Billy Wood Back of Golf Course
More than likely, many members of the Orchard Hills Golf club do not know how the beautiful golf course came to be; of how a man changed his 40 acre farm into the nine hole course so that he could be at home with his family instead of having to drive to Vancouver daily to work, for that is what "Billy" Wood did about 25 years ago.
Young William Wood came to Washougal in 1910 from the University of Oregon and one of the first jobs he had was the contract of installing concrete sidewalks along E. Second Ave. He made his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Frank Russell. (Kate McCallister is his sister also).
"Billy" Wood and Clara Caufield of Oregon City were married in 1912 and made this their home where their three sons, Wallace, William and Raymond were born.
He operated his prune dryer for his own use as well as for other growers, and was the first manager of the Prune Growers Association in Vancouver for several years.
Deciding on the golf course deal he cleared part of the orchard and planted the greens, remodeling the barn on the place which became the clubhouse. After six years or so the Woods sold the golf course to a group of men who incorporated to form the Orchard Hills Golf and Country club with a charter membership of about 250, and the family moved to Salem where he was the manager of a cannery until he retired two years ago.
Mr and Mrs Wood now live in Oregon City and have taken many trips over the country, spending last winter in Florida. At present they are on a tour across Canada and through New England.
Wallace was fatally stricken with polio at the age of fifteen. William lives in Bellingham with his family of two boys and Seattle is the home of Raymond and this three boys.
Joseph and Maria Gibbons, who obtained a donation land claim in pioneer days, had five children: two of them Mason and Edward, married sisters, Sarah and Charlotte Fletcher, Mason and Sarah were the parents of eight children--the oldest six, Ella, Abbie, Joe, Jim and Susie and Viola and five of the ten children of Edward and Charlotte, who were Annie, Jake, Laura, Rosie and Henry were among those who attended the school that Wood turned into a home and which was the Penn Duncan house that burned this summer and had been the caretaker quarters until, with the building of the new clubhouse this year, two second floor apartments have been provided: one for the caretaker and one for the "pro".
More than likely, many members of the Orchard Hills Golf club do not know how the beautiful golf course came to be; of how a man changed his 40 acre farm into the nine hole course so that he could be at home with his family instead of having to drive to Vancouver daily to work, for that is what "Billy" Wood did about 25 years ago.
Young William Wood came to Washougal in 1910 from the University of Oregon and one of the first jobs he had was the contract of installing concrete sidewalks along E. Second Ave. He made his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Frank Russell. (Kate McCallister is his sister also).
"Billy" Wood and Clara Caufield of Oregon City were married in 1912 and made this their home where their three sons, Wallace, William and Raymond were born.
He operated his prune dryer for his own use as well as for other growers, and was the first manager of the Prune Growers Association in Vancouver for several years.
Deciding on the golf course deal he cleared part of the orchard and planted the greens, remodeling the barn on the place which became the clubhouse. After six years or so the Woods sold the golf course to a group of men who incorporated to form the Orchard Hills Golf and Country club with a charter membership of about 250, and the family moved to Salem where he was the manager of a cannery until he retired two years ago.
Mr and Mrs Wood now live in Oregon City and have taken many trips over the country, spending last winter in Florida. At present they are on a tour across Canada and through New England.
Wallace was fatally stricken with polio at the age of fifteen. William lives in Bellingham with his family of two boys and Seattle is the home of Raymond and this three boys.
Joseph and Maria Gibbons, who obtained a donation land claim in pioneer days, had five children: two of them Mason and Edward, married sisters, Sarah and Charlotte Fletcher, Mason and Sarah were the parents of eight children--the oldest six, Ella, Abbie, Joe, Jim and Susie and Viola and five of the ten children of Edward and Charlotte, who were Annie, Jake, Laura, Rosie and Henry were among those who attended the school that Wood turned into a home and which was the Penn Duncan house that burned this summer and had been the caretaker quarters until, with the building of the new clubhouse this year, two second floor apartments have been provided: one for the caretaker and one for the "pro".
Billy Wood Back of Golf Course
More than likely, many members of the Orchard Hills Golf club do not know how the beautiful golf course came to be; of how a man changed his 40 acre farm into the nine hole course so that he could be at home with his family instead of having to drive to Vancouver daily to work, for that is what "Billy" Wood did about 25 years ago.
Young William Wood came to Washougal in 1910 from the University of Oregon and one of the first jobs he had was the contract of installing concrete sidewalks along E. Second Ave. He made his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Frank Russell. (Kate McCallister is his sister also).
"Billy" Wood and Clara Caufield of Oregon City were married in 1912 and made this their home where their three sons, Wallace, William and Raymond were born.
He operated his prune dryer for his own use as well as for other growers, and was the first manager of the Prune Growers Association in Vancouver for several years.
Deciding on the golf course deal he cleared part of the orchard and planted the greens, remodeling the barn on the place which became the clubhouse. After six years or so the Woods sold the golf course to a group of men who incorporated to form the Orchard Hills Golf and Country club with a charter membership of about 250, and the family moved to Salem where he was the manager of a cannery until he retired two years ago.
Mr and Mrs Wood now live in Oregon City and have taken many trips over the country, spending last winter in Florida. At present they are on a tour across Canada and through New England.
Wallace was fatally stricken with polio at the age of fifteen. William lives in Bellingham with his family of two boys and Seattle is the home of Raymond and this three boys.
Joseph and Maria Gibbons, who obtained a donation land claim in pioneer days, had five children: two of them Mason and Edward, married sisters, Sarah and Charlotte Fletcher, Mason and Sarah were the parents of eight children--the oldest six, Ella, Abbie, Joe, Jim and Susie and Viola and five of the ten children of Edward and Charlotte, who were Annie, Jake, Laura, Rosie and Henry were among those who attended the school that Wood turned into a home and which was the Penn Duncan house that burned this summer and had been the caretaker quarters until, with the building of the new clubhouse this year, two second floor apartments have been provided: one for the caretaker and one for the "pro".
More than likely, many members of the Orchard Hills Golf club do not know how the beautiful golf course came to be; of how a man changed his 40 acre farm into the nine hole course so that he could be at home with his family instead of having to drive to Vancouver daily to work, for that is what "Billy" Wood did about 25 years ago.
Young William Wood came to Washougal in 1910 from the University of Oregon and one of the first jobs he had was the contract of installing concrete sidewalks along E. Second Ave. He made his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Frank Russell. (Kate McCallister is his sister also).
"Billy" Wood and Clara Caufield of Oregon City were married in 1912 and made this their home where their three sons, Wallace, William and Raymond were born.
He operated his prune dryer for his own use as well as for other growers, and was the first manager of the Prune Growers Association in Vancouver for several years.
Deciding on the golf course deal he cleared part of the orchard and planted the greens, remodeling the barn on the place which became the clubhouse. After six years or so the Woods sold the golf course to a group of men who incorporated to form the Orchard Hills Golf and Country club with a charter membership of about 250, and the family moved to Salem where he was the manager of a cannery until he retired two years ago.
Mr and Mrs Wood now live in Oregon City and have taken many trips over the country, spending last winter in Florida. At present they are on a tour across Canada and through New England.
Wallace was fatally stricken with polio at the age of fifteen. William lives in Bellingham with his family of two boys and Seattle is the home of Raymond and this three boys.
Joseph and Maria Gibbons, who obtained a donation land claim in pioneer days, had five children: two of them Mason and Edward, married sisters, Sarah and Charlotte Fletcher, Mason and Sarah were the parents of eight children--the oldest six, Ella, Abbie, Joe, Jim and Susie and Viola and five of the ten children of Edward and Charlotte, who were Annie, Jake, Laura, Rosie and Henry were among those who attended the school that Wood turned into a home and which was the Penn Duncan house that burned this summer and had been the caretaker quarters until, with the building of the new clubhouse this year, two second floor apartments have been provided: one for the caretaker and one for the "pro".
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