85 years ago (1932)
“Chimacum Valley’s most famed product, Tommy Yarr, Notre Dame football leader, has fatally fallen for cupid and assumed important coaching responsibilities at his Alma …
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The Olympic Gas Co. office on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend in 1960 included a “good and fast” launderette, a business that outlasted the gas company by many years. Leader Collection photo
85 years ago (1932)
“Chimacum Valley’s most famed product, Tommy Yarr, Notre Dame football leader, has fatally fallen for cupid and assumed important coaching responsibilities at his Alma Mater.”
“The children of Brinnon enjoyed a Valentine part at school last Friday afternoon. A number of pre-school children, whose older brothers or sisters attended, were brought to school for this happy occasion. This added mirth to the stifled excitement of the pupils and the joy and wonderment of the little ones.”
70 years ago (1947)
The main floor of the I.O.O.F. Hall on Lawrence Street is being remodeled into a theater.
The Rose Theatre downtown applies for a permit to enlarge its box office and remodel both interior and exterior spaces.
45 years ago (1972)
The Port Townsend High School basketball boys are 8-0 in Olympic League play while the Chimacum Cowboys upset two teams, and move into second place with a 4-4 record.
20 years ago (1997)
“Community groups were misled when they were asked to draft plans for the future, and now, on the eve of Jefferson County’s draft comprehensive plan release, government officials are worried about the backlash,” reports David Skeen, county prosecutor.
“A new freedom seems to have descended on land use planners for Jefferson County. Talk in county meetings is becoming more blunt, initiatives for complying with the state Growth Management Act are bolder, and staff members are taking greater liberties.”
“A capacity crowd Tuesday told the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners they oppose lot consolidation and would like additional options for property development.”
“The Union Wharf pavilion was erected last week, making for a noticeable difference on the Port Townsend Bay waterfront.”
“Jim Rondeau of Port Townsend topped 638 other anglers, and one sneaky sea lion, to win the 25th annual Discover Bay Salmon Derby.” A 21-pound fish netted Rondeau the $3,000 first prize plus $250 for having the largest fish caught that day.
Fifty years after the only airfield in Jefferson County became public property, a record 80 aircraft are registered at Jefferson County International Airport as the Port of Port Townsend is busy with a $1.1 million project to expand hangar space.
(Compiled by Patrick J. Sullivan. Source: Leader Collection; Jefferson County Historical Society Museum and Research Center, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road, Port Townsend; Jefferson County Historical Society, 379-6673, jchsmuseum.org; jchswa.org, the online search site)
