Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicles Files page B2 October 29, 2006 Looking Back is compiled and edited by Elroy King. 20 Years Ago, October 22, 1986 The Northern Wasco County PUD approved the idea of creating a marketing specialist past [sic] within the district staff when it met Tuesday night. The board will advertise for the position in the near future, but District Manager Harold Haake said it will probably be the first of the year before it is filled. There is no firm salary established but Haake said the range likely will be between $30,000 and $40,000. The proposal will also go to the budget committee which starts meeting next week. A proposal for a study into the consolidation of elementary schools in the southern end of the county into a single district was approved by the Wasco County Union School Tuesday night. The cost of the study will be between $3,000 and $4,000 and will be paid for by the Wasco County Union High School board. The districts that would be effected [sic] are Maupin Elementary, Tygh Valley Elementary and Wamic Elementary. 40 Years Ago, October 29, 1966 Workdays are in progress at the Wamic church now as the people who wish come in to give time for more interior finishing. The upstairs group is finishing the door and window casings, which have not been painted and nailed into place. In the basement workers are putting a smooth finish on the concrete walls in preparation for the painting in the kitchen, the main large room, the four classrooms and the rest rooms. Xi Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will present its annual Woman of the Year award in conjunction with the Man of the Year Award presented by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at a banquet to be held Jan. 24. The joint presentation was decided upon at the Oct. 24 meeting held at the home of Mrs. Bob Cimmiyotti. Burns finished first in the district A-2 cross country standings held in Pendleton, but John Richmond of Wahtonka earned a trip to state with a first-place individual finish. Richmond won in a time of 15:06.2 over the 2 ½ mile course. 60 Years Ago, October 29, 1946 The city mayoralty race swung into full stride this week, with George P. Stadelman, incumbent, and Howard Dent, opposition candidate, carrying the issue to the people in a series of radio broadcasts, newspaper articles and advertisements. The city council, at a special meeting yesterday evening, opened bids for a number of projects in The Dalles. The paving of East 13th Street and East 13th Place from View Court to the line of the proposed new Dry Hollow Road received but one bid from the United Contracting Company. Charles Franz was the only bidder for concrete work on East Seventh and East 11th Street. The City Mattress and Upholstery Shop, , 306 E. First St., was burglarized last night, two rolls of tapestry and a roll of canvas being stolen. The loot is valued in excess of $200. The burglars ignored other valuables in the shop. 80 Years Ago, October 29, 1926 The Mt. Hood Loop Highway is now open for travel, the maintenance engineer advised today. Considerable trouble was experienced from debris being swept down from the slopes of the mountain by rain and melting snow, single track road for almost two and one half miles south of the second bridge across the Hood River in the forest reserve. There is no snow on the highway yet, cars being driven to Portland without difficulty, except for the portions covered by the freshet. The high school freshman class in general science made its annual trip to the government weather recording instruments at the chamber of commerce building and the river gauge at the bank of the Columbia yesterday afternoon. Members of the class are required to study the various instruments and make a written report on their operation. J.A. Wells and Miss Lois Porter were in charge of yesterdays trip. 100 Years Ago, October 29, 1906 Each year Dalles people look forward to the Lodge of Sorrows held by Cascade Locks B.P.O.E. in memory of their departed brothers as one of the most fitting exercises and most perfectly arranged of any service during the year. That of this year promises to excel that of any yet given and will be doubly impressive from the fact that since the last memorial exercise was held there [three] members have joined the silent majority. This week marks an important epoch in the history of Columbia Lodge No. 5, I.O.O.F., which reaches its half century milestone on the 31st. On Wednesday evening Odd Fellows and their families and Rebekahs and their families will celebrate at their hall with appropriate exercises. Columbia Lodge No. 5 is the fifth oldest lodge in the state and has a record of which any organization might be proud. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program