Ten Years Ago

June 16, 2005

Army Master Sergeant Don Hollenbaugh received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest commendation given, from Vice President Dick Cheney in a ceremony at Mac Dill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., last Friday afternoon. Hollenbaugh, 41, is the son of Don and Carol Hollenbaugh of Prescott, and the late Carole Hollenbaugh. He is a 1982 graduate of Prescott High School.

Members of 55 Plus concluded their bi-monthly potlucks at Ye Towne Hall, Friday, May 27. Lillian Judd and Evelyn Smith served as hostesses. Get well cards were signed and sent to Ruby Cole and Eileen Kromm. Walter Harris won the door prize.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

June 14, 1990

The dedication ceremony and cornerstone laying at Booker Rest Home Annex in Dayton will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 15. Fred Schreck will be emcee at the event. Terry Nealey will give the historical background for the Booker Trust.

The Lions Softball Bash is coming to Waitsburg this weekend. J. E. McCaw said this week that from 20-22 teams will take part in the three-day affair.

J.E. McCaw was named Waitsburg Lions Club “Lion of the Year” on Tuesday night by outgoing President Guy McCaw. J.E. was recognized for his work on organizing the turkey smoke sales, and keeping track of the funds o that project. He has also been instrumental in working on the annual Softball bash for the past several years, contacting teams, lining up prizes, setting rosters and determining brackets for the play.

Fifty Years Ago

June 10, 1965

A Waitsburg girl, Miss Sherrie Donnelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Donnelly, has been chosen as a princess in the royal court of the All-Girl Rodeo, to be held in Walla Walla on June 12-13.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Broom entertained Phi Delta Theta graduating seniors, of Whitman College, and alumni in this area with a hamburger feed at their home Thursday, June 3rd. There were about 40 in attendance.

Miss Joan Land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Land, and Miss Margaret Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clymore Thomas of Prescott, have been chosen to attend the 1965 session of Evergreen Girls State which will again be held on the CWSC campus at Ellensburg.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

June 14, 1940

Leonard Telecky and Doris Beck seem to be the only two high school students with perfect attendance for the entire term.

Henry, Charles and Fred Zuger, Glen Smith and Zack Zink left Wednesday for a fishing trip on the Crooked Fork.

Waitsburg students who have attended Washington State College for the past year, and who are now home for the summer are: Kenneth Zuger, Jimmie Stonecipher, Virgil Bode, Charles Herring, Dennis Stanley, Paul Bailey, Barbara Freeman, Barbara Sweazy and Phyllis Danielson.

On Saturday evening June 8, Miss Bonnie Hawks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hawks of Benge, and Cecil T. Jones, son of Mrs. Margaret Wardrip. were married at the home of the bride’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roberts.

One Hundred Years Ago

June 18, 1915

The Third Annual Flower Show given Saturday under the auspices of the Waitsburg Horticultural Association provided a delightful affair and there were plenty of choice roses shown despite the fact that the show came too late for many of the growers to show their best specimens.

The parade of little tots and young boys and girl in connection with the Flower Show was not only unique but very pretty. The best decorated baby buggy prize went to Freda Vollmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vollmer; best decorated tricycle, Frederick Zuger, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Zuger; best decorated bicycle, ridden by Dean Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Arnold.

Mrs. E. J. Call and daughter Dorothy left last Friday for a visit of several weeks with Mrs. Call’s parents at San Francisco. In the meantime, Councilman Call is left a “lone wider.”

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

June 13, 1890

The school director of this district wants 30 cords of good wood for which they will pay spot cash on delivery. For particulars see J. E. Morgan, clerk of the board.

The members of the Ladies Aid society did well financially with their festival last Tuesday night. But how could they help doing well when, after the cream and berries gave out, they charged 15 cents each and 2 bits a couple for licking a spoon.

Marcus Zuger says he will have a fine crop this season. He also says his fine barn which he built last year at a cost of $600 more than paid for itself last winter.

There was considerable strong language used and one fight on Shiloh camp ground last Sunday. A camp meeting is not exactly the proper place to go to settle a dispute of a horse race, but it seems as if a great many young fellows seem to think it is.

Fred Cox came home from across the river last Saturday. It is feared he is having an attack of typhoid fever.