PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

September 3, 2009

Some of the Gems keyboardist Duana Gusse’s classmates have been taking a stroll down memory lane, unearthing some oldies but goodies not only of the musical kind but of the photographic kinds as well. This photo of the Waitsburg Volunteer Fire Department from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s is one of those memories submitted by Bert Aylward. Photo caption: Front row (l-r) Harold wills, Emory Kruchek, Sam Wills, John Lloyd, Don Wills, Leroy Todt, Bob Segraves, Ben Bloor and Richard Donnelly. Second row (l-r) Levi Testerman, Bill Towers, Burdette Huwe, Wait Harris, Elmer Hazelbaker, Dick Long, Bill Rose, Harold Bloor, Don Hinchliffe, Norman Anderson. On trucks, Byron Gusse, Darrel Mock, Elmer Hays, Jack West.

The Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile will be selling the DVD shown at the recent Huntsville Reunion on Aug 22. Produced by Norman Dull and the help of Wally Woodworth, John Liebermann and Mary Phillips, it describes Huntsville through the years.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 25, 1994

Of all the accolades showered on Hubbard, 71, over his remarkable career, this honor, he said, “is right at the top of the list.” Hubbard was referring to the distinguished Citizen Award bestowed upon him by the membership of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington. Hubbard has practiced law in Waitsburg since 1951, after he earned a law degree from the University of Washington. Today he has reduced his law duties to part-time in the law firm of his son, Michael Hubbard of Waitsburg. Photo caption: Vaughn Hubbard, center of Waitsburg, with lodge officers Wayne Casseday of Dayton, and Bill Zuger of Waitsburg.

Photo caption: Burdine Enterprises of Waitsburg begins work on the extension of ggarrn Street, from East 2nd to Preston Avenue (Highway 12) in Waitsburg. The project is expected to take about nine weeks to complete at a cost of $152,723. Burdine is scheduled to put new sidewalks along Preston and West 2nd Street in Waitsburg and upgrade Railroad Avenue and F Street in Prescott.

Fifty Years Ago

August 28, 1969

Coach Dick Kinart reported 37 boys out for varsity football this fall, with another possible nine candidates. Seniors who have checked out equipment are Andy Maib, Louis Gagnon, Roy Berg, Jerry Elsey, Scott Cresswell, Roger Colman, Bob Johnson, Robert Boyer, Terry John, Charles Hermanns and Bruce Abbey. Juniors on the 1969 squad are: Keith Carpenter, George Gagnon, Jim Western, Jim Hubbard, Charles Baker, Gary Pierson, Robert McGuire, Verlyn Smith, Glen Smith and Howard Smith. Sophomore gridders will be Steve Gunn, Randy Baer, Roger Berg, Jerry Baker, Jeff Patterson, Pat Mohney and Jim Stonecipher. Frosh turning out are: Rob Danforth, Jeff Harper, Orville Boyer, Alan Samson, Andy Samson, Guy McCaw, Jim Callahan, and Mike Saranovich.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

Sept 1, 1944

Earl Groom received painful head injuries Wednesday of last week when the machine belonging to W. Waldron on which he was working turned over on a steep hillside when the leveling device broke. He was thrown clear of the machine, but a five-gallon can of oil that was on the combine hit him on the head, making a cut that required 5 stitches.

Miss Virginia Rinehart was the recipient of a bridal shower held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Forrest Conover. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Gene Ray, Mrs. Frank Danielson and Mrs. Glen Howard.

On the return trip from Seattle, Bill Wardrip and family came through Portland and stopped at Bridewood, near Mr. Hood where they attended the birthday dinner of Ebeni Leavenworth.

One Hundred Years Ago

Sept 5, 1919

The Waitsburg School bells will ring again Monday morning Sept 8th, summoning the young folk back to their studies. At the high school a beginning will be made in commercial work with Miss Mary Dixon in charge.

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Vollmer, Mrs. And Mrs. Henry Schmitt, Miss Zelma Vollmer and Miss Minnie Vollmer have returned from a visit to Yellowstone Park. Mr. and Mrs. Will Stimmel, who were of the party, stopped enroute to visit relatives.

Walla Walla’s airplane seems to be doing a “land office” business according to the county seat papers. About 40 passengers were taken up for flights Monday at one dollar per minute for 10 minute flights.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

Aug 31, 1894

Meat wagons are furnishing choice beef from 2 to 7 cents. They are doing a good work that has been long delayed.

A number of harvesters were on a little picnic last Monday, and as a consequence of police court was the center of attraction and the city’s exchequer was somewhat gainer.

T. P. Ingalls says that he expects to get 50 cents for his wheat before winter. He gets this idea from the signs of the times.

Prof J. A. Keener, the new principal of the Academy will arrive from the east via the Union Pacific, on tomorrow’s rail. He is accompanied by his family consisting of wife, child and mother-in-law.