60 Years Ago

ASOTIN — Some 25 townspeople with heavy equipment and tools cleaned Asotin Park Monday as a Washington’s birthday project and put it in nearly as good condition as it had been prior to a Dec. 22 flood.

Mayor E.R. Tyler said men were out with dump trucks, bulldozers, loaders, chain saws and hand tools working from morning until dark and some planned to return Tuesday to continue the job. Oil and old tires were used in starting fires to burn wet trees, brush and other burnable debris.

Rocks were hauled away and the ground was raked. Tyler said some of the lawn has begun to turn green, but seeding will be done in places left barren by the rushing stream three days before Christmas. With a little more cleanup, the mayor said, the park will be usable for picnics again.

Candidates for the Lewis-Clark Normal Warriors baseball squad will check out equipment and start pre-season practice tomorrow. The expected turnout of 20 is the most since baseball was resumed at LCN as an authorized varsity sport two years ago.

Bernie Storey, a student at LCN, will coach the Warriors with John Tietema serving as faculty advisor.

Of the 20 boys who have said they’ll turn out, three are returnees from last year — pitcher-infielder Jerry Chavez, infielder Glen Youmans and outfielder Howard Judd.