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Pioneer Portraits - July 28, 2016

 


Ten Years Ago

August 3, 2006

Jeff broom of Waitsburg was elected to serve as Allocations Chair for the Walla Walla United Way Board of Directors at the annual meeting on July 18. The United Way and Combined Federal Campaign jointly raised over $435,000.

Community members like Carol Guay of Waitsburg spent a relaxing afternoon in the front yard of the Bruce Memorial Museum painting 4” X 4” tiles that will be placed on one of three “Unity Walls” in Waitsburg, Dayton and Prescott, part of the Sherwood Trust-sponsored Community Leadership Program.

Photo caption: The 2006 Touchet Valley Little League (9-10) All Stars. Front row: Luke Alexenko, Talen Larsen, Kyle Dozier, Ian Smay, Bryce Scott, Alex Breland. Back row: Coach Troy Larsen, Cruz Ramirez, Nicholas Pearson, Chad Pearson, Owen Lanning, Hontz McCarty, Manager Andrew Adams.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 1, 1991

Denver Page, long-time employee of Peggy and the late Bob Eckhardt, announced this week that he has purchased Bob’s Chevron Service at the corner of Preston and Coppei in Waitsburg. He said he will run the business under the name of Waitsburg Chevron. Page is a 1977 graduate of Waitsburg High School. He has worked for the Eckhardt’s for the past four and a half years.

Two new members of Waitsburg School Board for District 401-100 were assured last week as the filing period ended. Filing for District NO. 4, a position being vacated by Kathy Payne, Theresa A. Ferguson and Greg Zuger have both filed as candidates. T. Mac McCoy, Route 1, Waitsburg has filed for Director District 5, the spot vacated by Barbara Abbey. Terry M. Jacoy, incumbent director in District #3, has filed for re-election.

Marshal’s Memo: Journalist locked keys in car on July 22 and was assisted by officer who got vehicle open. Spectators were not sure that item would appear in paper represented by journalist.

Fifty Years Ago

July 28, 1966

Local musician on the Green Giant’s steam powered whistle informed the world at 11:40 p.m. on Monday night that the 1966 pack was finis. We listened closely and would swear we could pick out the tune ‘. . . from the Valley of the Jolly (ho, ho, ho) Green Giant.’

Marine Private Landis J. Potts, son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Potts of Prescott, Wn., has graduated from Marine recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.

Camp O’Hara near Orofino, Idaho is the scene this week of the Lewis and Clark Trail Baptist Camp. Adults attending from Waitsburg are Rev. Paul Skinner, Bob Miller, Ben Gresham and Mrs. Thelma Heckart. Youngsters attending are Doug, David and Danny LaRue, John and Marcie Heckart, Jim Williams, Dale Miller, Wally Bird, Dale Lambert, and Loyal Baker.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 1, 1941

Miss Barbara and Elizabeth Schmitt who have been attending the summer session at the University of Washington, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt.

Miss Evelyn Mills entertained her Sunday School Class of young ladies at a picnic party Friday afternoon at Preston Park. Those present included Mary Jane Johnson, Jacqueline Alexander, Bessie Henley, Velma Mock, Joan Dorr, Betty Turner, and Barbara Whitehead of Seattle.

Aluminum Round-up,. Bring your old pots, pans, skillets, tea kettles, anything aluminum to the trailer parked in front of the Times office to meet drastic shortages of aluminum in the W. S. defense preparation.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 4, 1916

Fire at the H.F. Clodius farm, five miles south of this city, Tuesday afternoon destroyed a large barn, burned to death two fine horses and much harness and over 100 tons of choice wheat hay.

The Ford Motor Co. of Detroit have just announced new prices which will be in effect from August 1, 1916 to August 1, 1917. The touring car now lists $360 and the Runabout $345 FOB Detroit, the freight charges to this point being $52.45, thus making the touring car $412.45 and the runabout $397.45.

Sid Hinchliffe, Thurman Henderson and Mack Jones will soon be harvesting for M. Zuger. Sid drives water wagon; Thurman, hoedown; Mack, header box.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 7, 1891

A letter received by his people here from Elmer McKinney bears the sad news that his entire crop of 200 acres of excellent grain in the Big Bend country was totally destroyed by a hail storm a few days ago. This is a heavy loss to Elmer, in which his many friends hwere deeply sympathize with him.

Quite a number of prominent farmers were before the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, urging that body to take some steps to the strawing of the roads. Doubtless something will be done.

 

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