100 years ago: 1918

After a long enforced vacation on account of the Spanish flu epidemic, the Auburn Grange is to open its doors Saturday for an all-day meeting. The lecturer, Mrs. A. L. Merrill, has organized a fine program, while the dinner committee will have one of the best banquets ever set in that hall. The meeting has been arranged partly to celebrate the coming of peace and a grand good time is expected.

50 years ago: 1968

An overnight parking ban in Lewiston and Auburn went into effect at midnight last night. Between now and April 16 it is illegal to leave your car parked on any street in the city for more than one hour between midnight and 6 in the morning, police officials noted. The winter parking ban, in effect in the Twin Cities for many years, was primarily designed to keep the streets clear during storms and for snow removal operations.

25 years ago: 1993

The West Auburn School Historical Society recently held an open house at the school to allow interested people to view the restoration progress that has been made to date. More than 100 people visited the building during the course of the two-hour event. Photographs and memorabilia on loan from Tom and Ginger Gould showed scenes and activities which took place in North and West Auburn. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the area was the center of town and the Portland Stagecoach passed through this area regularly. Copies of the Lewiston Daily Sun and Evening Journal from the years 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, and the 1970s were on display, compliments of Dennis and Beverly Spofford. June Spear assisted with these displays.

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