Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - At least 25 people gathered at the Lions Building in Waitsburg Monday evening to attend a public hearing on a planned new housing development in the city called Whoopemup Meadows. While many came to comment on the proposal, the hearing had to be cancelled because two members of the commission did not show up, and the group did not have a quorum. Commission Chair William Potolichio, was in attendance, along with board members K.C. Kuykendall and Karen Gregutt. However, the two other c...
DAYTON - In 2001, when TVAC Productions prepared to put on its first fall musical production at the newly reconstructed Liberty Theater, it chose to present "The Music Man," the popular musical written by Meredith Willson. The musical was directed by the late Steve Edwards and was such a success that it started a tradition that is still going strong. One of the prominent features of The Music Man is its barbershop quartet. The obvious choice for the local production was the Waitsburg Quartet, a...
DAYTON - The employees are hired and maintenance on the equipment is complete. Season ticket sales are well under way. The only thing holding up skiing at Ski Bluewood, 20 miles south of here, is snow. "This isn't unusual," Bluewood General Manager Kim Clark told The Times this week. "Historically, Bluewood has generally opened around mid December." Clark said that several inches of snow are on the ground at the top of the hill but there is very little at the base. "With the inversion the past...
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested in Waitsburg by Walla Walla County Sheriff's deputies Monday afternoon on a warrant stemming from a stabbing that took place in Dayton on Nov. 25. Dante Brown, 19, was taken into custody during a traffic stop and was booked into the Walla Walla jail at about 6 p.m. Brown is alleged to have stabbed Dalton Bennett in the back during an altercation on Dayton's north side. The stabbing took place at a home at 718 E. Dayton Ave. Brown fled the scene and the warrant...
PASCO - The WP Cardinals football team was up against a team with a 37-game winning streak, and came up just short Friday night, losing 17-14. The two-time defending state champion Lind-Ritzville- Sprague Broncos took advantage of a safety and a questionable call on a field goal to move on in the playoffs. "It was a hard-fought game," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow. "The first half we came out and really had a good defensive half." After an early Bronco touchdown, the Cardinals came back with a...
PASCO - On Friday night, the Waitsburg Prescott football team took a big step toward their goal of reaching the state championship game by beating Tonasket, 27-6. They face a much bigger challenge this week. This Friday, the Cardinals face a team with a 37-game winning streak, two-time defending state champions Lind-Ritzville- Sprague. The last time L-R-S lost a game was in the 2011 playoffs, to WP, 42-7. The Cardinals were on their way to the state title. Against Tonasket, the Cardinals' defens...
DAYTON - Kris Takemura, of Dayton, was honored as the 2014 citizen of the year by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards banquet last week. Takemura is a Dayton native and has been active in many community groups. The Banquet was held on a snowy Thursday evening, but a nearly full house was on hand to enjoy a dinner catered by The Country Gentleman. Other category award winners named at the banquet included and McKenzie Delp as Youth Citizen of the Year, Diana Ashley, of State...
DAYTON - Out of 2,482 total votes cast on ballots counted so far for the Columbia County Hospital District levy in last week's election, the measure has received 1,489 votes to approve and 993 votes to reject. With that number of votes cast, the 60% threshold to pass the levy would be 1,489.2. According to Columbia County Auditor Sharon Richter, about 15 ballots remain to be counted in Columbia County. Walla Walla County Auditor Karen Martin told The Times that in the portion of Walla Walla...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott football team started strong and got stronger, as they easily beat Liberty Spangle, 62-24, in their playoff crossover game at home Friday. The win puts the Cardinals in the state playoffs for the sixth straight year. The Cards pounced early, with Chance Leroue scoring on a 60 yard run off a screen pass on the second play from scrimmage. On Liberty's first play after the kickoff, WP's Devin Acevedo picked up a fumble and ran it in from the 15 yard line to give...
DAYTON - The Port of Columbia and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and other business assistance groups are working together to present a program next week called Start Up Columbia County. The week of special activities is part of Global Entrepreneurism Week, which runs from Nov. 16 - 23. "The Start Up Columbia County events are designed to promote and support local entrepreneurs and to develop an entrepreneurial spirit in our youth," said Christine Jarski, Economic Development Coordinator for...
DAYTON - On Friday, representatives of Pacific Power and Columbia REA made brief presentations and answered questions from the Columbia County Commissioners in response to a request for information issued by the county earlier this year. The county is considering whether cost savings could be achieved by changing power providers at its two main facilities, the Columbia County Courthouse and the Columbia County Public Works Building. The two facilities have always been served by Pacific Power....
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested Saturday evening after another man was stabbed during a fight behind a Main Street bar here. Anthony J. Nieto Sr., 55, has been charged with first degree assault. According to a Sheriff's Office report, deputies were called to the alley behind Woody's Bar and Grill, at 214 E. Main Street, after reports of a group of people fighting. After deputies separated the group, witnesses reported that one man had been stabbed in the neck. Tyler Beckner, of Dayton, was...
ASOTIN - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals ended their regular season Thursday with a disappointing loss to a young Asotin team, 24-21. With the loss, the Cardinals finished Southeast District 9 play tied with Tri Cities Prep, each having a 2-1 league record. The Cardinals enter the post season as the number one seed, thanks to their win over TCP on October 17. "We had the league title wrapped up and were playing a 2-6 Asotin squad and our guys were a bit flat," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow, "and...
COLUMBIA CO. HOSPITAL DISTRICT: Hospital Vote a Dead Heat Preliminary results: Yes No Columbia Co. 1,005 - 58.36% 717 - 41.64% Walla Walla Co. 269 - 64.98% 145 - 35.02% Total 1,274 - 59.64% 862 - 40.36% DAYTON - The Columbia County Hospital District bond levy measure appeared too close to call Tuesday night after preliminary voting results were released. Preliminary vote counts showed a 59.64 percent yes vote for combined votes in Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. The measure needs a 60% yes...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott football team clinched the Southeast 2B District 9 championship with a 31-6 drubbing of DeSales Friday night. With the senior players donning superhero socks for Senior Night, the Cardinals appeared to display super powers as they outscored the Irish 21-0 in the second half. The game started out as a defensive battle, as the Cards ended the first quarter with a 3-0 lead on an Antonio Benito 22-yard field goal. The teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter,...
PRESCOTT - Ricardo Flores scored two goals in the first four minutes of the WP Tigers' soccer game against Dayton here on October 23. He went on to score two more second-half goals, as the 10-3 Tigers, ranked fifth in the state by website "Washington Soccer Central," cruised to a 8-0 victory. Tiger scores also came from Manny Sanchez, who made it 3-0 at the half. Other second half goals came from Christian Caro and Ivan Figueroa. The Tigers started their season with eight straight wins in...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs' were still in the game as halftime homecoming festivities began Friday night. But in the end, the St. John Endicott was too much for the young Bulldogs. The 'dogs scored twice - on two Ben Kleck touchdowns - in the first quarter, and trailed the Eagles only by a missed two-point conversion, 14-12, at the end of one. After the Eagles took an early 6-point lead, Kleck scored on a 2-yard pass reception from quarterback Cal Martin. SJ-E scored again, adding a conversion...
WAITSBURG - The WP Cardinals made their homecoming game exciting for the first three quarters before erupting for 21 unanswered points to put away league rival Tri-Cities Prep, 45-28. A red-hot Jacob Dunn was 25 for 39 passing, for 329 yards and five touchdowns. With a 1-0 league record, the Cardinals host 1-0 DeSales this week to determine who goes into the final week of the season with the league lead. The Irish knocked off Asotin 13-9 in Walla Walla Friday night. The Cardinals took a 7-0 lead...
DAYTON - The kids' fishing pond at Dayton City Park is set to get a couple of major upgrades over the next few months. According to Steve Martin of the Lower Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, a new low profile screen will allow water to be pumped into the pond for a longer period during the summer, and a liner will be installed to keep underwater vegetation down. Martin said that water is currently pumped into the pond from the adjacent Tucannon river by a pump and screen system that was...
SUNNYSIDE - The Dayton Bulldogs took an early lead after scoring a touchdown on their opening drive against Sunnyside Christian Friday night. But their defensive woes continued, as the Knights rolled to a 76-20 victory. Dayton's Ben Kleck scored all three Dayton TDs. On that opening drive, quarterback Cal Martin connected with Kleck for a 35-yard touchdown pass. Later, Kleck scored on a 73-yard touchdown run and teamed with Martin again on a 66-yard touchdown pass. Dayton Coach Jerry Dedloff say...
BURBANK - The Waitsburg-Prescott football team played three solid quarters Friday night but had to hold on at the end to beat Columbia-Burbank, 26-23. The win puts the Cardinals' season record at 4-2, and marks the end of their no-league schedule. "I felt we played our best three quarters of football as a team but could not seem to finish," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow. "Four turnovers and 91 yards in penalties hurt us and cost us at least two TD's in the second half." The Cardinals jumped out to...
WAITSBURG - Jim Duncan has served as Emergency Management Director for Walla Walla County since 2011. In his role as a county department head he has worked closely with the board of commissioners in budgeting and planning. As an emergency manager, he has worked with most of the other county departments in their contingency planning, particularly public works and law enforcement. He has also worked closely with local fire districts and with all four city governments in the county. Duncan says his county experience makes him especially qualified...
DAYTON - Clients visit Denise Lane at her Blue Valley Acupuncture Clinic here for many reasons. Some have injuries to joints, some have arthritis and some have chronic headaches or back pain. Some come just to relieve stress. "About 70 to 80 percent of my patients respond to acupunc- ture," Lane said, explaining that their pain or other symptoms are reduced after a series of treatments. "Some don't at all, some people's responses are temporary, but many patients have dramatic and permanent impro...
DAYTON - The new "Welcome to Dayton" sign next to Highway 12 at Dayton's west end was dedicated in a special ceremony Tuesday. State Representative Terry Nealey, awarded plaques to several people who were instrumental in making the sign a reality. The sign was a project of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, and was placed in October 2013. It replaced a wooden sign that was destroyed by an errant driver in 2012. A committee of Chamber board members - Nealey, Bette Lou Crothers and Dan Andrews - work...
DAYTON - Dayton's Ben Kleck scored two long touchdowns and the Bulldog defense came out strong early, but it wasn't enough to stop a dominant Pomeroy Pirate team. The Pirates rolled to a 58-12 win here Friday night. "We probably played our best first half of football so far this year," said Dayton Coach Jerry Dedloff. "We're improving in some aspects of the game and struggling in others." Ben Kleck scored both Bulldog touchdowns, including a 70-yard pass reception in the second quarter. For the...
