Out of the Past: 03/11/2026
March 11, 2026
By:
Cami Krema
Riverside’s Cody Stump (14), Cameron Dornquast (30), Kris Wise (12), Chris Maxwell (21), and Aaron Anderson (32) have a hard time containing their excitement moments before the Rams clinched their first state playoff spot in 17 years. The Rams earned the journey berth with a 45-41 double overtime victory over Chewelah on Friday. Photo courtesy Deer Park Tribune, March 8, 2006.
80 Years Ago
Deer Park seventh graders will stage a waste paper drive next week. Only first class paper will be collected. Reason for the decision is that lower grades of paper bring too little per ton to justify preparation and hauling to Spokane. Funds raised during the drive will be used to purchase grade basketball suits for next season.
Michael D. DePaola, radarman third class, received his discharge from the navy at Bremerton Wednesday, March 6. He has returned to Deer Park.
Fire of unknown origin almost completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Wiese on the east side of town Monday at noon. The fire broke out on the second floor and the roof was completely afire by the time the fire department arrived. A high wind made firefighting extremely difficult.
40 Years Ago
A seven-hour seminar on the plight of the loon, the aquatic bird for which Loon Lake was named, will take place at the Loon Lake Moose Lodge from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 19. Jerry Hickman, a non-game biologist with the state, and the husband and wife team of Alan Richards and Ann Musche will address the seminar on topics such as what can be done to bring loons back to the lake and how to offer attractive nesting sites for the birds.
In a decision that is already proving to be a point of controversy, Barbara J. Wiltse, 42, Elk, was ordered Friday to perform 240 hours of community service for fatally shooting her former boyfriend.
Having had no luck in the past five years, the city staff will begin an educational campaign to get home owners to comply with the proper house numbering plan over the next few weeks. Mayor Robert Brown said the city has to move toward one system and that the one instituted by the former city building inspector, Jim Kropf, in 1981 is “more flexible.”
20 Years Ago
Firefighters responded to the Deer Park McDonald’s restaurant about 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 27 when someone ignited a smoke canister inside the restroom and filled the business with dense, orange fumes. Witnesses at the fast food business told Deputy Cliff Custer that a white male left the restroom just before smoke started pouring out.
A 64-year-old Chattaroy man spent the night sleeping in the woods on the ground, but apparently suffered no serious consequences from his wintry snooze. Gary Bates, who suffers from dementia, walked away from his home on East Big Meadows Road sometime Thursday afternoon. About 6:30 a.m. Friday, a rescue team spooked Bates who was sleeping beneath the trees.
The Loon Lake Food Pantry and Resource Center has received a $1,090.46 community grant from the Fred Meyer Foundation. “We hope this community grant will help the Loon Lake Food Pantry continue the important work it is doing to enhance the welfare of the community,” said Glynda Brockhoff, the foundation’s philanthropy coordinator.