PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

September 19, 2013

[Photo Caption] WP's Emily Adams performed admirably in her first-ever high school XC race, the Island Run Invitational in Clarkston. Adams placed fourth out of 45 runners overall, and number one among District 9 runners.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 24, 1998

A Waitsburg High School senior who is torn between pursuing an agricultural engineering career and a career in music has been honored as TCI's Student of the Month for September. Amanda McKinley, 17, daughter of Dan and Krista McKinley of Waitsburg, is being featured on promotional spots on selected TCI cable channels and will receive a commemorative plaque and a $100 savings bond. "I was pretty surprised," she said of learning of the honor. TCI's program honors high school seniors around the region during the school year. The lifelong Waitsburg resident, who turns 18 tomorrow, Sept. 25, has attended Waitsburg schools since Kindergarten. This fall, she is attending Walla Walla Community College through the Running Start Program, and studies piano for an hour and a half four days a week for applied music credit. The fifth day involves receiving piano instruction. Her other class commitments include chemistry and Senior Seminar this semester.

Fifty Years Ago

September 20, 1973

Waitsburg is an old-fashioned town. Some people may say that with a sneer, but many this past weekend recognized it with some feelings of envy. Nearly 800 people attended the first Pioneer Fall Festival at the partially-restored Bruce House. Over 750 enjoyed the Salmon Barbecue last Tuesday night in the Community Building. Granted, some were present at both events, but their interest says something to us. (...) The old Bruce House, once an elegant mansion in Waitsburg, was echoing to fiddle music, foot-pedal organ tones, the joyous singing, and the warm and friendly conversation of many people. We felt that "this old house" must have had a personality revival, filled with live and happy people. It was truly a "home-coming" for the home that has to contain pleasant memories, perhaps now long-forgotten, of busier and more productive days. History, as a link with the past, must be appealing to many, many of us.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 24, 1948

Of local interest was the marriage of Isabelle Barrett of Walla Walla and Lawrence Fullerton of Huntsville which took place in Seattle Sept. 4.

Bill Zuger has been elected president of the Associated Student Body. Other officers are Beverly Roberts, vice president; Sally Gibson, secretary; Mary Shaffer, treasurer; Pat Neal, yell queen; Joanne Sayers and Erma Lee Kessler, assistants to the queen.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 28, 1923

Fire at the U. F. Corkrum ranch in Spring Valley, Monday, resulted in the destruction of a large barn and its contents. One hundred tons of hay and several sets of harness were destroyed.

The paving company on the Inland Empire highway east of this city, has been held up for several days this week owing to a delay in receipt of several cars of sand.

Roy Crall has purchased the delivery business from Joe Moors.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 30, 1998

Mr. Marvin, the Waitsburg butcher, bought 17 fat hogs form Henry Ingalls in Spring Valley paying 4 ½ cents a pound.

Orland Phipps, the son of Geo. Phipps, jumped from a wagon last Saturday onto an ear of corn which rolled with him with result to seriously sprain an ankle besides tearing the tendons from the bone.

To those who are contemplating putting up a windmill this fall, we wish to say the newly improved ball bearing aermotor has no equal. We take pleasure in referring you to a few customers using the mill – John McDonald, Collingwood Bros., Groome Bickelhaupt, Shea Bros., C. Robinson. The mill is fully guaranteed. Sold by Ferguson and Fender.