Days of Yore for November 21, 2024
10 years ago—
The public is encouraged to participate in Wheeler High School’s annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 26. The event is a 3K loop that starts and ends at the high school, and winds through the city of Fossil. The winner in each category wins a turkey.
The North Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District will sponsor the Arlington Firemen’s Ball in the new fire hall in Arlington. The proceeds of the dinner and auction will benefit Denise Proctor in her battle with cancer.
Due to the early winter snow and unsafe travel conditions, the quarter-final football game between Sherman County and Lowell was rescheduled to be played at Cottage Grove High School.
25 years ago—
A group is being organized by Jack Lorts in Fossil for area residents who are interested in writing. Writers will get together to discuss their work and the writing process, and the possibility of publishing what they have written.
Gary Walrath, U.S. weather observer at Condon, reports that for the first ten months of the year there has been 6.15 inches of precipitation, the lowest to be reported in 30 years. The first snow fell October 26.
The Wheeler County Court learned that Multnomah County suggested that the two counties trade commissioners for a day, as an informational project.
50 years ago—
There are some pretty sad kids at the Spray School. Desmond Robison, Spray School bus driver for 23 years, is going to retire. His last run was Nov. 14th, and in that span of time many of the children Des hauled are grown and have children of their own. At the Jenkins Store Jack Jenkins remarked, “Des really knows how to handle kids.”
The Little Pine Café is now donating $.02 out of every hamburger sold to the members of the Junior-Senior classes in Mitchell for their annual trip.
Bob and Pat Straub and a crew of eight from station K.G.W. Channel 8 in Portland were dinner guests at the Don Griffith home up Kahler Basin. They took pictures of the ranch, which will be shown on T.V. later this winter.
75 years ago—
Times Square at Night, New York City, was the picture on the front of a postal card received this week from George H. Riley. Still thinking of his wheat, Mr. Riley says: “Hope you caused it to rain so our wheat will come up.”
Work continues on the city playground at the south edge of town. The cost of the work is being financed with the remains of the “Scrap Iron Salvage” money earned by Condon during the war, which has been held by Bryce Logan, chairman. It is hoped that by next fall there will be a turf football field on the grounds.
Billy Rondeau is getting the fan mail these days. During the P.I. his picture, taken with his 4-H calf, was in the Oregonian. He has received letters from Connecticut, Wisconsin and Boston. From Boston came a letter from a young man with the same name. Now they wonder if they are related.
100 years ago—
Among the pioneers who accepted the Liberty Theater’s invitation to be its guest to see “The Covered Wagon” were Mrs. Mary E. Cooney, J.F. Lewis, Mrs. Margaret Barnard, W.J. Edwards, J.J. Portwood, and Frank Shannon, all of whom crossed the plains in a covered wagon and witnessed many scenes similar to those of the great movie film at that name.
Two deer were captured recently at the John Monahan ranch. Billy Shea who participated I the capture, says his specialty is bears, but when the deer come calling at the ranch he gets in on the deer game also.
From the Condon Times 1910—
Mr. and Mrs. Art Smith of Mayville left for Goldendale to spend Thanksgiving with friends and see if the turkeys north of the Columbia taste as good as they do here.
W.W. Steiwer has put up his car for the winter and will patronize the Fossil stage until the roads dry up next spring.
J.A. Marick of Lower Rock Creek was here Friday with dressed turkeys for shipment. He raised several hundred but lost quite a number from a peculiar cause. Some of the young turkeys ate so many red ants that the ants are declared to have eaten a hole in the crops of the turkeys, and from the effects of this they died.
John Cavan was in town from White Salmon on his way to Fossil, his old stomping ground. The Cavan Bros. have sold the old Cavan homestead on Pine Creek to George Meteer.
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