PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

April 12, 2012

For the first time last weekend, Dayton High School teacher Steve McLean took four of his students to a regional robotics competition and came home with a trophy. “It’s something like I’ve never seen before in my life,” McLean said. (He) and his students, Alex Eaton, Demitri Tziouvaras, Lincoln Riley and James Costello, traveled to Central Washington University with their robot last weekend to go up against teams from Boise, California, and even Seattle. Local cities Rosalia and Prosser had teams at the competition as well. “We were just four country kids and (had) no help,” McLean said with a chuckle.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 17, 1997

Lifelong Waitsburg resident H. V. “Bill” Zuger will lead the 1997 version of the Days of Real Sport parade. The parade will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17. Zuger, 66, said he was surprised to hear of the honor. “I do appreciate it,” he commented. “There are a lot of other people who are more deserving. I am quite flattered.” Zuger, the son of the late C. V. “Shanty” and the late Florence Buroker Zuger, born and raised in the area, getting early exposure to horses, livestock, and farming on his family’s Bolles Junction ranch. The place is now farmed by Zuger’s son Greg.

Fifty Years Ago

April 13, 1972

[Photo Caption] “Blitz” new member of Waitsburg Police Dept. Two volunteers simulate an attack on Waitsburg Police Chief Bob Hornbuckle and “Blitz”, a genuine police dog, strains at the leash to defend his handler. Bob had the dog double-leashed, or there would have been some young men with teeth marks on them.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

April 18, 1947

Candidates for race queen for the Days of Real Sport include Elsie Allmon, Betty Baim, Wanda Buchan, Roselle Collins, and Jacki Smith of Prescott.

Piano pupils of Mrs. Gladys Williamson were presented in recital Friday evening. They included Dan Wood, Lynn Jones, Ralph Jones, Lois Dye, Betty Anderson, Jean Gibson, Deana Land, Kay Hawks, Leenore Blize, Barbara Reid, Marilyn Collingwood, Jacqueline Archer, Ann Witt, Lassie Smith and Grave Nees.

John Carson has purchased the Joe Pierre dairy farm and will move his family thereafter the school term.

One Hundred Years Ago

April 14, 1922

The following young people from the various young people’s societies’ here, spent the weekend in Walla Walla attending the Easter convention of the Young People’s Union: Gladys Wise, Henry Roberts, Mr. Hunting, Orville Grigsby, Martha Philips, Isla Hales, Florence Taylor, Adda Beckley, Miss Billington, Valeria Schmitt and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pollard.

We are still looking longingly for Spring. Sunday was a lovely day and we decided Spring had arrived but Monday it snowed all day so we decided it was still winter. Someone said winter is lingering in the lap of spring too long, why doesn’t she remind him or show him the door?

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 16, 1897

A surprise was given at the residence of R. D. Loundagin on Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Robert Loundagin. About forty were present from the city. A pleasant time is reported.

A number of enthusiastic cyclers made a trip to Dayton last Sunday, despite the roughness of the roads. They report a jolly time and but few accidents.

J. W. Morgan put a coat of “dustless oil” on his drug store this week. This oil seems to be giving universal satisfaction.