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Welcome to Planters Days! Mayor of Woodland, Mr. Grover Laseke
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t’s time for Woodland Planter’s Days weekend! This is Woodland’s big annual celebration honoring the establishment of the dikes built to protect the Woodland Bottoms farmland in 1923. We are proud to tell anyone who will listen, that Planter’s Day is the oldest, continuous community celebration in the State of Washington. The excitement is building, and I personally can’t wait for the festivities to begin. From the Queen’s coronation, to the parade, to the carnival and the car show, there is something for everyone. I am particularly fond of the sandwiches that the fire department puts out down in the park after the parade. Meeting up with all my old friends, all weekend long, reminds me that our community is truly special. This year’s theme is “Planter’s Days Brings Our Community Together”. We welcome you to be part of our community whether you are an old timer, just moved here, or are just visiting Woodland. I look forward to visiting with each of you during the many events throughout the weekend. I invite you to grab a friend, join us for Planter’s Day and experience old-fashioned fun, friends and community! —Mr. Grover Laseke, Mayor, City of Woodland, Washington
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t’s time for our 91st Annual Planters Days Celebration! Our theme is “Planters Days Brings Our Community Together” and it certainly rings true for our community. Those who come before us worked hard to ensure the dikes would hold and give the farmers—the Planters— the freedom to work the land. Again this year the grand prize for the lucky ticket holder will be $5,000. Second prize is HDTV with a Play Station 3 (including BluRay!). The third prize is an IPAD. Along with those great prizes there are many other donated prizes from the local merchants. We’ve got something for everyone! Thursday starts with the Childrens Chalk Art Contest and Children’s Parade, and free horse-drawn carriage rides! Those are followed by the Queen’s coronation held lakeside at the gazebo. Then, when it gets dark, the fireworks will go off, officially launching the celebration! Be sure to thank local business Advanced Electric Signs who made a donation to help cover the costs of the fireworks. Have fun at the famous Woodland Historical Museum Bingo at the High School Commons Friday night (check the schedule on pages 6 and 7 for all the details). Then power up with breakfast at the Moose Lodge or the V.F.W. Post #1927 (Saturday morning) and get ready for the great parade! Many other events include the bed races, an antique farm equipment display, military vehicles display, the firemen’s BBQ, Woodland Chamber Baked Potatoes, Kielbasa & Corn from the Women of the Moose, PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE—con’td on page 7
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he 91st Annual Planters Days takes place every June and still holds the record as the oldest continuing community celebration in the State of Washington. In the past few weeks, I have been trying to recall memories of when I attended the first Planters Days on June 30, 1922. I was five years old and lived on the old homestead which is now under the waters of Lake Merwin. Some of my memories are of riding in my father’s Model T car in a caravan around the dikes. One incident that remains very
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strong in my childhood memories was when the cars stopped on the dike near the Peterson farm for a short time. I did research in old newspapers trying to find out about the activities of the first Planters Days. Before the dikes were built between 1920 and 1922, the farmers on the bottom land could not plant their crops at the time they should. There was water on the bottoms in the spring most years for several weeks. The farmers that milked cows would have to transport them up to farms on higher ground. Some farmers owned an extra farmland at a higher elevation or rented one from someone who did. After the dikes were completed, the Men’s Club of Woodland, which consisted mainly of local business men, had a discussion about the completion of the dikes. E. C. Blue’s father owned the general mercantile store which was located in downtown Woodland. L. N. Plamondon owned the local bank and along with several other city leaders they came up with the idea of holding a celebration as a sort of thanksgiving for the dikes that would keep the water off the rich bottom lands, assuring the local residents of 12 more months of prosperity. People from the city were invited to a
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public meeting in the American Legion Community Hall where Mr. Plamondon told them of the plans that had been discussed. Mr. E. C. Blue was appointed to act as chairman of the meeting. The group present discussed the nature of the celebration, date, name, etc., and it was voted that the June 30 be set aside that year in Woodland as a day of celebration, good times and an opportunity for residents of Lewis River Valley to get together and express thanks for the dikes keeping the waters off the rich farm land. There had been many anxious weeks of worrying that the dikes would not hold which acted as a damper on the emotions of the residents. The water had receded, the crops were safe and the businessmen of the community were going to have an annual occasion to celebrate this success be named Planters Days. H. W. Mitchell was named Chairman of this exciting event. A barbecue, dance, field events, races and a ball game with the neighboring town of Kalama was planned. A plan to have a trip up the valley was also put together. Everything would be free in the line of entertainment and lunch would be served at noon. The merchants would decorate their businesses and close part of the
By Mrs. Margaret Colf Hepola day. Everyone in the Lewis River Valley and Cowlitz County would be invited and all others were welcome to attend. It was recorded that 2,000 people attended this event which was a great success. On the first Planters Days in 1922, a caravan of cars started touring the dikes at 9:30 a.m. Cars were furnished for those who had none. My father had his car so we traveled in that one. My older brother Mel, who is now 93, my father, mother, grandmother and I filled the old Model T. Mel has travMEMORIES—cont’d on page 9
David Buckbee provided a regular mail and stage service up the Lewis River Valley to as far as Cougar. Planters Days goers could catch a ride into town for the festivities and dancing! photo courtesy of margaret colf hepola
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he Woodland 2013 Planters Days Court began their new journey the night they were chosen. The all-new schedule and its responsibilities will be overwhelming at times so be sure to send them your encouragement and show them you care when you see them next. And don’t forget, the tickets they are selling for this year’s prizes go entirely to support the many features that we have all come to know and love about Planters Days. Buying a ticket from your favorite Princess not only supports her efforts but gives you a chance at a fabulous prize and keeps alive an important Woodland tradition!
PRINCESS TRISTIAN BEATY is 17 years old and supports a 3.65 GPA while attending Woodland High School. Her mother, Christy Beaty, makes up her parental support team for Planters Days. Tristian says that her interests have mainly related to school because, even from a young age, she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: A surgeon! She’s had her focus set on what classes to take in high school in order to succeed in the medical field. She’s also become strongly engaged in family life, including many of her friends she considers to be “family”. Along with the medical field, floriculture is another field in which she’s become passionate. To pursue that side of her interests, she’s become a member of the floral team. The new 2013 Planters Days Court is all smiles the night of their selection. Pictured left to right are Tristian says she’s always been good at setting goals and reaching them. Princess Brandy Zemp, Princess Celia Franco, and Princess Tristian Beaty. Congratulations girls! When she has a goal or something that needs to be done she sets a timeline and then is very strict on herself so that she can achieve top results in whatever she Day” where she and a group of peers around city’s the water treatment center. chooses to do. helped wash windows at the Woodlan She was also excited to participate in this Tristian’s “bubbly personality” is a great asset for her, too, making gaining relation- Care Center and also helped clean up year’s (2012) “Shop with a Cop” event at ships quite a comfortable thing for both her and her friends. She says “I’m definitely the PRINCESSES—cont’d on page 8 first person who speaks up to someone I don’t know.” Miss Beaty has been a member of many clubs and groups during her high school career. She’s participated in FBLA at the regional level and at the state level for two consecutive years. And, as mentioned before, she’s been a member of the Woodland High School Floral Team since FORMERLY Y TIRES her first year of high school. They won State last year and made it to nationals in WHEELS Indianapolis where they placed ninth— something they are all proud of! Other ALIGNMENTS clubs she belongs to are the FFA, HOSA, and the National Honors Society. She’s LIFT/LOWERING also the school’s ASB Treasurer. KITS Next door to Chuck Jones Automotive For Community Service, Miss Beaty chose to participate in “Make a Difference & RV—behind Oil Can Henry’s!
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Saturday, June 15th, cont’d. Time: Event: All Day Kielbasa & Corn on the Cob 11 am–11 pm Carnival 11 am–1 pm Parade 12 pm Firemen’s Bar-B-Que 12:30 pm–3:30 pm Military Vehicles Show 1:30 pm–2:30 pm 46th Annual Frog Jump 3 pm Penny Scramble 3:30 pm Firemen’s Muster 4 pm 11th Annual Bed Races 10 am–4 pm RC Boat Show 7 pm– 8 pm Cruise in 7 pm–10 pm The Catillacs
Location: Sponsor: Woodland Moose Lodge WOTM Horseshoe Lake Park WFD Davidson/Buckeye/Park St PDC Horseshoe Lake Park WFD Horseshoe Lake Park MVCCO Horseshoe Lake Park Hansen Family Front of City Hall WFD Front of U.S. Bank CC1F&R Davidson Avenue Wdld True Value Horseshoe Lake PDC Davidson Avenue RCC Stage Area PDC/RCC
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Event: Location: Sponsor: Saturday Market U.S. Bank Parking Lot Lions Car Show Downtown RCC Antique Farm Equipment Across from Horseshoe Lake WLF Cascade Pack & Paddle Rides Across from True Value WCOC Breakfast Buffet Moose Lodge Moose Biscuits & Gravy Veteran’s Hall VFW 4x4 Show & Shine Park Plaza Field Lions Kielbasa & Corn on the Cob Woodland Moose Lodge WOTM Talent Contest REGISTRATION Hoffman Plaza PDC Carnival Horseshoe Lake Park WFD Talent Contest Stage WPD Raffle Drawing Stage in Front of City Hall PDC Car Show Awards Davidson Avenue RCC
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the 46th Annual Frog Jump, the Penny Scramble, and the RC (Radio Controlled) Unlimited hydroplane races… all that followed by the Cruise-In of collector cars and Catillacs band at the stage. The all-day car show on Sunday is a great place to hang out with Dad. Or mozey on over to the 4x4 Show & Shine, adjacent to the Horseshoe Lake Park. New this year is a talent contest and the Cascade Pack and Paddle kayaks on the lake. At 3 p.m., on Sunday, the drawing for the raffle prize will start so make sure you get your ticket ahead of time! Proceeds from ticket sales pays for this fun-filled annual event, provides scholarship funds for the Miss Woodland and princesses, funds the top three prizes,
goes towards fireworks, and so much more. Your ticket purchase makes this all happen! Thanks for coming and please enjoy!!! And check out our NEW carnival this year—have fun! Do you love Planters Days and want to be part of it? Come to our monthly meetings at 6 p.m., first Tuesdays of the month at the Woodland Grange Hall and join us! We need a few good volunteers! NO one gets paid for doing this—we are all volunteers! Come be part of the team and have a lot of fun!
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PRINCESSES—cont’d from page 9
Miss Zemp says that the Woodland Community actually means a lot to her. She has lived her since she was seven, starting with second grade in the Woodland Primary School. Having grown up here she knows many people who have become her extended “family”. She considers Woodland “home” and even when she moved to California briefly, she would come “home” to Woodland for visits and attend the football games, dances, and Planters Days. “All I wanted to do was come back,” said Miss Zemp. “When I finally did get to come back I was estatic! This is a town I would love to represent (as a Queen or Princess) because I do love it!” When you see Princess Brandy, stop and say hello! Let her tell you how much she enjoys Woodland! Be sure to buy a Planters Days-supporting ticket from her. You could win something big!
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PRINCESSES—cont’d from page 5
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Princess Celia Franco
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Woodland Primary School. Her main talents, she states, are being bilingual, being a great baker, and her strong creative flair. And if that isn’t enough, she’s found time to also participate in many groups and clubs, including: FFA (3 years), FFA officership (3 years), FBLA (1 year), Class Officership (1 year), Hispanic Culture Club— HCC (1 year), and Officership with HCC (1 year). Celia also participated in planning homecoming for her Leadership project during her Freshman year. And she, too, has participated in the Make A Difference Day for the past three years as well as participating in club events such as the Lawn Mower Races held by the Fat Moose Restaurant and Bar, various Blood Drives, and the annual Walk and Knock. Celia says that the Woodland Community means friends, family, and future generations to her. One of the reasons she is so heavily involved in her various clubs and associations is to improve experiences and learning opportunities for her fellow students. Ms. Franco says that she hopes that some of the decisions she makes today will positively impact future generations, such as her nieces and nephews who are also student in the Woodland School District. Through community projects she hopes to improve the communit in which her family lives. Princess Celia Franco Doesn’t Celia sound great? She PRINCESS CELIA FRANCO is a 16-year-old Junior with a 3.4 GPA. Her parents are could be a future leader! Stop and Balvina and Guillermo Franco. She has an extensive support team made up of her wish her well and have her practice large family (sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, you name it!) all excited to selling a Planters Days prize ticket Princess Brandy Zemp help her with her Planters Days duties! to you! Ms. Franco is also interested in the medical field. And to round out her interests she has taken up baking, floral design, crafting, reading and volunteering at the PRINCESSES—cont’d on page 9 photo by scott shoemaker of hilltopphoto.com
WalMart where she helped wrap gifts for children’s Christmas presents. She has also participated in the Snowflake Bazaar helping NHS to sell baked goods for fundraising. Tristian says that the Woodland Community has been very near and dear to her heart ever since her family made summer trips to Woodland to visit her grandparents. When she and her family finally moved here she found she loved being a part of a small, closeknit community compared to the large, strangerfilled one she came from in California. She says that being able to walk down her school halls and know every single face is a great feeling for her. She thinks Woodland is definitely a community that people are proud to have grown up in. Look for Princess Tristian and say hello! Don’t forget to help support future Planters Days events by buying a ticket to have a chance at the many fabulous prizes you could win. Each of the Princesses can help you Princess Tristian Beaty with that!
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eled from California every year to attend the celebration and visit old friends. The crops were something to view. It is recorded that there were 9 foot wheat, hay, potatoes, and grain growing in abundance on this productive land. Forty people came up from Kalama on the boat “Dorothy H.” which docked at
Caples Landing. The caravan of cars met them and escorted them to Woodland. Maybe that was why I remembered the Model T cars stopping along the dike. After the Kalama group was escorted to the decorated town, speeches of welcome and thanksgiving were presented. The barbecue, picture show, ball game and
dance were free. A man from Amboy cooked 515 pounds of meat for the barbecue. Other food served that day included buns, cheese, cabbage salad, lemonade, coffee and milk. Kalama won the ball
game which was played on a field located near the Presbyterian Church—the location is across the street from the old theatre (which is still standing at Park Street MEMORIES—cont’d on page 10
PRINCESSES—cont’d from page 8
Princess Brandy Zemp PRINCESS BRANDY ZEMP is a 16-year-old with a 2.76 GPA. Her parents are Jay and Julie Zemp. She was thrilled to be selected a Princess—will she become Queen? Brandy’s main interest is her family. She has a large one and enjoys spending time with them. She spends time with her friends, too, and next in line come her animals—she hopes to become a veterinarian some day! She also enjoys school and loves to learn new things and enjoys being outside playing soccer or just enjoying music, hanging out with friends or reading: She loves a good book! Brandy says that she has always been a fast learner and feels it’s on of her best talents. She tries hard to be good at what she’s doing and also tries hard to be helpful and work very hard. She feels she’s pretty adaptive to many situations and works well with others. She also lists among her skills that she works well with people with disabilities as her brother is autistic. Her close relationship with him has taught her how to handle his feelings and the feelings of his friends. She also enjoys good attendance at school, having not missed a day yet! Brandy has become a member of the HOSA (Human Occupation Students of America) club through which she participates in the veterinary medicine and CPR aspects of what they offer.
The big 1948 flood put most of Woodland under water thanks to excessive snow melt in the mountains due to warm weather. Both the Vanport dike and the Woodland dikes broke, allowing the Columbia and Lewis rivers free rein. Most of the residents had to flee to higher ground and, needless to say, the crops were ruined. There was no Planters Days that year. Horseshoe Lake is in the upper right area of the photo. Davidson Avenue is the main street going from the bottom of the photo to the edge of the lake. photo courtesy of the hulda klager lilac gardens
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and Bozarth Avenue). A greased pig was turned loose for someone to catch. The evening dance was held on the street corner where Classic Hair Company are currently located (Park Street between Davidson and Bozarth Avenues). Around 500 people attended the dance. The businessmen paid for all the expenses which totaled about $25 for each one. The celebration has continued each year and for many years was sponsored by the Woodland Fire Department. In the early years, almost everyone attended Planter’s Days—city residents and farmers from both sides of the river. Around 1930, several homes were robbed in the Etna area as most families were in Woodland in the evening attending the dance or enjoying other activities. Many of the events were held at the fairgrounds which was located in the area of S. Pekin Road towards the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens and across from Fleetwood. This area was fenced and had open bleachers on one side. In later years, a small plane came and gave people a ride for a fee. The carnival rides improved and increased each
year. One event that was appreciated for several years by the people was the wonderful home-cooked dinner which was provided by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church for a reasonable fee. A parade and the Woodland Planters Days Court were added to the event in the thirties. Princesses sold tickets to help pay for the event’s cost. The Princess who sold the most tickets was crowned Queen. In 1953, a pioneer couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Guild, substituted as king and queen to honor Washington State’s Centennial celebration that year. Each year the parade has grown. Multigenerations line Davidson Street and the east side of town to view the floats, pieces of large farm equipment, horses, llamas, and dogs and wave at their favorite politician or Little Leaguer. There has been much work done each year by dedicated volunteers to keep this yearly celebration alive and invigorated. During the early years of Planters Days the event seemed to pull the country residents into closer contact with the City of Woodland residents. In a way, Planters Days was also a
A photo from Christmas of 1933 showing extensive flooding of the Bottoms area of Woodland. The intersection of the railroad tracks and the road (W. Scott Ave.) is just north and west of the present day location of the Safeway store on Pacific Ave. The white house alongside W. Scott Ave. just west of the tracks still stands as does the Guild family farm which is at the west end of W. Scott Road in a cove of trees near the edge of the flooded area.. photo courtesy of osa may taggart
way for the city to express to the people along each side of the valley that they were appreciated for conducting business in Woodland. Planters Days was sort of a
reunion between the city and surrounding territory. As a child, I always looked forward to Planter’s Days. Many others did, too, and still do.
spotted these pockets of bubbles we built a brim (a mini barrier dam) of sand bags to contain the leaking water. It had to be higher than the level of the river in order to contain the leak. “We had to keep checking the brim to make sure the rising river water level didn’t spill over the brim.” He went on to explain that sometimes the pressure of the river water on these barriers could cause the “brims” to breach. And the work would begin all over again. He also explained there was an abundance of nutrias (medium-sized swimming rodents) at the time and their burrowing into the dikes could also cause holes in the dike. “Nutria hunting at the time was encouraged to help to control and hopefully reduce the nutria population so they
wouldn’t contribute to the flooding problem,” he said. “There isn’t a dike around that can’t be breached,” he believes. “It starts with a small leak, like a faucet left running and takes off from there.” Margaret Ferguson Beck says her family moved to the Woodland Bottoms in 1929 to start a dairy farm, “we kids were always sent out to watch for the dike for signs of ‘boils’”, she said. “We always had at least two leaks we had to take care of.” Beck said at that time everyone who lived in the Bottoms took care of the dike. “It was like watching for a coffee percolator to boil. Little bubbles would break the surface of the water and then we would go to work and sandbag around the
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back the river, was built but quickly broke. The dike was repaired and finally held back the river water in 1922. The
original dike held until 1933 when it failed again, flooding old town Woodland. Once again the dike was repaired and held until 1948, the year of the disastrous Vanport flood in Portland Oregon. In Woodland, the water breached the dike once again and entered the city. The community regrouped and rebuilt the rift in the dike and continued on. Tony Spaulding of Kalama, Washington, said he volunteered to work the dikes during the 1960s when the rising river waters once again threatened to breach the dikes in both Woodland and Longview, Washington. “I was a ham operator at the time and we were asked to go down to the dike and watch for ‘boils’”, he said. They were told to watch for little bubbles of water coming through the dike, “If we
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leak.” Sometimes, she said, they would only need to stack the sandbags a foot high but other times they would need to be five feet high. “One time I remember that the dike actually sunk on top”, said Beck. “Everybody scrambled into action (to take care of the situation). We figured out later that a beaver (possibly a nutria?)
had been digging into the dike and nearly caused a breach.” The days of boil patrol seem to be over but you can never be too cautious. The memories of the many floods Woodland and the surround Bottoms have experienced make community members appreciate the dike all the more and it gives the town a real reason to celebrate every Planters Days.
above: Many visitors to Woodland can pick out the familiar Lakeside Motel next to Horseshoe Lake Park. Here it is, sadly innudated with flood waters during the December 1966 flood. photo courtesy of margaret (ferguson) beck.
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hen you say the word “boil”, most people might draw a blank or picture a pot of water getting ready to ‘boil’. But the kind of ‘boil’ we’re talking about has nothing to do with the above. It’s a term born out of life behind dikes designed to keep two rivers at bay. The town of Woodland, Washington, one of the oldest communities in
Hunting for“Boils”
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Washington State, was founded at the confluence of the Columbia River and the Lewis River. And from the beginning there was trouble with flooding—many floods, over the years, until the dike was built in 1921 and the Merwin Dam was completed on the Lewis River in 1931. In 1921 the first dike, designed to encircle the Woodland bottoms and hold BOILS—cont’d on page 10
above: Members of the Ferguson family stand on sandbags surrounding a group of “boils”—teltale small breaches in the dike which potentially could turn into a break in the wall. Sandbags are stacked until the water on the breach side reaches level with the river on the other side, then the two are at equilibrium and the dike is safe until repairs can be made. Pictured are Ellen Ferguson (light grey coat and red shoes) and some of her children and close relatives. The barely seen small boy at Ellen’s left side is Doug. On her right side, the slightly older boy is Robert; Mary (possibly—young lady in grey coat), Jimmy (in red jacket and hat), and Robert. left: Family and community members gather at the Ferguson’s dairy farm to surround a ‘boil’ with sandbags. Margaret (Ferguson) Beck’s younger brothers help out: Robert (young boy with empty sacks in hand) and Jimmy (with red cap and black sweatshirt). Some Woodlanders may recognize the man in the white pants as a young George Tsugawa, helping his neighbors. photos courtesy of margaret (ferguson) beck.
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