100 Years Ago: 1925

On a lemon tree bearing buds, blossoms, and several ripe and unripe lemons, owned by Mrs. Frank A. Frost, a lemon ripened and fell from the tree this week. The lemon weighed 15 ounces. Mrs. Frost says she doesn’t have to go to Florida for her fruit.

50 Years Ago: 1975

At a meeting Thursday night of the Androscoggin Valley Water Safety Committee at the county building in Auburn, a certificate of merit was presented to Mrs. Richard Wells of Lisbon.

Mrs. Wells is credited with saving the life of a five-year-old child last summer at the Beaver Park Recreation area and the know-how for administering the life saving first aid and mouth- to-mouth resuscitation came about through her Red Cross skills. She is a mother of two young sons, is an assistant teacher at the Sugg Middle School, Lisbon Falls, and during the summer months worked at Beaver Park as a lifeguard.

Mrs. Wells was presented the certificate of merit by Barbara Trafton, Red Cross Water Safety director, and Timothy Mynahan, director of the Beaver Park recreation area.

25 Years Ago: 2000

They’re quitters and proud of it. One of them will be $500 richer by the end of Tuesday. That’s when Tobacco-Free L-A will hold an awards ceremony for the “Quit and Win” contest it held from Jan. 10 to Feb. 14, said Richard Veilleux, executive director. Of the 150 people who entered the program, 55 have so far indicated they stayed smoke-free for the entire contest, he said.

“Our goal was to involve 1 percent of the local adult smoking population and we did that,” Veilleux said. “Plus, we feel confident that we reached a lot of smokers who didn’t take part in the contest but heard our message anyway. Every time they hear the message that they can succeed in quitting, it increases the likelihood that they’ll try and eventually quit.”

Veilleux praised the L-A business and medical communities for their support of Quit and Win. Businesses donated funds and products to award, which include a $500 first prize, $250 second and $100 third, in addition to merchandise.

“That was the key to making this happen,” Veilleux said. “Without their support and gifts to give as prizes, we wouldn’t have been able to do this on our own. We know the vast majority of smokers want to quit, and the more we can help them, the more people will quit and the healthier our community will be.”

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