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News June 22, 2022
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US. Postage Paid Winlock, WA 98596 Permit No. 5
Covering rural communities in Southwest Washington since 1967
Otis Roundtree Award goes to Neal Patching
Neal Patching receiving the Otis Roundtree Award from Mike Porter who received the award in 1959.
By Lynnette Hoffman The Otis Roundtree Award has been given to Winlock High School football players since 1928. It’s an award given by the Winlock Lions Club and voted on by the players. This year the award goes to Neal Patching, his parents are Brandon and Nelia Patching. The first Otis Roundtree Award was started in 1928 by Otis Roundtree. He was a businessman in Winlock and also a graduate of the University of Washington. Otis was a man who made a huge impact on Winlock. He built the Winlock-Toledo road down to Cowlitz Corner; it was a feat to accomplish
such a large construction site in those days. After the road was completed, Otis decided to hold an event called “Winlock Poultry and Egg Day.” Otis was the person who started Egg Day and is an event we hold dear to our hearts. Roundtree’s business was the hardware store, but his accomplishments didn’t stop there. He became town marshall in 1930. He was also responsible for bringing the telephone to Winlock. There is still one building named after Otis, it’s called “The Roundtree Building.” Mike Porter, recipient in 1959, continues the tradition of the Otis Roundtree award. Mike stated, “He left his mark on Winlock and
Winlock is a better place because of him. Otis definitely left his mark on Winlock and every year we celebrate the event he started.” During this time, brothers,cousins, and father and son have won the award. Brothers Steve and Mike Barnett along with Dana and Chris Olson were past recipients. Cousins were Floyd Voie and Tim Voie. Father and son were Sam and John Photos by Lynnette Hoffman Meyers. Some years they Carol Wallin dressed in a chicken costume rode in the float driven by Kenny Hauschild. had a two- or three-way tie, each recipient was given the award. This year it went to Neal Patching, who has By Lynnette quite a lineage receiving this Hoffman award. Neal joins his family Egg Day was a great day members who have received for the community, it seems the award. His brothers, a lot of new people came Uncle and Cousin and Dad out, but there were residents all received the award, for and classmates alike in the five decades one member of town. These events start the Patching family has won with the Queen's Coronathe award. tion on Friday and then on This year, Neal PatchSaturday the town is lit up ing, the recipient, stated, Egg Day Royalty for the rest of the day. “Receiving the award was a Dean Hendrickson has huge honor, and it means a given his resignation as lot to me knowing my teamco-chair of the Winlock mates saw me as an inspiraEgg Day, he will be sorely tion. However, I wouldn't missed. He has given so say I worked for it. Obvimuch of his time to run egg ously the hard work I put day with Misty Mayo, we in, in and out of the season, appreciate all you two have influenced the decision of done for the community! my team to vote for me, but Winlock has always had winning the Otis Roundtree a fun day on Egg Day and was never at the forefront of
Wrapping up Winlock Egg Day
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Apple Harvest Float
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