PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

August 2, 2012

If Karen Mohney’s math is correct, the Rainbow Girls group has been active in Waitsburg for more than 75 years, and about 680 to 700 Waitsburg girls have been part of the organization. Mohney, the current mother advisor of the Waitsburg group, is no stranger to Rainbow herself. And there are many other volunteers and board members who have also spent many years of their lives involved in the organization. The women, older and younger, say they stay with Rainbow because of the lifelong friendships they develop, the confidence it gives them, the volunteer lessons they learn, the faith it promotes, and because it gets them ready to be a helpful and contributing woman in society.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 7, 1997

[Photo Caption] About 60 well-wishers attended a reception in honor of Doris Hulce last Wednesday. She recently retired after 33 years at The Times. Commemorating the event were former publishers Anita and Tom Baker and current co-publishers Loyal and Kathy Baker, who joined Times employee Bettie Chase and Doris for a photo.

Fifty Years Ago

August 3, 1972

Rep. Vaughn Hubbard, Waitsburg, told The Times this week that he will not file as candidate for a third term in the Washington State House of Representatives. Hubbard was appointed in July 1965 to fill the unexpired term of H. M. Ahlquist, who resigned to take a position as State Director of Conservation. Hubbard was elected in November 1966 and was successfully re-elected in 1968 and 1970. The district that Vaughn has been serving was 11-A, changed by court order into District 16 under the re-districting plan. Only remaining incumbent member of the House is Charles D. Kilbury, D-Pasco.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 8, 1947

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Henze, who are opening a dry-cleaning establishment in Waitsburg, have moved here this week and are residing at the Grote Apartments.

A building permit was issued to William R. Rose to build a $7500 dwelling on East Seventh.

Harvest operations are near completion in the Waitsburg, Prescott, and Harsha districts, but there still remains grain to be hauled from near the mountains for the rest of this month. Yields are from 30 to 40 bushels to the acre, averaging about 35.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 11, 1922

The wheat warehouses are busy places these days with the strings of four and six-horse teams lined up during most of the hours of the day, awaiting their turn to unload.

Mrs. C. E. Shaffer and daughter, Mrs. Will Vollmer and children, returned home Sunday evening from Eckler Mountain, where they were guests of Mrs. James Stevens of Dayton at Alhambra, their summer home for several days. Mrs. Vollmer reports an exciting experience when a herd bull got through the yard fence and charged the house.

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Keiser are the parents of a 3-pound son born on August 1st.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 6, 1897

C. Robinson sold 6,000 bushels of Blue Stem wheat last week for 65 cents per bushel.

J. H. James now has a handsome pole in front of his barbershop. He has had it repainted this week.

J. W. Morgan has erected a handsome bicycle rack in front of his place. We would like to see others do the same.

Martin Weller came down from his sawmill this week to remain at least a month. He left his son William in charge there.