25 years ago — May 24, 1984

Miss Apricot contestants Isabel Lourenco, Kim Ramos, Ranae Perrett, Jane Murrieta, Trish Alessi and Shelli Bradley modeled fashions from the early 1900s at the Fiesta’s Diamond Jubilee Cavalcade of Fashions last Friday evening.

A new 82-home subdivision, called Apricot Estates, has been approved for Patterson’s east side.

No fewer than 11 yard sales will pop up around the city this weekend.

At least 175 Airstream trailers are expected to roll into Patterson for the upcoming Apricot Fiesta weekend.

Anastacio Bolanos earned a gold award, while Aaron Days and Wendy Poot earned silvers in the annual FFA farm project competition sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank.

Marc Lovato and Nancy Silva have been named senior athletes of the year at Patterson High School.

50 years ago — May 28, 1959

Joan Heitman has been named valedictorian and Al Stehli salutatorian of this year’s high school graduating class.

Vic Bowman of Patterson was honored with the vigil award given by the Order of the Arrow, a Boy Scout organization. Attending the camp out at Basin Creek in Tuolumne County, where the award was presented, were 924 Scouts and 235 adult leaders.

Gene Wheeland took the Patterson Golf Club title, edging Glenn Hamilton on the 36th hole. Wheeland also won the title two years ago.

Josephine Fink is the incoming president of the Patterson Garden Club.

Receiving their citizenship papers after completing a course at the high school were Bjorne and Margit Foss, Lillian Brunsvik, Ingeborg Cotta, Carmen Gray, Bertha Kaslinger, Babetta Graggen and Nick Stokman.

Cathy Williams reigned over Saturday’s Town and Country Day, sponsored by the Lions Club.

Yield signs will soon be placed on streets entering Patterson’s downtown circle.

75 years ago — May 25, 1934

A record number of students, 54, will graduate June 8 from Patterson Union High School. Four honor students will speak: Lester Gustafson, Ione Asmussen, June Peterson and Margaret Allen.

Local grocery stores have agreed to stay open until 8 p.m. Saturdays for the next four months.

Coach Howard Wines has resigned from the high school faculty. In his two years here, his football and baseball teams have both won intersectional championships.

The county board of supervisors has approved the construction of a barracks building at the county camp in Del Puerto Canyon. It will house 50 men.

Senior Glenn Hamilton has qualified for the state track meet after throwing the shot more than 48 feet in the qualifying meet at Gridley, where he placed third.

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