PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

July 15, 2010

[Photo caption] Renowned horse whisperer Buck Brannaman and his daughter, Reata, stand outside their mobile tack room at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Monday. Brannaman has been conducting annual horsemanship clinics, drawing horse owners and trainers to the weekend-long classes in Dayton for almost 20 years.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 13, 2000

When members of the Washington State Parks Commission meet July 21 in Anacortes, they will be considering a budget that contains $400,000 to buy a 28-acre parcel south of the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park. If approved, the local state park could add an interpretive center, a fishing pond, a hiking trail to the hill overlooking the Touchet Valley, room for RVs, a ranger's quarters out of the flood plain, and storage shop buildings, which could make the park a centralized maintenance facility for area parks. Cleve Pinnix, director of Washington State Parks, visited Lewis & Clark Trail State Park last week and viewed the parcel of land which holds the potential for drawing additional visitors to the area when tourism related to the Lewis & Clark Expedition Bicentennial heats up in a few years. The property is listed for $179,900.

Fifty Years Ago

July 17, 1975

The proposed buffalo barbecue to be sponsored by the Lions Club was the topic of discussion Monday night at the regular meeting of the Waitsburg Historical Society. Bob Jameson, President of Lions, and "Buffalo" Bill Thompson, chairman of the project, were on hand to explain and offer for approval or rejection their ideas for the barbecue. A lengthy discussion of the idea was held with the many facets of the project being considered. After much thought, pro and con, the Board gave their approval to the Lions, who will plan accordingly.

A number of items have been donated to the Historical Society by Mrs. Chas. Vollmer. Included were a pair of white kid, high-laced shoes, a clock, a toy stove and utensils, toy dishes, a vase, butter mold, set of sad irons, a stereopticon viewer and cards, and decanters from the Morgan Drug Store.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

July 21, 1950

Fairest Farmerette Mary Ann Shaffer entertained Farmerettes Tuesday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mount Shaffer. In attendance were Erma Lee Kessler, Peggy Johnson, Carroll Brown and Laura Rothrock.

Wm. Westerman is building a new home on West Seventh. He is doing some of the work himself, the residence being estimated at $7,000.

A display of artwork made by the adult education class in ceramics is on display at Packer's this week. Mrs. W. J. Keve is president, Mrs. Art Combs, secretary, and Mrs. Henry Reimer order chairman.

One Hundred Years Ago

July 24, 1925

Mrs. John Clodius and children are camping for a few weeks at the Clodius and Zuger cabin at Stay-Awhile Springs beyond Godman.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Neace, Mrs. Addie Dickinson and Mrs. Ernest Mikkelsen returned Saturday from spending a few days in Spokane.

Marvin Hales, who is packing back in the Wenaha Reserve where the Hales and Co. sheep are ranging reports there are lots of huckleberries in that section this year.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 27, 1900

Chas. Sayers is just recovering from an attack of malaria fever. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Perry Perkins has engaged Irvin Casey to drive his express and delivery wagon and has put on another dray.

George Spellings of Huntsville lost 500 bushels of barley, a new wagon, derrick table and fork, by fire in his barley field on Monday night. No insurance.