Dusty (Whitman County), Washington

Snow on wheat field January 28, 2008, Dusty

Dusty on July 13, 2002

Photos (l-r) black & white: Performing 24 July 2004 at the Lyle-McGregor wedding in Hooper (Whitman County), Wash. Color: Entertain on Main Stage in Reaney Park during 2008 National Lentil Festival, Pullman (Whitman County), Wash.

Perhaps Dusty's most famous resident is singer/songwriter Wylie Gustafson. He has toured nationally and internationally with his band, Wylie & The Wild West, which is known for its blend of Western swing, classic country, cowboy, rockabilly, folk—and yodeling. He is the cowboy behind the famous Yahoo trademark yodel: "YA-HOO-OOO!" Born in Montana, Gustafson and his wife, Kimberly live on a 600-acre spread, Cross Three Ranch, in Dusty. The ranch was homesteaded in 1905 by her family. The ranch produces top quality ranch geldings, solid cutting horses, rope horses, and top of the line horse training. They also raise cattle on the ranch.

Pespi-"Taste that beats the others cold; Pepsi pours it on"

http://www.annephillips.com/APPlayer/player.asp?playlistid=7

http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/pepsi67.html

1967 commercial for Pepsi Cola

Taste that beats the others cold

Pepsi pours it on

Pepsi's got that special taste created for the cold

The cold turns on that Pepsi drive

Makes Pepsi-Cola come alive

Taste that beats the others cold

Pepsi pours it on

Taste that beats the others cold

Pepsi pours it on

Ohh, any time a thirst takes holdPepsi pours it on

Woah...

Pepsi's got that special taste created for the cold

The cold turns on that Pepsi drive; makes Pepsi-Cola come alive

Taste that beats the others cold

Pepsi pours it on

Yeah,

Pepsi pours it on

Taste that beats the others cold

Pepsi pours it on

Pullman's Burgerville torn down (bites the dust) Nov 10, 2008

Coming "soon" to this location, a new "Welcome to Pullman" sign. See this story posted here at Pullman :: Cup of Palouse.


From: Pullman Chamber of Commerce
Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Subject: We did it!!!
To: Pullman Chamber of Commerce

Thank you to all of you who donated to the demolition of the old Daily Grind/Burgerville (Thanks Tim for the history lesson ) We did it! We are one step closer to a beautiful new entry that will properly tell visitors what a wonderful town Pullman is! It is expected to be demolished next week!

Tammy Lewis
Executive Director
Pullman Chamber of Commerce
509-334-3565
www.pullmanchamber.comOn Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Pullman Chamber of Commerce
wrote:

Hello all, we apologize for sending yet another email, but we have a very exciting opportunity before us.

Community Action Center has agreed to donate to the City of Pullman the land along Davis Way (old Daily Grind) for our use to install a "Welcome to Pullman" sign and landscaping. Motley and Motley have now agreed to Demolish the old buildings for the reduced price of $2,000. (Asbestos and lead Inspections are complete). Mayor Johnson has just agreed to donate the first $500 to the project, therefore we need $1,500 more. They would like to get it done immediately if we can get the money together. The money could go through CAC and therefore would be tax deductible. They have asked the Chamber to put the word out to see if we can get the donations necessary
to complete this exciting project. Please contact us as soon as possible if you would be willing to donate to this cause.

Tammy Lewis
Executive Director
Pullman Chamber of Commerce
509-334-3565
www.pullmanchamber.com

Apple Cup 2008: WSU wins in 2 OTs

WSU defeats UW --16-13 in double overtime -- in Pac-10 football game played Nov. 22, 2008, at WSU's Martin Stadium in Pullman. Nico Grasu's 37-yard field wins it.

Cougar Pride Monument installation

=Amazing train depot house in Winlock=

Originally posted 11/18/2008





Formerly of Pullman, Ken & Sally Vogel are now living in Winlock (Lewis County), Washington, with their famous (looks like a train depot) house on Front Street. No it never was a train depot. Yes, it was designed to look like a train depot. Ken designed it. The Vogels hired a draftsman to draw up the final plans and -- as contractors -- they hired and supervised subcontractors who built it. The house is only a few meters from the train tracks used by Union Pacific freight trains and Amtrak's Coast Starlight and Cascades passenger trains*. Larger still photos and video from Nov. 2008. Smaller still photo from Oct. 1, 2010.

If you see a green rectangle below and it does not have a video "play" button, you won't be able to see the video. If that's the case, copy the URL for this posting and look at this blog posting via another means, such as a computer.

*Amtrak Cascades is operated by Amtrak in partnership with Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.


Nothing to do with this story, but here’s lyrics for a commercial from a long while back:

Welcome aboard our happy train,
the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited
You'll feel like a king in a castle on wheels
In all kinds of weather, it's smooth as a feather
It’s really terrific, Northern Pacific:
Vista-Dome North Coast Limited









........................

It’s true, a Mountie of the R.C.M.P. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) visited the depot in summer of 2016.

30 seconds, Linfield tops PLU in football

2008 - Linfield beats PLU stills, video

45-0 on Saturday 15 November 2008 in Puyallup, Wash.

New Dorm: First coed dorm on campus

Linfield's first coed dorm, New Dorm, fall 1970.

What is now Frerichs Hall II (a dorm) used to be called New Dorm.

It got that name since the dorm was new (it opened in 1968) and didn't have a name. It's Frerichs Hall II here at Wildcatville because there was another (the original) Frerichs Hall (a campus building) until it burned down in December 1969.

The original Frerichs was probably one of the buildings on campus which were or remodeled from a building purchased from the federal government. The building originally stood at Camp Adair, a military installation near Corvallis. Buying old military buildings and turning them into campus buildings was an inexpensive way for Linfield to deal with the influx of G.I. students and their families after Word War II.

What was the last or one of the last G.I. buildings on campus was Laurel Hall (it was near a laurel hedge), which paralleled Lever

Street. Some of Laurel -- nicknamed "The Waldorf" by some of its last residents -- was probably on an edge of the footprint of Durham Hall, home of Ted Wilson Gym and Hal Smith weight room. So, if you are facing the back of Memorial Stadium (looking at the front of Memorial Hall), Laurel/The Waldorf was on the left. What?! Memorial is now an all-women's dorm! It used to be all men. Laurel/The Waldorf was torn down...maybe in the summer of 1968 or so.

Anyway, in the spring of 1970, the college announced that "New Dorm," which had all men residents would become coed. All/many/some New Dorm protested. But, the protest went unheeded.

Historical note: When the coed New Dorm opened in fall 1970, it was the first coed dorm on campus.

Unknown at this writing os who took this “commemorative” photo seen above. It's a quality black and white photo, well lit. Maybe it was Reid Blackburn? Anyway, each coed New Dorm resident got a copy of the photo. Wonder how many of the first coed New Dorm alumni still have their photo

What you see here is a a photo of a hand-made button (the paper on the button covers up Blitz beer advertising "Blitz Me" slogan) and a page from the 1970 Oak Leaves which reproduces an ad which ran in the April 30, 1972, issue of Linews, the college's student newspaper.

Bonfire of the Homecoming

On the top, part of a page from the 1970 Linfield yearbook. Note the "red hot"
Homecoming bonfire photo. Immediately above, a photo which appears in the 1970
Parkrose, Ore., High School (also known as Parkrose High School of Portland, Ore.) yearbook. It's the same photo.


Next time you thumb through the 1970 Linfield Oak Leaves and 1970 Parkrose, Ore., High School Equus Ferox student yearbooks, compare the Homecoming bonfire photos. It’s the same photo. What gives? True confession: In the spring/summer of 1970, as the Linfield yearbook was being prepared for publication, concern was expressed by the yearbook publisher in Salem, Ore., about various parts of the Linfield yearbook. A just graduated from Linfield Oak Leaves staff member lived in Salem and became the 1970 Linfield yearbook’s de facto pre-press coordinator. Looking at each page of the book, the coordinator noticed the photo of Linfield’s Homecoming bonfire was washed out/over exposed. It didn’t look good. Expressing concern, a publisher’s employee showed the coordinator a well exposed Homecoming bonfire photo which was to appear in the Parkrose yearbook, which it also published. Presto change-o. At direction of the coordinator, the Parkrose photo replaced the Linfield photo. That’s the story. Don’t tell anyone!

It’s for real, a Linfield Wildcat tow truck

As a Linfield Wildcat, let's hope you never have a traffic accident. But, if you do let's hope you are not injured and that your accident happens in the Portland metro area where Newhouse & Hutchins Towing of Portland provides its services. Your vehicle will be proud to be tended by its Linfield Wildcat tow truck, a BMW no less.

The father-in-law of Neil Fendall, Linfield assistant football coach, is Mr. Newhouse. (Hmmm… maybe it’s Mr. Hutchins?) He salutes his son-and-law by having one of the tow trucks featuring Linfieldania.

Football game in Wisconsin makes Linfield Purple Flag famous

Chuck Humble waves the Linfield Purple Flag flag from bleachers behind the Linfield Wildcat team bench at Goerke Field in Stevens Point, Wisc. In the Sept. 18, 2004 football game, Linfield beat the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, 46-35. Wildcatville photo.

What a game to debut the Linfield Purple Flag.

During the summer of 2004, Linfield alum Chuck Humble commissioned a purple flag sporting a large white "L" and measuring 6-feet x 4-feet.

"I had seen other colleges with signature flags that the fans brought to the games and I thought there should be one at the Linfield games," said Humble in 2008. "I figured it would add something to the excitement and the fun of attending the games and provide a rallying point for our fans."

The flag wasn't ready for the season opener on Sept. 11 on Maxwell Field in McMinnville, when Linfield beat Western Oregon University, 58-17.

So, the flag's debut was in Wisconsin on the afternoon of Sept. 18. It was the second game for the 2004 Wildcats, their first season with Brett Elliott as quarterback. The 'Cats would go on that season to win the NCAA DIII national championship. From that game through the rest of the season, the Linfield Purple Flag was there.

"The hardest part was getting the flag to Wisconsin as I not only had to bring the flag, but also the flag pole," Humble recalled. "I couldn't take the pole as airline passenger carry on, so I took it as checked luggage. It was the first of many air trips for the flag and the flag pole."

But, back to Stevens Point. It's a home game for the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Pointers ranked seventh in the DIII poll. UWSP came into the game having not lost a regular season game to a non-conference DIII opponent since 1981. The Wildcats were ranked second in the poll.

The temperature was 80 degrees, it was sunny with a light breeze and the grass on Goerke Field was long. In the parking lot before the game and at halftime, brats are grilled, Wisconsin cheese curds and smoked trout jerky eaten and beverages consumed.

Final score: Linfield 46, UWSP 35. But, it wasn't easy. Led by Elliott, the Wildcats scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win. He set a Linfield passing records of 480 yards on 38 completions out of 60 attempts.

A look at the game's scoring summary includes –with only points in which Elliott was involved listed -- for Linfield:

• Casey Allen 13-yd pass from Brett Elliot (Allen pass from Elliot)
• Brad McKechnie 16-yd pass from Elliot
• Brandon Hazenberg 11-yd pass from Elliot
• Tyler Kaluza 11-yd pass from Elliot
• Allen 10-yd pass from Elliot
• Thomas Ford 59-yd pass from Elliot

Looking at the now famous photo of the Linfield Purple Flag at Stevens Point, Humble notes the sun shining through it forming a cross. “This was seen by some as a prophetic sign that Linfield would be a team of destiny in 2004,” he said.

See below for game story which appeared in the Sept. 21, 2004, McMinnville News-Register. To see a larger version of each photo below, click on it.

Hey, you... Write a history book about Linfield athletics

There’s no definitive history book about Linfield athletics.

Why don't you write it?

Your sources for information should probably include the three books about Linfield history. Each book includes some information about Linfield athletics.

The books are:

--Bricks Without Straw, an early history of the college published 1938. It was written by Jonas A. Jonasson, then a Linfield history professor.

--Linfield's Hundred Years: A Centennial History of Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon. Published in 1956, it was edited by Kenneth L. Holmes, then a Linfield history professor. He was also Linfield’s swim coach. Paul Durham provided the section in the book about athletics.

--Inspired Pragmatism: An Illustrated History of Linfield College. Published in 2007, it was written by Marvin Henberg, Linfield philosophy professor and Barbara Seidman, Linfield English professor and former interim faculty dean. He served (2005-2006) as interim president and academic affairs VP/faculty dean.

Also, take a look at:

• Shooting the Bull and Dodging with Durham sports columns by Paul Durham from the McMinnville News-Register and its predecessor (McMinnville Telephone-Register) newspapers. At the time Durham wrote the columns in the1950s-1960s, he was Linfield athletic director and football coach and, for much of the time, sports editor of the newspaper. Look for uncredited photos taken by Durham, too.
  

• Articles, bits of sports information and photos from the News-Register and Telephone-Register not produced, written or taken by Durham.

• Coverage of Linfield athletics by these daily newspapers: The Oregonian (Portland), now defunct Oregon Journal (Portland), and Salem’s Oregon Statesman (morning) and Capitol Journal (afternoon). The Oregonian is owned by Newhouse and so was the OJ in its final bit of life before it was folded into the “O.” Somewhat similarity, Gannett owned (and owns) the Statesman and the CJ before it merged the newspapers into the Salem Statesman-Journal. Look at issues of the S-J, too. Seek bound volumes or microfilm of these newspapers.

• Sports media guides and printed programs, brochures and other material, including DVDs, produced by Linfield sports information directors. You ought to interview some of some SIDs (sports information directors), too.

Speaking of interviewing. Think about interviewing some of those who were play-by-play “voices” and color commentators for Linfield football and basketball games on the radio.


Take a look, too, at:

• Linfield Review and Linews student newspapers.
  
• Linfield College Oak Leaves yearbooks.
  
  
• Linfield Magazine (produced by the college’s college relations office) and its predecessor, the Linfield College (Alumni) Bulletin.
  
  
• This blogsite, Wildcatville.That being said, Wildcatville focuses on Linfield football. Thus, be sure to not do so in the definitive Linfield athletics history and be sure to cover both Wildcat women and men’s athletics.
  
  
• And, interview a variety of people who have played a role in Linfield athletics over the years. Those interviewed might include Margaret Lever Dement or another or other of Marguerite and Henry Lever's nine children. (Henry Lever and all those with linked/underlined names below are members of the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame.) Dorothy Helser, widow of Roy Helser; Ann Molek Wilson, widow of Ted Wilson; Terry Durham and Cathy Durham Devine , son and daughter of Paul Durham; Ad and Joan Rutschman and Craig Singletary, Linfield football public address announcer and former Linfield football play-by-play “voice.” Current athletic department leadership and coaches should be interviewed as should those enshrined into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame.

Some of those mentioned here are former Linfield athletes, be sure to interview them, too.

And, be sure to watch these video interviews:

• Interviews and videos – including Linfield’s Tradition of Excellence video and a 50-The Story Behind Football's Greatest Team Record about the Linfield football team winning season steak -- produced/"videoed" by videographer Mike Rhodes, formerly of MCM/McMinnville Community Media Cable Channel 11. Tim Marsh was the interviewer. It's on file on a DVD in Linfield's Nicholson Library as GV351.3.O7 L5643 2004.
  
  
• A 47 minute video interview of Paul Durham and Roy Helser, conducted in Aug. 1990 by Craig Singletary and on file on a DVD in Linfield’s Nicholson Library. The library catalogue gives the impression there are two interviews, one each with Durham and Helser. In reality, Durham and Helser were interviewed at the same time.
  
  
• Craig Singletary interviews (47 minute DVD videodisk) Paul Durham in Aug. 1990.

GV351.3.O7 L5642 1990

Summary: Durham “guided the Wildcats to six conference titles and two appearances in the NAIA national championship game. His most outstanding season as coach came in 1961 and 1965. In 1961, Durham's Wildcats capped the first unbeaten, untied season in college history with a trip to the ‘Camellia Bowl’ in Sacramento, Calif. Linfield was the first college from the Northwest Conference to participate in the NAIA football playoffs. The Wildcats narrowly lost the national championship game, 12-7 to Pittsburg State of Kansas. Linfield again finished unbeaten and untied in 1965 and beat Sul Ross State 30-27 in the semifinals before losing to St. John's of Minnesota 33-0 in the so-called ‘Champion Bowl’ played in Augusta, Ga. Durham graduated from Linfield in 1936.”

• Craig Singletary interviews (47 minute DVD videodisk) Roy Helser in Aug. 1990.

GV351.3.O7 L564 1990

Summary: Helser was the “Wildcats' head baseball coach for 21 seasons, a span in which Linfield won 14 Northwest Conference championships and one NAIA national title in 1966. He retired from coaching in 1970 with a career record of 316-199-6, then served as the college's athletic director for five years. He also served as men's basketball coach from 1949 to 1961 and was an assistant football coach under Paul Durham for several seasons. Helser's basketball teams won four conference titles during his tenure. Helser graduated from Linfield in 1936 after earning 11 letters in football, basketball and baseball.”

Wrought iron by Wipf

Elias J. "Eli" Wipf was born 1921 in Chasley, N.D. He died Oct. 2001. A longtime resident of Tacoma (University Place), he ran his own business, Wipf Ornamental Iron, until he retired. These photos show an example of his work, probably from the late 1950s.

Photos below have no connection to Wipf or ornamental iron.

Coach Paul Durham photos over the years

Paul Durham, Linfield athletic director and Wildcat football coach, photos (left to right) from Linfield Oak Leaves yearbook in the respective years 1951, 1955 AND 1963.