75 years ago, January 28, 1937
• Aberdeen’s high school band made a great hit when appearing before the joint meeting of the Aberdeen and Seattle Rotary clubs in the latter city yesterday. The band was taken to Seattle in special buses furnished by the local club. Mark Freshman was in charge of the 60 boys making the trip.
Following the concert at the luncheon the boys were allowed to roam about Seattle for a short time and then were taken to the ice arena where they played several numbers after which they frolicked on skates. Seattle newspapers carried articles praising the ability of the boys.
• Eastern Grays Harbor county lay under a wrapping of snow that varied from four to 18 inches in thickness, stopped two Montesano school buses, made auto traffic difficult everywhere and almost impossible some places and delayed the Northern Pacific afternoon train by two hours.
The Montesano school buses to Maple Grove (Upper Wynooche) and Alder Grove were unable to make their runs but some of the students managed to reach school in private cars.
• Citizens of Aberdeen and Hoquiam opened their pocketbooks as well as their hearts to the flood sufferers in 11 eastern states and as a result $2,300 of the $4,100 quota assigned to the cities has been sent to the designated area.
50 years ago, January 28, 1962
Sunday, no newspaper published
25 years ago, January 28, 1987
• The turn of the century is only 13 years away. Now, with 50 eyes cast to the county’s future, the “Grays Harbor 2000” advisory board is set to focus on long-range economic development.
The 25 member board consists of seven citizens from each of the three county commissioner districts, along with ex-officio members from the Port, the PUD, Regional Planning and the county.
“I have no idea what they will come up with,” said Commissioner Mike Murphy of Elma. “And that’s the way it should be. We are asking them at this point to help build a road map for us to follow into the next century.”
The committee represents a cross section of professionals — from a Central Park dentist to a union business agent to a Grays Harbor College instructor.
• If you are a Montesano resident and your cup runneth over with yellow or brownish water, you are not alone.
The city’s water system has a problem with manganese — a grayish, metallic chemical element. The water is safe — it just looks bad, city officials say.
Helen Conger, of Caldwell Court in Monte, made it clear Tuesday that she has had her fill of the water. She brought her dirty laundry to the council as evidence.
“I looks like I scrubbed the floor with this blouse,” Conger said, producing a top that had been washed with city water. “I don’t think (we) should have to put up with this,” she added.
Compiled by Karen Barkstrom from the archives of The Daily World.
