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Pioneer Portraits - November 24, 2016

 


Ten Years Ago

November 30, 2006

The Waitsburg Chapter of the FFA celebrated the Harvest Ball on Nov. 18, naming Courtney Gritman as FFA Queen and Cole Janovich as FFA King. Activities leading up to the sock hop held in the industrial arts shop included pumpkin throwing, bale lifting, pedal tractor races and other fun events.

If you’ve ever wondered who living in or around Waitsburg has roots deeply planted in the fertile soil, then the 2007 Commercial Club calendar, “Founding Families 1863-1895” will provide plenty of answers. The calendars can be purchased locally and funds from the project are set aside for downtown building owners to defray the costs of renovating historical buildings. The calendar’s cover is of an antique 42-star flag that was among items in Bettie Chase’s collection of historical memorabilia.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 28, 1991

Waitsburg could follow Walla Walla in the use of non-violent penitentiary inmates for public works projects. The topic came up at last week’s City Council meeting. Councilman Bob Abbey said Waitsburg’s Ervin “Turk” Ely served on a committee, which examined the possibility of citizens using inmate labor.

There is a lot more to aerial application than just flying high. Kevin Winger, owner of Wing Air in Huntsville, and a spray pilot himself, said 80 percent of his job is groundwork and organization. the other 20 percent is the actual application – flying – whether it is seed or chemicals such as pesticides.

Ski Bluewood opened Saturday to a crowd of about 350 people, the ski resort’s earliest opening in more than two years, according to owner Stan Goodell.

Glenn Giese, associate office coordinator from the U.S. Postal Service in Spokane gave oath of office to new Waitsburg Postmaster Joan Johnson during a reception at the post office Tuesday. Citizens and postmasters from several offices attended.

Fifty Years Ago

November 24, 1966

Richard K. Harper was elected president of the Columbia County Association of Wheat Growers for 1967 during the annual business meeting Thursday afternoon, November 17, held at the junior exhibit building on the Columbia county fair grounds. Other officers named to serve with Harper during the coming year are: Bob Patton, first vice president; Clark James, second vice president; Lester Eaton Jr., secretary-treasurer; Darin Heady, John Ingram and Jack Bramhall, trustees; Bob Patton, state board member, and Lee Mantz Jr., alternate board member.

Foster Kenney celebrated his third or fourth birthday on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Broom, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stonecipher and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ganguet attended the WSU- UofW game Saturday in Spokane.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 28, 1941

The Quality Bakery which has for a number of years been located next door to the Waitsburg Department Store was moved the first of the week to its new location in the Burch building.

Howard Hayes, Johnny Buroker and Ben Bloor, who work at Boeing field, spent Thanksgiving with their parents.

At a party Saturday evening, at the home of M. and Mrs. C.B. Penner in Walla Walla, Mrs. Mary Land announced the engagement of her daughter, Laura, to Jack Penner.

Students returning to school after Thanksgiving vacation included Erma Crall to Cheney, Carroldean Wright to business college in Seattle, Barbara Bachmann, Virginia Rinehart, Joan Hamilton, Roy Leid, Bill Payne, Norman Stanley, Denney Neace and James Stonecipher to W. S. C.

One Hundred Years Ago

December 1, 1916

Walla Walla County’s new court house is now entirely finished thru-out and the people of this community have every reason to feel more than proud of this new public building.

Ralph Danielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Danielson, of this city, won second prize for corn raised on non-irrigated land at the Corn Show at Walla Walla last week.

Alfred Hales is among the Waitsburg students at Pullman who are home for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Gustav Vollmer and Harlan Mills went to Lewiston Wednesday to attend the Northwest Livestock Show. Will Stimmel went over Thursday.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

December 4, 1891

A number of Waitsburg boys have been advertising in eastern papers for wives, and judging from the answers they’ve received there is a superabundance of girls “at the east,” and not a few of them are on the marry.

Mrs. Summers, who recently purchased D. N. Smith’s place on the Coppei, has just completed a very handsome two-story brick residence there on.

Frank Kimmerly, for years a printer, but now a full fledged limb of the law, “and a good boy, too,” was in the city last Saturday on deputy sheriff business. While in the city, he whistled into our composing room and took a seat on the stove.

Last Wednesday Seattle opened her public library, containing over six thousand volumes.

 

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