PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

January 22, 2015

[Photo caption] Seahawks fever struck the Waitsburg Grocery Store early Monday, after the Hawks won the NFC Championship Sunday with a stunning comeback against the Green Bay Packers. This artwork was painted by Waitsburg Grocery employee Kasmira Grende.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

January 20, 2000

Waitsburg Elementary is boosting reading in grades K-6 with a very simple philosophy: The best way for students to improve their reading is to read.

To encourage more reading, Elementary Principal Russ Knopp serves ice cream during the first of the month to those students who read 20 days a month and properly record their reading on a school-provided form. Knopp also posts photos of the students in the school, a feature which has attracted lots of attention. "The scoop is ice cream pays," he told the school board last week.

Fifty Years Ago

January 23, 1975

Waitsburg City Council was informed by the State Highway Department that their suggested changes in speed limits in the east part of town are not justified by either the speed or volume of traffic.

Council had earlier decided to enlarge the 25-mph zone to Wood Street. The Highway Department ran a traffic check and informed council that such a change was not warranted.

Council okayed a building permit for the remodeling of the Vaughn Hubbard law offices.

Dale Fauvre and Pat Streamer presented the final bills on the sidewalk costs to the council. Total bill for work was $85,154.50, with the sidewalk portion set at $25,508.00. The costs will be approximately .38 cents per running foot more than the memo billing which was sent to Main Street property owners in December. Total cost per foot to property owners is $15.18.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

January 27, 1950

Anita Abbey was honored on her fifth birthday Saturday afternoon when a number of little friends shared her birthday cake and ice cream at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Abbey.

Robert Leid is a member of the newly organized all-male pep band at Washington State College.

The Methodist youth Fellowship will hold a ground hog dinner in February. Menu will consist of sausage, scalloped potatoes, green beans, cabbage salad and gingerbread.

Nancy Kean of the phone company got a call from a gent who said, "I would like to report an obscene phone bill." (Bob Curran in Buffalo Evening News)

One Hundred Years Ago

January 30, 1925

The alternate basketball team known as the "Five Horseman" had to take the floor against Prescott last Friday night. The Horseman gathered a lead in the third quarter but a couple long ones by Porter left the score knotted at the end of the period. In the overtime session "Wildhorse" Sam Wills proved that he does not live in the gym for nothing and Waitsburg won 16 to 20.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 2, 1900

Born – Near this city, last Friday, January 26, 1900 to the wife of A. Londagin, a daughter. Mother and child doing well. "Pete" is the happiest man in town. We extend congratulations upon the arrival of their first born.

Anderson Cox of Portland, brother of Mrs. J. L. Harper and Miss Jennie Cox, was married yesterday in Portland to Miss Daisy Summers. The Time s extends congratulations.

Last Monday, January 29th was the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Laidlaw and they observed the occasion by reception in the evening. About 20 of their friends were present and a very pleasant time was spent.