PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

November 17, 2011

Last Wednesday night, a room in Preston Hall packed with school district employees and community members honored the closure of Terry Jacoy's 23 years on the Waitsburg School Board. Jacoy has served on the board since 1988. School board Chairman ross Hamann said that in the time that Jacoy has been on the board, 590 kids have received their diplomas. "When you do something like this, you don't do it with the ideas of being remunerated," Jacoy said. Jacoy said he enjoys looking back on his time on the board and all of the improvements to the district's facilities that have occurred during his time and all of the progress that has been made.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 15, 2001

The Music Man, America's classic Broadway musical about a traveling con-man who fell in love and couldn't skip town, inaugurates the grand re-opening of Dayton's renovated Liberty Theater next week. The production, directed by Steve Edwards of Dayton, stars a slew of Daytonites, Walla Wallan Dave Warkentin as Professor Harold Hill, and a handful of Waitsburgers, including Shelly Forese as the Professor's love interest, Marian the Librarian. A good many locals have volunteered their time and talents, including Music Director/Conductor Charlotte Eaton, Dance Director Carolyn Walker, Choreographer Kyle Tarvin, Prompter Julia Mark, Director Assistant Roslyn Edwards, Piano Accompanists Melody Bruce and Marian Whipple, Stage Manager Don Palmer, Lights/Sound by Scott Underwood, and Stage Crew Trudy Welander, Tyler Fulbright, Terry Herrin, and Sharon Wong.

Fifty Years Ago

November 11, 1976

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[Photo Caption] Ernest Mikkelsen was honored recently by the Columbia County REA for 35 years of service to the organization. In this photo taken by Bill Lilley, Ernest receives the plaque presented by Ben Moro while Manager Clark Brewington (at mic) and Ernest's wife Charlotte look on.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 16, 1951

Students home to attend the Senior Ball Friday night were Jack Roberts, Bob Collins, Dave Dilts, Bob Patton, Bob Hopewood of W. S. C. and JoAnn Zuger and Connie Cole of E. W. C. E.

Sorotus Club met Tuesday at the country home of Mrs. Lewis Patton. Three new members were initiated into the club including Mrs. Paul Walters, Mrs. Tom Deering and Mrs. Roland Baker.

The last steel link in the Snake River Bridge at Burbank was welded into place last week, making a complete tieup from shore to shore.

One Hundred Years Ago

November 19, 1926

The Percolator Café and Bakery was sold this week by Court sanction to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bateman.

Mrs. Collingwood and son Myles accompanied by Bryce Ault and Victor Callahan were Walla Walla visitors Saturday.

Representatives of the sophomore class of Waitsburg High School have been invited to attend the Commercial club meeting next Tuesday evening to receive the handsome silver trophy cup presented to the winner of the annual Frosh-Soph contest on Armistice day which the sophs won.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 22, 1901

A pleasant Epworth League party was given at the home of Miss Jennie Roberts Friday evening. Among those present were Misses Kate McCall, Lulu Strohm, Mabel Morgan, Niva Ramseur, Winnie Ramseur, Stella Braden, Clara and Emma Vollmer, Zilla Freeman, Zula Bruce, Minnie Smith, Eva Hales, Florence Dixon, Ivy Wilson, Jessie Phipps, Mattie Ramseur, Mabel Streepy, Mae Lewis, and Messrs. Henry Vollmer, Alfred Amon, Claude Richardson, Ray Duvall, Harry Braden, Arthur Roberts, Thornton Harmon, Emery Bruce, Robert Ramseur, Bruce Abbey, Walter Sweazy and Smith Hoops, and Rev. and Mrs. Harmon.