History Mystery Photo The Dalles Chronicle March 13, 2005 [Text Only] Good response to last week’s photo. ….all knew it represented the chariot races at the Sherman County [Oregon] Fairgrounds in Moro. Ted Sabey added that the little pinto ponies were driven by Kenneth Sather. Jake Grossmiller said both he and his late father worked the announcer’s booth at the fair. “From the upper cupola,” he said, “Giles French [publisher of the Sherman County Journal] would call most of the races as long as he was able.” And Dee Lieuallen-Kaseberg noted that “the grandstands pictured in the background are still standing and being used today, although the section on the far right is now gone.” Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program