Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files 20 Years Ago, February 20, 1985 Ed and Lois Peterson of The Dalles today became the third $2 million winners in the Washington lotto. They wer in Olympia earlier today and the Washington State Lottery public relations office confirmed at noon that the Peterson’s ticket was valid. Both of the other $2 million winners were from Oregon. School District 12 wants to trade some of the Thompson Street property for the 14th street reservoir site owned by the city of The Dalles. D-12 Superintendent Ken Kramer made the presentation at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The council took no action on the request at the meeting. 40 Years Ago, February 20, 1965 The 1965 valedictorian and salutatorian at The Dalles High School have been announced by Clyde Beard, principal, with Bruce Lindsay the top ranked student in the class at the present time. He has a cumulative grade point average of 3.947. The second highest student in the class with a grade point average of 3.952 is Betty Kennedy. Bruce and Betty both plan to enroll at the University of Oregon next fall. Bruce with a mathematics major and Betty in the school of journalism. Barbara Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Baker, was selected Little Colonel of the 1965 Military Ball at the University of Oregon, reciving her “commission” from Colonel Embert A. Fossum at the Saturday night ball. The Military Ball is the major social event of the year for the cadets of the ROTC and AF-ROTC programs. Miss Baker is a sophomore majoring in foreign languages at the university. 60 Years Ago, February 20, 1945 Two salary increase bills affecting Wasco County were introduced in the legislature today by Senator P.J. Stadleman and Representative Donald Heisler, according to a United Press dispatch from Salem. The increase provided would be effective only for the two year period, beginning July 1, 1945 and ending June 30, 1947. The first bill (SB 240) provides: county judge, $2100 to $2400; county treasurer, $1500 to $1800; county clerk, $2100 to $2400; sheriff, $2200 to $2500; assessor, $2100 to $2400; school superintendent, $2400 to $2700; and county commissioners, $5 to $7.50 per day for time worked. The second bill (SB 240) raises the salary of the justice of peace in The Dalles from $125 to $150 per month. The St. Mary’s Academy basketball team went on a scoring spree last night at Wasco (Oregon), taking the Wasco high school team into camp by a score of 45 to 24. K. Hattrup headed his teammates with 22 counters, followed by C. Hattrup with 10 points. Sheets, Hilderbrand and Gosson headed the scoring for Wasco with 7, 5 and 6 points respectively. 80 Years Ago, February 20, 1925 Lyndon Borders, ex-husband of Mrs. Lyndon Borders and father of three minor children, was found guilty in the circuit court of failure to support the children in a verdict returned by the trial jury yesterday afternoon. The jury, however, recommended leniency and a parole based on a bond assuring the payment of a sum each month, the sum to be fixed by the court. Two more of the secret indictments recently returned by the grand jury have been served on former Wasco county men, charging each with failure to support minor children. Clarence Denslinger is in jail in Shelton, Washington near Olympia, and Deputy Sheriff Hans Blaser left this morning with extradition papers to bring Denslinger back to The Dalles. Dean Young was returned here last night from Eugene (Oregon) on a similar charge and was arraigned this morning. 100 Years Ago, February 20, 1905 A poor frightened dog was having a fearful ride yesterday afternoon, floating down the Columbia on a huge cake of ice, howling piteously. He was seen by some kindhearted men at the Umatilla House [hotel], who put out in a small boat and although it was risky, pulled through the floating ice and save the frightened animal. At about 10:30 this morning the steam ferry was making its way to the Oregon side when it encountered an immense piece of ice which had fastened itself to the cable, refusing to dislodge or allow the boat to pass. For over an hour the ferry attempted to “buck it”, waltzing about in vain endeavor, and finally gave up and returned from whence it came. How long the ice will continue to block navigation remains to be seen. 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