(As reported in the Bangor Daily News)

10 years ago – Oct. 11, 1997

BANGOR – The Penobscot River became a classroom as Maine Maritime Academy brought one of its research vessels here to provide floating science lessons to area high school students.

Crew members of the Argo Maine dredged up rocks and plankton from the bottom of the river near Turtle Head Marina in Hampden, showed off their high-tech research gear and brought a cooler full of sea creatures from Castine in an effort to interest high school students in science as an academic subject and as a career.

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BANGOR – A bond order for borrowing “up to” $2 million for a multipurpose stadium will have its first reading at City Hall. There’s nothing hard and fast about the $2 million figure, Councilor James Tyler emphasized. “It’s a place-keeper number,” he said, pointing out that the council’s workshop on the stadium isn’t scheduled until the day before the meeting.

The council agenda went to print this week, so some number had to be inserted to get the bond order listed. The order could be amended at the council meeting, or left as it is.

25 years ago – Oct., 1982

BANGOR – Microcomputers have made inroads in nearly every field of work today, and the library is not exempt from the invasion. About 50 librarians from northern and eastern Maine got a look at how these machines are being used in their work.

There were 30 microcomputers available for hands-on experience by participants in the workshop, which was supported by local computer dealers such as Radio Shack Computer Center and Maine Computronics, both of Bangor.

50 years ago – Oct., 1957

BANGOR – More than 300 attended the open house and silver tea of the Bangor Art Society at its studio at the Bangor Recreation Center. The affair was the most successful event staged by the new organization and large numbers of people signed up for various classes in painting and allied arts in the fall and winter.

Displays were set up by the instructors who explained the techniques of their respective arts. Edward Healey displayed and explained silk screen painting; Irene Smith, ceramics; Frances Stanley, stenciling; Margaret Stoeckler, sculpture; and Frank Nanartonis, painting in various media.

100 years ago – Oct. 11, 1907

BANGOR – Hundreds of Odd Fellows and their friends attended The Nickel. They had to go to the Graham Building anyway to attend the dedication [of their lodge meeting rooms] and they found themselves amply repaid by a visit to the particular part of the huge structure occupied by Maine’s newest and finest moving picture theater.

Four of the “best pictures yet” will be shown for the remainder of the week: “The Strength of Cheese,” “Liquid Electricity,” “Winan’s Horses” and “Uncle’s Heritage,” an amusing skit – just like a French comedy in tabloid.

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ORONO – The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Universalist church are planning an entertainment that will be of unusual interest. It will consist of a play written and produced by Mrs. Ralph K. Jones, who also will take the leading part in the performance. The play is a bright, sparkling comedy, full of clever dialogue and farcical situations, which Mrs. Jones adapted from a recent popular book for presentation on the stage.

The company surrounding Mrs. Jones will consist of the best obtainable talent. Men who distinguished themselves in the student play in Bangor last fall and also in college dramatics in the spring will have prominent parts.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin