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Ten Years Ago April 22, 2004

A long list of Waitsburg athletes, scholar athletes, teams ad coaches have been nominated for honors for the 2004 Blue Mountain Sports Awards and Blue Mountain Youth Recognition Evening, slated for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, at the Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center. Corinne McKinley and Cole Lindsey are triple-sport nominees for scholar-athlete honors from Waitsburg High school.

Dick Bennett, the coach of the WSU Cougar men's basketball team will be the guest speaker at a Father-Son Barbecue at Waitsburg High School. The event, sponsored by the Waitsburg High School Associated Student Body, is open to grandfathers, fathers and sons of the Waitsburg School District.

Twenty-Five Years Ago April 20, 1989

Amy Branson and Jason Payne were chosen as Masonic Junior Achievement winners in ceremonies held Monday night at the Masonic Temple in Waitsburg. Principal Jerry Scott handed out certificates to all the participating students, and the plaques to the winners.

It was a beautiful day for the Saturday Horse Show in Waitsburg, and some of the competitors waited their turn in the ring. Manager of the Horse Show was Karen Huwe Mohney, and Lisa Patton was judge for the show. Kelly McMillen was proud of her set of trophies as she was winner of the 12 and under All-Around trophy, as well as High Point All-Around winner for the whole show. She won in a tie-breaker for the show championship, as she and Todd Munden came out in a dead even tie after the regular events.

Fifty Years Ago April 17, 1964

Miss Judy Duckworth who is a Waitsburg student at Washington State University is one of 17 candidates for "Miss Washington," and will appear on Channel 4 television from Spokane this Friday noon at 12:00 (today) doing an Hawaiian war dance as part of her competitive talent. A news follow-up will also appear on Friday evening on channels 2 and 6.

Jim Tuttle, representing the Waitsburg Chapter of FFA, will be awarded the degree of State Farmer during the State Convention in Pullman, April 15-18. Accompanying him to Pullman is Steve Will who will play in the FFA Band.

Don Holmes, Brining Hospital Administrator, spoke to the Waitsburg Commercial Club last Tuesday night on the new hospital, which is now under construction and is due for completion in September 1964. The building which presently houses the hospital has been condemned by the Fire Marshall and is being operated under a provisional certificate. Because of difficulties which made remodeling of the old hospital unfeasible, the board decided to build the new structure which will cost $700,000.

Seventy-Five Years Ago April 21, 1939

Recent war scares in Europe have contributed to a busy flour and wheat market which is now keeping mills in this vicinity working at full capacity, according to Phil Welk of the Preston-Shaffer Milling Company.

Now, and for the next few weeks, Palouse Falls will be at its best as there is a lot of water in the Palouse River at this time.

Hugh Dunlap participated in the old-time Fiddlers' Contest at Pomeroy on Saturday night of last week. Some 25 fiddlers took part. Hugh says he certainly had a fine time.

One Hundred Years Ago May 1, 1914

Jacob Keve of Jasper Mountain was down Saturday with his brother, Clemens Keve and wife to attend the funeral of their old friend, William Keil. Mr. Keve said it had been two years since he had been to town before.

$17.000 cash was the price paid by M. Zuger this week for the 200 acres of wheat land on top of the reservoir hill north of town. The land which adjoins one of Mr. Zuger's farms, belonged to Chas. H. McEvoy and has been farmed for several years y Chas. Mills.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago May 3, 1889

G. Romaine informs us that the Dayton race track has been thoroughly worked and is now in splendid condition, and will be kept so 'til after the fall races.

Don't leave your team on the street unhitched. No team, however gentle, should be trusted where life, limb or property of others is put in jeopardy; besides, you violate a city ordinance and lay yourself liable to fine.