Looking Back at Pages from the Past
The following stories are summarized from past issues of the Caribou County Sun over the last fifty plus years. The Enterprise thanks Mark Steele for permission to use the contents, and the Grace Public Library for access to the archives.
2011
A TBM850 single engine turbo prop sunk one of its landing gears two feet into the ground when it was turning around prior to flying out to California from the Soda Springs City Airport Friday.
The asphalt gave way in the taxi area on the north end and the soft soil underneath from spring snow melt caused the right tire on the 7500 pound plane to drop down nearly to the wing.
City crews, police officers, and volunteers pulled on the wheel, while a pickup pulled on the nose gear to inch the wheel onto planks and metal channel iron. Rodger Sorensen, a member of the airport committee and retired airline pilot, assisted owner Chuck Schvanaveldt and the pilot with getting planking under the wheel, which kept sinking down.
Schvaneveldt and his wife were in Soda Springs on business, and efforts to get the plane out were successful after about three hours, without damage to the aircraft, which departed Friday evening. The plane owner said this happened once before in Saskatchewan.
The TBM850 is a six-seat turboprop with performance of a very light jet, and has high performance for short strips or mountain runways.
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Caribou County Distinguished Young Women, formerly Junior Miss, held another excellent program last Saturday night. This “Night with the Stars” was complete with body guards, paparazzi, magic, “Emmy Awards,” a movie director, and of course 17 beautiful rising stars.
Fabulous entertainment included: Todd Smith, emcee; Marie Stettler, 2010 Caribou County Junior Miss, the 2010 Top 5, Marie Stettler, Leah Franson, Breanne Yamauchi, Katelyn Crandall, and JayCee Ianelli; and the Grace High School Drum Line under the direction of Nick Germer.
Preliminary award winners were:
Be Your Best Self award, $200: Kaitlyn Leatherman, Soda Springs; Aubrianne Christensen, North Gem, and Sara Brown, Soda Springs.
Spirit of DYW, $200: Julie Murdoch, Grace, and Christin Clark, Soda Springs.
Fitness, $250: Aimee Christensen, Soda; and Bethany Christensen, Soda.
Self-expression, $250: Samantha Suter, Soda Springs; and Aimee Christensen, Soda.
Talent, $350: Christin Clark, Soda; and Sara Brown, Soda.
Scholastic, $300: Brandi Thielman, Soda; and Bethany Christensen, Soda.
Interview, $350: Andrea Bowman, Soda; and Samatha Suter, Soda.
Runners-Up, 4th – Brandi Thielman, $200; 3rd – Sara Brown, $300; 2nd – Leann Fox, $400; 1st – Aimee Christensen, $500.
The Caribou County Distinguished Young Woman title went to Miss Bethan Christensen, Soda Springs. She received a $1,000 scholarship for the title, and will have the opportunity to represent Caribou County in the State DYW program held in Idaho Falls, Oct. 6, 7, and 8. If named Idaho DYW, she will travel to Mobile, Alabama to take part in the DYW National Finals.
DYW co-chairs Heidi Walker and Wendy Wistisen thank the many sponsors of this local program, the Lions Club, the talented committee members and committee helpers, backstage moms, program night entertainers, stage and sound crew and all those who supported the 2011 Caribou County DYW program.
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Great customer service and innovative meat department promotions are two of the qualities that define the winners of the 2010 Retal Beef Backer Award, honored here by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association at the Cattle Industry Annual Convention and NCBA trade show in February in Denver.
“The biggest thing that sets us apart is that we’re available to the customer. We have meat cutters on-site in every store,” said Mike Smith, corporate meat supervisors for the Rigby-based Broulim’s Fresh Foods, which won in the Independent Retailer category.
Smith noted that customer service has become more important in Broulim’s meat department as more shoppers – young and old alike – seek cooking advice.
The departments are also always ready to lend a hand, offering their own store-made marinades and spice rubs such as burgundy pepper and carne asada.
“I feel like any customer at Broulim’s knows that they aren’t going to be left in the dark with anything as far as cooking methods or suggestions for meals,” Smith said.
Broulim’s has also developed some great ways to keep their customers engaged. At one event, the agriculture school at a local university brought a certified Angus cow and calf to a Broulim’s location. Kids got a closeup look while local beef producers talked with customers.
And, this summer, contestants from throughout Southeast Idaho will head to Broulim’s to participate in the third annual Grillmaster Beef Challenge. Each of the company’s seven locations hosts its own cookoff – contestants bring a grill and a recipe, and Broulim’s supplies the meat. Winners are selected by a panel of local judges.
“Then, we take the winner from each store and bring them together for another Grillmaster Cookoff,” Smith said. “The winner receives a really nice grill as well as a cookout for 20 people. It’s turned out to be a really popular event in our community.”
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers Camp Tosoiba met Thursday at the Hooper LDS church, with Captain Colleen Price conducting. There were eight members present. Hostesses were Wilda Phelps and Gloria Evans.
Since no meeting was held in February due to inclement weather, minutes of the recent months were read by Elda Petersen, and approved. Business included a report on Cheryl Gneiting’s health, and announcement that they are still working on a sign project.
A history was given by JoAnn Robinson on the Poney Express which started and ran in the years from 1860-1862. Thomas Owen King was one of the riders, who rode from Bear Lake to Salt Lake. Each rider had to be over 18 years old. Pay was $100 per month.
The lesion on the Woolley Parlor Room was given by Phyllis Robbins. She stated the Woolley Parlor Room is a very special room on the museum’s first floor and contains precious keepsakes of the Woolley family and others, and appears as a parlor room would have during the pioneering days.
The Woolleys were an exemplary family who put their maker first in their lives. They were good, honest, hardworking people who were called upon time and time again to endure great heartache and sacrifice. The Woolley family fled Nauvoo and made their way across Iowa to Winer Quarters. Samuel Wickersham Woolley was only 6 years old.
The Woolleys arrived to the Salt Lake Valley in 1848 with Brigham Young’s second company. In 1858, two weeks after Samuel’s 18th birthday, he married Maria Angell. Four years later they moved to Grantsville in Tooele county. He was a prominent farmer and cattleman, county assessor, and was elected to the city council. He organized the first Sunday School in 1862 and served as its superintendent. Later he was also on the High Council for the Tooele Stake. They were the parents of 11 children.
Samuel’s other wives were Rachel Cahoon Woolley and Poly Jane Tolman Woolley. He had four children with Polly Jane. Samuel Wickersham Woolley died in January of 1908 in Grantsville, and was buried there.
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Top students from Grace High School will be attending Business Professionals of America 2011 National Leadership Conference, “Stand out from the Crowd” in Washington DC in May. The following students will be competing: Damian Martinez, Kendal Bitton, Ryan Robison – 2nd place at state in Economic Research.
Jordan Brady – 3rd place Extemporaneous Speech.
Brookelle Mansfield – 3rd place Keyboarding Production.
Damian Martinez also took 2nd in Interview Skills.
Schae Richards and Bailey Painter qualified in torch awards.
These students will join over 5,000 other conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national level business skills competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaign elections.
The unique highlight of the conference this year will be the NLC opening session at the foor of the Washington Monument. All conference attendees will stand together at this historic site as the first Career/Technical Student organization to gather at the National Mall.
2001
As the weather improves, construction crews across Southeast Idaho will accelerate work on the most ambitious highway improvement year ever, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. Many big projects will be completed this year, such as the Portneuf Bridge replacement near McCammon and the Hooper Street project in Soda Springs.
Work is also planned on US 30 from Alexander junction (Idaho 34) to Soda Springs. Work to reconstruct and widen approximately six miles of US 30 into four lanes will begin.
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The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) had a vintage fashion show featuring fashions from the 1890s to the 1960s. The show commemorated the beginning of the DUP organization in 1901 and was given by DeAnn Simonich, the daughter of Don and Dolores Gilbert of Grace.
Models for the fashion show included Kirsten Schvaneveldt, Denise Gilbert, Kellee Toomer, Gwenda Sorensen, LaDean Hume, Linda Simmons, Suzanne hill, Leslie Lloyd, Dee Rausch, Becky Rausch, Camille Higgison, and were escorted by Devin Rasmussen. Bart Simmons of Grace modeled a 1909 swimming suit.
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Fifteen vie for the title of “Mr. Soda High” when “Rock n’ Roll” will be the theme for the 11th annual Mr. Soda High Competition. Competing are Chris Zinsius, Matt Batterton, Josh Mazza, Jordan Hansen, Jeff Hoopes, Dane Hall, Chris Harrison, Jeremy Allen, Eric Grigg, Trent Sorensen, Cody Harding, and Brady Brown.
1991
Cora Bosley was given the Silver Beaver Award for her dedicated work in the Boy Scout program. The presentation was made by Hortense Nelson. Mrs. Bosley has been involved in the Boy Scout program since 1978, working with youth in many capacities.
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Christi Corbett, daughter of Bill and Chalene Corbett, represented Soda Springs high School in the ZCMI annual creative table setting competition at the Pine Ridge Mall in Pocatello.
She placed third out of 29 entries, and won a set of Nancy Calhoon stoneware. Her theme was “We’ve Lost our Mittens.”
Christi also place first last year.
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Results of the Idaho State Bar Exam were released after the weekend grading session in Idaho Falls. Seventy-four of the 83 applicants passed, and will be sworn in during separate ceremonies in the Idaho Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court in Boise on April 18.
Among those passing was James G. Aldrich, Soda Springs, from the University of Idaho.
1961
Mrs. Melva Stoddard took her class of 30 second graders on an educational tour on Monday. The first stop was at the post office where postmaster, Gail Ray, explained to the students the importance of the proper addressing of letters and packages and showed them how the mail is sorted. He told them about the Saving Stamps which is one of their school projects. From the post office they went to the bank where those who had filled their Savings Stamp books exchanged them for bonds. Eight $25 bonds were purchased by the group. Making these purchases were Don Lloyd, Kim Rasmussen, Jeanette Jacobs, Lesle Rae Barthlome, Patti Parkhouse, Jessye Hale, and Karly Stalker who also purchased a bond for her brother Barry.
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The Literary Club held a Sweetheart party Monday evening in Soda Springs at the Idaho Café. Rae Stevens, assisted by Grace Mickelson, was in charge of arrangements.
A smorgasbord was served and a welcome address was given by President Ada Marie Mabey. Marjorie Holbrook was master of ceremonies and the following program was presented – Bob and Roxie Treasure, who were guests, sang several numbers, accompanied by Bob on his guitar; Reading, J. Emerson Mabey; literary paper, jokes, Rae Stevens; song, George and Alta Jenkins, and Olester and Urilla Tolman.
“Whoopee” was played, under the direction of Glade Millward.
Attending were Arvis and Marjorie Christensen, Jack and Mildred Creer, Jesse and Marjorie Gilbert, Dave and Ellas Grimm, Lawrence and Marjorie Holbrook, George and Alra Jenkins, Newell and Else Jenkins, Horace and May Ann Jenkins, Roy and Ver Larsen, Joe and Lillis Lloyd, Emmerson and Ada Marie Mabey, Lee and Grace Mickelson, Faye and Glade and Millward, Gene and Elnora Ruger, Arthur and Ivalue Ruger, Charles and Hattie Shanklin, Rae Stevens, Olester and Urilla Tolman, and Glenn and Frances Yost.
