Seems Like Yesterday

50 years ago (1956)

Connie Millard and Sandy Francisco paged through the Bon Marche Wishing Book as they modeled the semi-formal and formal dresses which would be shown at the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y style show of holiday fashions this evening at the Bon. Other models included Kristie Weiss, Ann Loken and Sharon Akers. Joan Peterson served as chairwoman for the event, Pat McCall would give the commentary, and Karen Peterson was in charge of publicity.

Final rehearsals were taking place for Marysville High School’s all-school play. In the cast of “Going Places” were Ashely Watson, Jim Powell, Martha Dollmeyer and Elaine Klein.

25 years ago (1981)

Dressed in Pilgrim-style garb and bearing gifts of food for the needy, nearly 200 people took part in a special Thanksgiving service at the First Congregational Church. Seven bushel baskets were filled with food. Pastor William Wright and assistant pastor Al Hieb conducted the traditional service.

Roast turkey with oyster dressing, squash, sweet potatoes, succotash, apple juice, fresh butter, homemade bread and venison were all part of a Thanksgiving feast that took place in Bill Watson’s and Linda Knight’s fifth-grade classrooms at Jefferson School. The occasion was a re-enactment of the country’s first Thanksgiving.

By Jack O’Donnell

from Herald archives

at the Everett Public Library

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