75 years ago
March 10, 1943
Introducing something new to Aberdeen in the way of supervised recreation for high school students, the Aberdeen Lions club and Hi-Y, Chapter II, will open their “student night club” this Friday night at the Morck hotel. Membership in the club is 50 cents.
Open every Friday night from 8:30 o’clock to midnight, the club will be in the main dining room of the Morck and has been named the “Star Room.” Tables will surround a dance floor and soft drinks and other refreshments will be served.
For the opening night, the “Ambassadors” will play while a juke box will supply the music most of the time.
A member of the Lions club and his wife will be present each night the club is open, acting as chaperones.
March 11, 1943
State Game Protectors, Jack Hines of Tacoma and Jack Handron of Grays Harbor assisted by Grays Harbor Poggie club members, this week released 400 six-month-old pheasants in the east end of the county, J.C. Broulette, Poggie club bird committee chairman, reported last night at the sportsmen’s meeting in the Aberdeen Eagles hall.
Assisted by Joe Thein and Paul Warren, the protectors turned loose flocks of 20 hens and five roosters all the way from Fords Prairie to the Wynooche River, South of the Chehalis river, west of Rochester, some near Cedarville, some in the Porter-Malone district and others in the Elma-Brady region.
50 years ago
March 10, 1968
Sunday, no newspaper published
March 11, 1968
Successive deftly executed steals converted into baskets by Pat Rogers and Chris Halpin and two clutch free throws by John Rosentangle in the waning moments of the game gave the Raymond Seagulls a thrilling 63-60 triumph over the Quincy Jackrabbits in the final round of consolation play at the State Class A basketball tourney in Tacoma Saturday afternoon.
The dramatic team win, forged from the brink of defeat, gave coach Byron Vadset’s ‘Gulls a highly commendabel third place fisning in the state classic.
25 years ago
March 10, 1993
Margaret Bell Frost of Montesano, was honored Monday by the South Beach VFW Post No. 3057 Auxiliary for five decades of service. She received her 50-year pin at a recognition luncheon at the Post in Westport, where she has been a member for 40 of those years.
“It all came from my father’s service in World War I,” Mrs. Frost says. Andrew Kotros came to this country from Greece at the beginning of WWI. When he arrived at Ellis Island, he was asked if he wanted to join the Army and earn his American citizenship.
“That’s why I’m here,” he answered. Mrs. Frost says that her father was severely wounded in the war and was under the care of the VA.
“He was proud of his wounds; he never, never complained, because he was in America,” she said.
Mrs. Frost moved from Grayland to Montesano 35 years ago but retained her membership in the South Beach group, she says, because of its reputation as an outstanding Auxiliary and its involvement with the community.
March 11, 1993
Tonight at 8, the immensely popular musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opens at the Grays Harbor College’s Bishop Center — with Jacek Lerych as Tevye, Christine Hill as his wife, Golde, Lynne Lerych as the matchmaker, Keith Krueger as Lazar Wolf, Melinda Irwin as the oldest daughter and Bill Dyer as Motel, the tailor.
Jacek Lerych, as Tevye, appears very authentic with his accent and although he plays his character quite seriously, he’s right on with his singing. Hill, well-known for her outstanding voice, plays the domineering wife with an edge of humor. Dyer, a new teacher at Miller Junior High School, is new to the stage but is obviously not new to music as evidenced by his performance as the shy tailor.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
