Out of the Past: 12/10/2025

100 Years Ago—

Colville has a chance to gain fame throughout the nation by being the place of origin of a new apple, an improvement on the Delicious which is probably the most popular eating apple on the market. J.M. Scroggs, living two-and-three-quarters miles northeast of Colville, has propagated a new apple by means of select grafting. He raised two boxes of this new variety in the fall of 1921, and his trees have been bearing ever since. It was five years old when it bore its first crop.

The Haun building south of the Rickey building on Jan. 1, will be occupied by a Piggly Wiggly grocery, operating on the plan of customer selecting and carrying of goods. The lease is for five years.

75 Years Ago—    

Charles Hodde, state representative from Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties, was virtually assured re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Olympia this week.

Colville residents were reminded this week that an ordinance forbids the leaving of sawdust and wood sawing refuse in the streets and alleys of the city.

KETTLE FALLS—The Kettle Falls football team, co-champions of the Tri-County Football League, will be guests of the Kettle Falls Lions Club Thursday at the grade school.

50 Years Ago—  

Burlington Northern has informed Jim McMillan, president of the Stevens County Historical Society, that the offer for the old clock at the Kettle Falls station is still good.

Students of the Baptist Christian Academy were visitors to the Statesman-Examiner last week to see how a newspaper was put together and printed. Visiting were Mike McPhee, Gordon Mace, Dale House, Carma House, Cynthia Mack, Toni Gallo, Dan Spring, Lydia Greenwood, Marty Koker, Matthew Koker, Rhonda Gallo, Becky Greenwood, Beth Vincent, Ricky Schuimaker, Randy Mack, David Rogers, and Lawrence Mace.

25 Years Ago—

A county budget has yet to be approved but Stevens County auditor Tim Gray said that it is already apparent that the county will be plagued by a shortfall of approximately $1.6 million. Individual departments have been instructed to adjust their budgets as close as they can to their 2000 budgets.

It was a great week for the Colville High School wrestling team. Colville won five straight matches last week to kick off the regular season.

10 Years Ago—

Lou Janke secured his first full mayoral term in Colville when Stevens County 2016 election results became official on Nov. 24.

OLYMPIA—Road usage charging as a potential transportation funding source will be a focus of discussion when the State Transportation Committee meets. The commission will hear feedback from its 25-member steering committee on road usage charging as it considers next steps for the state to pursue whether, when, and how to establish a road usage charge system in the future.