Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - In an eco- nomic climate where jobs seem impossible to come by, one local farmer can't seem to hire employees fast enough. Dayton's Warren Orchards is (Above) War- ren Orchards on North Touchet Road in Dayton looks idyllic in early morning light last week. ( Right) Owner Bill Warren loads apples into a truck last Thursday at Warren Orchards. on about 100 acres and pro- duces apples and pears. The orchard is run by Bill Warren who took over in 1994. Warren is now faced with a difficult s...
DAYTON - Goats were the main event at the ninth annual OctoBoer Fall Finale Boer Goat Show & Buck Futurity show at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The show brought breeders, exhibitors and owners out to show and see Boer goats Satur- day, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7. Show Secretary and Host Terry Brown said she was happy with how the event went. "It was good," Brown said. "We had a lot of new people." Brown said she has been in- volved with the festival since its inception. The event is usually...
YAKIMA - The Times Publisher Imbert Matthee was honored with a second place award for his story about a marijuana bust in Dayton in August 2011 at the Washington Newspa- per Publishers Association convention in Yakima l ast weekend. The piece, "It Just Kept Going and Going," was awarded in the "Best News Story - Long" category at the conference. Matthee's story revealed all of the details on the biggest marijuana bust in Washington during 2011. The grow operation dis- cussed in Matthee's story stretched for more than 600 yards along the Eckler...
WALLAWALLA - The Dayton Bulldogs soccer team played a tough match against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights on Wednesday, Sept. 19, ultimately falling 5-1 to the Knights. The Bulldogs had a game scheduled against Riverside on Saturday, Sept. 22, but the game was canceled due to the smoke in the air. Head coach DJ Frame said the Knights were aggressive and spread the ball around to a number of players so there was no one person for the Bulldogs to cover to take over the game. "Once we ad...
The Dayton Bulldogs fell to the DeSales Irish, 34-6, in a heartbreaking loss after a tough fight on last Friday night. During the Bulldogs’ first possession, the team hit the field fighting, but couldn’t move the ball down the field. They were able to keep the possession alive and hold off the Irish by recovering their own fourth down kick, but the Irish picked up the ball on fumble. The Irish wasted no time taking the ball down the field for a touchdown at 9:25, bringing the score to 7-0 aft...
DAYTON - The Dayton volleyball team had a tough week, losing three matches in a row to three different teams. The Lady Bulldogs took on the Asotin Panthers last Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Dayton and played through the whole five-game match before ultimately falling. In game one, the Bulldogs were communicating and garnered enough momentum to hold the Panthers for a final score of 25-18, Dayton. Despite great communication, there were still some gaps the Bulldogs were sluggish to fill when the b...
DAYTON - The Day- ton City Council voted to reopen the city's skate park for a two-week trial Monday night. The unanimous vote was met with cheers from the several young students who spoke in defense of the park. The council meeting was held at the Catholic Church across the street from City Hall to accommodate the large public audience, which was supportive those who came to the meeting to speak on the park's behalf. Skater and student Mi- chael Milan opened the discussion stating that he be- lieved the skate park should be reopened. "I think...
Blue Mountain Action Council Aids Three Counties Council Is Involved With Numerous Local Charities, Puts Americiorps Volunteers In Schools DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Action Council has become an increasingly familiar name in Columbia County. The council has been involved with numerous local char- ities and organizations by offering assistance to groups that help support the community. Americorps volun- teer members and public outreach specialist Em- ily James and other vol- unteers from across t...
DAYTON - Gerardo Agu- irre-Hernandez and Ramon Estrada-Gonzalez pleaded not guilty last Thursday in Columbia County to charges of growing marijuana and to being illegal aliens in posses- sion of firearms. Both men are expected to appear in court for a two-day trial on Nov. 8 and 9 in Day- ton. Agu- irre- Her- nandez, 41, and Estrada- Gonzalez, 61, were arrested on Sept. 4 in a forested area east of Dayton after the Wash- ington S t ate Patrol's Cannabis Eradica- tion and Reclamation Team...
DAYTON - Time Out Pizza owner Phillip Sor- tomme listened when his customers spoke, and now he's in the process of getting a beer and wine serving per- mit to prove it. The Dayton City Council approved the request for a permit at the last council meeting on Sept. 10 but Sor- tomme said there is still a lot to do. "(Getting the license) is something we have been considering since before we opened," Sortomme said. He said he wanted to get a feel for the community and his customers before getting...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs hit the field shoot- ing against the Ukiah Cougars Tuesday night and came out on top with a final score of 11-3, Bulldogs. In the first half, Pedro Bar- bosa de Deus scored a hat trick in the first six minutes of the game. The Bulldogs kept the pressure on, taking shots at ev- ery opportunity and keeping the ball in Cougar territory. Ian Smay took several great shots throughout the game, keeping the Cougars' keeper on his toes. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Zack Waggner headed to the goal for the Bulldogs'...
DAYTON - Dayton's new- est city councilman, Dain Nysoe, has been interested in gov- ernment since he was a page for the Senate in Olympia when he was 12 years old. Nysoe was appointed to the city council at the Monday, Sept. 10 meeting. He said he had been interested in joining the council recently, but he didn't meet the requirement of living inside city limits for a year because Nysoe and his wife, Claudia Nysoe, lived just outside of Dayton. So, when the council seat opened up after Terry...
DAYTON - The Dayton School Board voted Wednes- day night to hire a full-time para-professional to work with the now too-large fourth grade class and leave the kindergar- ten classes at half-day status. The decisions were based on recommendations by Superintendent Doug Johnson. The Dayton School District started the 2012-2013 school year with 12 fewer students then budgeted, com- ing in at 430 full-time enrollment students, which caused the district budget to be lower than expected, according to Johnson. The budget reduction made the long-term s...
WAITSBURG - After more than 40 years work- ing in Washington State government, 23 of which as an elected official, Sec- retary of State Sam Reed is ready to retire. But before his replacement is sworn in on Jan. 16 next year, Reed took one last tour of the state he spent his career serving. Reed toured the Bruce Mansion Wednesday, Sept. 12, during his visit to Waitsburg and said small towns are often underap- preciated. Reed said his experi- ence in the political system gave him an appreciation...
WAITSBURG - Locals and tourists flocked to the Bruce House Museum Sunday to immerse themselves in Waitsburg history at the Pioneer Fall Festival. Sales and events up and down Main Street brought locals and people from out of town out to see the fare. The Bruce House and the Wilson-Phillips House run by the Waitsburg Historical Society was open for most of the day for festival-goers to tour. In the lawn around the museum, pioneer-themed vendors and exhibitions kept the audience moving while lo...
DAYTON - For one hour every year, Dayton's football field goes dark during the Re- lay for Life ceremony in honor of those who have faced cancer. The only glow on the field during the fifth annual Blue Mountain Relay for Life on Saturday, Sept. 15, came from candles inside hundreds of paper-sack luminaries along the inside of the track. The stage set up in the cen- ter of the field was a congrega- tion point in the darkness, as relay speaker and coordinator Gerry Richter used a small flashlight...
The local music scene is bustling as venues put together the final summer shows and set up the fall schedule. While it may be stressful for organizers, music lovers everywhere can rejoice in the double dose of local artists hitting the stages. *The Walla Faces begins its Fall Music festival this Friday. During the next two months, Walla Faces will be presenting a number of out-of-town performers celebrating their music and the faces' grape harvest. The festival will kick off with Ian McFeron from Seattle. Walla Faces said Ian is a songwriter...
DAYTON - Two men were arrested on Sept. 4 for growing marijuana and il- legally possessing firearms in a forested area east of Dayton. The two Hispanic men, 41-year-old Gerardo Aguirre-Hernandez and 61-year-old Ramon Es- trada-Gonzalez , were ar- raigned Sept. 6 and will next appear in the Colum- bia County Courthouse on Sept. 20. Both men were charged with one count of manufacturing a controlled sub- stance, a class C felony, and one count of being an alien in possession of a firearm, also a class C felony. The Washington State Patrol...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs tested their abilities as a team for the first time last Wednesday against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights and came out with smiles despite the lack of a win. The Bulldogs tied the Knights for the first game and lost, 4-0, to the Knights in the second game. The teams kicked off the jamboree in Dayton with a tie game at 0-0. The Bulldogs hit the field aggressively with strong and quick footwork. The team was connected and passes seemed to always find the right...
DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Relay for Life returns to Dayton for the fifth time with 21 teams and more than 200 team members coming together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 and runs through 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Dayton Sports Complex. The survivors lap will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the luminary cer- emony will be at 8 p.m. Saturday and closing ceremony will be 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. The event is an over- night relay-style event,...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs demonstrated their tenacity Friday in a heartbreaking loss against the Stanfield Tigers, ending the first game of the season with a final score of 47-6. The Bulldogs started the game with momentum, moving the ball down the field and into Tiger territory before a fumble stopped the Dogs in their tracks and moved the Tigers into scoring position. The Tigers pounced on their first opportunity, bringing the ball down into the red zone and scoring at 11:04. The Ti...
DAYTON - Recent van- dalism at the Dayton city skate park was the final tip- ping point for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office after at least three reports of van- dalism, theft and inappropriate behavior in the park recently. The sheriff's office closed the park with a padlock, pending a city council meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 at City Hall. It has been almost three years since the park opened after fundraising efforts by a group of 4-H students who call themselves the Colum- bia County Curb Stompers brought in $37,000 to remodel...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fair Court has had its work cut out for its four local girls this summer keeping extra busy attending local fairs and events and spreading the word of Columbia County's best. The court consists of three freshmen from Dayton High School, Sierra Smith, Mor- gan Fatheree and Bryeanna Myrick and one sophomore from Waitsburg High School, Emma Philbrook. Smith enjoys horseback rid- ing in her free time and said she was excited to participate in the Columbia County Fair to...
DAYTON - After losing his legs to polio 60 years ago, David MacNall is ready to make a change and do some- thing big for the Dayton Food Bank and Project Timothy. On Aug. 13 when he woke up at 8 a.m., as usual, Mac- Nall, 62, heard about a man who biked 2,000 miles across the country to raise money for a cause on the Tri-Cities radio station KONA. The thought of biking across the country to help those in need struck MacNall as something he wanted to do and some- thing meaningful he could spend...
DAYTON - The newest member of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office is eager to learn and determined to do right in Dayton. The 26-year-old Tri-Cities man, Matt Weins, will fill one of the two recently vacated positions in the office and he said he is ready to learn everything he can to do a job he has been interested in for a while. Weins graduated from Kennewick High School and joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he started his higher education, Weins said. After the Marines, Weins said he...
