Seems Like Yesterday

Published 5:44 pm Saturday, September 25, 2010

50 YEARS AGO (1959)

Jack Potter’s Everett High School band would make its debut this evening as the Seagulls opened their season against Port Angeles. Starting gridders were Jack Meyers, Chuck Tripp, Dale Lemaster, Jon Bumstead, John Sievers, Gene Lilly, Steve Simmons, co-captain Jim Lambright, co-captain Ron Gilbert, George Rygg and Mike Dyre.

Herbert T. Neve Jr., Everett High graduate, entered the Lutheran ministry here in exercises at Faith Lutheran Church. He, his wife, and their son were off to Grand Forks, N.D., where he would serve as student pastor.

25 YEARS AGO (1984)

A huge gray cloud hung low over Everett and Port Gardner Bay this morning as Everett fire crews kept a watch on the five-acre tire fire that had been burning now for over 24 hours. North Middle School was open today, but closed yesterday because of smoke and soot, according to Carolyn Meagher of the Everett School District.

People who lived near Sunset Falls on the Skykomish River broke into applause when Snohomish County PUD officials told them they no longer were interested in building a $77 million hydroelectric project close to their homes. Dr. Monty Nixon, vice president of Mount Index River Sites Homeowners Association, said members were gratified and relieved.

By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at Everett Public Library