PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago January 18, 2001

State wheat growers honored Jay Penner of Waitsburg for his work with government and citizen's groups toward the goal of retaining wheat stubble burning as a production tool for farmers.

Local 16th District Senator Mike Hewitt took the oath of office during opening ceremonies of the 57th Legislature on Jan. 8. Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 2, 1986

Waitsburg's new postmaster, Venice Lee, will officially take over Jan. 17. Lee, a postal service employee of 22 ½ years, comes to Waitsburg from Eltopia.

Workers resumed construction of the new Jackpot station last weekend despite the sub-freezing temperatures and snow on the ground. The 2,800 square foot store will almost double the size of the present store, says B&M Mini Mart owner Bob Jameson

The first council meeting of the New Year has been postponed to Thursday, since Jan. 1 is on Wednesday this year. Chances are better than ever that no one will be in town for the meeting. Fifty Years Ago January 6, 1961

Funding for the final link of a dust-free Lewis & Clark Highway was allocated by Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Meuller. The final $1 million needed to complete the surfacing from Lost Creek to Colgate Springs, beginning 62 miles east of Kooskia and extending 12.8 miles toward the Montana border, was made under terms of the Federal Highway Act of 1958. Grading has been done, but oiling and surfacing will not begin until May. The project should be done in 1961.

To preserve the historical development of the West and especially the Waitsburg area, the old files of the Waitsburg Times dating from 1978 to 1950, are being microfilmed at the Washington State Library in Olympia.

The first complete reunion of the Frank Zuger family was enjoyed Christmas day. Present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stonecipher - Martha, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stonecipher, Walla Walla; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Eckert (Wanda) and six children, Buhl, Id.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zuger and two children, Pullman; Dr. and Mrs. M.E. Smith (Frances) and son Mike of Cottage Grove, Ore.

Misses Mary Liebermann and Judy Wright arrived back in New York just before Christmas after spending three months in Europe. Seventy-Five Years Ago

January 3, 1936

Justice of the Peace A.S. Dickerson performed his first marriage Tuesday, New Year's Eve. The wedding took place at his home at 6:30, and the contracting parties were Roland E. Baker and Theresa H Forest, both of Adams, Oregon.

Betty, Abbey, Marvel Joye Fall, Edwin Lawrence and Kenneth Zuger were among those who attended the New Year's Dance in Walla Walla.

The engagement of Miss Elmo Kendall of Dayton to Hollis Hawks was made known at the country home of Mrs. Orley Woodward Friday evening. The affair was a bridge party with the names of the betrothed written on scrolls hidden inside rosebuds at each cover. One Hundred Years Ago

January 6, 1911

That Pacific Power and Light Company has designs on extending its service into the country between Dayton and possibly 10 miles beyond that city to Turner, the terminus of the OWR&N Company, is indicated by the fact that negotiations for the purchase of the Dayton Electric Company are now on.

A surprise party was given Harvey Stonecipher in Spring Valley Thursday night of last week, he having reached the 41st milestone. It was a complete surprise on him, the children and the hired man. Forty-four persons were present including seven babies in arms.

This valley, it is estimated, has increased 500 in population in the year. In the last year there has been a noticeable movement on the farms toward diversified farming. One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 8, 1886

Hon. A.G. Lloyd put us under further obligation to him this week. Mr. L. is one of the best men in this neck of the woods, even though he is a Missourian and wears long hair.

Frank Parkton is the only man in the south part of town who always cleans sidewalks after a snowfall. Frank says only democrats are addicted to such practices.

The Grand Jury in session at Colfax found 42 true bills for cattle and horse stealing and other matters of the same nature brought before them, but they refused to act further, believing that they had furnished the court with sufficient business for one term.

Miles E. Sapp and David Miller of Spring Valley had a little set-to with pitchfork and shotgun. They will probably have a chance to tell on each other before the powers that be. Too bad.

Auditor Painter announces that persons who have killed and scalped coyotes on and after the first of December to the last day of February, in Walla Walla County, can get their bounty of $1.50 per head by bringing the scalps to him and swearing to the same.