Out of the Past: 07/02/2025

100 Years Ago—

Last Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were earthquake days for the west and northwest. The shock was felt more at the Colville Flour Mill than any other place in the valley. John Bresnahan stated that the building swayed back and forth, and he estimated that at the top of the building, the swaying was about six inches.

July 4 Headlines—Independence Day celebration in Colville. Baseball: Colville vs. Springdale. Immense pyrotechnic display in the evening.

75 Years Ago—    

Negotiations are already underway for the establishment of a state park at St. Paul’s Mission on Lake Roosevelt, overlooking Marcus Flat. (Became property of National Park Service in 1974).

Another Lassie film and a Western are booked together at the Alpine Theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 

Old times will come alive at the city park here Sunday. Attorney Thomas Oakshott, director of the Eastern Washington Historical Society, will be the principal speaker. His topic will be “When Stevens County Was Young.” 

50 Years Ago—  

Rapidly nearing its anticipated opening in October is the ferro-silicon building at Northwest Alloys, Inc., the new multi-million-dollar plant at Addy.

A federal court this week issued a temporary restraining order stopping arrests or citations by the State Game Department of sportsmen fishing on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Four Colville boys won their way last weekend at Greenacres Raceway to the Yakima High School Moto-Cross Championships at Seattle International Raceway. Those placing in the top four in their respective classifications were Steve Fogle, Don Lentz, Mike Clark and Mickey Mumau.

27 Years Ago—

CHEWELAH—One of eastern Washington’s premiere community events will unfold this weekend when the old-fashioned “Chataqua” celebration gets underway at Chewelah City Park.    

The town of Northport celebrated its 100-year anniversary with a three-day extravaganza full of old-fashioned fun, entertainment and food last weekend.

Gabe Cruden, Orient-area resident, has joined the Statesman-Examiner reporting staff. Readers may recall examples of Cruden’s photography in past issues of the Stateman-Examiner. He has been employed previously at the Examiner as a darkroom technician and as a staff photographer.

10 Years Ago—

Hawthorne Street will re-open to traffic on Wednesday after almost five months of repair work and reconstruction.

The annual Colville Fireworks show promises to be more spectacular this year, according to Northeast Washington Fair manager, Lori Matlock.

The Colville Community Center (The Hub) celebrated on June 16, when the final payment of $42,032.12 was made to the contractor on The Hub construction project.