5 Years Ago
August 10, 2005
Dwight Garrett – who left an indelible mark on Enumclaw as an inventor, businessman, civic booster and philanthropist – died Thursday at the age of 89. Garrett’s name will live on in Enumclaw, as the town has twice honored one of its favorite sons. The former school site on Porter Street is now Dwight Garrett Park and just this summer Second Street was renamed Garrett Street.
Toby and Peggy Wenham are counting on the community’s collective sweet tooth to carry them to success. The Wenhams, a visible part of the Enumclaw business scene for years, opened the doors to their newest business, Sweet Necessities, July 25.
10 Years Ago
August 9, 2000
For 100 years The Courier-Herald, in one form or another, has documented the Plateau’s events – the births and deaths of its people, the raise and fall of its industries, the wins and losses of its sports teams, its agony and relief over growth – preserving every move forever in the ink of its black and white pages.
25 Years Ago
August 8, 1985
Alicia Taylor a senior at Enumclaw High School, was a semi-finalist in the Miss Teen of Washington contest July 19-21 in the Tacoma Dome. She was one of 253 contestants in the annual state contest.
Randy Gabrielson, age 22, won the title of “1985 All-Around Logger” at the Buckley Loggers Rodeo last week end. Gabrielson, from Buckley, won this year for the second year in a row. He received a trophy, a box of work gloves and a pair of binoculars donated by Rainier Sportsman. He works for Ron Bowen Logging.
50 Years Ago
August 11, 1960
Fire of undetermined origin leveled the big barn of the Enumclaw Sales Pavilion, two miles west of Enumclaw on the Auburn highway, in a matter of less than a half hour last Friday afternoon. Frank Wetzel, owner of the well-known livestock sales organization, told the Courier-Herald that the big structure which was approximately 200 feet long by 110 feet wide represented a loss of between $70,000 and $75,000.
75 Years Ago
August 9, 1935
The Buckley School district has decided to purchase three and one-half acres of additional ground for facilities of the high school. The land which will be purchased from the Buck-Mor farm is on the south side of the present athletic field and was held at the price of $500 per acre.
D.C. Southard, local manager of the J.C. Penney Company, was elevated to the presidency of the Enumclaw Athletic Club succeeding H.H. Forler. Hugh Brown, Guy Lafromboise and Cecil Gent complete the offices.
Miss Mary Houston, who has been visiting the Leonard Housetons for the past two weeks, left Tuesday for Nebraska, from whence she will go to Puerto Rico to take up her duties in the Presbyterian Hospital at San Juan.
