A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. 100 years ago The Sara Grange announced it would put on the play “Si Slocum’s Country Store” early the following month. Grange members had been working on the play “for some time,” and promised attendees a good laugh and special music, all for a small admittance. 75 years ago The Camas City Council voted to close down all pinball machines, slot machines and “pay-off devices” on March 23, 1950. The order also applied to private clubs. City councilors voted unanimously in favor of the measure. Immediately following the council session, Camas police informed businesses with any of these machines of the new law. Thirty pinball machines had been licensed to operate in the city prior to the order and brought in about $10,000 in revenue for Camas (about $134,000 today). 50 years ago The Marshall Center held the First Annual Go Fly A Kite Contest on March 26, 1975. There were 41 contestants, aged 8 to 71, with kites that “reflected care and patience in their construction.” The entries included kites shaped like dragons, bats and square-rigged sails.

25 years ago On March 24, 2000, Gov. Gary Locke signed a bill restricting “when and how teenagers can drive.” The law created an intermediate driver’s license for people under 18, requiring them to have at least 50 hours of adult-supervised driving experience, and restricting night driving and carrying passengers.