HomeMy Public PortalAboutLong Valley Idaho: PicnicsGolden anniversary of Long Valley
to celebrated at Sunday picnic
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Old-time fiddling, a vocal
soloist with a novelty band,
and a fried chiken feed with all
the trimmings are only a few
of the featured events which
will head the list of activities
scheduled for the Golden Ann-
iversary of Long Valley picnic.
The 50-year event will be held
Sunday, August 16, 1 p.m.. at
the Armstrong City Park in
Cascade.
Fifty years ago this summer
a group of Long Valley resi-
ents got together for a farewell
picnic for one of the old-timers
and since that time the picnic
has become a tradition.
Along with the special enter-
tainment and picnic dinner
there will be a variety of priz-
es for the oldest resident attend-
ing, for resident who has lived
in Long Valley for the longest
period of time, for any who
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attended the original picnic,
etc. A king and queen will be
selected during the events of
the afternoon.
Pictures and mementos of
Long Valley history will be dis-
played and those attending are
invited to share their collect-
ion.
Fried Chicken, ice-cream,
cake, and punch :will be furn-
ished. Those attending the cele-
bration are asked to bring a
covered dish and their own
table service. Also those with
card tables 4-►d chairs are ask-
ed to brim t sm. along.
All old timers and pew com-
ers of Long Valley are invited
to attend, and are asked to noti-
fy other past residents of the
occasion.
Chairmen for the event are
Mr. and Mrs, Leo Shaw, Mc-
Call and Mrs. John McDougal,
Cascade.
Mr. Del Davis, Riggins, was crowned king,
and Mrs. Henry Erickson, Donnelly, was na-
med queen Sunday at the Golden Anniversary
of the Long Valley picnic, Mr. Davis, a for -
Hundreds attend
50th Picnic
Several hundred Long Vall-
ey residents or former resid-
ents of the Long Valley area
were in Cascade Sunday for
the Golden Anniversary of the
picnic.
Old time fiddle players were
there to furnish entertainment,
following the fried chicken din-
ner. Fiddlers were John Craft,
a fiddle maker, John Carey,
Riggins, and Jack Lloid, Cas-
cade. Also entertaining the
group were the Gill sisters
who sang and accompanied
themselves on "make -shift"
instruments.
Among prizes given was one
to Francis Snyder and Joe
Washburn for traveling the
farthest.
Chairman named for the
1971 picnic are Mr. and Mrs.
John Spink and Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Teagarden.
mer Long Valley resident is among the ear-
liest of the Long Valley settlers, and was born
in 1891. Mrs. Erickson was born in 1898.
PAGE 4A, THE STAR•NEWS - THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1973
The "Lang Valley Picnic, 1930" was one of the earlier get-togethers of the annual social gathering. The event is
planned for Sunday, August 19 ut the Armstrong park in Cascade this year, and hosts have invited both past
and present residents to attend. The event will feature a potluck picnic, music, and various prizes.
-THE STAR-NEWS—THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975
Long Valley Picnic this Sunday
All present and past
residents of Lon g Valley have
been invited to attend Sun-
day's55th annual Long Valley
Picnic in Cascade's Arm-
strong Park.
The event, staged every
summer since 1921, will in-
clude a 12:30 p.m. potluck
picnic, for which everyone
should also bring his own
table service and a table and
chairs if passible. Coffee,
punch and ice cream will be
furnished by the committee,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nisula and
Merton Logue.
Prizes to the oldest man
and woman pres en tand to the
person who has traveled the
farthest to attend will also be
awarded.
Long Valley Picnic prizewinners Sunday were, from left,
Archie Olson and Mrs. Theo Barber, who traveled the far-
thest; Lon Hillman, 88, the oldest man; Rose Osterbout, 71,
oldest (Van Wyck) native woman; Elsie Scott, 84, of Em-
mett, oldest woman; and Del Davis, born 84 years ago north
of Donnelly, oldest native man. Photo By Larry Ford
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L o n g V a l l e y P i o n e e r P i c n i c s c h e d u l e d
T h e 5 6 t h a n n u a l L o n g V a l -
l e y P i o n e e r P i c n i c w i l l b e
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a n d p r e s e n t a r e a r e s i d e n t s
a r e w e l c o m e .
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t o d a m p e n
p i c n i o s p i r i t
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f o r c e d n e a r l y 1 0 0 L a n g V a l l e y
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t h e f a i r b u i l d i n g f o r t h e i r
m e a l a n d a w a r d s p r e s e n -
t a t i o n .
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A l a s k a a n d A r c h i e O l s o n
w e r e r e c o g n i z e d f o r t r a v e l i n g
t h e m o s t m i l e s t o t h e e v e n t ,
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l a d y b o r n i n V a l l e y C o u n t y ,
a n d D e l D a v i s , t h e o l d e s t m a n
b o r n i n t h e c o u n t y .
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a n d L y m a n S m a l l e y h a v e
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w i t h t h e B i c e n t e n n i a l r e u n i o n
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PAGE A--6--THE STAR-NEWS--THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1980
Pioneer families to reuni
The pride and spirit of
Long Valley pioneers are
revived each year at the
Long Valley Pioneer.
Potluck Picnic and this
year is no exception. •
Sunday's picnic from 1-
5 p.m. at Cascade's
Armstrong Park marks
almost 60 years of picnics
to renew acquaintances,
compare notes of the past
year and reminisce about
"the good life of the past
in this beautiful valley."
Several generations of
present and former
residents meet to partake
of their annual picnic,
Woody Bean, one of five
coordinators of the event,
said.
"At this time the
natives feast not only on
the bountiful array of
cakes, salads, meat
dishes, fresh produce and
everything else that fills
the long tables of goodies
but to bask in the friend-
ship that has been the
hallmark of this
longstanding event for so
many years," Bean said.
Those attending
Sunday's picnic will
treated to music by E
and Casey Wren and.
asked to bring a poth
dish, table service and
convenient, card tab
and chairs.
During the 1920s
1930s the picnic was of
Early s
gather
Long Valley pioneers
turned out last Sunday at
Armstrong Park in
Cascade for the annual
Long Valley Pioneer Pic-
nic.
The oldest man present
was Louie Hillman, 94,
but Horace Patterson took
honors as the oldest native
man.
Patterson was born in
Valley County in 1894. He
used the occasion to in-
o reunite at picnic
produce and
lse that fills
?s of goodies
n the friend -
is been the
of this
event for so
" Bean said.
attending
Sunday's picnic will be
treated to music by B.J.
and Casey Wren and are
asked to bring a potluck
dish, table service and, if
convenient, card tables
and chairs.
During the 1920s and
1930s the picnic was often
held in the grove of pines
near Le Fever Hot
Springs, now inundated
and near the Cascade
Dam, Bean said.
"In those days a swarm
of buggies, early Model
Ts and other gas buggies
Early settlers
• •
gather for picnic
Long Valley pioneers
turned out last Sunday at
Armstrong Park in
Cascade for the annual
Long Valley Pioneer Pic-
nic.
The oldest man present
was Louie Hillman, 94,
but Horace Patterson took
honors as the oldest native
man.
Patterson was born in
Valley County in 1894. He
used the occasion to in-
troduce his new wife,
whom he married last
month.
Mary Bean, 88, was the
oldest woman pioneer.
Rose Washburn
Asterhouse also was one of
the oldest settlers at the
picnic, having been born
in 1904.
The program for the af-
fair consisted of accounts
of early life in Valley
County. Various old
brought the residents to
the scene each third
Sunday of August to
rejoice, eat, play hor-
seshoes and watch the
kids 'races," he said.
After the dam was built
and filled, the late Knowlt
(D.K.) Allen hosted the
get-togethers at his home
and ranch on the west
side of Cascade Lake. For
the last several years, the
picnics have been held at
Armstrong Park, except
in inclement weather
when • it is held in the
county buildings south of
the park.
This year's coor-
dinators -- Bean of
Cascade, Eileen and Ivan
Evans of Cascade, and
Betty and Hank Nortune
timers told tales of settling
and surviving in the area
at the turn of the century.
Archie Rutledge spoke
to the crowd about Van
Wyck and Carol Davis
told what it was like to
teach in Long Valley in the
early days.
In charge of this year's
picnic were Mr. and Mrs.
Woody Bean, Hank and
Betty Nortune and Jack
and Gail Creason.
of Donnelly -- are all
descendents of early
pioneers of the area.
"They proudly ,work to
keep this historic event
well and strong -- to honor
those hardy early settlers
who fought the ravages of
the hard winters and
rugged life of
homesteader and settler
of the valley in the hard
early days," Bean said.
People say that a Long
Valley native "is proud of
his heritage and many
that have moved away
over the years have to
come back and see the old
stands," Bean said.
"Even though time has
erased many landmarks,
the spirit of pride in Long
Valley lives on."
Partners.
play
bridge
It was an evening for
partners in bridge Sunday
at the McCall Depot.
First place went to
Clarence nad Marge
Campbell.
Ward and Phyllis
Hower came in second,
while Ina Potter and Rita
Miller were third.
All bridge players are
invited to join each Sun-
day at 6 p.m. at the depot.
200
reminisce
Not only was Sunday's in ears.
Long Valley Pioneer For three of the last
Potluck Picnic held five years the annual
outdoors but it was one of picnic, held so pioneer
the most heavily attended families as well as
current and former
residents can revive
friendships, has been
moved to one of the
county buildings south of
Horace Patterson and Dorothy Fowler,
Boise, make the rounds at Long Valley picnic.
Mrs. Fowler, 92, was his 8th grade teacher.
at
Armstrong Park in
Cascade because of rain.
This year everything
seemed to go right.
"Even the weather
cooperated -- showing
some grace between two
storms," Woody Bean,
one of the picnic's five
coordinators, said.
Many of the estimated
200 people at the picnic
hadn't seen each other for
a year or more. A key
factor that has kept the
picnic alive for 60 years
alive is all the visiting
and fellowship, Bean of
Cascade said.
Music by B.J. and
Casey Wren was an
added attraction this
year and Bean doesn't
doubt that the Cascade
High School 1921-'56
reunion also had
something to do with
Sunday's high at-
tendance.
Those at the picnic
shared an `old fashioned
pioneer assortment (of
food) -- that only the old
cooks know how to
prepare -- and there was
plenty of it," Bean, a
descendent of one of Long
Valley's pioneer families,
said.
Dorothy Fowler, for-
mer county treasurer and
area school teacher, was,
at 92, the oldest woman at
the picnic. Fowler, who
used to live in Cascade,
now resides in Boise.
The oldest man at-
tending was Louis
Hillmon, who left the
Cascade area to live in
Emmett when he retired. PI
Hillmon is a former
forest service employee,
miner and rancher in the
area.
PAGE A--9--THE STAR-NEWS--THURSDAY.
t Pion. eer Picnic
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rong Park in
�e because of rain.
year everything
d to go right.
en the weather
ated -- showing
:race between two
" Woody Bean,
the picnic's five
ators, said.
of the estimated
ple at the picnic
seen each other for
or more. A key
that has kept the
alive for 60 years
s all the visiting
llowship, Bean of
le said.
c by B.J. and
Wren was an
attraction this
nd Bean doesn't
that the Cascade
School 1921-'56
► also had
ing to do with
is high at-
�e.
at the picnic
an `old fashioned
assortment (of
that only the old
know how to
-- and there was
of it," Bean, a
lent of one of Long
pioneer families,
by Fowler, for-
nty treasurer and
tool teacher, was,
oldest woman at
tic. Fowler, who
live in Cascade,
ides in Boise.
Attest man at -
was Louis
who left the
area to live in
when he retired.
is a former
Tvice employee,
id rancher in the
Photos by Maureen Keenedy Inez Williams Lanning, Springfield, Ore.,
and Marilyn Callender, both in the foreground, discuss the
changes in their limes since they graduated as classmates from Cascade in 1942.
AUG. 21. 19so
The Advocat 7/28/93
Long Valley
Pioneer Picnic
set for Aug 15
The Long Valley Pioneer
Family Picnic will be held at
Armstrong Park on August 15th.
Registration will start at 12:00
noon and potluck dinner at 1:00
p.m. Bring your own table ser-
vice, punch and coffee will be
furnished.
The Pioneer Picnic was first
held seventy years ago when Dan
Higgins decided to move his
family t%California. A farewell
party was held and it was decided
to hold a picnic every year in
memory of the Long Valley Pio-
neers. These picnics were well
attended and were held at various
places. As more and more people
moved to the lower valley, it was
decided to have the picnic at Julia
Davis Park in Boise. It was held
there for a number of years.
Edmund Kerby was asked to
be the chairman and he agreed he
would if they would come back
to Long Valley. The picnic was
held on the Jack Creason proper-
ty on the Allen Ranch for two
years. It was then moved to Arm-
strong Park and has been held
there every since.
There are but a few original
pioneers left. However, we now
celebrate pioneer families who
have been established in Long
Valley.
Everyone is welcome to cel-
ebrate living in Long Valley, our
beautiful country that was settled
by our honored pioneers. Please
join us on August 15th!
The Star-News 8/11/94
Pioneer Picnic
set for Aug. 21
The 73rd Annual Long Valley Pio-
neer Picnic will be held Sunday, Aug.
21, in Cascade at the American Le-
gion Hall.
Registration will start at noon and
a potluck will begin at 1 p.m. Bring
your own table service, beverages will
be provided. Call 382 -4551 for fur-
ther information.
8/97 Long Valley Preservation
76th Annual
Pioneer Picnic
By Marge Cojerean
In 1920 a group of
pioneers met at the
Cascade Theater and made
plans to have an annual
Long Valley Picnic. Mr.
L.M. Gorton was president
and Mrs. W.D. Paterson
was secretary. Plans were
made to have the first
picnic on June 25, 1922 at
Alpha, Homers Grove.
There is no record of
annual meetings after
1922, but I assume they
continued.
In 1933 because so many
of the early pioneers had
moved to the lower
country, it was decided to
have the picnic in Boise.
They met at the Mode
Country Club where there
were about 200 past and
present Long Valley
pioneers present. It was to
continue as an annual event
on the 3rd Sunday in
August. At that time it
was called the Long Valley
Club. The club continued
to meet in Boise until 1940
when it was moved to
Smith's Ferry. From 1942
to 1944 they did not have a
picnic because of the war
and the rationing of
gasoline and shortage of
tires.
In 1945 a small group met
in Boise at Julia Davis
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Park. They continued to
meet in Boise until 1961
when it was moved back to
Long Valley. They met at
D.K. Allen's ranch on the
west side of the reservoir.
They met there until 1968
when they were rained out
and had to meet in the Odd
Fellows Hall. From 1969
to 1993 they met at
Armstrong Park in
Cascade. In 1993, rain
forced a move to the
American Legion Hall in
Cascade where they have
met ever since.
This year, we will
celebrate our 76th year.
The picnic will be held on
Sunday the 17th of August
at the American Legion
Hall. We are hoping to
get more pictures of early
times in Long Valley.
These would include
pictures of pioneers,
equipment, buildings and
towns. Carl Broadbent
will be there to make
copies of your pictures.
They will then go into the
Valley County Photo
Archives housed at the
Museum. Please take time
to look through your old
pictures and bring them
with you. The doors will
open at 10:30 a.m. Come
early if you have pictures.
It is a potluck picnic.
Bring your own table
service. Beverages will be
provided. Allow plenty of
time for visiting, the
potluck starts at 12:00
noon. Anyone interested
in the history of Long
Valley is encouraged to
attend. Second, third and
fourth generations should
come and learn more about
your roots. See you
August 17th ! ! !
For further information
regarding the Pioneer
Picnic, contact Marge
Cojerean at 382 -4551.