Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago June 5, 2003 Corinne McKinley may have been bucked off in life once or twice along the way, but the local 18-year-old rode all the way on this one. Last weekend McKinley, the daughter of Dan and Krista McKinley of Waitsburg, was crowned Miss High School Rodeo Washington. McKinley, a junior at Waitsburg High School, will travel to Farmington, N.M., to compete at the 55th Annual National High School Finals Rodeo in the Miss National High School Rodeo Queen Competition from July 18-27. She competed against six other contestants at...
Ten Years Ago May 29, 2003 Two Waitsburg Cardinals are headed to the Class B state track meet and several others came agonizingly close - with- in inches or tenths of a second of making the trip. Sophomore high jumper Matt Baker cleared 5-10 without scratching to take first place in District 9 and earn a second consecutive appearance in the WIAA State B Track Meet held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney May 29-31. Freshman high jumper Natasha Montgomery qualified for state, also as number one out of District 9, by clearing 4-10 at the...
Ten Years Ago May 22, 2003 The top two finishers at the District 9 track meet at WSU's Mooberry Field will advance to the state track meet May 29- 31 at Cheney. Thirteen Cardinals, under coaches Ron Hun- tington, Dave Klicker, Jeff Bartlow and Leslie Stockton, will be vying for a chance to compete at the state meet this Friday and Saturday in Pullman. Advancing from the Blue Mountain League meet (sub-district) meet held May 12 in Walla Walla will be Marci Jo Lanning, Natasha Montgomery, Bertha Poirier, Charlee Long, Jessica Huxoll, Kurtis...
Ten Years Ago May 15, 2003 Masonic Junior Achievement award winners from Waitsburg High School were Cole Lindsey, son of John and Dinah Lindsey , and Corinne McKinley, daughter of Dan and Krista McKinley. Other Waitsburg students involved in the program were Bertha Poirier, Amy Huwe, Ben Bloor, Maggie Pietila and Haly Ingle. The program, which involves schools across eastern Washington, was held in Pomeroy, recently. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 19, 1988 Herman Gohlman retired in 1983 after 40 years as secretary of the Days of Real Sport, Inc....
Ten Years Ago May 8, 2003 As one of the youngest Days of Real Sport Queens in recent memory, 13-year-old Courtney Gritman leads the life of a very busy eighth grader at Waitsburg's Preston Hall Middle School. Gritman, the daughter of Carla Gritman of Waitsburg and Fred Gritman of Dixie, keeps so busy with her school, athletics, chores, social life and now pressing commitments as DRS Queen, that when she has a few free hours she grabs forty winks. Queen Courtney excels in academics, participates in 4-H, FFA and two horse groups, is a member of...
Ten Years Ago May 1, 2003 It's hard to miss the yellow ribbons tied to telephone, street signs and just about any other stationary object along Main Street. Yes, they do represent soldiers in the Middle East. More specifically, they represent the 214 men and women of A Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment. Mrs. Pearson's Sixth Grade class at Preston Hall Middle School are official sponsors of A Company, and responsible for the ribbons around town. It all began with a patch given to Scott Huxoll, Jr., a student in Pearson's class....
Ten Years Ago April 24, 2003 Instead of announcing the 2003 Days of Real Sport parade, David McConnell, the "Voice of Waitsburg," and his wife Jill, will be its Parade Marshals, giving this year's parade one of those unique Waitsburg twists. It promises to be a different view of the parade than the McConnells have seen from their perch next to City Hall since the early 1960's. In fact, being honored as parade marshal will mark the first time in decades in which the deep, mellifluous tones of Mc- Connell's voice will not be heard as riders,...
Ten Years Ago April 17, 2003 Three Waitsburg FFA commodity marketing teams placed first, second and third in the nation in a recently completed nationwide contest. The 10 students are members of Waits- burg's FFA chapter, advised by Scott Branson. The only difference between the activity and actually trading com- modities is that no actual money was involved. In the contest, the students review market conditions and place simulated orders over a month-long period. At the end of the competi- tion, how each team fared, based on the real-time...
Ten Years Ago April 3, 2003 Waitsburg firefighters enjoyed their annual crab fed Satur- day night with about sixty in attendance. Brian Bush presided over the meeting with Glynn Davis offering the prayer. A special tribute was made to Walt Warehime who has been hospitalized with heart problems but was able to be pres- ent for the dinner. Fire commissioners present included Jim Leid, Scott Johnson, Jim Kirkman and Jerry Baker. The city was represented by mayor Randy Halley, councilman Gary Bowles and city treasurer Jean Hinchliffe. A number of r...
Ten Years Ago March 27, 2003 A 16-year-old student from Waitsburg High School recently served as a Washington State Senate page in Olympia. Matt Baker, the son of Loyal and Kathy Baker of Waitsburg, had the opportunity to see politics up close last week as a page under the sponsorship of Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-16th District. "This is a good opportunity for kids to see what happens in the Legislature," said Baker of his experi- ence during the 10th week of the 2003 legislative session. "I had a good time on the Senate floor watching them debate."...
Ten Years Ago March 13, 2003 Seventeen-year-old Jessica Smith will reign as Queen of the 2003 Walla Walla Fair And Frontier Days, which will feature Diamond Rio in concert and Don Johnson as parade marshal. Princesses on the court include two Days of Real Sport alums, Chelsey Murdock of Waitsburg and Amy Smith of Walla Walla. There is only a week remaining until the City Causus, to be held March 20 at 7 p.m. in Ye Town Hall, 121 Main. Incumbents who have committed to re-election are Mark Shively, Marty Dunn, treasurer Jean Hinchliffe, and Debar...
Ten Years Ago March 6, 2003 The Blue Mountain Heritage Society is tackling a longstanding mystery which has surrounded a Cliffside are on the Snake River. It is one of the new organization's first projects. We speak of the site just north of Eureka, which some have surmised was once the location of a village of prehistoric people, possibly of the Palouse Indian tribe which once roamed the Snake environs between Clarkston and Pasco. If investigations being started by the new historic organization bear fruit, we might well be a site of...
Ten Years Ago February 27, 2003 The Blue Mountain Snowmobile Club of Dayton is spon- soring a Bucket-Run for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Washington State on Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m. The event will originate from the Touchet Corral Snow Park located on the North Touchet Road, before the Bluewood entrance. Donations will be accepted on behalf of Make-A-Wish. Games for snowmobilers will be held in the Godman area, and lunch will be available at the Godman shelter for all bucket-run participants. For additional information contact Daryl McCaule...
Ten Years Ago February 20, 2003 Washington senators voted 49-0 to help Waitsburg keep its spe- cial city status, which can be an economic benefit for the town, but at the same time permit terms for elected officials to be set greater than the present one-year terms. Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-16th District was a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5244 which passed Tuesday. Because Waitsburg is an unclassified city, the town charter requires annual elections of city officials. City officials asked Hewitt to help change state law so that the City could, at...
Ten Years Ago February 13, 2003 After hearing three hours of impassioned, sometimes harsh public testimony, the Waitsburg City Council voted 4-1 to proceed with the hotly contested SR 12-Coppei Avenue improvement project. Nearly 80 concerned individuals at- tended the marathon 4 ½ hour meeting Feb. 5 where more than a dozen people - about half in favor, half opposed - voiced opinions, feelings and facts that ran the gamut from orderly information about the Coppei improvement project to heartfelt memories of the 1996 flood. Twenty-Five Years...
Ten Years Ago February 6, 2003 Howard Smith of Waitsburg was named Maine-Anjou Promoter of the Year for 2003 at the Denver National West- ern Livestock Show recently. Smith has been attending the show for eight years now in order to purchase Maine-Anjou bulls for another party. He estimated there were 4,000 head of cattle there this year. Although Smith was there for six days, the show runs for three weeks. It consists of a livestock show, rodeo, horse show and commercial exhibits. Ac- cording to Smith, all events are held indoors at the...
Ten Years Ago January 30, 2003 Five Cardinal players have been named by Prep Football Report to its Class B-11 All-State team. On the first team are Dane Kiefel at defensive end and Travis Mason on offensive line. Making the second team pick were Brandon Neal-Tate at linebacker, Brandon White at defensive back and Kent Stringham at running back. "We are obviously pleased to have such a high number of kids selected. It just tells me what kind of talent we had on this team. I am looking at the 56 kids that were selected (28 to the first team an...
Ten Years Ago January 23, 2003 Guy and Lynn McCaw will receive their new Stratford system built home January 24. The building will be delivered from Stratford's production warehouse in Rathdrum, Idaho and "Set" on its foundation, at the building site just off Bolles Road by an assembly crew beginning at about 8 a.m. Mountain Lakes construction of Post Falls will be setting the home on its foundation, with the finishing work to be completed by Dan Cole of Cole Construction. The home site overlooks the Touchet Valley near the Junction of B...
Ten Years Ago December 26, 2002 The Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committeewill meet at 7 p.m. Monday, December 30, at the firesideroom in Ye Town Hall. The ad hoc committee of the City ofWaitsburg, which typically meets on the fourth Wednesday ofeach month, will meet on December 30 due to the holidays,according to Ross Hamann, chairman of the committee. On the agenda is a review of the Request for Proposals(RFP) process which was recently initiated. The commit- tee, initially named the Waitsburg Downtown RevitalizationCommittee, has...
Ten Years Ago December 19, 2002 A new Historic Resources Coordinating Committee has been formed to provide expertise in reviewing historical brochures, increasing the accessibility of historical resources and helping fill gaps in the history of our area. The committee includes representatives of various local institutions involved in valley history, and is being coordinated by the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of commerce, which took the lead in bringing the group together."We all have been following our passion for history and now we have an...
Ten Years Ago December 5, 2002 Top off the holiday festivities this week with the Holiday Family Dinner, Monday, December 9th at 7 p.m. in the Ye Town Hall sponsored by the Waitsburg Youth Committee. The event will be free of charge. Families or others plan- ning to attend are asked to bring a side dish according to the alphabetical guide listed below. Provided will be the meat, bread and beverages. Families whose names end in A-D are asked to bring a salad and/or appetizers; E-H: rice, pasta or potato dish; I-L: Casseroles; H-P: vegetables;...
Ten Years Ago November 28, 2002 The City of Waitsburg has learned this week that Transportation Improvement Board funds have been approved for the Coppei Avenue/Preston avenue renovation project, which is anticipated to begin in July, 2003. Through the Small cities Program, $341,686 was allotted to cover 40 percent of the project, joining with $517,797 from the Washington State Department of Transportation. The project will widen the roadway from 24 to 32 feet with reconstructed pavement, which will have new curb, gutter, driveway approaches,...
Ten Years Ago November 21, 2002 Most of the faculty of Waitsburg Elementary School attended the Waitsburg School District board meeting last week to express concern about staffing levels in the elemen- tary school after a vacancy created by one teacher's resigna- tion was not filled for the 2003-2004 school year. Carolyn Rittenhouse, who last year taught a 2-3 combination, re- signed at the end of last school year to accept a position in another school district. A replacement teacher was not hired following last summer's budgeting process and...
Ten Years Ago November 14, 2002 Hometown Christmas, Waitsburg's greeting to the holi- day season, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Commer- cial Club members are beginning to plan for the event. The event will start at noon with a craft show in Ye Towne Hall and Legion Banquet Rooms, a lighted parade at 5 p.m. and a chili feed at 5:30 p.m. Tickets (and cans) for prize drawings will go out Monday, Dec. 2, to local business. A $5 purchase is good for one ticket, just sign the ticket and deposit it in the receptacle. Drawings for the donated...
Ten Years Ago November 7, 2002 Voters may not know the outcome of the Waitsburg Park and Recreation District Maintenance and Op- eration Levy until election officials at the Walla Walla County Auditor's Office tally all the votes - those cast on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, and those ballots sub- mitted by absentee or mail. As of final count Tuesday evening, the proposition was just three votes shy of the 60 percent margin needed for approval. The final tally showed 269 for, 181 against; 59.78 percent for, 40.22 percent against. Walla Walla...
