Ten Years Ago

April 9.2009

An interesting new exhibit at the Dayton Historic Depot presents photos of early Columbia County schools plus many artifacts and memorabilia from school days of the past. The Washington Rural Heritage Project provided grant money to the Dayton Memorial Library to gather photos and other data on the early schoolhouses of Columbia County. Photos of 42 schoolhouses were found, half of which are show in this exhibit.

The Mat Bird Wrestling Team travel to Eastern State University in Cheney for the Washington Little Guy Wrestling League Jason Crawford Memorial State Championship Tournament The April 4 held at Clarkston held some strong competition, but the team brought home six medals. Medalists in Clarkston were Tristan Newman, First Place, Ryan proctor, Second place and Trent Kitselman, Levi Jones, Nic Kitselman, and Tom House all came home with Third Place medals.

Twenty Five Years Ago

March 31, 1994

Thirty-two junior high students became willing foster parents on Monday, March 21, at a mock baby shower at Waitsburg High School. Their “newborn babies” weighed between five and seven pound and were sacks of wheat. “The purpose of their project is to help students better understand the responsibilities involved in the day to day care of a baby,”Bickelhaupt said. The students named, dressed and put faces on the wheat babies.

For the first time, Waitsburg Elementary School entered a Knowledge Bowl Team in a nationwide competition. Sixth grade teacher Pam Conover said participation in the Knowledge Master Open quiz was experimental. The team members are: Holly Menino, 12, Katy Pearson, 12, and Zachery Smith, 12 all of the sixth grade and fifth graders Marshal McKinley, 11 and Scott Mason, 11.The students were selected for their scholarship.

Fifty Years Ago

April 3, 1969

Photo caption: These three young lasses will represent the Waitsburg 56th Running of the Days of Real Sport. Candidates for the title of Queen are Debbie Conover, Traci Harper and Kathy Donnelly. One of the three will be names Queen at the Coronation Ball set for Saturday night, April 26.

Photo caption: Five very happy bowlers who copped three games in a row and took total pins to come out winners in the Touchet Valley Bowling League are shown in this picture taken after the victory celebration last Wednesday. Champ Keglers, playing for the local National Bank of Commerce are Beryl Witt, Alice Griffin, Hannah Thompson, Audrey Augustine and Norma Cole.

A large crowd composed of volunteer firemen, city officials and fire district board members enjoyed their annual crab feed at the Legion Banquet Rooms Friday night. Dan Hinchliffe, president of the firemen, presided and introduced Don Shively, Jim Dunn and Jim Young, newest members of the department. Art Combs and Rob Seagraves long time members of the group have retired.

Seventy Five Years Ago

April 7, 1944

A memorial of Arbor Vitae evergreen trees has been planted on the north side of the cemetery. The evergreens were purchased by Mrs. Emerson Wheeler and were planted Monday of this week by the city.

Future Farmers who will attend the stock show in Spokane May 10 will be Ellsworth Conover, Wayne Hinchliffe, Jim Cresswell, Jim Archer, Wallace Winnett and Dave Roberts.

Mrs. Francis Wood entertained with an 8th birthday party honoring her son, Frank on this date.

National Rebekah No 4 entertained the Odd Fellows at a pinochle party Wednesday.

One Hundred Years Ago

April 11, 1919

Lost Springs never does things by halves when it comes to basket suppers and entertainment. The entertainment and basket social at the school house on March 29 was a great success financially as well as socially. There were 26 baskets sold for a net sum of $132.50 or $5.60 apiece.

J. W. Sweazy this week purchased the H. M. Hoover ranch for $150 per acre. This farm was owned by Emerson Woods and contains 450 acres of first class wheat land and is located 3 miles northeast of town on the old territorial road.

R. E. Aldreich and Miss Pricilla Taylor of Walla Walla were married at Walla Walla last Thursday.

The Ladies of the Christian Church are arranging to hold their Annual Bazaar and dinner at the church the Saturday before Easter, April 19th. Dinner will be $.35.

One Hundred Twenty Five Years Ago

April 6, 1894

Born in this city Sunday April 1, to J. W. Cole and wife, a daughter. This is no Aril fool Joke.

Thomas Prescott has recently made some substantial ornamental changes to his residence on Preston Avenue and is now improving his grounds and fences.

A revivifying of nature’s latent forces occur every spring. At this time better than at any other, the blood may be cleansed from the humors which infest it. The best and most popular remedy to use for this purpose is Ayer’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla.