Ten Years Ago

January 5, 2006

The Waitsburg Community Portrait was deemed a success by photographer Jean Sherrard. Some 110 folks turned out on New Year’s Eve and posed on Main Street in a location that mimics historical pictures taken around 100 years ago. Seven people rode their horses and the local emergency services and Sheriff’s Deputy were present. The photo will appear in a Paul Dorpat book, “Washington: Then and Now,” which is expected to be printed this year.

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