PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

August 7, 2014

WAITSBURG – Four artists will present their visions for a Main Street art piece at Jimgermanbar on Wednesday, August 13 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The four finalists were selected by the Waitsburg Art Commission and will vie for the right to create one of two life size bronze pieces to be displayed on Waitsburg's main Street. The presentations are open to the public. Keith McMasters and Wayne Chabre will share their vision of "Game Table," an interactive piece to include Fanny Weller and another historical figure playing checkers on a table in front of the Weller Public Library. Jeffrey Hill and Squire Broel will present their interpretation of "The Founding Fathers," a piece to include likenesses of Sylvester Wait, William Bruce and William Preston standing on the north end of Main Street and looking at a map.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 29, 1999

[Photo Caption] Wendy and Coe Richards prepared for pre-surgery tests last week. The liver transplant from mother to son was the first living-related transplant in the Northwest.

Fifty Years Ago

August 8, 1974

Waitsburg business owners Tuesday okayed a plan to re-do the sidewalks on Main Street from Third to First. The decision came after considerable debate over options. The turnout of business people who had been notified earlier, was not great. Only ten representatives cast a vote on the final decision. Mayor Roy Leid, who chaired the meeting, said that the matter would be handled by

Council on August 7, and that construction should start in mid-August. Plans were originally drawn up to reduce the sidewalk size from 18 feet to 12. Some owners felt that the present width should be maintained, while others opted for the narrower walks. Leid explained that the reason for the new width was to reduce the cost to the store-owners by lessening the bill on the concrete work.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 19, 1949

Howard Smith, Bobby Collins, Dick Pettichord and Merle Bickelhaupt left Wednesday for a week's trip to Wallawa Lake. They plan to take a camping trip through the mountains and fish.

Mrs. Lillian Smith honored Lassie and Kenneth Smith with a birthday supper, Aug. 15. Their birthdays are August 14 and 15 respectively. Miss Janet Collins and Miss Erma Lee Kessler were guests.

Swimming certificates have been earned by Betty Stenson, Joyce Holloway, Sandra Pambreen, Jo Todt, and Nancy McKay. Intermediate: Judy Wright, James Berry, Randy Culley, and Bruce Bruton. Swimmers: Jerry Todt, Tommy Roach, Dick Brunton, and Bob Webber.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 22, 1924

Lyman Lakin while working on the new grain warehouse at McKay last Thursday, fell from a scaffold breaking both bones of the right leg above the ankle.

The Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. is now running full-time after having been shut down partially for several weeks during the summer to make a number of needed repairs.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gagnon are the proud parents of 7 ½ pound son, born Tuesday morning according to Dr. Hopkins.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 18, 1899

The string of wheat wagons through town everyday is evidence that farmers are anxious to get their wheat rapidly stored in the warehouse.

J. A. Ingram has a new bicycle rack in front of his grocery store with his name neatly painted thereon.

A very pleasant party is reported as taking place at the Hardman residence on Monday afternoon, the occasion being the sixteenth birthday of Miss Maggie Hardman. The party was a surprise to Miss Maggie, the large number of her friends meeting at Mrs. Abbey's residence.