Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Somewhere in China, many centuries ago, people discovered that frozen cream was pretty tasty. Over time, the treat known as cream ice, or “ice cream,” made its way to Europe – most likely to Italy first. Americans were eating ice cream in the Colonies in the early 1700s. With triple-digit temperatures prevailing in the Touchet Valley this week, I figured this would be a great time to learn more about the perfect hot-weather treat. So to Google I went. I found a website called icecream.com (how...
One day a few weeks ago, out of boredom I suppose, I was rummaging through some of the dozens of old books and other materials in the back of The Times' office, when I came across a thin (64-page) soft-cover book simply titled "The Touchet Valley." I couldn't find a date on it anywhere, except that a couple of the photos were dated 1907 and 1908. There are lots of crisp black and white photos in it. It said it was "Issued by the Booster Club of Dayton, Wash. and the Improvement Club of Waitsburg...
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp I, LLC announced on Thursday that it has entered into agreements for the debt and equity funding required to commence construction of its new straw pulp manufacturing facility near Starbuck. According to Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley, $133.6 million in tax-exempt bonds and $36 million in equity financing are expected to close simultaneously on Aug. 9. Construction should begin shortly thereafter, he said. If plans hold, the pulp mill should be completed and begin operation...
One of the great inventions of modern times is the string trimmer – better known as the weedeater. (Like kleenex and band-aid, I've stopped capitalizing it.) For a long time, I owned two. One, which I bought more than 20 years ago, is powered by a two-stroke engine, which operates about three inches from my right ear. It requires me to mix oil with the gas before putting the gas in the engine. Then I have to pull the starting rope multiple times before it fires up. It used to start on the s...
As a member of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I’m often involved in conversations about how to attract more visitors to our area. Actually, as small towns go, I think Dayton and Waitsburg do a pretty good job. Both towns have attractive Main Streets, and both hold multiple events that attract visitors. But the people who run businesses in those downtowns know very well that keeping the doors open is always a struggle, and anything we can do to bring more visitors to town w...
With 2017 half over (yes, that’s right!) and summer in full swing, here at The Times we’re giving our newspaper a bit of a fresh look, as experienced readers will notice. Maybe it was the Fourth of July, or because we’re proud to be a small-town American paper, but we’ve added some red to our formerly blue theme. I hope you like it. Some other changes are underway, especially here on Page 4. For the past many months, we’ve featured a range of political commentary from the Washington Post news...
WHITE SWAN – The Dayton girls' softball team took advantage of 13 White Swan errors in two five-inning games to overwhelm the home team in a double-header on Saturday, 17-1 and 12-1. In game one, Megan Robins went three-for-four and knocked in five RBIs to lead her team. Heidi Dobbs and Scully Castorena each had two hits. Robins had a strong game on the mound as well, giving up only three White Swan hits. On defense, Dayton played errorless ball. In game two, Castorena went three-for-four, w...
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – The Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team cruised to two easy five-inning wins at White Swan on Friday afternoon, 20-1 and 13-3. In game one, pitcher Kyle Gradwohl gave up only two hits, and his team played errorless defense behind him. DW batters had 14 hits and took advantage of seven White Swan errors to rack up 20 runs. Brandon Boudrieau led his team with three hits. Gradwohl, Chris Philbrook, Brayden Miller, and Cade Branson each had two hits. Boudrieau and Gradwohl had four R...
DAYTON – The City of Dayton has filed suit in Columbia County Superior Court, asking the court to declare the property at 119 E. Commercial Street in Dayton a public nuisance. The property, which is owned by George "Bill" Waltermire, is the site of a house that partially burned on July 15, 2015. The standing portion of the burned structure has since been removed, but the lot is still covered with debris. Besides the declaration of public nuisance, the city is also asking the court for a w...
SPOKANE – The Dayton girls' basketball team played four games in four days here last week at the Hardwood Classic state championship tournament, and won three of them, preserving a fourth-place finish. After losing their seeding game the previous week against Colfax, the Lady Bulldogs faced a tough road in their quest for a state championship. Dayton mounted a big fourth-quarter rally on Wednesday to stave off elimination against Mabton, and then fell to number-two seeded Wahkiakum on T...
Adams goes two-for-two, wins fifth-place match; Hoffman fails to place TACOMA – Waitsburg's Joe Adams performed well at the Washington State Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome last weekend. Wrestling at 182 pounds, Adams won his first match, but then lost his next two by decision, before winning the fifth/sixth place match. Against Johnny Franke, of Darlington, Adams won by decision 3-1. "Very close match," said Dayton coach Lanny Adams. "The first two rounds, they were on their feet. Neither could...
WAITSBURG – Kyle Gradwohl racked up 27 points and Jacob Dunn added another 24, as the Waitsburg boys' basketball team beat Colton in the first round of District playoffs. With the win, the Cardinals move on to face Pomeroy Friday in Colfax in the district championship. The winner of that game moves on to regionals the following weekend. The loser will play a consolation game Saturday for a last chance to make regionals. Waitsburg led 14-12 at the end of the first quarter, and built the lead t...
COLBERT – Waitsburg's Joe Adams won all three of his matches at the Regional Meet in Colbert Saturday, to take first place in the 182-pound class. He moves on the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Friday and Saturday, as regional champion. Also moving on to state is Tyler Hoffman, who took third place in the 285-pound class. David Just and Ky Adams will both travel to Tacoma as alternates. Joe Adams won his first match, against Damon Holt, of Republic, by pin at 0:25. In his next match, J...
MABTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team played without two starting seniors in their final league game here Saturday, and lost to Mabton, 48-35. It was the Lady Bulldogs’ only league loss of the season. The game, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, was delayed twice because of weather. Starters Shayla Currin and Josilyn Fullerton, along with reserve Neylan Bryan, were suffering flu symptoms and did not make the trip to Mabton. Dayton ended the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference regul...
COLFAX – Waitsburg's Joe Adams will represent his team as district champion this weekend, as Waitsburg will send five wrestlers to the regional tournament in Colbert Saturday. After two bye rounds, Adams, wrestling in the 182 pound class, pinned his opponent in the championship match, Mayson Payne, of Readan, at 4:15. "Joe dominated this match," said Waitsburg coach Lanny Adams. "He had Mayson on his back for most of the entire first round." Joe Adams will go into regionals as number one s...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team hosted DeSales a day later than scheduled, due to weather, and the Lady Bulldogs easily overcame the Irish on Wednesday, 52-34, for their 12th straight league win. Dayton Remained undefeated in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play this year, with two games to go. The Lady 'Dogs jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Irish 10-3 in the first quarter, and led 27-17 at the half. Dayton was led in scoring by Sidney Andrews, who scored 22 p...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys launched a rally in the fourth quarter against DeSales on Wednesday, outscoring the Irish 16-8 in the final frame to tie the game and send it to overtime. But DeSales recovered and outscored the Bulldogs 11-8 in the extra period to pull out a 57-54 win. Dayton played even with the Irish in the first half, and the game was tied at 25 at intermission. The Irish outscored the Bulldogs 13-5 in the third, before Dayton came back to tie the game at 46 apiece at the end of r...
DAYTON – More than 100 people crowded into a meeting room at Dayton’s Best Western Hotel Monday evening to hear about a regional trails-planning process that has begun, and to provide their own ideas about where non-motorized transportation improvements are needed. The Blue Mountain Region Trails, Bike Routes, Sidewalks Plan is a joint effort of several agencies in Columbia, Walla Walla and Umatilla Counties. Local planning agencies in the three counties have joined with the National Park Ser...
PRESCOTT – Nine Prescott three-point goals were not enough for the Tiger boys to overcome Waitsburg's improving offense on Friday night. Prescott's Jose Gonzalez and Travis Crockett downed three treys each in the game, but the Cardinals held off a big Tiger rally in the fourth quarter to take a 58-51 road win. After leading by a point at halftime, Waitsburg built their lead to 10, outscoring the Tigers 17-8 in the third quarter. Prescott rallied in the fourth, but were unable to make up the d...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team remained undefeated Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play over the weekend, after big wins against Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. However, on Jan. 24, the Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season in a non-league game against a red-hot Oakesdale team. Dayton 63, Tri-Cities Prep 36 On Friday night, the Dayton girls recovered from their loss to Oakesdale by drubbing an out-matched Tri-Cities Prep team 63-36. The Lady Bulldogs d...
DAYTON – Owners or representatives of five local businesses were up after midnight on Jan. 1, not only to celebrate the new year, but also to make funding commitments to help improve downtown Dayton. As a result, The Dayton Development Task Force is set to receive $85,000 in 2018 through the Washington State B&O Tax Incentive Program for historic downtowns in the state. Dayton Chamber of Commerce Director Andrew Holt also serves as manager of the Dayton Main Street Program on behalf of the D...
DAYTON – The undefeated Dayton girls' basketball team won three more games during the past week to build their record to 14-0 this season. They are 9-0 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play. The recent wins came against Walla Walla Valley Academy on Jan. 1, 52-22, Kittitas on Friday, 57-17, and at Pomeroy in a makeup non-league game Monday night, 50-39. Against Pomeroy, the Lady Bulldogs played even with the Pirates early in the game, before falling behind at the half, 25-22. But...
COLBERT, Wash. – Six Waitsburg wrestlers and one Dayton wrestler traveled to Northwest Christian Schools in Colbert, just north of Spokane, for the Crusader Invite tournament on Saturday. Three Cardinal wrestlers placed, including Joe Adams, who came away with first place in his weight class. Wrestling in the 182-pound class, Joe Adams took on Josh Lemon, of Rogers, and won by pin at 1:02. "Joe got the takedown and was able to control him," said coach Lanny Adams. "Joe settled in, turned him a...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team extended their winning streak to nine games this season, with wins last week over Ritzville, Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-0 overall and 5-0 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference League play. Dayton was to travel to Pomeroy Tuesday night for a non-league game. They are scheduled to play Liberty Christian in Richland Friday night and host Mabton on Saturday. Dayton 64, White Swan 38 On Saturday, Dayton hosted White Swan and...
PASCO – The Dayton boys’ basketball team traveled to Tri-Cities Prep on Friday night and fell to the Jaguars, 45-36, after leading much of the game. The Bulldogs led 9-7 after the first quarter and held on to a 23-20 lead at the half. Dayton maintained a two-point lead after three quarters, but the Jaguars rallied in the fourth to pull away for the win. For the game, Ben Kleck led the Bulldogs with 17 points, including a three-pointer. Tanner Bren added 13, including a trey. Dayton out...
