Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle's Files page A5 November 19, 2006 Edited and compiled by Elroy King 20 Years Ago, November 19, 1986 By Hollywood standards it might not have been "a happening: but by local standards the premiere of "The Penalty Phase" held Tuesday night may have been the best one ever. It was also the only one ever held locally. Many of the extras who had roles in the film when it was shot in The Dalles this summer, had a turn in the limelight. Some of them were transported to and from the showing at the Portage Inn by limousine and were greeted in style on their arrival. The free parking situation in The Dalles has worked well. But it needs some fine tuning and a committee is working to do just that . Chuck Langley, owner of Life Cycles, and Jerry Jeffries, owner of Mel O's Cameras, got the cooperation of The Dalles City Council with their plan to form a self-policing system for the core area. Dufur's Brian Stroh was the only Ranger player named to both the first team offensive and defensive squads when the Big Sky Conference coaches selected their 1986 all star teams. 40 Years Ago, November 19, 1966 Wasco County voters did even better on election day than first tabulations indicated. The turnout was 75 per-cent, about one percent more than unofficial returns indicated, County Clerk Hal Howard said Friday. The county had 9,690 names on the voter registration and 7,222 voters went to the polls. Topping the list was Precinct 31 at Friend, where 21 of 24 voters cast ballots - 88 percent. Four new members of the board of directors of The Dalles Chamber of Commerce were named in the election concluded Friday night. New members of the board will be J. Ben Penners, an architect; Vern Tenneson, of Tenneson Engineering; Roy C. Wellman, publisher of The Dalles Chronicle; and John S. Zapp, a dentist. 60 Years Ago, November 19, 1946 Work now is underway, immediately west of the city at the junction of the highway and the new "oil town" road on a new service station of the most modern type. The service station will cater to trucks and will have bunks where drivers may rest. Construction is of concrete blocks. Ray Knight and Gordon Rapp will be proprietors of the station. The festivities for the opening of the new quarters for The Dalles branch of the First National Bank of Portland were climaxed last evening with a dinner at Langdon's. Those present included members of the staff of the local branch, the officials from Portland, members of the Sherman County branch and a number of invited guests. Total tax collections as of today amount to $524,760.23, or about 80 percent of the Wasco County tax roll, after cash discounts, have been taken into consideration, it was reported this morning at the sheriff's office. Of this sum, $78,451.81 has already been turned over to the treasurer's office for disbursement. 80 Years Ago, November 19, 1926 R. Ed Williams is contemplating the erection of a two story brick building on his property next to the Condon Apartments on Third Street. No definite plans have yet been made, but through the fact that the Vogt property now occupied in part by the Williams cleaning works is about to be torn down and a new building constructed in its place, Mr. Williams will be obliged to move into other quarters and is, therefore, figuring on some change in the near future. A Union Pacific Red Cross Car carrying several experienced medical men will be in The Dalles from early Wednesday morning until Saturday afternoon of next week. Several first aid demonstrations and lectures in which the public will be invited will be conducted during the time the train is here. County superintendent A.E. Gronewald is still confined to his home through the effects of a scarlet fever epidemic. Although the quarantine imposed when little Marilyn Gronewald was taken sick has been lifted, the superintendent has not been able to return to his office. 100 Years Ago, November 19, 1906 As a result of an investigation of the accounts of L.S. Cook, formerly superintendent of the state portage road, a warrant for his arrest has been issued and is now in the hands of officer Harper, who went to Celilo this afternoon. The investigation is being conducted by state land agent Oswald West and S.A. Koyer, clerk for the portage commission. These men have already uncovered irregularities which warrant the action taken. After the storm comes a calm and this week the elements are resuming their usual condition and the regular routine is now in order. White river seems to have given up the fight with the electrical light plant and power is now restored, much to the satisfaction of patrols as well as Electrician McArthur and his assistants, who had a strenuous time. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program