Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files Sunday, March 6, 2005 20 Years Ago, March 6, 1985 A Mosier [Oregon] firm today was awarded the contract to make the repairs on the Wasco County Planning office which was damaged in a fire on January 14. Following the recommendations of Tenneson Engineering Corporation, which the specifications for the project, the Wasco County Court awarded the contract to Elmer Thody, who had submitted the low bid of $18,898 last Friday. Teachers at Petersburg School fear the potential of unfairness in the hiring process if reductions in force methods proposed by the District 14-C School Board were to go into effect, a teacher’s representative says. Barbara Cash, negotiator for the Petersburg Education Association said proposed changes in the present reduction in force article in the teacher’s contract would include merit as a consideration should the board be faced with laying off employees. This would decrease objectivity, since it would make the firing process vulnerable to opinion, according to Cash. 40 Years Ago, March 6, 1965 Betty Kennedy, salutatorian for The Dalles High School class of 1965, and Larry Barr, an outstanding senior student at Wasco County Union High School at Maupin [Oregon], were recently selected as scholarship winners by The Dalles Elks Lodge 303 from 18 competitors in the lodge’s jurisdiction area, Wasco, Sherman and part of Klickitat County, Washington. A new wholesale and retail auto parts business to be operated in the territory out of Dufur [Oregon], and distributor of aqua and anhydrous fertilizer together with operation of a Laundromat in a new building are all planned by Bob DePriest, Dufur businessman and operator here for many years of a farm implement firm. DePriest announced the purchase from Clifford Smith of The Dalles of McFadden Auto Parts Company, now located in a building at East Second Street in downtown The Dalles. 60 Years Ago, March 6, 1945 A formal application by the Northern Wasco County Public Utility District for a 25-year-franchise in The Dalles under which Bonneville power could be distributed in the city last night was denied by the city council, following debate that at times became heated. The vote was unani8mous and was taken after Mayor Stadleman and various members of the council had voiced opposition to duplicating power systems in The Dalles. Army engineers are considering early post-war construction of a power and navigation dam on the Columbia River at The Dalles it was disclosed in Portland today by Col. A. Tudor, Portland district army engineer. The district engineer’s office in Portland has been instructed to submit a review report on the proposal, the study to be completed by autumn, Col. Tudor said. 80 Years Ago, March 6, 1925 Members of the Driver family who for recent years have lived in the old residence back of the city hall on Third Street have moved from the premises, and the city water commission has taken possession of the place. The property was purchased by the water commission several months ago. No immediate plans have been announced in connection with the future use of the house or land. 100 Years Ago, March 6, 1905 Mr. T.J. Seufert returned Saturday from Eastern Klickitat County [Washington] where, in the company with F.J. Gorman, he has been looking over and purchasing several large tracts of land. Mr. Seufert is delighted with this country and has acquired over two thousand acres at $6.50 per acre, which he and the others who have thoroughly investigated, consider equal to Sherman County [Oregon] in every respect as wheat land. The building at the corner of Fourth and Washington, formerly occupied as undertaking parlors, has been sold to W.J. Condon, who will fit it up for the use of Pentecostal Mission. One of the saloon keepers down in Hood River [Oregon] who is observing the very letter of the prohibition law, has changed his sign to billiards, and replaced his stock of malt and vinous liquors with soda pop and lemonade. He reports a good trade. 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