PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

November 20, 2014

[Photo caption] Die-hard Green Bay Packers fans and Waitsburg natives Joan Helm (r), Jackie Helm (c), and Judy (Helm) Gross (l) (joined here by Joan's nephew Robbie Kvitek, to Judy's right) killed time before Sunday's Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay by reading The Times. The Packers made their fans proud with a 53-20 drubbing of the Eagles.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 18, 1999

If anyone in Waitsburg can talk turkey, pass this message along to the local flock: You're safe for now but watch out! The Waitsburg Lions Club will be smoking another batch of turkeys come Christmas! All kidding aside, Waitsburg's flock of wild turkeys is forever safe from the local Lions Club which concluded the cooking segment of its Thanksgiving turkey smoking project yesterday and now has the delicious smoked birds to sell for the upcoming holiday. The reduced sodium and lightly smoked turkeys are for sale for $25 from any Lions Club member, at the Waitsburg Cenex service station.

Fifty Years Ago

November 21, 1974

Southeast Washington's Blue Mountains topped all other elk hunting areas this year for producing the most success stories, as the 1974 general bull elk hunt closed with the year's first major winter storm. In contrast to last year, when heavy snow at the end of October denied hunter access into the Blues, hunting conditions were excellent throughout the season, providing a substantial harvest in this area which did not occur in 1973. As of Sunday evening, a Blue Mountains total of 4106 hunters had been tallied by Game Department personnel with 808 elk for a success ratio of one elk for every five hunters checked.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 18, 1949

On Monday, the large granite memorial marker of the old Waitsburg Academy was put in place by R. B. Wylie of Walla Walla. It is located on the former Waitsburg Academy school grounds which is now the athletic field and just north of the former Golf Association Club House.

Monte Shaffer was honored at a stag-party Wednesday night at the home of Kenneth Smith. Monte is being married on Thanksgiving Day to Miss Dorothy Murphy.

One Hundred Years Ago

November 21, 1924

Miss Aletha Harsh and Mr. Mount Shaffer were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Harsh, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pollard, Miss Naomi Patton with the immediate families of the contracting parties were guests at the ceremony.

Wm. Wardrip and wife left Saturday for Olympia where they will visit relatives and friends for a few weeks. Frank Wardrip will have charge of the truck business during Will's absence.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 17, 1899

Mrs. Maude Lyons of our school and Miss Anna Arnold of the country schools attended the teachers' examinations in Walla Walla last week.

Chas. James, formerly a member of Co. K. has accepted a position as Barber with O. G. Beeler as soon as the barbershop can be re-fitted.

Chas. Groom of Waitsburg and Miss Ida Harting of Dayton were united in marriage last Saturday in the Dayton courthouse by Justice Holman.