Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago - May 8, 2008

Jerry Baker hit hole in one on the 180 yard fourth hole of Waitsburg’s private golf course at Martin Baker’s. Martin is Jerry’s dad. Witnessing the shot was Kit Lane, who reports it was made at 4:27 p.m. on May 1.

Emily L. Hogan was awarded a $3000 Claude and Kathleen Irwin Regents Scholarship at Washington State University. She is the daughter of Carrie Graham and Robin Hogan from Waitsburg.

It’s a natural. Kimberly Smith loves history and will be a perfect fit for the 2008 Days of Real Sport this year, emphasizing its 95 years of horse-racing history. Smith a 17 year old Prescott High School senior, will serve as the race meet’s 2008 Queen which the annual extravaganza gallops into town on May 17 and 18th

Twenty Five Years Ago - April 29, 1993

Barrel racer Rosie Gallaher, Huntsville, recently rode her quarter horse mare “Shu Nuf Dat Cash” to a first place finish during the 15th annual Barrel Daze held in Milton-Freewater. Gallaher and her five-year-old mare won the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Associations first ever Breeders Sweepstakes program

Waitsburg’s City Council voted last week to sell about 12 acres of land in the northeast section of the city to Clyde Burdine, who has proposed subdividing the property for homes. Council member Don Wills made the motion to sell the land on Garden Street to Burdine. It was seconded by Bill Hinchliffe.

A tea honoring 50 year members of Eastern Star was held Friday afternoon in the second floor lounge at the Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. The event was hosted by Barbara Danforth, Carol Weir and Delores Ford assisted by Sherrill Conover, Barbara Burres, Tom and Anita Baker, Liz Abbey, Kay Zuger, Jackie Ely and Dolores Archer.

Fifty Years Ago - May 2, 1968

Announcement has been made of the Waitsburg and Prescott High School junior boys names to attend Evergreen Boys State to be held in June on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane. Pictures were of Jack Roberts, Randy Halsey, Richie Pierson, Scott Erwin, and Walter Connell.

County Commissioner Orin Walker has been named to act as marshal for the 1968 Days of Real Sport parade. Mr. Walker has served this deistrict as commissioner for 22 years . He has always been an ardent supporter of Waitsburg and its activities.

Ad: Dayton Drive-In May 3 & 4 “Born Losers” starring Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James. Recommend for mature audiences, and “Oh Dad, Poor Dad”, starring Robert Morse and Roselind Russel, A very funny off beat film.

Seventy Five Years Ago - May 7, 1943

The Waitsburg School Band under the direction of Cal Malone was awarded top rating at the regional music festival held in Walla Walla last Friday.

This Waitsburg might continue to have a theatre, a group of businessmen, farmers and others interested in this community have raised $4000 to purchase the equipment of the Plaza Theater from C. T. Laidlaw of Dayton, who has owned the fixtures and has been operating the show for sometime.

A group of friends called at the home of Grandma Moxley on her 87th birthday, May 3. Those present were Mrs. Marie Keve, Mrs. Anita Crall, Mrs. Cora Davis, Mrs. Lillie Wardrip, Mrs. Joe Pierre and children, Mrs. Berth Manis, Mrs. Neoma Mock, Mrs. Ola Hamm, Mrs. Luella Steward and children, and Mrs. Birdie Mock

One Hundred Years Ago - May 10, 1918

Waitsburg’s first six day Chautaqua is to the commence on Tuesday, June 18th. Waitsburg people may well look forward to an excellent series of entertainments.

The annual “junior Sneak” of the Waitsburg High School took place last Wednesday afternoon at the grove of Bolles. The afternoon was a most enjoyable one for the young people.

Miss Goldie Diehl and Don Hutchins were married at Klamath Falls, Or, May 1.

Little Richard Marnes has been sick the last few days but is feeling some better now.

Lert Buroker was the first one in Spring Valley to finish plowing summerfallow, and took his teams and went to the hills to put in a crop for Blanche Summers.

One Hundred Twenty Five Years Ago

May 12, 1893

While A. N. Brown and family were on their way to Walla Walla some two weeks ago, their team became unmanageable for a time and did some tall kicking. The women folk jumped out, and one daughter, Miss Lizzie, was so seriously hurt that she has not been able to sit up since.

Last Sunday was the warmest and finest growing day thus far of the season. Hop vines grow ten inches by actual measurement

T. J. Hollowell is building an addition to his city residence and will put water there in and add other conveniences.

Some of our creditors have adopted the very painful habit of putting “please remit” at the bottome of their bills. Such doings make us tired, awful tired.

Jacob Weinhards’s malthouse at Dayton collapsed on Monday. Loss $3000.