Five Years Ago
December 15, 2004
White River School Board President Jean Lacy’s voice broke slightly as she read Superintendent Jay Hambly’s letter of resignation at the board’s regular meeting Dec. 8. Board member Susan McGuire dabbed tears. “Are you sure?” board member Peter Shook asked. Hambly, who has spent the past 13 years at the helm of the White River School District, solemnly nodded.
Saturday night’s scene at White River High School’s inaugural Chris Hahto Duals couldn’t have been more emotional or more fitting for the Hornets. “It was very similar to 1995 when White River won the state tournament and it came down to Chris’ match,” Hornet coach Kevin McNulty said. Hahto, White River’s 1995 178-pound state champion, boosted the Hornets to the state championship that year. From the patch with CRH (Hahto’s initials) on their new warmups and singlets to the memories many of them carry with them, the Hornets are dedicating their season to Hahto, who died after a battle with cancer in January.
Ten Years Ago
December 15, 1999
King County wants Enumclaw to take over the Forward Thrust pool and the Enumclaw Golf Course. The city is balking at the pool because of the expenses associated with keeping it running.
The Sting staff learns from experience and seeing what other students newspapers are doing. The small Enumclaw High School staff includes Josh Hillmer, Eric Schmidt, Kim Wheelock, Kyle Dinnius, Alison Chubback, and Stephani Young. The student newspaper is being revived after 10 years of sporadic publication.
Twenty-five Years Ago
December 13, 1984
The fire that caused about $40,000 worth of damage to the building that formerly housed Johansen Meats was fought mostly from the roof. Additions to the building along with sawdust insulation made the job especially difficult. It took fire fighters from three departments all afternoon last Thursday to finally put the fire out.
Thomas J. Poe, who has served as superintendent of Enumclaw Schools for the past 18 years, announced Monday that he will retire from that post on June 30, 1986. He announcement was made at the December meeting of the Enumclaw Board of Education in the district offices on Myrtle Avenue.
Fifty Years Ago
December 17, 1959
A steady downpour of rain that fell without surcease for thirty-eight hours on Monday and Tuesday of this week sent rivers over their banks for the second time in less than a month. However, clearing skies Wednesday morning and falling temperatures in the mountains joined forces to halt the danger of flood damage as extensive as that of November 23.
A landmark disappeared from the Palmer area this week when Carman Rivett retired as postmaster after 32 years of continuous service in that community. The veteran postal official will make his future home in Sequim, according to his daughter, Mrs. Fred Bannister of Enumclaw.
According to an announcement by city officials this week the long drawn-out controversy arising over the problems posed by the difficulty in finding a parking place for city-owned vehicles will be terminated. Subsequent to the receipt of petitions from the Garden Club and the Enumclaw Business and Professional Women’s Club, protesting the unsightly manner in which city cars are hap-hazardly parked in the rear of the city hall, the city will black-top a rectangular parking area approximately 25 feet by 70 feet. The vehicles then will be parked in a neat row, officials said.
Seventy-five Years Ago
December 14, 1934
Saturday noon when you hear the fire siren screeching vociferously don’t become alarmed. It won’t be a fire, just trying out the lungs of the monster. Starting with tomorrow, the first siren will be blown every Saturday noon instead of the usual 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
First indication of the probable makeup of the quintet that will represent Enumclaw High School in the coming pennant scramble is expected to develop this evening when Coach Chuck Smith escorts his Tiger varsity to Tahoma. It is likely that the four lettermen holdovers, Solway, Janikula, Stan Johnson and Johnny Hanson will be in tonight’s starting combination. Henry Madison appears the probable choice at center.
Enumclaw stores will remain open until 7:30 Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings before Christmas in order to give the public a chance to get in last minute shopping.
There was a large crowd in attendance at the dance given by the Rebekah Lodge at the Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening. On the lunch committee were Mrs. en Pittinger, Mrs. A.E. Shaw, Mrs. Russell Thomson, Mrs. W.D. Smith, Mrs. Fred Sandell, Mrs. W.S. Stout and Mrs. George Williams.
