Ten Years Ago

Sept. 22, 2005

Photo caption: George Wale, Jim Hansen, Ivan Keve, and Pioneer of the Year Ben Flathers inspect a buggy on display at the Bruce Memorial Museum during the Pioneer Fall Festival last Sunday. Hansen was demonstrating how little the former mode of transportation weighted by lifting the front wheel as the others looked on. Flathers was honored as Pioneer of the Year and added remarks about his life following presentation of the honor following the non denominational church service that morning.

Bill Hinchliffe of Waitsburg was honored by...