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Ten Years Ago

January 24, 2002

Waitsburg Elementary School received a $500 grant from ExxonMobil Educational Alliance to support technology program. Susan L. Mays of the Waitsburg Exxon station worked with Margie Douglas, fourth grade and technology teacher, to secure the grant.

Former Times publisher Tom Baker donned the classic green eyeshade of an Intertype operator as he demonstrated the circa 1925 Intertype linecaster last week. Several visitors stopped by to see this machine in operation.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 29, 1987

Approximately 50 people showed up for a hearing at Prescott on Jan. 21 to give input relative to the future of the Prescott-Waitsburg cooperative sports program.

Waitsburg Commercial Club will hold a special Past Presidents' Night on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Don Thomas, retired farmer, and Herman Gohlman, retired grocery store executive, are in charge of the program.

The Waitsburg Cardinals effectively handled a full-court press at DeSales, by holding the Irish to a 42-37 loss Saturday night.

Citing business and personal reasons for leaving the post, Waitsburg Mayor Thomas Baker resigned from office. Baker served on the council for five years before becoming mayor in 1983.

Walt & Rosie Warehime got "All Fired Up" -Waitsburg's Volunteer Fire Department, under new chief Walt Warehime, was faced with the utmost of tests - a fire at the new chief's house. Fortunately it was a flue fire that was quickly stopped by closing the stove door.

Fifty Years Ago

January 26, 1962

Robert Butler and Robert Estes were the guests of honor at a stag social at the Commercial Club rooms Wednesday night when about 60 men attended the informal affair. Butler is moving to Dayton as new manager of National Bank of Commerce while Estes is moving to the Moses Lake office of Nation Bank of Commerce.

Ice Harbor's first permanent fish passage facility was placed in operation this week with the raising of the lake to the 436-foot level.

The Palm Club will have a "Coffee Break for the March of Dimes" Friday, Jan. 26. All coffee dimes for the day will go to help Waitsburg achieve its goal for the annual drive.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

January 29, 1937

A wind Monday evening in the Walla Walla and Touchet Valleys put the fine dry snow into the air like dust and it was only a short time until traffic on all roads and highways were blocked by deep drifts.

Oscar Abbey left his car parked on Main Street Tuesday night and went out to his farm home, north of town. During the night, a bunch of practical jokers covered the car entirely with snow and placed a placard on it reading "Abbey's Garage."

Frank P. Kinder of this city, returned this week from the home office of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company with his appointment as general manager for the company for Washington and north Idaho.

One Hundred Years Ago

January 26, 1912

Dr. H.A. Mount, F.A. Jonas and W.G. Shuham left Sunday for Hot Lake, Ore., where they will spend a few days taking the benefits of the baths and enjoying a little recreation.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Leid of Dayton spent several days with their daughter, Mrs. J.W. Davis at Taggard's orchard.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 21, 1887

Born - in this city January 14, 1887 to the wife of C.H. Erwin, a boy. Charlie says his family is now just the size every family should be: one father, one mother, two sons and one daughter.

A number of young men and women at Walla Walla have organized themselves into a "Society of Christian Endeavor." The members eschew evil in all forms and their rules strictly prohibit dancing which they esteem an evil.

Remember that the game law of this Territory prohibits the killing of deer from and after January 15 until the 15th of August. The close of the season for chicken, pheasant and grouse begins February 1.

As a result of a misunderstanding between C.N. Babcock of the City Hotel and Chas. Tilden, the painter, over a lodging bill last Sunday, Mr. Tilden got a bruised head, and Mr. Babcock got $5 and costs.

There is considerable complaint about the condition of the street leading from Main Street bridge to depot. The city council should pass an ordinance, and stick up notice: "No more rain allowed on this street until the present supply of mud is dried up."