.

Ten fish were taken Wednesday, that being the record day of the year. D. Howard Peavey landed the largest. Miss Esther Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Anderson, landed a salmon in the afternoon, a feat not often performed by the weaker sex. This little miss is but 10 years old. Mr. Anderson and his daughter went up to the salmon pool when most of the other fishermen were going home.

Little Miss Anderson was holding the rod while her father managed the boat. Encouraged by him the little girl held the big rod and the salmon straining at the end of the long line. She met the rushes of the fish like a veteran.

It will be a long time probably before little Miss Anderson’s feat is duplicated and she will retain the record of being the youngest person who ever landed a salmon at the Bangor pool.

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ORLAND – The schooner Seth Nyman, Captain Thorndyke, sailed from Orland with a cargo of hardwood for Rockland for Fickett and Witham.

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ORLAND – Mrs. William Cotton has torn down her old barn and is erecting a new one in its place. She also will have new sills put under her house, and other repairs and improvements will be made.

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OLD TOWN – O.B. Fernandez announced that he will give a life-sized Teddy bear to the largest family that comes to Old Town in a team on the fourth of July. The prize is known as the President’s Prize and it is sure to attract many proud parents of large families. (Ed. note: Theodore Roosevelt was U.S. president 1901-1909. The Teddy bear was invented when he was lampooned in a newspaper cartoon for refusing to shoot a baby bear while on a hunting trip in 1902.)

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HAMPDEN – The commencement concert of Hampden Academy was well-attended and enjoyed. Everyone spoke enthusiastically of the solos rendered by the well-known cellist, Mr. Roland Sawyer of Bangor.

Mr. Freeman Emery is building a stable in connection with his cottage into which he is preparing to move his family.

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BRADFORD CENTER – Eugene Call and wife from Lowell, Mass., have come to Bradford to live on their farm. Mr. Call will be well-remembered by many friends as a former Bradford boy.

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SOUTH BREWER – The thunder shower of Thursday morning caused quite a little trouble at the paper mill of the Eastern Manufacturing Co., injuring the motors and stopping the machinery for several hours.

The new laundry just opened on Oak Street by Mrs. Archie Foster is turning out good work and desires the patronage of the people at this end of the city.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin