Out of the Past 06/03/26
June 3, 2026
By:
Cami Krema
Beat the heat…Dick Heydet, of Deer Park, glides down the backyard water slide as spray goes flying. Record-breaking temperatures in the 90s last week have prompted area residents to find ways to cool off. Photo courtesy Deer Park Tribune, June 4, 1986.
80 Years Ago
One of the dozens of jungle-bred wild and beautiful beasts that will be seen in the menagerie at the Montgomery Wild Animal Circus at its showing in Deer Park Tuesday, June 11. Three big rings, clowns, caliope, and everything that goes with a “big time” circus, will be included in the show. The North Spokane and South Stevens County Settlers Association met Wednesday evening at the Legion Hall with 17 present. Plans for the annual picnic are progressing nicely, according to the committee reports. Truman Welch arrived home Thursday evening from Panama with his discharge from the Army.
40 Years Ago
The costs of thirst in Deer Park may be going up. The Deer Park City Council will hold a public hearing to assess reactions on a possible rate change in water use. The current $6.07 monthly service charge allows for the use of 4,000 gallons of water with an added 33 cents per 1,000 gallons for the next 6,000 gallons and 20 cents per 1,000 gallons after that. It may change to $8.92 monthly service charge and .0005 cents for every gallon consumed after tonight’s meeting. A 50-year-old Deer Park High School teacher suffered a broken leg and cuts in a motorcycle-school bus accident early last week at the intersection of Gardenspot and Grove Roads. Riverside football coach Dennis Schweitzer, who made his feelings known to the school district last summer, has announced his resignation. Schweitzer led the Rams to the NEA League title in each of his five years, amassing an overall record of 39-15 and 20 league wins without a defeat. District officials have not set a date to name his replacement.
20 Years Ago
Marijuana stolen by a 13-year-old Elk boy from his father and then sold to another student at Riverside Middle School has led Spokane County Investigative Support Unit detectives to a north Spokane County drug growing operation. Ninety-six Deer Park High School graduates, along with family and friends, were greeted with sunny weather for commencement exercises Saturday. Riverside High School officials conferred 139 diplomas during the annual commence exercises at the Spokane Opera House. Amanda Martinez, who works at Deer Park Physical Therapy, was named the state’s Part-Time Assistant of the Year. The 24-year-old Martinez is president of the Physical Therapy Assistant special group and attends the American Physical Therapy Association conference twice a year. However, this year was special because Martinez received the coveted statewide honor.