PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

February 12, 2004

The Waitsburg School district will be looking for a new superintendent following the announcement Wednesday by Robbie Johnson that he will retire in June after 30 years in education.

Mindy Nordheim, 18, of Waitsburg, placed in the top 13 of the national compe­tition for the Make It Yourself With Wool contest held in Sacramento, California Janu­ary 22-24, 2004. Representing Washington in the senior age bracket made up of 17 to 24-year-olds, Mindy tailored a navy wool suit which included an asymmetrical white wool top and featured godets at the skirt bot­tom and jacket peplum.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 9, 1989

While most United States Postal Ser­vice mail carriers must contend with snarling dogs and sore feet as they hoof through their daily routines in cities across the nation, Bet­ty Jo Donnelly has enjoyed majestic moun­tain vistas and wildlife delivering mail within the verdant setting fo the Blue Mountain foothills. And last Friday, February 3, Betty Jo's 60th birthday, she made the 87-mile jour­ney for the last time as a rural carrier out of the Waitsburg Post Office. Betty Jo, with 20 or more years service, was able to retire, and retire she did.

Odako Club met with Myra Bloor on January 26 with Sherrill Conover as assistant hostess. Joan Helm won the door prize. Iv­adell Nordheim presented a very interesting program on late 19th century clothing. It was a very informative and enjoyable program, befitting the Washington Centennial Year.

Fifty Years Ago

February 7, 1964

Three 4-H Clubs and six FFA members participated in a livestock judging contest last Saturday morning, Feb. 1, at the Don Thomas ranch. The stock used in the judging was from Don's herd, and the grounds had been especially prepared to accommodate the 27 judges plus their sponsors. Jim Bloor lead the FFA team with a score of 293.9 out of a possible 300 points, while Jerry Wood took a second place with 266.8, and Jim Tuttle was third with a 255.1.

Miles Brunton received the "Man of the Year" award at Commercial Club's Annual Banquet. Miles has been a Commercial Club member for 30 years, has served as President as well as on many of its committees. He has been active in the Boy Scout program in Waitsburg, and has served as Finance Chair­man for the past 25 years. This is the second year that this award has been made. Ernest Kison was the first recipient at last year's banquet.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

February 10, 1939

A group of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cushin were invited out to their home Friday evening for a pig's feet feed which is held annually.

Miss Barbara Sweazy went to Pull­man Sunday to enroll at W.S.U. for the next semester.

Our "spring-like" weather which has prevailed so many weeks this season "has went" with a bang. Three inches of snow have fallen and is drifting badly.

Norma Jean Bachmann was able to return to school Monday. She was out a week with a fractured collar bone, sustained when she fell on the sidewalk while skating.

One Hundred Years Ago

February 13, 1914

J. B. Harsh and little nieces, Misses Metha and Aletha Harsh were guests at the King Will home near Alto a few days the last of the week.

Mrs. Ben Taylor accompanied Mrs. Harry Buroker to Waitsburg on Tuesday for a few day's visit.

Miss Roxie Ingalls of Toppenish, Wash. is here visiting her great aunt, Roxie Keiser, and great uncle, T. P. Ingalls, and other rela­tives in this city and vicinity.

Elmore Diehl, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Diehl, and family, are in this city from Lind. Wash. where they have resided for the past year. They may decide to again make this city their home.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 8, 1889

The city council room ahs been con­verted into an emigrant house for the time being.

J. H. Morrow and wife and Mrs. E. L. Powell will leave home next Tuesday. They will go to Portland where they will be met by Hon. E. L. Powell and all will proceed together to San Francisco to be absent about a month.

C. H. Erwin, for a year past the pleas­ant, efficient bookkeeper for J. H. Morrow & Co., tendered his resignation last Saturday and will probably go to Tacoma. Our people will very much regret to lose Charlie and his most excellent family.

Texas Ferry is now running and is ready to accommodate the traveling public.