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Ten Years Ago

March 15, 2007

In 1950, she was the “new girl in town” and Meredith Hulce jumped in with both feet, no holds barred, taking on the challenge of being a candidate for the Days of Real Sport (DRS) court. In 2007, she is a bit more reserved on whether she’ll climb up in the saddle as parade marshal of the 2007 DRS parade, but she’s not ruling it out either.

Mayor Marty Dunn and Councilwoman Markeeta Little Wolf will face off in the April 2 City Election. Little Wolf carried the Commercial Club-sponsored caucus held at 7 p.m. at Ye Towne Hall, 71-35. Over 100 people attended.

Consultants for McElhinney and the Paloma Valley Retirement Plan Trust opened last week’s City Council meeting to an information-gathering process. The California-based developer is proposing a housing development northeast of Waitsburg.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 12, 1992

Ivan Keve, who retired as Waitsburg’s postmaster in 1982, is retiring again. This time, Keve, 70, is stepping down as the secretary-treasurer of the Waitsburg Commercial Club – after three decades of holding the important post…On Tuesday, March 17, Lois Stephenson will become the new secretary-treasurer of the Club, which serves as a chamber of commerce for the city of Waitsburg.

There was plenty of good food Tuesday night at the annual Waitsburg Lions Club father/son-daughter dinner at the American Legion Banquet Rooms. It is a time when the children of Lions members get a glimpse of what the community-minded organization is all about.

John Payne, a wheat grower with an eye to the future, recently spent three information-packed days in Washington, D.C. as a member of the third class of “The Developing World: Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture” program.

Fifty Years Ago

March 9, 1967

Photo caption: Last Saturday morning was planting day along the levee in Waitsburg. Shovel-wielding helpers are Frank Bramlet, Loren Dumas, Bob Sickles, Turk Ely and Jack McCaw. Roy Leid drove the truck hauling soil, which John Gagnon operated the loading shovel. . . Members of the Wait-Hi class of ’67 helped throughout the day.

Mr. and Ms. Lee Mantz Jr. entertained their bridge club Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Zuger were high. Guests for the evening were M. and Mrs. Bob Sickles, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Danforth, and Mr. and Mrs, Turk Ely.

Don Hinchliffe, Waitsburg, recently purchased two Aberdeen-Angus bulls from A E. & R. D. Weir, Waitsburg, Wn. E. A. Duncan, Waitsburg, recently purchased and Aberdeen-Angus bull from Chris Kregger, Touchet. Washington.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 13, 1942

Dog owners are reminded to keep their dogs tied up these days or at least keep an eye on them for reports have been coming in that they are running stock and are after the birds.

History making, news-smashing water makes March 11 stand out as a red-letter day for Waitsburg when the well being dug for the Bozeman Canning Company proved thru final tests to be a producer of one thousand and one gallons of water per minute.

The Junior Sorutus Club, Waitsburg’s most newly organized Study Club, met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert Harmon and selected the permanent name of “DeNova” for the group.

Honor goes to Mrs. Bertha Taggard for knitting the first of the Navy sweaters here. Mrs. Taggard has knit 42 sweaters for the Red Cross during this year an has proved herself indispensable to the group.

One Hundred Years Ago

March 16, 1917

At the meeting of the Commercial Club Tuesday night, several boys, namely Jay White, Joe Free, Lee Hamm, Harold Beckley and Eston Mock, appeared before the Club and asked the assistance of the Club in re-organizing the companies of Boy Scouts here.

O. J. Alfort who was down from his farm on the highlands Friday, says that there is still plenty of water up his way yet, with the frost, still pretty deep in the ground.

Master Albert Winkle was given a very pleasant surprise party at the home of J. H. Diehl on Saturday afternoon in honor of his birthday. The afternoon was spent in playing games, after which refreshments were served. He was the recipient of several gifts and post cards. The guests were: Albert Winkel, Lawrence Michelsen, Herman Breeze, John and James Tucker, Kenneth and Vernon Ogden.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 18, 1892

R. H. Ormsbee is having a new picket fence built in front of his residence. It is a beauty.

Last Monday, Dr. Johnson removed a quart of pin worms and a tape worm seven yards long from a lady residing south of town, and it wasn’t a good day for worms either.

Senator Allen has introduced a bill granting the Garden City eight acres of land for a park – a triangular portion of the military reservation.

Bert Preston came down from Colfax a few days ago, witness in that celebrated shooting case at Oakesdale. He says the costs of the case have already reached the enormous sum of $27,000.