PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

October 13, 2011

It has been 25 years since Markeeta Little Wolf has belted out songs with her powerful voice to an audience. Little Wolf performed on TV, in club acts and even on the theater stage in musicals from age 12 to 28, when she gave it all up to sell real estate and have a different kind of life. Little Wolf realized about one year ago that she still has one more show in her, she said. And she's been working since on songs, lighting and costumes to give her friends in Waitsburg a piece of her she's kept quiet for so long. Little Wolf, born in New Zealand, said she was born with a song in her heart. "I came out of the womb (singing)," she said. "I came by it naturally coming from a show business family."

Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 11, 2001

Jan Zuger was recognized for her many years of service to the Waitsburg Historical Society Monday evening. The group met at the home of Anita Baker for the regular meeting and a coffee hour. Janette Lyman Zuger was one of the seven localites who organized the Historical Society in 1973. She served as recording secretary until 1997. During that time she also acted as assistant curator. Members expressed their appreciation of her work and presented her with a bouquet of roses and welcomed her as an honorary board member.

Fifty Years Ago

October 7, 1976

[Photo Caption] Jim Helm has only lived in Waitsburg for a few weeks, but he worked his way right up to the Salmon Server's table. Shows what experience can do for you, also a willingness to work. His coach, Harold Bloor, has been a faithful server for years and years.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October 12, 1951

Larry Conover played host to seven little friends on October 5 who helped him celebrate his second birthday. Guests with their mothers were Stanley Mock, Connie Cresswell, Steve Polumsky, Linda Sue Hixon, Nickie Dunn and Terry Dunn.

The Waitsburg FFA judging team placed first at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland last weekend. Members of the team were David McConnell, Ted Collins, Frank Wood, and Howard Carson, alternate.

One Hundred Years Ago

October 15, 1926

Dorrel Jones is carrying his left arm in a sling as the result of a bullet wound in his left hand. He was handling a 22-caliber revolver at the L. E. Mock home last Saturday morning when he accidentally discharged the weapon, the bullet going thru the hand into the milk house door.

John Segraves, well-known farmer of Jasper Mountain, is now harvesting his potatoes and turnips. John has about 100 sacks of non-irrigated turnips this year and 5 acres of the Million Dollar variety of potatoes.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 18, 1901

D. H. Erwin of Prescott and J. N. McCaw of Touchet, on Thursday of this week, purchased 14 head of Jersey cows from William Reser who resides a few miles from Walla Walla near the Stateline.

A. W. Philips of Coppei now has his prune crop about taken care of. Mr. Philips has a large modern fruit evaporator on his place and has already evaporated about 75 tons of the green fruit. He will also take care of some 10 tons of his neighbor's prunes.

Robert Leid Jr., son of R. W. Leid of this city, was quite severely bitten by a dog belonging to Lewis Neace on Wednesday, but is said to be getting along nicely.