PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

August 4, 2011

Jillian Beaudry, an editor and reporter for the Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash., will become the new managing editor for the Times based in Waitsburg, the newspaper’s publisher announced on Monday. She will replace Dian McClurg, the previous managing editor who left the newspaper in May. “We are lucky to be able to welcome someone of Jillian’s caliber and enthusiasm to our small staff,” Times publisher Imbert Matthee said. “She is well regarded in our state’s newspaper industry and comes highly recommended by her peers and past employers. She’ll be able to improve our news gathering organization and expand our coverage of the Touchet Valley.”

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 8, 1996

[Photo caption] Formerly Ginny’s Grill and now the Farmer’s Café, one of Waitsburg’s downtown institutions recently underwent some remodeling and changes which, according to manager Jeff Hegardt, give restaurant employees glee in observing the surprised looks on people’s faces as they notice the changes for the first time. Owners Ron and Brenda Irvin will mark their third year in business this November. Last year, improvements of a new grill and refrigeration was an unseen change, Hegardt said. Efficiencies realized with kitchen improvements enabled the new carpet in the dining area. The most noticeable change was removal of the counter and the new location of the service area. Booths are now situated where the counter and fountain once stood. Louis Gammon, who operated Ginny’s Grill for years before retiring in 1976, was the owner when the last new flooring was placed in 1972, Hegardt said.

Fifty Years Ago

August 5, 1971

Mrs. E. C. Monfort, 87, was the honor guest at a family reunion, Saturday, July 31 at Waitsburg, Wa. where she is at home with her youngest son, Phillip E. Monfort. Those spending the weekend with her were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Monfort and Jane of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. F. Neile Havens, Tulsa, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Javaux and John, Caldwell, Ida.; Mr. and Mrs. E. Grant Monfort, Ellensburg, Wa.; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Baxter, Durkee, Ore.; Mrs. S. Max Brown, Tucson, Ariz.; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Gilmour, Ray and Robbie, Ellensburg, Wa.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Javaux, Meridian, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Raley, Baker, Ore.; Mrs. Walter Jantz and son, Carl, of Walla Walla, Wa.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 9, 1946

Lowell Houtchens of Boeing Engineers has returned from Guam and spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Houtchens.

Henry Reimers and Albert Land of the local Camp Fire board, and Mrs. Reimers and Mrs. Land were guests of the Camp Fire Girls at Camp Kiwanis Thursday evening at a Spanish banquet.

Mr. and Mrs. Ward Powell of Reedsport, Ore. visited this week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Powell and Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Egelston.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 5, 1921

The bodies of two of our best known soldier dead are expected to arrive in this city within a few days. Samuel W. Southard was the first of Waitsburg to lose his life in action and in his honor the local Legion was named. Dallas Miller lost his life in action just a few days following Sammy Southard.

Will Vollmer who is farming some of the Hungate land and the W. B. Shaffer place in Spring Valley, has 500 acres of No. 128 wheat which is yielding fully 40 bushels per acre.

Frank Callahan, orchardist, has a very fine prospect for a bumper crop of apples this Fall. He has estimated that he will have fully 9,000 boxes of packed apples from his 15 acres of commercial orchard.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 7, 1896

Walter Shuham this week received a new Victor bicycle – a ’96 model and a regular beauty.

Pat Dowling, who has many friends in this city, had a serious encounter with his brother-in-law, John Rorke, last Monday. Dowling was shot in the arm. Bad blood has existed between these two men ever since the night when Dowling was married to Rorke’s sister several years ago, and occasionally it crops out.

The Family of Mr. Tuttle, the electrician, arrived in this city from Ritzville on Tuesday morning and have moved into the Bert Preston residence on Preston Avenue. We are glad to welcome such pleasant people to our city.