Out of the Past October 28 2026
October 28, 2026
By:
Cami Krema
Heading home…Melanie Burget, 13, Deer Park, heads home with her cousin, Steven Forbes, 4, during last week’s perfect autumn weather for bike riding. Those warm days are expected to come to an end this week, but the good news is that the air inversion caused by the warm weather is also ending. Photo courtesy Deer Park Tribune, Oct. 29, 1986.
80 Years Ago
Earl Stanford was awarded a silver pin for his speech on “Headed Right” which he gave before the WCTU (Woman’s Christian Temperance Union) county meeting at the Congregational Church on Tuesday. Other Deer Park grade students who took part in the affair were Shirley Frazer, Ruth Mead, Barbara Collins, Carol Jean Perrins, Marjorie Allen, and Florence May Wright. The contest was sponsored by the alcohol education department of WCTU.
The Loon Lake school is holding a Halloween party in the school basement on Saturday evening, Oct. 26. This is a money raising affair to help support the hot lunch program and everyone is invited to attend.
Five local dairymen beat the Stevens County Dairy Herd Improvement average for September, according to a report by Jim Welsh, association tester. Paul Berger of Deer Park took second place in the report, his herd of 17 registered and grade Jerseys producing 624.3 pounds of milk and 36.74 pounds of butterfat. Third on the list was Peter Berg of Clayton. His herd averaged 34.5 pounds of butterfat for the month.
40 Years Ago
The Deer Park City Council hasn’t decided where to look for water. Meeting in a special session last Thursday, the council tabled a recommendation by CH2M Hill, developers of the city’s water comprehensive plan, to limit the search for an additional water supply to north of the city limits.
Lake associations across the state have banded together to form a lake management organization. Led by a 10-member steering committee, the group will work to promote and encourage understanding protection and management of lake systems and their watersheds on both sides of the Cascades, according to the State Department of Ecology.
Deer Park’s Forrest Martin placed fourth statewide in last year’s Coca-Cola Junior NASTAR (National Standard Race) ski racing program in the 10-12-year-old bracket. A student at Deer Park Junior High School, he has been skiing for the past four years.
20 Years Ago
Any plans to raise the city’s utility tax will not have the support of Mayor Robert Whisman. City officials have discussed a plan to double the current 6% utility tax to raise approximately $200,000 to begin an aggressive street repair plan.
As part of this year’s general election ballot, Deer Park School District patrons will also decide on a new makeup of the school board. Under a plan presented by school district officials, the school board would change from five geographically- and population-divided director districts to four such districts and an at-large district.
Former Deer Park residents Bud and Myrna Doffing celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this summer. Mr. Doffing worked at the Shell Service Station in Deer Park and with the city of Deer Park’s maintenance staff. Mrs. Doffing worked at Rainier Bank in Deer Park.