Talk:Havillah, Washington

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Via OTRS:

The Havillah, Washington article contains some errors. I was born and raised here and am currently residing on one of the original homesteads in the area that has been in my family since it was homesteaded. Here is some information to use to for corrections if you so desire:

In 2014, “downtown” Havillah has a population of 4. If you include the surrounding area for even for miles in every direction until you are out of the Havillah area, you have a population of less than 100. This has been true for many years. Some of the ranches in the area are beginning to get subdivided. As that happens, the population continues to creep upwards.

Obergs came to the area in 1899, Vissers in 1902, Schweikert's in 1903, (granddaughter still here), Duchows in 1910. Feddersons purchased land and still have several families in the area including Bunches, in 1911. The Battermans’s came in 1921 of which the Kuhlmanns are descendants. So more accurately that should read “direct descendants (notably Obergs, Vissers, Schweikert’s, Duchows, Feddersons/Bunches, and Battermans/Kuhlmanns) still live……”    That statement adds a couple of families that are still here, and lists them in the order they came.

Sitzmark Ski Hill was started in 1953 by Jick Fancher, John Woodward, Jim McIntosh and Earl Freel. It was sold to Jick Fancher who found it was more work than one person could handle. He contacted the Tonasket Kiwanis Club to help run it in 1959. They agreed and Earl Freel was the manager for many years. Kuhlmanns became involved sometime later. It is currently operated by the Sitzmark Ski Club.

All this information can be checked against available historical records.

Please review these comments and update as necessary. Thanks, Guy (Help!) 23:28, 23 February 2014 (UTC)