Out of the Past November 4 2026

80 Years Ago

Mr. Shaw from Twisp, Wash., gave an interesting talk on Initiative 166 at our Grange meeting Saturday. The lecturer presented a Bureau of Reclamation film which was very interesting to farmers, and a film on the Big Bad Wolf which the youngsters enjoyed. 

G.H. Rice, town clerk, reported Monday that Deer Park has 645 registered voters, substantially more than at any previous election. The North precinct has 363 registered voters and the South 282.

The Rev. C.H. Cowdy will be away from his pulpit for a few weeks. A student pastor from Whitworth College will preach during his absence. There will be morning and evening services as usual. 

40 Years Ago

The Deer Park city budget has taken a right turn. In his annual message to the city council, Mayor Robert Brown unveiled a preliminary 1987 budget that is significantly less than last year’s. The new budget calls for $1,488,796 in revenue, while 1986’s was for $1,522,769. City Administrator Ehman Sheldon said the budget is “very conservative.”

Deer Park’s first stab in recent memory to bring a touch of culture via a top musician act proved a rousing success Sunday when 230 paying customers jammed the Open Door Congregational Church to hear the musical duo of Durst & Bork perform. 

In what many may see as a turnaround in attitudes, about 150 residents of the Nine Mile Falls School District turned out last week to voice their support of the district and plead with the school board not to consider consolidation with another larger school district. 

20 Years Ago

The Riverside Lady Rams, making their first-ever trip to the state volleyball tournament, will open up against Grandview in the opening round Thursday in the Yakima Sun Dome. Riverside earned the Great Northern League’s No. 2 berth with a five-game win over Colville on Saturday. 

The Deer Park School Board has decided not to implement impact fees on new construction as a way to increase operating funds. District officials had studied the option of assessing a fee (approximately $1,000 per new home) as a way of generating more funds. The belief is that many of these new homes in the Deer Park area include children that impact the school district. 

Spokane County Sheriff’s Department property crime detectives are looking for help to find out who stole a 5-foot-tall gumball machine from the Deer Park Laundromat earlier this fall.