Ten Years Ago

July 26, 2007

After going 7-3 during the regular season, the Windermere Girls Softball Team, won the 13-18U championship tournament by winning two games to capture the top trophy. The team consists of Morgan Beckman, Loren Eng, Mayra Ezpinoza, Kaz Grende, Alisha Marshall, Jackie Matson, Taylor Moon, Carissa Murphy, Kristin Ruffcorn, Ashley Wilson, and Megan Withers. Coaches are Angie Potts, Marvin Eng and Allen Wilson.

Construction of the new Waitsburg Clinic is expected to break ground in October. A sign to publicize the long-awaited progress was erected last week.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 23, 1992

Burton Dickerson comes from what he calls an “education family.” His mother and father were elementary school teachers. Two brothers taught school. His sister is a teacher. . . Beginning Aug. 1, Burton Edward Dickerson will replace retiring Ed Larsen as superintendent of schools for the Waitsburg School District.

Bob Collins wants to give up the “friendly skies” of United Air Lines for the sometimes unfriendly terrain of politics. A Waitsburg native and one-time quarterback of the Wait-Hi football team, the DC-10 pilot has announced his bid for the office of state Senator, 16th District.

More than 35,000 pounds of Washington apples and 1,000 cans of apple juice have been shipped from Broetje Orcahrds, west of Prescott, to the former Soviet Union in a humanitarian effort to help the hungry in Siberia.

Fifty Years Ago

July 20, 2017

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wright have moved their new mobile home to one of the Roberts’ Lots on West Seventh Street. They formerly occupied the Jack West house on Willard Street.

This past weekend was spent packing salt into the back country with local sportsmen. A total of 2,750 pounds of salt in 50 pound blocks was placed at various licks from Yearling to French Ridge. Kinnard Literal represented local sportsmen again this year. . . Lending need equipment for the outing were Kinnard, Buck and Wayne Hinchliffe, Doug Lambert and the Pollmans. Larry Keatts and Jim Evans along with Red Mohney, project organizer, represented the game department.

Mrs. Dora Shale and Mrs. Delbert Mock are confined in Dayton General Hospital. Miss Florence Rees and Terry John have been released.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

July 24, 1942

The Rationing Board of Walla Walla County has received notice that only nine bicycles will be given out to residents of the county in July.

Gene Ray has successfully passed with high honors the State Board examination given by the State Board of Funeral Directors of Washington.

Monday marked the heaviest day in volume of business at the local post office in more than nine years, according to Cleve Houtchens, postmaster. Over $1,000 went thru the window that one day in money orders and stamps.

If you are in doubt as to what everyone has been doing up at the Bozeman Cannery this summer take a look at the Pacific Power & Light Company window which has a large display of “Pictsweet” peas.

One Hundred Years Ago

July 27, 1917

One car of the pathfinding party of the Evergreen Highway passed thru this city Monday morning on its way to Lewiston, Idaho. this car was one day behind schedule owing to the terrible condition of the roads between Goldendale and Walla Walla

On Monday, Aug. 20th, the city of Waitsurg will hold a special election for the purpose of obtaining permission from the citizens to issue general bonds in a sum not to exceed $50,000 for the construction of a pipe line to Guntle Springs on the north fork of the Coppei.

Born in this city, Saturday, July 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buroker, a son, weighting 9 pounds.

Tom Barnes, a few days ago brought us in a sample of spring wheat and spring barley from the Chas. Neace farm near Menoken which certainly looks good for at least thirty bushels of wheat and fifty of barley.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 29, 1892

On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Frank Parton fell thru a trap door at the mill, and came within an ace of furnishing us with an item headed “broken neck.” But fortunately he came out without a bruise, merely remarking “pretty ____ lucky fall that.”

The new farmers warehouse to be erected at Bolles Junction will be a capacious building, will be 250 feet in length, will require something more than 100,000 feet of lumber and will cost $3,300.

The jute mill at the penitentiary is turning out about 3500 grain bags per day. The bags have been pronounced by experts to be of first class material, put together in first class shape.

L. T. Pakrer was the first man again this year to get a load of new wheat into market. this is his tenth year to be first in this particular. His wheat is yielding about 35 bushels per acre.