Yesteryears
1924 — 100 years ago
The Women’s Club has appointed a committee to put over a program of cleaning and beautifying the town during Clean-up Week, which will be celebrated here between April 21st and 28th. Every resident is asked to exhibit civic pride in such a way that his or her home and lot will be brightened for the coming season. Arrangements are being made for the economic handling of garbage, several local trash haulers having agreed to make a specially low price for the removal of garbage during the week. — Hood River News
Still another entrant in the race of the big egg championship of Wasco county has appeared. An egg measuring 8 inches around, the long way, and 61/2 inches around the middle, was brought in yesterday by J. E. Howland, who has a ranch a short distance outside of the city. The egg was laid by a Black Minorca hen. Mr. Howland’s hens won the big egg championship last year, he said. Dalles volunteer firemen, largely through their own efforts, will be equipped shortly with a new double chemical tank and combined hose truck with which property outside of the city limits and within a reasonable distance from The Dalles will be protected. — The Dalles Chronicle
Samuel Hill, noted roadbuilder of the northwest, will turn his palatial home at Maryhill, this county, into a museum, which he will dedicate to the use of the public. Two months ago, Mr. Hill, while in Portland, told of his purpose to friends, and, since he is as impulsive as he is generous, set out at once to carry out his plans. According to advices from the Oregonian’s correspondent in Paris, Mr. Hill is collecting various objects there to store in his museum. Among other things for the public to enjoy, he will gather a collection of casts of hands of persons who played famous parts in the great war. The hands will first be cast in plaster and then done into marble so that they will belong to posterity for all time. — White Salmon Enterprise.
1944 — 80 years ago
“Spring Beautiful Spring” has arrived, and it came with such a rush that the great percentage of fruitgrowers of Hood River Valley are now sidetracking most of their orchard chores in efforts to get sprays on their trees before blossoms of pears and leaves of apples reach the stage at which spray damage would be probable. Not in many years has there been such a transition from the dormant stage to the definitely active stage of fruit trees as in the past few days in this valley. — Hood River News
Members of the Junior Citizens organization of The Dalles high school took over all city offices yesterday, in the annual Junior citizens day. The positions filled by students were: ... mayor ... councilman-at-large ... water commissioner ... health officer ... city attorney .. city engineer ... city recorder ... treasurer ... chief of police ... policemen ... councilmen ... dog catcher ... fire chief ... firemen.
The annual spring salmon feast, at which Indians in the Celilo village will be hosts, will be held in the long-house at Celilo April 23, it was announced today. — The Dalles Chronicle
This week the children in the White Salmon grade school finished paying for the 5th Jeep for Uncle Sam with a surplus of $33.80. So far, the amount of stamps and bonds bought by the grade school this year totals $5,858.80. The Second grade purchased the largest amount this week, $37.40 worth. All bonds this week $25.00 trade-ins. Children who purchased a bond were: Kathleen Cain, June Rantalla, Vernon Koitszch and Freddy Thomas for his little sister Patty. — White Salmon Enterprise.
1964 — 60 years ago
There was little comment, except for remarks by a former school boardman, when the Hood River County School budget passed its public hearing Tuesday. School board members delayed approving the budget proposal until their next regular meeting. On the school ballot in May will be an amount that is $551,938 outside the six percent limitation. The budget itself was cut down because a large part of the $176,000 in unappropriated balance was fed back into the budget. — Hood River News
TARRY marks that sometimes ruined the laundry for householders in the Jordan-Mt. Hood Street area will be eliminated when 12-inch water main is relined with mortar to replace the old asphalt coating. — The Dalles Chronicle
1984 — 40 years ago
A new overnight campground proposal won approval and the city council gave the green light Friday for installing a new swimming pool boiler. Action came during a noon special session. Racing to meet June deadlines on both project, council members took action Friday so work on the campground and boiler projects could be launched early this week. — Hood River News
Local Indian chiefs plan a press conference to combat eviction notices the Bureau of Indian Affairs has directed at river dwellers using federal lands. The Lone Pine Site at The Dalles Bridge is involved. No permanent homes are there, but periodically there are mobile homes or travel trailers.
... The National Lawyer’s Committee on Native American Struggles called the eviction “a continuation of an ethnocidal attack by the states of Oregon and Washington and the federal government ... It also says the residents have decided to refuse to voluntarily go into exile from the river,” adding that the villagers “claim a treaty right to live and fish in their ancestral fishing sites.” — The Dalles Chronicle
2004 — 20 years ago
Farmers Irrigation District is putting its customers under pressure — but only during the delivery of water. In fact, the district has undertaken a major construction project that will provide a release valve for energy costs. With the new system in place, users will no longer need to run individual pumps. Plus, the district is aiding endangered fish runs by eliminating waste and increasing flow rates in the lower Hood River. — Hood River News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $1.25 million for healthcare workforce training at Columbia Gorge Community College, the agency announced this morning. The grant follows $500,000 authorization late last year by the U.S. Department of Education for the same program. — The Dalles Chronicle
Once again, thieves have struck at Columbia High School during a time when school was out of session. On Wednesday night, April 7 — in the middle of Spring Break week — someone smashed out a rear door window and gained access to one of the portable classrooms at the north edge of the school property. The incident represented the fourth time that particular high school building has been broken into in the past five years. Televisions, VCRs, and computer parts were stolen in the earlier cases. — White Salmon Enterprise.
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1944
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1964
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1984
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2004
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