Pierce News…
Leslie Potratz 464-1023
lesliep76@hotmail.com
Is it spring yet?
This time of year it’s always somewhat disappointing to travel off the "hill" and see that not very far beyond is a different world of no snow and spring has arrived.
It can be amusing to listen
to people who haven’t lived in Pierce a long time, and they think spring is near
for us.
Our streets have been bare but our yards are a different story. Most yards still
have anywhere from seven to 10 feet from it coming off the roof and being
shoveled.
We woke up to about seven inches of fresh snow this morning and still coming down, so spring will still be away off for us.
There is a reported 137.6 ft on Hemlock Butte and 89.4 ft on Shanghai Summit.
Main Street
Compassionate Care has opened a second branch next to the Library in Pierce, ran by Ronda Binder. It’s open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 to 5 p.m. They provide in home care, offering housekeeping, errands and chore service.
Spaghetti Feed
The Lion’s Club will be serving dinner March 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Dinner will include spaghetti, salad, French bread and beverage for just $6. No one ever leaves hungry!
Spring Raffle
The Clearwater Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of North Idaho is sponsoring a raffle to raise money for the Baird family of Orofino who lost their home to a fire. There will be a number of prizes with 1st place being ½ a pig cut &wrapped. Tickets are $1.00 ea or 6 for $5, the drawing is March 22. Contact Kathy Dill at 464-1129.
Meetings
Pierce City Council meeting will be held Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held Wednesday, March 12, 6:30 pm at the Weippe Discovery Center.
1860 Days would like to hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the Lion’s Club. It’s time to get committees organized for this year’s celebration.
Crazy Blockers Quilt Club will meet 9 a.m. Friday, March 14 at the Center. Everyone is invited to participate.
Pierce Community Center has no skating this Friday, but the gym is open. The Judo club has another tournament in Caldwell this weekend.
Pioneer Medical Clinic is open as usual from Monday through Thursday’s and Dr. Crecelius will be there March 14 and Dr. Jenkins will be there March 17. Call 464-2578 for an appointment.
Logger first aid class is March 20 at the center.
St. Patrick's Day
Those who know Robby from the Timber Inn know that St. Paddy’s Day is his favorite holiday, and his place is decorated for the occasion. He will have live music March 15 featuring Shotgun. Jack Smith and Monte Vanderpool are original members, joined with them now are Bill Smith, Bill Knapp and Dave Knapp. Mark your calendars to come out and celebrate with Robbie.
Old Minutes
A lot of readers enjoyed these and asked for more. It is interesting to learn that a lot of streets are named from these people of the past. Denny Knight told me that McCloskey who was a Trustee and later the Mayor was his grandfather.
Taken from minutes of the
Village of Pierce
July 7th, 1936
Trustees present
were: Gisel, Dinnison ,Snyder and Ruark. Absent were McCloskey.
Bills to be paid were:
B.F. Gardiner (special police)-$123.50
Irvin Rossiter (marshall)-$100.00
L. Osenton (police court actions)-$25.50
Paul Hyatt (Legal services)-$7.50
Pierce Service Station (meals)-$5.95
Howard Snyder (gas & meals)-$6.85
Chas. Johnson
(cartridges)-$1.50
Joe Oman (wages for bailioff)-$3.00
Pierce Light & Power (street lights)-$26.80
Clearwater garage (wrecker services)-$2.86
Inland Stamp Works (badges)-4.00
The clerk read to the board
Ordinance 16 (herd law) as drawn up by City Attorney Paul Hyatt. After
discussion of the subject trustee Snyder moved that it be adopted by the
Village. Trustee Ruark seconded it.
Attorney C.D. Livingston appeared before the board and advised them that the
beer license application issued by the city did not conform to State Law and any
license issued on such application would not hold. He had the board read
Ordinance 3 and amend it in Ordinance 7. He then stated that Mr. Jim Phillips
who held city license #1 did not hold the same legally, because he was not a
resident of the state and his license should be revoked. Carl Thompson appeared
before the board and asked that the matter be postponed until the next meeting.
All agreed.
L.H. McGregor brought up the matter of music in beer parlors and asked why such
an Ordinance was passed; if it was on account of the way Dan Dawley ran his
place of business. Trusttee Dinnison explained that the reason of the ordinance
was because of dancing women in the beer parlors. McGregor was informed that as
long as proprietors of beer parlor ran their places of business in an orderly
manner there would be no trouble.
Louise Smith appeared before the council in regard to the sewage running past her place and Bassingame’s place for Stanyards and McCloskey’s Chairman Gisel informed her that the council would look into the matter.
Application for a pool table license with fee of $7.50 for the ensuing quarter was read to the board from Carl Thompson and accepted.
The Board next discussed the matter of a place to hold Police Court. Judge Osenton stated that the Court had been held in the home of the Clerk for over the last year and that the city should furnish new linoleum to replace the old one. Motion carried.
Trustee Snyder suggested that the City rent the Blue Room in the Duffy place for $10.00 per month. The board decided to rent this room on a month to month basis.
Judge Osenton asked that the jail be cleaned up and the bedding washed and the place made otherwise sanitary. He also stated the jail should have water piped to it.
After a discussion of the Police problem, Chairman Gisel suggested that the Police Judge should be appointed the Chief of Police. Trustee Snyder then made that motion. Motion carried.
Judge Osenton stated he
would go to Orofino before the County Commissioners in regard to the matter of
building van addition to the West end of the jail to provide a courtroom and
sanitary facilities. He asked for someone to accompany him.
The matter of publication of the estimated amount of money to be raised for all
purposes of the Village of
Pierce
for fiscal year 1937. The matter was put to vote and all members voted in favor
of levying Ten mills, or sufficient to raise approx. $380.00
Signed by Clerk E.H. Barnes and Chairman Gisel.