News Files
COMPILED BY CAROL SCHMIDT
EARLY HISTORY
The Edward Lancasters moved from North Dakota to Florence in 1900, and Jens Lee emigrated from Norway to East Stanwood.
100 YEARS AGO (1910)
N.S. Tollefson arrived in East Stanwood from Minnesota (There is a Tollefson memorial in Anderson Cemetery).
90 YEARS AGO (1920)
Charles Brown owned and operated both the Camano Grande and Maple Groves resorts on Camano Island.
80 YEARS AGO (1930)
E.E. Barnet, implement dealer of Mount Vernon, leased the Thorsen building in Stanwood and stocked a line of John Deere implements. Commercial clubs of both cities discussed feasibility of growing lettuce for commercial purposes here. A million and a half dollars was on deposit in the two strong banks of the Twin Cities.
70 YEARS AGO (1940)
A new food processing plant was to be built, for canning rabbits and fish by the company which acquired Camano Blue Point Oyster Co. property located on the Stilly River below Lien Bros. Packing plant. State examinations were held at Union High School for eighth graders.
60 YEARS AGO (1950)
After four months, the school cafeteria grew from 256 lunches served, to 430 for the 60-cent meal. Blizzard weather interrupted most of the tri-county high school basketball play.
50 YEARS AGO (1960)
During winter months, all clam tides along Camano beaches came at night, requiring the use of gasoline or oil lanterns; only the winking lights and scraping sound of shovels on stones indicated the presence of clam diggers.
40 YEARS AGO (1970)
Port Susan Homemakers Club celebrated its 38th anniversary. The Cardinals raced to a 57-32 win over Lake Stevens Vikings.
30 YEARS AGO (1980)
Josephine Sunset Home reported over $191,000 in its building fund. Fire auxiliaries put on parties at Camano Shores Nursing Home. David Day won the “Voice of Democracy” contest sponsored by the VFW and auxiliary.
20 YEARS AGO (1990)
Camano Neon was the latest business venture at Terry’s Corner. Stanwood Planning Agency recommended that the Lund housing development be restricted to those over 55.
10 YEARS AGO (2000)
Alyssa Palmer was the first New Year’s baby born for the Stanwood area. The school board vowed to have a new era of respect at meetings. The city was checking out the cost of a new library. Island County was named in a wrongful death suit.
