50 years ago (1964)
Because of increased business, Sather Manufacturing Co., 3330 McDougall Ave., was building a 6,000 square feet addition to its home. Venne Beauchamp was the contractor. Howard Heath, president of the Sather firm, said new equipment would be added to turn out machine castings faster.
Jim and Paul Bilbruck, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bilbruck of Sultan, showed off animals at the Evergreen State Fair. Jim had a Happy Valley 4-H Yorkshire boar and Paul had an FFA Herford cow. Both animals were winners.
25 years ago (1989)
It was a bus ride for passengers to show off designer jeans, new tops and fashionable hair cuts. Driver Barbara Tiffany’s warm greetings elicited only a few smiles. The morning haze had yet to lift from faces of most of the 44 Cascade High School students heading off to their first day of school.
Tom and Mark Shipley pleased the crowd with a chariot race with teams of ponies. Evergreen State Fair events coordinator Corey Prentice attributed the high attendance numbers to the fair’s down-home atmosphere. It still had the animals and regular folks from the area.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library
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