Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.
A Look Back at This Week, 45 Years Ago:
- Yelm Fire District Two began construction on its second substation in mid-October 1976, with Emerson Hoel Construction performing the work.
- Bob and Pat Reed became the new owners of JT Meats in Yelm after Joyce Holden sold the business.
- Yelm High School students chose Jimmy Carter as the nation’s next president in a mock election.
- Yelm High School graduate Douglas Cameron received his bachelor’s of science degree in police science and administration from Washington State University.
- Harvey Webb, service officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Yelm, received a first-place prize at an October 1976 state convention.
- Lloyd Lazelle and Lilyan Davenport applied for a marriage licence at the Thurston County Auditor’s Office.
- Vickie Jonson, 13, of Yelm, died of the rare lupus erythematosus disease after a two-month stay in the hospital. The illness attacked her kidneys, spleen and membrane around her heart.
- Dennis Stauffer was awarded a building permit for a $2,500 barn by the Thurston County Engineer’s Office.
A Look Back at This Week, 35 Years Ago:
- Students from the Seventh Day Adventist School in Yelm performed various community service activities weekly as part of their Bible lab program. October 1986 projects included raking leaves, loading kindling and singing for McKenna Care Center residents.
- The Yelm Community Education Council organized “Operation Santa,” a program that was set to give kids in need christmas gifts that ranged from toys to warm coats.
- Yelm High School students Jeneen Blocker, Jenni Triem, Tina Dallas, Julie Colombo and Tammy Cross attended a business conference at Black Lake Camp and Conference Center in October 1986.
- Olympian Gretchen Rosendranz, 6, was the March of Dimes national ambassador, as a child born with spina bifida.
- Firemen were called out to Morris Road for a fire, but when they got there, they found a controlled stump fire on the scene.
- A $73,156 building permit for a residence on Bridle Drive was awarded to Richard Powell by the Thurston County Engineer’s Office.
- Rainier Future Farmers of America and the Rainier community held the annual Apple Day celebration in mid-October 1986. The community enjoyed horse games, a greased-pig contest and digging for money.
- Lawrence Lake resident Jerry Fugich opened The Watchmaker Shop in Yelm back in October 1986. He had previously retired from the U.S. Navy.
- The Tornado football team traveled to the Tacoma Dome for a playoff game against Peninsula High School. Yelm lost 55-26.
A Look Back at This Week, 25 Years Ago:
- The members of the Rainier Senior Multipurpose Center celebrated the organization’s 20th anniversary with roast beef, ham and turkey, offerings that included all the trimmings.
- A trial date of Aug. 25, 1997, was set for 19-year-old Sean Jones, who pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. Judge Bruce W. Cohoe was set to preside over the trial.
- Yelm Community Services was set to celebrate its 25-year anniversary Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996, at 624 Crystal Springs Road N.W. in Yelm.
- The Drew Harvey Theater was set to present “Driving Miss Daisy.” Opening night was scheduled for Oct. 24, 1996.
- Over $1,300 was added to the new library building fund in October 1996, which was made possible by the Yelm Timberland Library Friends of the Library organization.
- Jesse Roberge and Jodi Bosequett were crowned homecoming king and queen at the 1996 Yelm High School homecoming event.
- Toutle Lake toppled Rainier High School 48-14, after two Rainier fumbles and passes that resulted in interceptions.
A Look Back at This Week, 15 Years Ago:
- More than 75 people came out to an area forum to hear from five candidates for the state House of Representatives. Jean Marie Christenson, of Rainier, was among the candidates.
- A public forum to address proposed changes to the Thurston County comprehensive plan was delayed in October 2006 pending a Washington State Court of Appeals hearing, which was set to occur Monday, Nov. 27, 2006.
- A 48-year old Yelm man was booked into jail in mid-October of 2006, after allegedly hitting another man in the side of the head with a splitting maul. The disturbance occurred on the 14200 block of Country Lane Southwest.
- The Project Santa dance and auction was set for Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at Lake Lawrence Lodge. Folks were trying to raise resources and funds for kids over the holidays, with warm coats, clothing items and gifts being readied to give out. Admission was $5 and attendees had to be at least 21 years old.
- Though many people hoped for a different outcome, the Port of Olympia commissioners did not select a replacement for Commissioner Steve Pottle at its Oct. 23, 2006, meeting.
- A 28-year-old Yelm woman was one of several passengers injured in a three-car crash on Rainier Road in mid-October of 2006.
- In the first ever “Highway 507 Bowl,” the Tenino Beavers beat Rainier High School 26-7.
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