Out of the Past 7/22/26

100 Years Ago—

The colorful and helpful life of Mrs. R.E. Lee, who passed away July 19, is disclosed in a study of her many activities. At the age of 26, she came to Spokane and married R.E. Lee at Coeur d’Alene June 29, 1889. The following year, she came to Colville where she remained. The building on 1st and Main still carries their name.

Meyers Falls – The Everett threshing machine threshed Barney Enright’s wheat this week, then moved to the John Wetly place where he had a fine crop of wheat to thresh. Many of the other farmers have plenty of wheat to thresh this year. At the Swan place, the shocks in the field are very plentiful.

75 Years Ago—

Voters in school district 115, the Colville School District, were asked this week to submit names for the new grade school building and the present grade structure. At the present time, the district has a “new, new” grade school yet to be built – a “new” grade school at the present school site on Hofstetter, and an “old” grade school, the wooden structure slated for destruction.

Colville will have a new children’s clothing store. Lad n’ Lassie will open its doors on Aug. 11 on W. 1st Street with the theme “From Heaven Thru Eleven.”

A new Kettle Falls community library will officially open Tuesday in the basement of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Frank Ball, president of the Ladies’ Aid, sponsors of the new library, said a dedication tea would be served in the library room from 2-4 p.m.

For the benefit of newcomers to Colville, Mayor John Acorn wishes to advise that the city park is a public park, and all are invited to avail themselves of its facilities. The park, one of the finest in the area, is equipped with fireplaces, tables, stoves, and lights for the convenience of the public.

50 Years Ago—

The State Game Commission has approved the spring 1977 or fall 1976 rehabilitation of 19 lowland lakes. Eleven-acre Pepoon Lake in Stevens County was approved for rehabilitation later this year or early in 1977.

Andrew C. Braff, Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney for the past year, has filed for election to that post on the Republican ticket. Braff is presently the youngest prosecuting attorney in the state of Washington.

Northeast Washington Head Start will begin the school year under the direction of William Rubright. Rubright assumed the position on June 25, following the resignation of Lynn Gizewski.

25 Years Ago—

The Cruizers Car Club of Colville will host their annual Cruizin’ In the Park on July 27-29.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to initiate a site development and construction project on approximately five acres of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge site.

In an effort to provide better access to the courts, Judge Lynda Eaton said that the Ferry County District Court will be held in Barstow at the Kettle River Grange on Sept. 14 and Nov. 9 on a trial basis. Judge Eaton said the District Court can better serve people living in Kettle Falls, Orient and Inchelium areas if they are not required to drive over Sherman Pass in all kinds of weather.

10 Years Ago—

The Northeast Tri-County Health District Board of Health unanimously voted to continue as a tri-county operation and to serve Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties during their July 20 board meeting.

Colville’s bronze sculptor Jerry McKeller’s sculpture of a mountain man, “When Wealth Was Pelts,” has won a juried award of Best Sculpture at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sculpture Walk. The 5 ½-foot high sculpture will be on display in the city of Sioux Falls until next April.