April 4, 2024
10 years ago—
Senator Ron Wyden will be back in Fossil to conduct his 700th town hall in the seat of Wheeler County, where by the way, he conducted his first town hall session as a United States Senator in 1996.
The C-W Knights girls’ basketball team was invited to the Portland Trailblazer game for their ‘State Champions Night’. The team was given tickets in the 100 level to enjoy the game against the New Orleans Pelicans. All 14 members of the JV and Varsity teams were able to attend, along with their coaches. The boys’ team traveled with the girls to the game, along with a dozen or so supporters.
The Oregon Encyclopedia is coming to Wheeler County this spring to conduct a public community meeting on Oregon history and culture. Area residents can test their local history knowledge with a fun trivia quiz, learn about some of the important people, places and events in Wheeler County, and contribute their knowledge of local history to the project.
25 years ago—
Mel Schneiter of Fossil is excited about his recent sale. While fighting on Okinawa during World War II in 1945, he obtained a Japanese officer’s sword and flag. He kept them as mementoes all these years. He recently advertised on the internet to sell the items and a man in the U.S. Air Force in North Dakota bought them for his father, who is curator of a museum on Okinawa.
The Arlington Elementary School hosted its first ‘Great Grandparents Party’ and approximately 130 students and grandparents attended the event. Diane Wetherell’s second grade class spent six weeks planning the Service Learning activity as part of their weekly classroom guidance program. The program is facilitated by Marianne Newell, school counselor. Grandparents came for the event from as far away as Imbler and Monument to share the day with their grandchildren.
50 years ago—
The recent purchase of a defibrillator at the Wheeler County Medical Center saved the life of a patient whose heart stopped when she was brought into the clinic by her family. The machine restarted the heart and Dr. Buhl accompanied his patient to The Dalles. At the present time, the Medical Center is being used by more than 300 patients a month, and is on a self-supporting basis.
All ages are invited to “Go Fly a Kite” on April 21 in the Cooperative Arts Kite Flying Contest. If your kite is homemade, flies and is the biggest, smallest, longest tail, highest flying or one of the most creative, you win a cash prize. The Cooperative Arts suggests, “Bring your family and your lunch.”
75 years ago—
Enroute from Kinzua to Arlington to meet some friends coming from the East via train, Darrel Edwards stopped in Condon to pick up his friend, Cecil Cronin, to keep him company on the way. Upon arriving in Arlington, they found the train would be 12 hours late, so Cecil “thumbed” his way back to Condon.
Gilliam County is now free of slot machines and other gambling devices, the change having taken place at midnight at the request of District Attorney Bennett and Sheriff Stinchfield.
According to an article in the Oregonian, there will soon be bus service between Condon and Arlington. Vernon Flatt of Moro, operator of Flatt’s Truck and Stage line, took delivery in Portland of a new combination passenger and freight truck which will run two schedules daily.
100 years ago—
County Judge E.D. McKee of Sherman County has given notice to stock owners that stock must be kept off the Sherman highway after April 4, 1924. This action has been taken to protect the young locust trees that have been planted along both sides of the highway from Wasco to Kent.
Condon people were astonished to read the confession of Dr. J.O. Kenyon, formerly a dentist of this city that he had twice attempted to burn the office of his competitor, Dr. A.D. Woodmansee at Milton, Oregon. At a card party in Milton, Mrs. Kenyon is said to have dropped hints to Dr. Woodmansee. Footprints from Woodmansee’s office led to the Kenyon home after the second attempt to burn the office, and Kenyon was seen entering his home as the fire bell rang. Dr. Kenyon was very well thought of here, and his trouble was a great surprise to all.
Elmer Hines has been released upon parole by Judge Fowler of the Juvenile Court. A job has been secured for him at the Monahan ranch and it is believed that he will make good. His case was transferred from the justice court where Judge Fowler gave him an opportunity to redeem himself.
From the Condon Times 1909 —
Mrs. P.H. Stephenson made the office a call and complimented us on the success of her notice in the Times advertising eggs from her splendid R.I. Red chickens. Besides selling to the local trade, she sent several settings to California where the ad happened to be seen by a subscriber down there.
Instead of property values decreasing in Condon, as we were told would be the case, city property is going up steadily with a good demand for the better class of houses. As to renting, it is almost impossible to rent anything like a decent dwelling.
According to the new fish law a woman need not pay a license, may catch as many trout as she can and is not limited as to size. And with all these advantages she still wants to vote, how unreasonable they are.
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