Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicle's Files October 5, 2003 20 Years Ago, October 5, 1983 The Oregon Court of Appeals today held in favor of the city of Rajneeshpuram in a case brought by 1000 Friends of Oregon and others seeking injunctions against the city to prevent it from making land-use decisions. The appeals court, in an opinion by Judge John Buttler, upheld an earlier Wasco County Court decision, which dismissed the action. Dental records from The Dalles helped California authorities strengthen their identity of a man's body they believe is a Mosier (Oregon) pilot who was lost while being chased by customs agents investigating drug traffic. They searched the man's home Tuesday on Sevenmile Hill area. Earlier the California authorities said they found personal papers including a pilot's license on the body which washed ashore in San Mateo county last week. Tentative identification based on these papers was that the man was Lowell Ross Newby, 54, Mosier. 40 Years Ago, October 5, 1963 Devastation caused by one or more trigger-happy persons who fired numerous rounds of .30 caliber ammunition into the Celilo Bowmen clubhouse on Cherry Heights was investigated Friday by the Wasco County sheriff's office. Deputy Bill turner reported that somebody had "shot up" the small frame building and apparently had used furnishings and equipment for targets. Carole Mell ws installed as worthy adviser for the Columbia Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, at the September meeting in the Masonic Temple. "Climb Every Mountain" is the theme of the new term, with gold and brown the colors. The crowning ceremony was conducted by Arnita Van Gorder and the crown bearer was Jeffrey Stout. Dufur (Oregon) Rangers exploded for seven touchdowns to defeat the visiting Sisters (Oregon) Outlaws Friday in a Deschutes League game at Dufur 44-20. It was the fourth win without a defeat for the Rangers. Carleton Clausen led the tally parade with two four-yard scores and a 50 yard romp. Richard Potter scored on two pass-run plays initiated by halfback Brent Morris and quarterback Mike Hood. 60 Years Ago, October 5, 1943 A report telling of the completion in Dalles City's part in preparing the River Terminal site inside the western city limits, for the construction of a barge building plant, was presented to the city council last night. The city has obligated itself for $50,000 of the expense, with anything above that to be paid by the barge construction company. That total cost was stated by C.P. Fauero, city engineer, to be $87, 020,11, with the city's share $60,022 instead of the $50,000 originally understood. A large cable, reaching across the Columbia River from Roosevelt (Washington) to Arlington (Oregon), carried a message this morning of significance to The Dalles. The context of the conversation itself was of minor importance, but the fact of it carrying with perfect clearness to The Dalles bore witness to an important achievement. Heretofore, the only way by which messages could be gotten across the river from Arlington to any of the opposite Washington towns nearby was by hiring someone to cross by boat and deliver them. 100 Years Ago, October 5, 1903 The first meeting of the Sorosis after summer vacation will be held tomorrow afternoon at the commercial club parlors. Answer to roll call will be quotations from Mrs. Wigg's philosophy. Outline for the year's work has been arranged and the session bid fair to be intensely interesting. Up at Heppner (Oregon) they are asking $12 and $13 for a ton of hay and it is said unless the rain soon starts the grass the price will be much higher before spring. In Gilliam County they are paying $10. What a difference from previous years when one could get all the hay he wanted for $5 a ton. Failing to make his appearance the manager of the hypnotic show forfeits his $50 cash bond and the city is the gainer. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Historic The Dalles Days October 3-5, 2003 Contact: 541-296-2231 tdacc@gorge.net 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.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer-- sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup