PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

May 27, 2010

[Photo caption] Among the WHS students who participated in the Spokane Lilac Parade this year were Zac Brown on the bari sax (far left) and Chad Pearson (on the right) on the sousaphone used by his dad, Randy, who was in the WHS band.

Fifty Years Ago

May 29, 1975

Waitsburg City Council spent a great deal of time on details of ordinance 533, which sets up the bonding requirements for the new city water reservoir, and handled an assortment of other business in their meeting on May 21. Delores Nettles, 116 Bruce Street, voiced an objection to City Council about the possible truck parking area across the street from her home. She complained about the noise and the dust problem. Council informed her that it was in a C-1 zone and that the City Attorney would be contacted to give an opinion on whether the new facility if allowable under zoning ordinances. The business is operated by Wayne Hinchliffe, Dayton. The council has requested an investigation into the sale of two black walnut trees on city property that were recently cut down. Council had earlier decided that the trees would be sold by the city and the proceeds used to plant new shade trees in that same spot near the park.

The zoning commission had found no objections to the establishment of a beauty salon for business in the Gary Thomas home on Coppei Avenue.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

May 26, 1950

Vernon L. Duke has taken over the Waitsburg Motor Co., formerly the One-Stop garage managed by Gordon Neal. The business is now open for general garage work under the new management of Mr. Duke.

The boys of the Waitsburg Future Farmers had a chance to see their steers on final display at the Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage last week. The Meat Company invited all the boys to come into the plant and observe the final results of their feeding projects. The tour proved to be a wonderful opportunity to observe correct finish and conformation and to compare the live animals as seen at the Spokane Livestock Show.

Members of the high school Home Economics classes presented a Style Revue Tuesday evening in the grade school auditorium to model clothing which they had made during the year. The stage was decorated with gigantic paper needles, thread, pins, scissors, and other dress-making articles, with baskets of flowers lending color to the scene. Elaine Land was the commentator, and piano music was played by Pearl Stedman. The Revue was supervised by Mrs. Carl Fisher, home economics instructor.

One Hundred Years Ago

May 22, 1925

The girls of the fifth and sixth grade have organized a Camp Fire group with Gladys Eaton and Idell Atkinson as guardians.

Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Fox drove to Colfax Saturday evening to visit Mrs. Fox's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Newton. They visited Mrs. Emma Fox and Pullman Sunday and brought Miss Lena Fox home with them.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 25, 1900

Misses Anna Arnold, Josie Parker, Mabel Keiser, and Cora Haworth were among the city's visitors to Dayton last Sunday.

The Fire Department, under the direction of Capt. G. N. Tuttle, has leveled off a racing track on upper Main Street where the team does practice work every evening.