PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

December 30, 2010

Employees of The McGregor Company in both Waitsburg and Dayton this month donated $500 to Dayton's Project Timothy Christian Services for a total donation of $1,000. The donations will be used to help disadvantaged residents in Dayton, Waitsburg, Prescott, and Starbuck, according to Arty Harber, Associate Account Manager with McGregor. Project Timothy, which operates a thrift store on Main Street in Dayton, opened its doors in November 1991. Through financial contributions, Project Timothy distributes emergency assistance to residents of Columbia and north Walla Walla counties. The McGregor Company is a fertilizer and agricultural chemical industries business located throughout Inland Washington and surrounding areas.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 4, 2001

[photo caption] Cinnabar Fox, a six-year-old Thoroughbred, won a six-furlong race at Playfair, posting the fastest time of the night with 1:13.3.

Fifty Years Ago

January 12, 1976

New temporary postal rates will go into effect at 12:01 A.M. local time, Wednesday, December 31. This follows action by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which granted a postal service motion to stay a lower court's order prohibiting the service from raising rates. The new temporary rates, which had been previously announced for December 28, will be 13 cents for a first-class letter, and nine cents for postal cards. Rate increases for other classes of domestic mail are also affected on this date.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

December 29, 1950

The rural residence of Cal Dice on the Prescott Road burned to the ground Tuesday morning while Mr. Dice was away from home.

Wedding vows were exchanged on Dec. 27 by Miss Erma Lee Kessler and Mr. Kenneth G. Smith in the Methodist Church.

Miss Iris White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan White became the bride of Mr. Robert Estes, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Estes, Dec. 23rd at the Methodist Church.

One Hundred Years Ago

January 1, 1926

The Progressive Club will hold its annual New Year's reception this year at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Zuger Jr. Friday, Jan. 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beckley of Benge, Wash. are visiting with Huntsville and Waitsburg friends.

The Sam Wills home out Preston Avenue was released from quarantine Tuesday after the family had been shut up for several weeks. Sam says that including himself, nine members of the family "enjoyed" light attacks of scarlet fever.

A local pig club was formed some time ago in the Animal Husbandry department at the High School. Albert Lloyd is the president and Charles Vollmer, secretary. So far six boys have hogs and are showing considerable interest in the club.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 4, 1901

An enjoyable Mask was given by the Dancing Club on New Year's Eve. Quite a number of invited guests were present and assisted in dancing the old year out.

Mrs. Jennie Riggs arrived in this city from Portland on a visit of two or three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Loundagin and to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Lyrtle Loundagin.

Miss Mattie Grubbe returned home from a week's visit to friends at Garfield on Monday afternoon.

C. P. Clark met with a very painful accident one day this week. He was going into the country riding in a cart and while going downhill the horse slipped and fell throwing Mr. Clark out of the cart with result to fracture the right arm besides otherwise bruising him up.