100 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Dec. 14, 1916

In order to put an end to the vandalism and petty thievery which has been going at the high school, the student body officers have organized a police force. Miss Alta Mentzer, secretary of the student body, is the chief of police and she has twenty detectives, ten of either sex. None of the twenty knows the identity of any of the others. Recently a number of students have lost personal property at the high school and the only theory that explains the loss is the presence of a cleptomaniac in the school. Several students have lost money, a total of over $4.00 having been reported stolen in the past week, one student has lost two pairs of overshoes and a girl yesterday lost a mackinaw.

50 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Dec. 14, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Osborn were already “old married folks” when that historic battle cry “Remember the Maine!” rang across the United States in 1898. Sunday the Osborns will celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary in Milton-Freewater. Mayor Bill York has proclaimed Sunday “Annie and Robert Osborn Day.” Telegrams are expected from Gov. Mark Hatfield and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a reception. The Osborns were married Dec. 18, 1886, in Gaylord, Mich., and came West in 1909.

25 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Dec. 14, 1991

Winds gusting up to 49 mph in Pendleton and 58 mph on the Umatilla Army Depot near Hermiston caused only light damage in Northeast Oregon, but the same storm injured a construction worker in Bend and cut power to more than 8,000 customers in Central Oregon. The worst damage locally occurred on the Tollgate Highway, which connects Weston and Elgin. At least 20 trees were toppled by the wind, closing Oregon 204 for a short time. But it was nothing like the storm in January of 1990, when winds gusting near 80 mph knocked over hundreds of trees and closed the road for days.