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Ten Years Ago

May 28, 2009

Photo caption: The Waitsburg-Prescott Boys Track Team hoists its third straight District 9 Championship Trophy overhead at the conclusion of the two-day District 9 meet in Walla Walla last Friday evening. A clear favorite throughout the season WP scored 216 points to win by a 132 margin. Thirteen boys and five girls earned berths at the State Meet in Cheney Friday and Saturday. From Left: Nick Carpenter, Josh Smith, Wyatt Withers, Justin Armstrong, Ben Kiefel, Morgan Baker, James Lehr, Jace Zuger, Zac Alexenko, Chance McDaniel, Eshom Estes, T. J. Hofer. Not visible: Chris Carpenter, Otis Montgomery, Matthew Montgomery

No, it wasn’t an earthquake, nor the Orange County Choppers, but many locals left the ground rumble as motorcycles of all makes and models roared through town on their Poker Run and Ice Cream Run. More than 570 registered participants and numerous others dropped to visit at The 2009 Touchet Valley River round Up May 22 to 24 at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds last weekend.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 19, 1994

Main Street is dressed in red, white and blue banners and ready for the event of the year, the 81st running of the Days of Real Sport, Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22 in Waitsburg. The two fun-filled days include a parade, horse racing, a fun run and new this year, duck races in the Touchet River.

Ophelia Howley, a senior in Dayton High School has been selected as one of two interns to work this summer in Washington D. C. office of the Speaker of the House, Rep. Tom Foley

Waitsburg sixth-grader David Pounds has received an honorary mention for a poem he wrote for a contest sponsored by a group involved in child abuse issues.

Members of the Dayton Historical Depot Society, Inc have met with an official of a state agency set up to advise small museums of ways to preserve collections and raise money to operate. The meetings took place in March. Taking part were Eric Johnson, society president, Fulton, Bill Graham, Verna Paterson, Anne Lindeman, Phillip Colbaugh, Ginny Butler, Gladys Fletcher, Faye Rainwater, and Marcia Donnell..

Fifty Years Ago

May 22, 1969

The American Legion Auxiliary is again asking the support of everyone to assist disabled veterans by buying and wearing a poppy during Poppy Days this year, May 23, 24.

Miss Bette Harris, daughter of Mrs. And Mrs. Walter Harris, was installed Sunday afternoon as worthy advisor of Rainbow Assembly No. 68. Her installing officers are Susan Webber, Peggy Cross and Cristy Bond of Dayton, worthy advisors: Mrs. Patty White, chaplain: Mrs. Ervin Ely, marshal: Mrs. Jack Otterson: musician: and Cynthia Ely, crown bearer

The Samuel W.Southhard American Legion Post No. 35 has purchased a new 8 x 12 foot American flag pole to replace the old one which had been retired. On Saturday morning May 24, an American legion color guard of Jim Hansen, Frank Brown, Bill brown, and Frank Bramlet will present the flag the city and raise it prior to the Days of Real Sport parade at 10:00am.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

May 29, 1959

Thirteen big fir trees are being cut down this week on the west side of Main Street to clear the land for the construction of the new Waitsburg Post Office which will begin in the near future.

Mrs. Margaret Jensen was presented an honorary life membership in the Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers at the last spring meeting of PTA.

Gohlman’s Bowling team consisting of Bob Danforth, Paul Hofer, Bob Weir, Glen Hofer, and Bob Patron won the championship in their division after playing 32 weeks in the county-wide merchant sponsored tournament.

One Hundred Years Ago

May 30, 1919

R. M. Jonas, Charles Shaffer, Dick Roberts, N. B. Atkinson and Zo Atkinson were in Walla Walla city interviewing the powers that to be of the OWR&N in regard to securing a warehouse site on that road between Alto and Menoken.

Aunt Roxica Keiser, Waitsburg ‘grand-old-woman’ reached her 91st birthday anniversary last Thursday. May 23nd, and the occasion was observed with the family reunion and big dinner at Aunt Roxcia’s house

A gentle rain most of the day Sunday proved very welcome to both the farmers and gardeners as the ground was becoming quite dry on top, and the few summer days of last week was growing more or less injurious to the tender grain.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

May, 1894

The strawberry crop will be big. The market may not be good, but then people can eat what they can and can want they can’t.

The wagon road to Dayton is again in good condition, the Starr Bridge having been prepared,

The race track has been put in fine condition this week and we understand there are to be a number of races on the 30th.

Frank McCowen and Ed Cornwell have been representing this end of the country on the petit jury as the county seat this week.