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Ten Years Ago

March 9, 2006

The Waitsburg Knowledge Bowl team rallied to climb into third place but fell short of a state berth March 1 in Waitsburg. Team 1 consisted of Daniel Weis, Sarah Paul, Heidi Shepherd, Gracie Eastwood, Emily Hogan and Isaac Huether.

Athletes from the 2005-06 basketball teams and cheerleading squad will be honored at the Winter Sports Dessert, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, March 13 at the Multi-purpose Room of Waitsburg Elementary. Numerous awards and letters will be handed out by Chris Pearson, head boys basketball coach, Lynnsey Bailey, head girls basketball coach, and Betsy Lindsey, cheerleader advisor. Making presentations will be assistant coaches, John Mason for the boys junior varsity, and Bob Deal for the girls jayvees.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 7, 1991

The Board of the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show met Monday night, March 4, for a pre-show meeting. Don Thomas, long-time organizer and officer of the show, was elected president of the event which will be held here April 5-7 at the Fairgrounds south of town.

Waitsburg Lions Club will hold its annual Father/Daughter/Son Night on Tuesday, March 12 from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Tail Twister Guy McCaw is in charge of the program. On the menu of events will be two local strummers – Jim Wood and Gary Bowles – making some Western-Style music with guitars and fiddles.

Reuben Stokes, son of Robert and Ruby Stokes was guest of the Walla Walla Exchange Club when he along with fellow student, Angela Ferguson were designated Youth of the Month.

Savannah Stanger, Sarah Henze and Shannon Branson were in the 1991 North West Washington State Dance competition in the Tri-Cities Red Lion on March 2.

Fifty Years Ago

March 10, 1966

Several Waitsburg Quarter Horse owners will participate in a four-day Kennewick race meet at Tumbleweed Track beginning Saturday, March 12, post time 1:30 p.m. Explosive Man, owned by Dick Harper, clocked the fastest time in trials early this week, and will race during the meet. Kenneth Smith, Joan Mortimer, and Eddie Lee Wilson will run some of their quarter horses during the four-day meet.

Days of Real Sport queen candidates were announced this week. They are Kay Wehe from Eureka, Sandy Lambert from Waitsburg, and Jeannie Bowles from Prescott. They will campaign again by selling tickets to the Queen’s Coronation Ball, which will be held in Waitsburg on Saturday, April 23.

Fifty Years Ago

March, 14, 1941

Twelve people from high school made the honor roll this first six-weeks of the second semester. They were Raymond Jeremiah, David Roberts, Bettie Pearson, Ruth Phillips, Mary Frances Conover, Pat Hirsch, William Michael, Erma Crall, Bonnetta Huwe, Carroldean Wright, Helen Lloyd and Vivian Bachmann.

Miss Evelyn Mills, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mills was awarded first place in the recent essay contest by the local chapter of the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion. “Cotton” Light, of this city, who has been working on the Columbia River between Pasco and The Dalles, for several years, has taken his examination for a river pilot and will soon be a full-fledged river man soon, according to reports reaching this city.

One Hundred Years Ago

March 17, 1916

The Waitsburg Floricultural Association held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon in the Commercial Club rooms. It was unanimously decided to hold the annual Spring Flower Show again this year at some time in the month of June.

A basket social was given at the lower Coppei School last Saturday evening. A nice program was rendered after which the baskets were sold, which netted them $20.

The Morgan Drug Store has added a line of glass for automobile windshields.

J. L. Dumas and E. S. Ryerson were among the Touchet Valley Apple growers who attended the fruit growers meeting here last Saturday. Milk is now selling at 7¢ a quart delivered.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 13, 1891

Burt Preston went to Starbuck Monday to open a barber shop. Hope he will do well. Easter comes unusually early this year which according to an ancient belief, is a sign of an early spring and a big crop. The wheat market has an upward tendency. It is now worth 67 cents F.O.B. in this market, the highest it has been for several years. Good, especially for those who have wheat to sell. We want a good cow. Mind you, we want a good cow, not a “pretty fair cow” nor an “average grade cow”; no, none of these. We want a cow that is strictly No. 1 in every particular. Have got the stuff in our pants to pay for such a cow, but wouldn’t give fifteen cents for a whole field full of “tallable good” cows. If you can supply the above want, make the fact known as soon as possible to The Times editor.