1924 — 100 years ago
Another famous cow is coming to makes its home in Hood River Valley, and, if she arrives in time, will be on show at the Hood River Creamery today (Friday). This cow was the high test butterfat producer of the famous Lougary herd at Monmouth, which was sold this week. Her new owner is Howard Hollenbeck, a Hood River man, who secured the famous thoroughbred at a figure above $1,000. Tom Acree went down to Monmouth with Mr. Hollenbeck. It is expected that the latest addition to the thoroughbred stock of Hood River Valley will arrive here this morning.
— Hood River News, 1924
The greatest circulation contest ever staged in Eastern Oregon, conducted by The Chronicle for 10 weeks, came to an end Saturday night at 10 o’clock and today three automobiles and hundreds of dollars in cash prizes were being distributed to the successful contestants. The prize value of the awards exceeds $6,800.
The state highway department will paint the intersection of the Columbia River highway and Brewery grade with an appropriate direction marker, probably tonight, to aid tourists taking the right road instead of going out the old Dufur road via the Brewery grade.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Mary Cox, who returned a few days ago from Centralia where she has been teaching school, sustained a broken leg Tuesday, reports Dr. Warner. In attempting to pass another car in a narrow place, Miss Cox had gotten out to block the rear wheel with a rock. Thinking she was out of the way the car was started and rolled back on her.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1944 — 80 years ago
Inspection of the 700 school busses operating in Oregon is to be made during the coming summer school vacation, with a view to providing the greatest possible degree of safety for their young passengers, and for determining where new busses may be allocated to replace units of equipment found to be obsolete. The department of education is said to be sponsoring the investigation, and the state police department will be asked to conduct the study, beginning with the close of the current school term. On the report to be made by the state police will hinge the granting of operating permits for busses to be used during the school year beginning next September.
— Hood River News, 1944
Word was received here today that Joseph R. Woodcock, yeoman second class, from Maupin, has received the purple heart medal for wounds received in action. Woodcock was injured when a boat on which he was a member of the crew was torpedoed somewhere in the South Pacific. He is receiving treatment for his injuries at the Santa Cruz, Calif., naval hospital.
— The Dalles Chronicle
School children should remember that during the vacation they can buy war stamps every Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the ticket window of the Cameo Theatre. Postmaster Hanson was on the job there last Wednesday and reports that many children purchased War stamps then but that others may have forgotten that they can continue to help the war effort during their vacation.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1964 — 60 years ago
City Council members have set June 15 as the date for a hearing to determine public interest in new dog control regulations. They took action Monday to set the date after three letters and a petition containing 24 signatures were read asking for council action. Hearing time will be 8 p.m. The open meeting will be to help determine if people in Hood River favor altering present dog control regulations, and what direction changes should take. Councilman Connie Smith who initiated dog control discussion, was one of the chief backers for setting the hearing. “I’ve always felt we had a problem, and that something should be done about it,” he said. Monday night’s session also marked the bid opening for firemen’s insurance, city council members arrived at a plan more comprehensive than the one now in force. The new program retains the 24 hour coverage policy which had been a bone of contention.
— Hood River News, 1964
A crash effort to complete an unfinished portion of the Community Attitude Survey will be carried on this evening ... The Jaycees seek comments nad opinion of one-half the people of The Dalles, and adjoining area, using a specially prepared questionnaire covering likes, dislikes, what should be done for improvement, and various other topics.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1984 — 40 years ago
Martin Marietta Aluminum has announced non-competitively high power rates in the Pacific Northwest combined with weakening metal prices worldwide to bring about a cutback in the smelting operation at The Dalles. The cutback to 50 percent of capacity at The Dalles reduction plant goes into effect June 1. It will result in a layoff of about 175 employees. The company said its operations are sufficiently flexible to provide low-cost metal from other sources, including selective metal purchases, and its 120,000 tons per year metal recycle facility at Lewisport, Ky. David C. Dressler, president of Martin Marietta Aluminum said “The decision to reduce production at The Dalles is a result of the weakened competitive posture of Northwest Aluminum smelters. Non-competitively high BOA power rates have forces these smelters to become ‘swing’ plants — the first to curtail production when metal prices fall and the last to restart when metal prices recover.”
— Hood River News, 1984
The Rajneesh Medical Corporation is preparing to make a formal request to the state for permission to build a 36-bed hospital in the city of Rajneeshpuran at a cost of $6 million.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The White Salmon River played host to royalty last week, as the 11 members of Portland’s Rose Festival Court took a white river raft trip during a tour of the Columbia Gorge. The trip ended a two-day visit aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler … after breakfast, the court packed up and boarded a bus for BZ Corners, where the princesses, their advisors, and photographers from a Portland newspaper and KATU TV all set off for a white water tour of the river courtesy of Phil’s Guide Service …. The white water voyage ended and Northwestern Lake. Following a tight schedule, the Rose Court then headed back for Hood River and an Orchard tour, presented by Camille Hukari and Dave Burkhart of Hood River.
— White Salmon Enterprise
2004 — 20 years ago
An 18-year-old Gresham man is clinging to life after falling 75 feet into the basalt gorge of Eagle Creek Thursday. An ambulance rushed the man to Oregon Health Sciences University, where he was admitted into the Trauma Intensive Care Unity with severe head injuries. The male was hiking side-by-side with his friend about a mile from the trailhead two miles west of Cascade Locks when he stumbled and fell head first into the gorge, landing on the steep slope of basalt scree, or loose rock. Hood River county Sheriff’s Office, Crag Rats, Wind River Search and Rescue, Stevenson and Cascade Locks Emergency Medical Services (EMS) all responded to the emergency call.
— Hood River News, 2004
The cherry trees have lost their flowers and are quickly forming fruit. The cherries will soon ripen, and by mid-June will be ready to pick.
Picking is done primarily by migrant farm workers, most of them traveling north from California. Because cherries are one of he earliest fruits to ripen, workers then have few resources available as they travel north to The Dalles for the harvest.
Helping to fill the short-term gap between the start of the harvest season and the wrokers’ first paychecks is RAMAS, a committee made up of migrant workers service agencies, cherry growers and community agencies.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The search for a new Bingen – White Salmon police chief has entered the final phase, according to White Salmon Mayor Linda Jones. “We’re down to two candidates” Jones explained. “I’m not ready to say who they are yet.” With current Police Chief Ned Kindler scheduled to retire at the end of May, Jones is hopeful she can have a new chief in place soon.
— White Salmon Enterprise
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