Red & White Store
May 14, 2013 – 9:00 am | No Comment

The Red and White store used to be a familiar feature on Mashell Ave. For years you’d walk in and find Keith Malcom and Jesse Dawkins ready to serve you.
The building is no longer standing, and …

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Eatonville High School Opens in 1916
May 16, 2013 – 3:19 am | No Comment
Eatonville High School Opens in 1916

Eatonville’s 1916 high school was quite the school. It was head of its time with swimming pool, contemporary cafeteria, and state-of-the-art classrooms and auditorium.
People were blown away by this modern school and it was written …

1918 Basketball Champions
January 30, 2013 – 9:00 am | No Comment
1918 Basketball Champions

Eatonville high school has been shooting hoops for over a century. Here are the 1918 champs, including the coaches son holding the basksetball.
Front Row: Morris Calloway, Don Lyon, McKinley Van Eaton
Second Row: B. W. Lyon, …

EHS Champion basketball team (1920-21)
January 5, 2013 – 9:46 pm | 2 Comments
EHS Champion basketball team (1920-21)

It seems like almost every picture of the early Eatonville High School basketball teams seems to be of a championship team. These players rocked in the house during the 1920-21 season and came away as …

McKinley (Mack) Van Eaton’s Report Card (1913-14)
November 30, 2012 – 7:18 pm | No Comment
McKinley (Mack) Van Eaton’s Report Card (1913-14)

McKinley (Mack) Van Eaton did well in Eatonville High School during the 1913 – 1914 school year. Subjects included English II, Latin II, Geometry II, Marv. Training, art, and penmanship.
This should be a lesson to …

First Sidewalks on Mashell Ave.
July 29, 2012 – 3:29 pm | No Comment
First Sidewalks on Mashell Ave.

The photo isn’t super clear, but you can see the what looks sidewalks going in on Mashell Ave. in front of the Redman Hall (now the approximately where Jebinos parking lot is now.). Across the …

Morgan and Ray Williams (ca. 1910)
March 12, 2012 – 5:08 pm | 2 Comments
Morgan and Ray Williams (ca. 1910)

These two little kids are Morgan and Ray Williams.
Ray was the son of Charley Williams, who owned the Pioneer Garage — known today at the Tall Timber Restaurant. Ray graduated from Eatonville High School in 1923 …

Eatonville Girls Basketball – Yesterday and Today
February 23, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Eatonville Girls Basketball – Yesterday and Today

Girls have been shooting hoops at Eatonville high school for nearly a century. The outfits may have changed, but they’re still a powerhouse on the court.
Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton and Eatonville High School.
Click …

First Debate Team at EHS (1913-1914)
January 27, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
First Debate Team at EHS (1913-1914)

This was taken from the Eatonville 1913/1914 school catalog. It appears that we stomped Roy High School when it came to debating issues.
The Eatonville-Roy Debate looked at topics like, “The annexation of Canada to the …

Arial shots of Eatonville (1950s)
January 10, 2012 – 9:23 am | 10 Comments
Arial shots of Eatonville (1950s)

This shot of Eatonville was taken around the 1955, I believe in conjunction with Operation Bootstrap. If anyone has a better date, please let me know.
The picture may be grainy, but there’s no question that it’s …

High School Under Construction (1915)
December 15, 2011 – 9:00 am | No Comment
High School Under Construction (1915)

The Eatonville high school was under construction in 1915. When it was complete, there was no other school like it in the state. The dedication was huge.
Dedication
On dedication day, April 29, [1916], E. W. Shimmons wrote, …