The Dalles Chronicle December 2, 2001 21 Years Ago, December 2, 1980 Procedures to permit an annexation of Foley Lakes Mobile Home Park were begun by The Dalles City Council Monday night. A public hearing on the merits of the proposal will be January 19, (1981). Meanwhile the city planning and legal staff will work up the proposal. Behind the annexations request from Foley Lakes owner Wes Pullen is an effort to provide sewer service which will meet the requirements of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Shoplifting arrests have hit a three year high in The Dalles and efforts of anti-shoplifting currently underway may push it even higher. Sergeant Art Labrousse of the city police said as of the end of October, 56 persons had been apprehended and accused of shoplifting, or officially first or second degree theft depending on the value of the merchandise taken. But since October there have been enough other shoplifting cases reported to push the 1980 total higher than the 69 cases reported in 1979. (Chronicle Editor note: The file for the last quarter of 1981 has turned up missing, so the year differs on segment of Looking Back.) 40 Years Ago, December 2, 1961 Allen Tom, prominent rancher in this area, is the new president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. Tom advanced to the presidency this morning in the election held at Pendleton (Oregon) as the three day Oregon Wheat Growers League meeting neared an end. During the past year he served as first vice president. Other officers are L.E. Kaseberg, Wasco (Oregon), first vice president, and Milton Morgan, Ione (Oregon), second vice president. Another Sherman County rancher received honors in the course of the meeting - Paulen Kaseberg of Wasco who is the Conservation Man of the year for the organization. With all the state officers, including Master Roy Gill and Overseer Morton Tompkins, expected to be in attendance, the Cherry Park Grange Hall, The Dalles, will be the scene Friday of the annual district conference of the Oregon State Grange, it was announced here this morning. Albert Weigelt, 77, a native of Germany and one of Wasco County's pioneers, died early this morning at his home in The Dalles. Death followed a heart attack. 80 Years Ago, December 2, 1921 The Columbia River highway is expected to be open this afternoon for the entire distance between this city (The Dalles) and Pendleton (Oregon). Crews of men are working at clearing the road between Quinton and Hook, and expect to get cars through this afternoon, according to word received here from Arlington (Oregon). About 20 automobiles left Arlington this morning for The Dalles, expecting to get through some time tonight, it was said. Two investigation(s) of the disastrous O.W.R.& N. (railroad) wreck at Celilo (Oregon) are underway today in an effort to fix the responsibility for head on collision which cost at least nine lives and the injury of a score or more of persons. Coroner C.N. Burgett empaneled his jury today and the remains of six victioms of the disaster were viewed at the Burgett-Morgan funeral home at 1 o'clock this afternoon. 100 Years Ago, December 2, 1901 A new case of diphtheria was announced yesterday in a family named French, who live on Fourth Street west of the Mill Creek Bridge. As an offset to the quarantine was raised from the residences of Horatio Fargher and Mrs. Murch. At noon today Health Officer Van Anda assured the Chronicle that only eight houses remained under quarantine, as against about a score last week. The annual memorial service of Cascade Lodge No. 303, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was held in their hall in the new Vogt block yesterday afternoon. It was largely attended and the program was unusually interesting and appropriate. Written permission to reprint Looking Back-A Glimpse Through the Chronicle's Files given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles,. Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Wasco County individual's obituaries submitted to ORWASCO-L@rootsweb.com To subscribe send e-mail to ORWASCO-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and type "subscribe" in message area.