PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago June 12, 2003

Awards for Preston Hall students, reflecting the entire school year, were presented Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the high school auditorium. Participation certificates were given to students who participated in Preston Hall sports. After which the coaches spoke of the upcoming potential for high school athletics. Sports recognized were volleyball, girls and boys basketball and track. Physical fitness awards were presented by Mr. Johnson, Preston Hall principal and school superintendent. Reaching the level of National Physi- cal Fitness rank were Felicia Brown, Sarah Paul, Dakota Hopkins, Kellen Gerke, T.L. Sherman, Kevin Steffanson, Colton Townsend, Jeremy Nichols, and Johnathan Quigg. Achieving the highest level, the Presidential Physical Fitness was Nathan Stroobants. Mr. Brad Green, band instructor, an- nounced and recognized sections of the 6th grade band as well as the Jr. High band who he recognized as being the Pep Band at high school games. Mrs. Morais, Preston Hall English instructor; presented an award to Melissa Sharpe. Melissa placed second in the state of Washington Law Enforcement Association Annual Eighth Grade Essay Contest. In addition to her certificate of achievement, she also received $150 cash prize with the award.

Twenty-Five Years Ago June 16, 1988

Jack Otterson, president of the Waitsburg Ambulance Service board, dropped by to say the service has ordered a defibrillator. The unit, a Heartstart 2000, costs $7025, Ot- terson said, and was ordered Monday, June 13. The state will provide $2000 in matching funds, and the community has donated about $1000 so far, he said. "We ordered it and we'll work at raising the balance of the funds later." Otterson said. The defibrillator will be the same unit as other services in Walla Walla County, thus will be compatible with com- munications requirements and personnel trained to operate it.

Fifty Years Ago June 14, 1963

Waitsburg and Dayton plants of the Green Giant Company are running to capacity after starting pea processing last week. Peas arrived at the Waitsburg plant June 3 for opening of the season. The Dayton plant began processing peas on the night shift Saturday, June 8. The Dayton plant is handling both asparagus and peas at the present time. It is planned to continue asparagus processing here until about June 27. Expectations are for a budget crop of asparagus. Harvest of pea fields is presently underway in the Walla Walla area fields of the company.

Seventy-Five Years Ago June 17, 1938

The pet parade which is sponsored every year by the Daily Vacation Bible School was held Monday morning. Prizes were awarded for the best behaved pet to Jacqueline Younger; prettiest, Beverly Roberts; cleverest, Nancy Jane Cox; showiest, Bob Gilmore; funniest, Elizabeth Ann Dan- ielson, Velma Mock and Alta May Hixon.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neace and son Lewis and daugh- ter Winfred and Frank Neace are at Lake Christine, Canada, planning to be gone a week.

Miss Inez Danielson, daughter of John Danielson, left by airplane from Walla Walla Wednesday evening for Colo- rado Springs where she will wed Louis Jacquot Thursday. They will make their home in Springfield, Colorado, where Mr. Jacquot is with the Soil Conservation Services.

Roberta Stonecipher of Waitsburg has been named as one of the advertising managers of the Washington State Ev- ergreen, State College student newspaper. Miss Sonecipher is a freshman in secretarial science.

One Hundred Years Ago June 20, 1913

Following a brief illness caused by old age, Jonathan Pettyjohn, aged 88 years, one of the well-known pioneers of this valley, died at his home four miles west of Prescott Monday morning about 2:30 o'clock. He is survived by six sons and one daughter: Thomas, Amos, John and Abraham of Prescott; Sherman of Walla Walla; Calvin of Spokane; and Mrs. Mary Grant, Prescott.

Born in this city Monday morning, June 16, to Dr. and Mrs. W. F. McConnell, a daughter, weighing 9 ½ pounds.

Miss Mae Singer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sing- er, left last Friday for Seattle where she will join Mr. and Mrs. Wait Preston and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Preston of Los Angeles, Calif. for a pleasure trip along the Alaskan Coast. She will be absent several weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Squire Maxwell of Dayton celebrated their wooden wedding Sunday with a monster dinner. Quite a number of guests were present and Squire, being the prince of entertainers, and Mrs. Maxwell, the queen of cooks, it is unnecessary to state that the occasion was an enjoyable one.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago June 15, 1888

The Odd Fellows of this city expect to lay the corner stone of their temple with appropriate ceremonies on July 4.

S. W. Smith has been in the city since Wednesday. He may possibly decide to remain among us permanently. We hope he will.

A son of J. H. Harmon last Sunday had the misfortune to fall on a scythe, badly cutting his right leg between the knee and ankle. Dr. Johnson dressed the wound.

The city council instructed the clerk to prepare an or- dinance preventing cows, bulls and horses from running at large in the city between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

The matter of widening Main street from jog to 3rd was generally discussed. The committee reported that they could probably reach an agreement with C. N. Babcock and T. S. Neely but could not with Mrs. Vinnie Perrington and Mrs. Mary Vincent.

Mrs. Perrington thought she would be damaged $1000 and Mrs. Vincent even more. This, the council decided, was too high and by unanimous vote decided to condemn the property and widen Main Street to Third.