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Ten Years Ago

December 7, 2006

A Christmas potluck at Ye Towne Hall will be held Friday, December 8, 2006 by 55 Plus. Jeanetta Monfort and Iris Stearns will hostess. Baked ham, sweet potatoes, scalloped potatoes, and three pumpkin pies will be supplied by various volunteers. Other members are to bring a vegetable, salad, or other dessert.

Patricia Wilson, a Walla Walla resident who grew up in Waitsburg, recently returned from a Christian Children’s Fund-led Study Tour to Mexico. During the trip she not only had the opportunity to meet Marisol, the child whom she had been sponsoring, but she witnessed first hand the work CCF is doing in Mexico.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

December 5, 1991

Michael Kiefel of Waitsburg, a Walla Walla Community College English instructor, will perform a selection of original poetry, “Coloring Outside the Lines,” on Friday, Dec. 6, in the China Pavilion from 7-8 p.m. Kiefel has published and performed many of his pieces throughout the West.

Bob Patton, fourth-generation rancher, will be honored as Columbia County Conservation District Farmer today at a noon meeting of the Kiwanis Club in Dayton.

Winners in the first Hometown Christmas drawing during merchants’ night, Dec. 3, were Ruth Williams, Thelma Webber, Ray Brown and Mike Hubbard. They won poinsettias donated by Bonnie Olson, Bill Bloor, Waitsburg Apparel and the Post Office in Waitsburg.

Marshal’s memo: Dog is running about downtown. Dog has collar but no tag. A note is taped to collar. Note says dog is homeless but will befriend anyone who feeds it. Note says dog will perform tricks for candy. Dog was fed by marshal and taken to Humane Society in Walla Walla. Society shelters animals for about three months. Marshal said the dog was “extremely friendly” and would make a great pet.

Fifty Years Ago

December 1, 1966

The home-town debut of a rock-‘n roll group “LSD and the Addicts” was a resounding success last Friday night. Making the place shake with teen-age crescendos were Robert Maib, Mike Hubbard, Randy Pearson, Fritz Anderson and Clint Donley.

Cub Scouts Den 2: We started the meeting with the flag salute. Mike Hinchliffe brought treats. Everyone finished drilling the holes in their game boards. We then played games on our new Tic-tac-toe boards. Andy Winnett, Reporter

Sixty Years Ago

December, 1956

The hot lunch project recently started in the public schools in this city is getting off to a nice start. Located in the high school building, it is under the direction of school authorities, with Mrs. Frank Mills head cook and Mrs. Vivian Fouts assistant. One hundred children are being served.

Mrs. Cora Davis, Mrs. Pearl King, Mrs. John Segraves, Mrs. E. O. Ham, and Mrs. Paul Bergund were badly bruised and shaken up when the car in which they were riding was crashed into by a mail truck on the highway in Dixie last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Collingwood are the parents of a daughter born Sunday at Walla Walla General Hospital.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

December, 1941

Temperatures dipped to 11 degrees Thursday morning following a light snowfall Wednesday.

Jon Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wood, was presented the inspirational player award and sportsman trophy at the annual athletic banquet Wednesday night.

Joy Broom, sixth grade, won first prize; and Dick Baker, second grade, won second prize in the Waitsburg Art Contest. Their work will be entered in the Walla Walla County Contest sponsored by the Walla Walla Farmers Co-op.

One Hundred Years Ago

December 8, 1916

Joe Miller attended the Northwest Livestock Show in Lewiston last week and while there purchased a number of thorobred Poland China hogs for stock purposes.

The Times received word this week of the marriage of Mr. Charles Kotteman of this city and Miss Edith Schulz, St. Louis, Mo. The wedding took place Thanksgiving day at St. Louis at the home of the bride.

Beginning about 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon the first real snow storm of the season occurred. However it warmed up Wednesday and most of the snow melted. The ground is not frozen and the moisture will be saved.

All the bachelors on Jasper Mountain were the recipients of very delicious pumpkin pies baked by Mrs. Summers on Thanksgiving Day, and they surely enjoyed them to the utmost.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

December, 1891

The bulk of the wheat crop having been moved out, the freight train has been taken off the Hunt line. The passenger train does freight service as well.

We noticed our old friend, G. W. Loundagin driving a spanking team to a bran new carriage one day last week. The carriage was a beauty, and was purchased from A. L. Story. He haslots of them.