PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

March 10, 2011

[Headline] All current council members renominated for the 2011 race

It may not have brought quite as many people to town as Cycle Oregon did last year, but in the world of youth wrestling, Waitsburg hit the big time this weekend as host of a 17-team tournament that attracted close to 2,000 visitors on Saturday.

Commerce along one of the state’s arteries will soon kick back into gear as major repairs to key locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers draws to completion this month.

Ski Bluewood invites all guests on Saturday, March 12, to “dress to impress” in their favorite throw-back gear. Wear clothes from your favorite era—the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or whenever. Old hats, sweaters, or ski pants count.

Married in Walla Walla County March 7, at the residence of the bride’s parents on Dry Creek by Rev. H.W. Eagan, C.S. Robinson to Miss Laura F Cornwall.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 14, 1996

Waitsburg school children recently raised $2,675 for the local heart association by jumping rope.

The cost of repair of Waitsburg’s 1st Street, which was washed away in the recent flooding is at least $147,500, city officials say.

By the numbers it is officially called “disaster 1,100.” That’s the file number given to the flooding in Waitsburg, Dayton, Touchet, Prescott and the Mill Creek area by federal disaster officials. There is an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 cubic yards of mud covering sections of Waitsburg.

They call it a “100-year flood” but what does that mean? “It’s a myth that a ‘100-year flood’ occurs only once every 100 years,” Robert Freitag, federal coordinating officer for the disaster recovery effort. “It is a flood that has one chance in 100 of occurring each year,” he said. “In fact, it’s possible for two 100-year floods to occur in the same week.”

Fifty Years Ago

March 25, 1971

Jack McCaw was named as Lions Club Presidential candidate for the 1971-72 year by the nominating committee. Dave McConnell submitted the report at the meeting held last Tuesday. Nominated to service the McCaw were the following officers: Tom Baker, first vice president; Jim Dunn, second vice-president; Stan Pierson, third vice-president; Lee Mantz, Jr., secretary; Sid Conner, treasurer; Joe McCown, Jr. and Carl Smith, Lion Tamer; Gene Davis and Glyn Davis, Tail Twister; Wally Winnett and Ted Penner, director position one; Jim Wood and Elmer Hays, director position two.

The Times failed to mention that Carl Dilts, former publisher of The Times, was present at the Eagle Court of Honor on March 16. He was accompanied by his two sons, Dr. David Dilts of Walla Walla and Rodney Dilts of Milton-Freewater, Ore. who were also Eagles from Troop 336.

Miss Frances Williams of Waitsburg, and Mr. Don DeLorne of Spokane were united in marriage in a double-ring ceremony performed by the Rev. Gary Yeager in the Christian Church in Caldwell, Id. on Saturday, March 20.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 29, 1946

A son was born Thursday morning March 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Broom. His name is Jeffrey Laurence.

Colleen Collins and Helen Lloyd are on the all-college high scholarship roll for the first semester of 1945-46 at Washington State College.

Gilbert Bergund who served nine months on the Island of Samoa as a baker in the officers galley is now busy feeding people of this vicinity with delicious baked goods from the Quality Bakery which has been closed for the past two and one half years during his absence.

One Hundred Years Ago

April 1, 1921

Mrs. Homer Michelsen entertained with an Easter party in honor of her son Carroll, Saturday afternoon, with the pupils of the first grade as guests. Games were played and ice cream and wafers were served at the close of the afternoon. Thirty-two children were present.

E. W. Truitt, manager of the Lyons Ferry was in town on day this week and when asked about the roads to Snake River, stated that either by Starbuck or direct to the ferry via Fields’ Gulch were both in very passable condition now.

Owing to an accident some of our purebred Poland China are going to farrow early in April. Being overstocked we will sell them while they last at 12 cents a pound. Here is a chance for your next winter’ meat. Dice and Clague, Prescott.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 31, 1896

There is to be a ball game in this city tomorrow (Saturday) between a team of professionals and the mill team. Put boards up over your windows.

Our esteemed friend Joel Woods had a rather exciting time a few days ago. In attempting to ford the Touchet which has been high of late, one of the horses balked in the middle of the stream, and Mr. Woods’ two little boys got scared and jumped out of the wagon and came near drowning to death before they could be looked after. All hands, man, horses and boys came out alright, but excitement ran high and the water ran deep.