Monday, January 14, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the December 28, 2006 issue. Looking Back 98 Years Ago – 1908 THE TOWN Christmas tree lighting will be held in the opera house Christmas Eve. Santa Claus will be there with treats for all the kiddies and the soliciting committee and all others deserve much credit for their work in continuing this annual town event….It was 23 degrees below this week, the coldest night in many years. But the skating and sleighing are being enjoyed and several parties are busy getting their supplies of ice….they have revised their schedule from Cedarville to Alturas. The stage will leave Cedarville at 6:a.m. in order to be in Alturas to meet the train at 1:00 p.m. 88 Years Ago – 1918 THE WAR is over….Bounty hunters can make good money in Modoc these days trapping coyotes. Besides the high price paid for pelts, the county bnounty is $17….Temperatures ranged from five above to 47 above on this week after Christmas in Alturas. 68 Years Ago – 1938 ALL LOCAL help will be employed in the construction of the new Modoc High School this year. 48 Years Ago – 1958 JOHN AND Herman Weber, Alturas ranchers, yesterday purchased the Elmer Thomas ranch on Pine Creek. The Thomas ranch, which is immediately adjacent to the Weber home place, consists of 960 acres. One hundred head of cattle were also sold with the property….The Modoc Historical Society met in the social hall of the Federated Church with President A.K. Wylie. Dr. E.F. Auble chairman of the museum committee told of the buildings in the county being considered as possible museum sites. He was requested by the president to contact Mrs. Viva Bonacina of Alturas in regards to use of the former Nevada California-Oregon Railway administration building for museum purposes. The mission type, two story structure is built of native stone quarried near Alturas and is considered to have ample wall and floor space for proper exhibiting collectors items….The Alturas Swimming Pool fund received a timely Christmas bonus rheas week for $120 from the VFW and Auxiliary as the result of the drawing! held December 22….The second rtry art raising the tax rate in the Alturas Elementary School s\District was soundly defeated here when voters turned out inj another record breaking clip to defeat the measure 568 to 344. 43 Years Ago – 1963 THE MODOC High School band is all set to travel to the East-West Shrine game to perform at halftime…The Modoc Braves took both the varsity and junior varsity division’s seventh annual Holiday Basketball tournament….Christmas hams were on sale in Alturas for 53 cents a pound….It was a white Christmas in Modoc this year. 33 Years Ago – 1973 BUILDERS OF THE Griswold Gymnasium have been allowe an extension to February 15, 1974 to complete the $900,000 structure. Monday, January 14, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the December 28, 2006 issue. Looking Back 98 Years Ago – 1908 THE TOWN Christmas tree lighting will be held in the opera house Christmas Eve. Santa Claus will be there with treats for all the kiddies and the soliciting committee and all others deserve much credit for their work in continuing this annual town event….It was 23 degrees below this week, the coldest night in many years. But the skating and sleighing are being enjoyed and several parties are busy getting their supplies of ice….they have revised their schedule from Cedarville to Alturas. The stage will leave Cedarville at 6:a.m. in order to be in Alturas to meet the train at 1:00 p.m. 88 Years Ago – 1918 THE WAR is over….Bounty hunters can make good money in Modoc these days trapping coyotes. Besides the high price paid for pelts, the county bnounty is $17….Temperatures ranged from five above to 47 above on this week after Christmas in Alturas. 68 Years Ago – 1938 ALL LOCAL help will be employed in the construction of the new Modoc High School this year. 48 Years Ago – 1958 JOHN AND Herman Weber, Alturas ranchers, yesterday purchased the Elmer Thomas ranch on Pine Creek. The Thomas ranch, which is immediately adjacent to the Weber home place, consists of 960 acres. One hundred head of cattle were also sold with the property….The Modoc Historical Society met in the social hall of the Federated Church with President A.K. Wylie. Dr. E.F. Auble chairman of the museum committee told of the buildings in the county being considered as possible museum sites. He was requested by the president to contact Mrs. Viva Bonacina of Alturas in regards to use of the former Nevada California-Oregon Railway administration building for museum purposes. The mission type, two story structure is built of native stone quarried near Alturas and is considered to have ample wall and floor space for proper exhibiting collectors items….The Alturas Swimming Pool fund received a timely Christmas bonus rheas week for $120 from the VFW and Auxiliary as the result of the drawing! held December 22….The second rtry art raising the tax rate in the Alturas Elementary School s\District was soundly defeated here when voters turned out inj another record breaking clip to defeat the measure 568 to 344. 43 Years Ago – 1963 THE MODOC High School band is all set to travel to the East-West Shrine game to perform at halftime…The Modoc Braves took both the varsity and junior varsity division’s seventh annual Holiday Basketball tournament….Christmas hams were on sale in Alturas for 53 cents a pound….It was a white Christmas in Modoc this year. 33 Years Ago – 1973 BUILDERS OF THE Griswold Gymnasium have been allowe an extension to February 15, 1974 to complete the $900,000 structure. It has been rather chilly here in the Valley. It was 24 degrees last night. This is not very cold with the northern California or southern Oregon standards, but mighty chilly here. Ron Morgan It has been rather chilly here in the Valley. It was 24 degrees last night. This is not very cold with the northern California or southern Oregon standards, but mighty chilly here. Ron Morgan