PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

May 8, 2003

As one of the youngest Days of Real Sport Queens in recent memory, 13-year-old Courtney Gritman leads the life of a very busy eighth grader at Waitsburg's Preston Hall Middle School. Gritman, the daughter of Carla Gritman of Waitsburg and Fred Gritman of Dixie, keeps so busy with her school, athletics, chores, social life and now pressing commitments as DRS Queen, that when she has a few free hours she grabs forty winks. Queen Courtney excels in academics, participates in 4-H, FFA and two horse groups, is a member of the Salt and Light Music Ministry and is involved in junior high athletics. "I'm in everything I can be in with horses and still get at least two hours of sleep at night," she said. What does she think about the honor? "I'm very excited," Gritman said. "I was flag bearer last year and so I went everywhere with them. They treated me as if I was part of the court. It really was a good experience, going different places, meeting different people, and of course, horses."

Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 5, 1988

Several Waitsburg citizens were named as members at large of the County Emergency Medical Services Council. The names were submitted by Board President Bob Scott and approved by the County Commissioners on April 12. The names include Jean Miller, John Payne, Virgil Carpen- ter, Betty Jo Donnelly, Gilbert Sharpe, Jean McCown, Tom Baker, Bob Stokes, Berniece Banks, Esther Dutton, Stepha- nie Wyatt and Bob Dutton, Jack McCaw, Jack Otterson, Roy Leid and Patty Horney were already members. Leid and Horney are on the Board, the rest are members-at-large.

Fifty Years Ago

May 10, 1963

Howard Smith, Jr. 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. How- ard Smith was grand Champion in the 4-H Division of the Junior Livestock Show in Waitsburg last week-end when he won honors with his fat calf. Larry Conover won reserve grand champion fat calf in the 4-H division, followed by Susan Danielson, grand champion feeder calf and Carol Hinchliffe with the reserve grand champion calif. In the F.F.A. Division, Jerry Wood won Grand Champion feeder calf; John Towers, Reserve grand champion feeder calf; Jim Wood, Grand Champion mature Hereford cow; Jim Tuttle, reserve grand champion mature Hereford cow; Gary Thomas, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion mature Angus cow.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

May 13, 1938

Hon. C. N. Eaton, state representative from this dis- trict, underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis at a Walla Walla hospital Sunday.

The local high school class is composed of fifteen se- niors this year - seven boys and eight girls. They are Elmer Berland, Joe Buroker, Walter Campbell, Don Davis, Paul Hofer, Jr., Charles Lakin, Gerald Vollmer, Virginia Bloor, Laura Campbell, Barbara Freeman, Helen Hansen, Harriet Kazisek, Beth Lloyd, Bettie Lloyd and Barbara Sweazy.

Mrs. Hesper Archer and little daughter went over to Seattle Tuesday evening to visit her mother who has been quite ill, but is improving. Mr. Archer will drive over for them at last of next week.

Mrs. Frank Simmes of Walla Walla talked on home furnishings and Miss Bertha Sanford of Dayton made a talk on the arrangement and lighting of the modern kitchen at the meeting of the Home Economics Club Thursday afternoon.

One Hundred Years Ago

May 16, 1913

Miss Marian Eaton was crowned Queen of the May at the May Day Fete Friday. Her attendants were Ruth Cole and Isabell Taylor. The flower girls were Ruth Eichelberger and Dorothy Call.

The Grand March was led by Fleeta Kinder and Mil- dred Tabor.

Harvey Stonecipher's car took a skid on the trip toward home Saturday and when it stopped it was headed toward town.

Mrs. Ida Denney and family and her son Harold Den- ney and wife left Saturday for American Falls, Idaho to take up residence on their homestead.

Born - in this city Wednesday morning, May 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Teeter, a 7-pound daughter.

Mr. W. A. Williams has leased the I. W. Hardy black- smith and machine shop on Main street and will be ready to open up for business probably by the first of the week.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 11, 1888

Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway, son-in-law and daughter of Dr. N. J. A. Simons, arrived in this city on Tuesday and have gone to housekeeping in the Doctor's residence on Coppei avenue. Mr. H. is a butter and cheese maker by trade and may engage in that business here.

D. V. Wood spent Friday night and Saturday at Dayton attending the teachers institute.

Determined to not be behind the times, our friend A. C. Dickinson, though hardly able to afford it, he purchased a splank splinter new buggy.

Misses Nellie Tawsley and Florence Mulinix were applicants for certificates before the Walla Walla examining board this week. The result of their efforts is not yet known.

It is not a positive fact that there were two men at work on Main street yesterday with only nine lookers-on.

The O.R.&N. Co. have sold the light steel rails hitherto used between Walla Walla and Blue Mountain to a narrow gauge road on the Sound, and are now replacing them with heavy iron ones.