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Spring 2017 Page 1 Original Wasco County Courthouse Volume 2017 Number 1 Reporter Board of Directors President: Sandy Bisset Step Back Vice President: Karl Vercouteren Secretary: Juanita Neitling Treasurer: Judy Moore Members at Large: Jerry Davis, in Time Rodger Nichols, Bob Haechrel 1859 Honorary Member: Paul Tews Docent: Davien Lundin MARK THE DATE Original Wasco County Courthouse Original Wasco 410 West 2nd Place PO Box 839 County Courthouse The Dalles, Oregon 97058 Annual Meeting 541-296-8672 [email protected] rd www.OriginalWascoCountyCourthouse.org Saturday June 3 - 1:30 PM Located in Trevitt’s Addition Historic District At the Courthouse South of The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center National Register of Historic Places Silent Movies State of Oregon Historic Landmark Filmed in the Beautiful The Original Wasco County Courthouse Preservation Columbia River Gorge Corporation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization DESCHUTES DRIFTWOOD (1916) MEMBER TRAILS THAT LURE (1920) Oregon Museum Association and more…. The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Wear a period Partner organization costume Oregon Cultural Trust and enjoy the flicks Charm Trail Participant No charge for admission Popcorn and drinks available Original Wasco County Courthouse for purchase Original Wasco County Courthouse—Spring 2017 Page 1 Original Wasco County Courthouse—Spring 2017 Page 2 We had good intentions for the landscaping on the west NEWS FROM THE side of the building, but with our wet spring we are behind FRONT DESK schedule. Our major work may wait until fall. The ADA ramp is the next priority. Sandy Bisset Jose Morales of Blue Angel Construction completed our outside repairs, including replacing the fascia board at the A s usual we have a lot to share with all of you. As I write, end of the porch, to eliminate a water problem on the Juanita and Dave Neitling are mowing and raking the lawn porch. He also replaced the vinyl in the bathroom and and sprucing up the yard. The buntings are up, Davien created baseboards that match the rest of the building. Lunden is hosting passengers from our second American Thank you Joe, it really looks great. Empress trip of the season, and Carrie Swearingen is just rounding the corner with a carriage load of visitors. Due Our website and Facebook page languished over the win- ter but we are back on track thanks to Trish Neal. Please to winter weather, lock repair, and high water in the check out our new entries. Bonneville Pool, the Empress was unable to dock at The Dalles until recently. See page 6 for Karl Vercouteren’s recap of a very success- ful February History Forum series. Karl won’t sing his own Our big news is that we are open for a five month season praises but he did a tremendous amount of research and this year, from the beginning of May to the end of Sep- gave us a very enlightening presentation on Maximillian tember, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11:00 AM Vogt and his Opera Houses. to 3:00 PM as well as the days and times of the Hop On— Hop Off tours. We accommodate special requests to be As part of keeping informed and connected to the local open at other times. For further information contact me history community the Original Courthouse Board took at [email protected] or 541-298-1240 or leave a part in History After Hours, a networking event hosted by message at the Courthouse. the Discovery Center. We manned an informational booth at the Chinese Building for Cherry Festival and Davien Lunden has returned as docent for the 2017 sea- manned a booth at the Wasco County Pioneers Annual son. She did a great job last year and we welcome her Meeting. back. This is also a good time to invite new volunteers. On days As we announced in the last newsletter, we have begun we know we will have a large number of visitors, we charging admission. Our fee schedule is on page 7. attempt to have two docents on duty. This includes the Please note that there is no admission charge for mem- American Empress visitors, and other pre-arranged tours. bers. An Individual Membership admits the person Our Board members have been great about these added named on the membership card, a Family Membership duties but would really appreciate more assistance. If you admits members of the household, Sustaining and Patron like people, history, and have the gift of gab, this is a good Memberships will also receive a number of one time free gig for you. admission tickets for their guests. We have retained Chris Bolton to give our jail cell displays If you are not listed on the membership page you may use a fresh look. The proceeds of our History Raffle Basket will the form in this newsletter to renew. If you feel we have go to help offset the cost of this project. See pages 2 and made an error, contact Davien at the museum during 7 for details. open hours or leave a phone message. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Original Wasco We have brand new rack cards. Trish Neal did the initial County Courthouse I wish you a Happy Independence Day design and Tammy Keys from Bohn’s Printing added her and a sunny summer. professional touch, creating a full color, informational, and visually appealing product. In the process we have begun some informal “branding,” coordinating the look of our Visit us this summer advertising materials for immediate recognition. A belated thank you to Carolyn Purcell of the Columbia and Gorge Discovery Center for her mentorship efforts with our organization. She helped us look forward, by updating our mission statement to reflect our actual purpose. See Step Back in Time article and Mission Statement on page 9. Original Wasco County Courthouse—Spring 2017 Page 3 2017 ORIGINAL COURTHOUSE MEMBERSHIP INDIVIDUAL Mark Popoff Jerry & Lynn Cotter Adele Barnett Charles Powell Kenneth & Phyllis Farner Milly Baumgartner Duane Powell Judy Moore Evelyn Brown Linda Turner Lynn & Dollie Rasmussen Susan Buce Marilyn Urness Marsha Williams Patricia Carty Mary Watts Chip Wood Christine Derting Sam Woolsey Beatrice Dick PATRON FAMILY Ed Elliott Anne Bialous Dennis & Mary Davis Lorna Elliott Jim & Sandy Bisset Jerry & Peg Davis Marvin Elsberry Dan & Jamie Crouse Elt & Laurie Fadness Inez Freeman David & Juanita Neitling Glenn & Donnamae Grannemann David Gross Terry & Bette Nelson Bob & Sandy Haechrel JoAn Henricks Rodger Nichols & Julie Reynolds Robert & Joy Krein Lois Hobbs Louanne Starr Doug & Jill Leash Caroline Homer Dale & Mary Rollins Mike Kilkenny LIFETIME Harold & Lucile Stevens Marlys Krein David & Karen Cooper Karl & Jean Vercouteren Jan Leininger Ellett Construction Barbara Telfer & Heather Thompson Darcy Long-Curtis Jada Gay Jerry & Verna Brown Davien Lunden Keith A. Mobley Corliss Marsh SUSTAINING The Dalles Kiwanis Sherry Mumford Eric Gleason & Jacqui Cheung Trish Neal Ron & Dewanda Clark MEMORIAL DONATIONS Barbara Telfer in memory of George Telfer Jerry & Verna Browne in memory of Patrick Ellis Cal McDermid in memory of Patrick Ellis REMEMBERING JACOB KASER 1919-2017 Jacob “Jack” Kaser was a long-time member of the Original Court- house Board and was declared an Honorary Board Member when he was no longer able to attend meetings. He was a life-long ranch- er out along Fifteen Mile Creek, and almost a life-long member of The Dalles Kiwanis Club having started as a student Kiwanian back in his high school days. He was a soft-spoken, genial man who lived a large chunk of local history and had good stories to tell about the “old days.” He will be missed! Jack Kaser at Kiwanis Steak Feed Credit: Karl Vercouteren Original Wasco County Courthouse—Spring 2017 Page 4 ith Our Gratitude…. Next time you visit the Original Courthouse, note the bank of plaques mounted on the wall as you W go up the inside stairwell. Take a few minutes to stand and read the names of those responsible for the restoration and preservation of our building. We have reproduced the names on the plaques in alphabetical order below for ease of reading. Dr. & Mrs. Harry H. Miller Betty Broer Don & Edwina Bailey Norman Brown Edwin Artzt & Ruth Martin-Artzt Wasco County was the largest county in the George Clark Duke & Bev Chamberlain United States, encompassing 130,000 square Jim Ellett Construction Company David & Karen Cooper miles. It was established in 1854, five years Gary Denney Floor Covering, Inc. Frederick K. & Edna Mae Cramer before Oregon achieved statehood. Justice Daniel W. Ericksen Ellett Construction Company was administered here for the territory ex- Evelyn Ericksen Weill Dale & Barbara Elliott tending from the Cascade Range in the Rocky Fred Ericksen Walter & Marilyn Ericksen Mountains. Restoration of the historic build- Marilyn Ericksen Mrs. Janet Wilson Floan ing in 1976 could not been achieved without Walter E. Ericksen Dr. & Mrs. Allan Gay contributions from the following life mem- Terray Harmon Leo & Madeline Hammel, Sr. bers of the association. Bruce Harris - Today’s Rays Regina Heath Regina Muller Heath Wallace K. Huntington Gary B. Honald See complete listing at left Huntington & Keist Landscape Architect Hudson Insurance Agency, Inc. Ed Johnson - Johnson Excavating Kargl, Elwood and Geiger Realtors Larry Kaseberg - Wheatacres Christine Keith Jacob Kaser Bert Keith Fritz Kramer Malcolm & Jean Krier Larry Lang - Landscaping Mountain Fir Lumber Company, Inc. Matt Larson Northwest Natural Gas Company Wayne Lease - Leaco Electric Ollie & Lorena Lash Lumberman’s Building Centers Bill & Geraldine Martin Robert Merz & Barry Cantrell – C & M Gutters Bill & Joan Martin Northern Wasco County PUD Delmer & Isabel Martin Pashek’s Gardens Jack & Fern Martin Quality Air Systems - Mike & Kevin Milt & June Martin Virgil Sharp - Concrete Contractor, Inc. Norval Martin George Telfer Martin Marietta Aluminum, Inc.
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