Pioneer Portraits - March 5, 2015

Ten Years Ago

March 10, 2005

Members of the Waitsburg City Council got a lesson in how congested Academy Street becomes during pick-up and drop off times at the Waitsburg School District. Transportation Supervisor Ken Colby, armed with video images of the bus loading area, gave graphic proof that parents delivering students to school perform some fairly outlandish maneuvers in doing so.

Ed and Lena Fern Tusty’s family gathered recently to celebrate the couple’s 60th Wedding Anniversary. The Tustys are the parents of Pam Conover of Waitsburg.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 8, 1990

Dr. S. R. “Rog” Hevel received the Waitsburg Commercial Club Community Service Award for 1989 at the annual banquet held Tuesday. In a nominating letter from Roy and Pat Leid, Hevel was cited for his long years of service as Health Officer for the City of Waitsburg, and for his service on the Ambulance Board since its inception.

Touchet Valley Hardware recently installed some paintings by Sirrka Witt on the south side of the building, noting the general areas of merchandise handled by the store.

Fifty Years Ago

March 4, 1965

Larry Broom was selected to Chairman of the Centennial Committee which will spearhead the activities of the City of Waitsburg during this 100th year. The World Headquarters of Waitsburg Centennial Celebration was established in the building affectionately known as Carpenter’s Store. This building was donated for the use of the Committee by Dolph and Bertha Egelston, and will be outfitted with old-time pictures and memorabilia.

Joan Land and Charie McCown of Waitsburg, and Ruth Goe of Prescott were picked this week to vie for the position of Queen over Waitsburg’s annual Days of Real Sport Celebration to be held on May 29-30.

Photo caption: The Columbia County Beatles performed several numbers to the screams of a group of Dayton Rainbow girls and for the appreciation of those assembled for the Green Giant Awards banquet. Those whose true identity is hidden by wigs were Gayle Davis, Lowell Richter, Bert Adams and Jerry Renfrow.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 8, 1940

The local Legion Post will celebrate its 21st birthday on March 15th.

Mays Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Smith is receiving medical treatment at St. Mary’s Hospital.

The Bolles School, of which Mrs. Margaret Ward is the teacher, will present a puppet show Friday evening of this week, March 8. The public is cordially invited.

Jimmy Mays, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Mays, is out of school this week with chickenpox.

One Hundred Years Ago

March 5, 1915

Mrs. Minnie Van Fleet who has been nursing the sick in Waitsburg and vicinity for the past five months, was called to Walla Walla on a case Monday morning.

Arthur Longanback and Jerry Ferrell have each purchased new 5-passenger Ford touring cars through the John Smith Hardware Co. during the past week.

Wm. Keve has returned home from Hot Lake, Oregon, his health being much improved.

Chas. Powers killed a bob cat this week which measured five feet. He moved his family this week over to the John Loundagin place. He reports having killed three bob cats, seven coyotes, and ten weasels this winter.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 7, 1940

Thieves recently entered Mr. Abbey’s smoke house on his farm in Whetstone Hollow, and carried off a lot of choice bacon.

Wood is really becoming a scarce article in this city. The short wood is all gone and the long wood is getting short.

Miss Laura Kenworthy, daughter of those most excellent people, Mr. and Mrs. James Kenworthy, Huntsville, graduated with high honors at the Empire Business College, Walla Walla, last week. Nothing is more pleasing than to see young ladies realizing that there is a serious side of life, prepare themselves for usefulness. To live without a purpose is worse than not to live at all.

Milt Jonas was in the city from Alto last Saturday. He say while the cold weather caused some loss among his stock that he has a good branding iron and two good raw-hide ropes left, and therefore is all OK.

On Thursday morning of last week a number of ladies were seen marching through Main Street carrying a number of parcels, such as quilt frames and such. Many thought the “Mob” an advance guard of the salvation army, but in this their judgment deceived them. It was merely a representative of the Ladies Aid Society on the way to the home of Mrs. C. P. Jordan, where in response to an invitation, they were destined to spend the day, do some quilting and partake of one of Mrs. Jordan’s excellent dinners.