Five Years Ago
November 24, 2004
Two for two. In his second start behind the wheel of the No. 2 Dodge in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Kasey Kahne made history. By scoring back-to-back wins for the ASE/Carquest team Friday night at the Homestead-Miami track, Kahne became the first driver to win in his first two starts in tuck series history.
In a defensive standoff Nov. 13 that was a rematch of last year’s championship, the Enumclaw Wolverines topped Puyallup 6-0. With the win, the Wolverines became the first team in Cascade Junior Football League history to win back-to-back championships at the Pee Wee level.
Ten Years Ago
November 24, 1999
The logging mural at the corner of Cole Street and Marshall Avenue was moved for the winter Monday morning. The mural was taken down in sections and will be stored over the winter because the wood was starting to rot. The artist will restore the mural panels next summer and it will be placed in a different location downtown.
Hurry up and buy your dog food or that horse blanket you have been dying to have because Darigold Farm Store is going out of business. Manager Gary Natt said the store on SR-164 lost its lease the first week of November. He plans to shut the operation down by the end of the month and said there are no plans to relocate.
Twenty-five Years Ago
November 22, 1984
Family, friends and law enforcement officers from all over the state paid tribute to Terry Hoffer last Wednesday during a memorial service at the Enumclaw Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hoffer, 36, a game warden from Buckley, was shot on November 10 during a routine hunting license check. Attending the services were over 400 law enforcement officers, including 100 officers from the state game department.
Photo: Skiers were out in full force last week end at Crystal Mountain, located not far from Enumclaw. Shown is the bottom terminal of Chair No. 8 at Crystal. The chair, which replaces the old rope tows, was built by the CTEC Company. It can handle about 1,800 skiers per hour and moves people 1,132 feet and goes up vertically 132 feet. In the background is Crystal’s day lodge.
Fifty Years Ago
November 26, 1959
The torrential rains that dumped more than fourteen inches of water into the Cascade Mountains have caused untold damage and inconvenience in the area immediately east of Enumclaw. Little damage was reported done by the storm to the city or surrounding area other than a number of flooded basements and leaking roofs.
ON THE CORNER: FRED DUNCAN on his way to the Post Office… KATHERINE HANSEN checking on some Christmas cards… BUD DOUGLAS and JOHN ULMAN making the rounds through Friday night’s rain storm selling Lions Club light bulbs… JOHN VERHONICK putting his truck back into a lift on a 600 pound anvil… And decorators putting the final touches of Christmas glitter in store windows.
Seventy-five Years Ago
November 23, 1934
Two championships in one day! The eyes of the football world for miles around will be upon Charles J. Smith, director of Enumclaw’s gridiron destinies, when he attempts this remarkable feat on Thanksgiving Day. At 10:30 the high school Tigers will endeavor to secure their third consecutive Puget Sound Conference crown by defeating the Buckley team. And at 2 p.m. the Enumclaw Athletic Club Silver Baron will face the West Seattle Athletic Club at the Enumclaw Stadium seeking to bring to this city the Northwest amateur conference championship.
According to officials of the Krain Lodge building, the new hall at Krain will have its big opening about December 15.
Miss Ruth Houston of Seattle visited Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Houston in Osceola over the week end.
Two thousand witnesses, the largest official tabulation ever recorded during such an event in these parts, will testify that Charley Smith’s Blue Devils were on tip-toe to seize and take full advantage of every opportunity afforded by the ebb and flow of a surging struggle. They defeated the Grays Harbor team with 12-0 triumph!
