Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago October 31, 2002 Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 to decide a number of state measures, pick a congressman, select a state representative and settle races for county commis- sioners and district court judge. Waitsburg and Prescott voters will vote upon maintenance and operation levies for their respective park and recreation districts. Waits- burg voters will decide on a proposed maintenance and operation levy for the Waitsburg Park and Recreation District. The proposition would levy a $.35 per $1,000 of assessed valuation...
Ten Years Ago October 17, 2002 Sunday night was a smoky one for Waitsburg as three haystacks at the eastern city limits went up in flames, and a lot of smoke, which settled in the valley on the clear, calm night. The haystacks, about half straw and half hay, were accidently ignited by an errant spark form construction work being performed nearby. Damages was estimated to be about $16,000 for the roughly 3,000 bales of uninsured straw and a like amount of hay bales, including barley, oat and alfalfa hay. Twenty-Five Years Ago October 18, 1987...
Ten Years Ago October 3, 2002 The USDA last week called for nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the Agri- cultural Air Quality Task Force. The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force charter is renewed every two years and directs the Chief of the National resources Conser- vation Services (NRCS) to establish a task force to ad- dress agricultural air quality issues. The 2002 Farm Bill specifically addresses air quality issues and ties them to conservation programs. The task force will continue to be an advisory committee and...
Ten Years Ago September 26, 2002 It was a good summer for Waitsburg Lions Club, with several fundraising projects bolstering the club's bank accounts. The income offset some ex- penses the club paid out for maintenance around the softball fields over the summer. The Walla Walla Fair ice project delivered 45,000 pounds of ice over four days of the fair. Gross revenues for ice sales amounted to $6,925, netting the club $2,359 after the concession permit and ice bill were paid. The Softball Bash was full with 26 teams, and unfortu- nately had to...
Ten Years Ago September 12, 2002 The 29th annual Pioneer Fall Festival sponsored by the Waitsburg Historical Society, will be held Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Bruce Memorial Museum, located on Main Street in Waitsburg. The event will get under way with non-denominational church services at 11 a.m., followed by the introduction of the 2002 Pioneers of the Year, Ed and Gloria Lawrence, long-time Waitsburg wheat produc- ers. The Bruce House will open at noon, and at that time the Waitsburg Lions Club will start serving the pioneer dinner of...
Ten Years Ago August 29, 2002 The Walla Walla Fair will be a Maiden family affair. This year's Queen of the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days, Haley Maiden, and the Parade Marshall, County Commissioner Chuck Maiden, are living proof that the roots of the fair family tree go deep. Haley is Chuck's granddaughter, making her a fourth generation Maiden family participant in the fair. Haley's aunt Pam (Maiden) Hannah was a fair queen in 1975, and her aunt Linda (Maiden) Schmidt was the queen in 1985. Chuck served on the fair board for nine years....
Ten Years Ago August 22, 2002 The Waitsburg ambulance board will consider anoffer from Columbia County Hospital District thatwill be hard to refuse. Due to the hospital now beingdesignated as a "critical access hospital," the ad- ministrator is offering to supply the local volunteerservice with supplies, equipment and to fund twopart-time Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)positions. He envisions Waitsburg having two 30hour per week EMTs, paid to remain close to the fire station, ready to respond, and hoping to expandthe program in the coming...
Ten Years Ago August 15, 2002 Weller Public Library is planning for a facil- ity upgrade by installing a new heating and air conditioning system. Extensive improvements are on the drawing board for the new system to complement the new technological improve- ments in the library. New computers have been provided by the Waitsburg Lions Club and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. If all goes well, patrons of the library will be able to search reference materials from libraries nationwide and have much improved access to information about...
Ten Years Ago August 1, 2002 The Waitsburg Downtown Revitalization Com- mittee has raised $25,000 to initiate planning a proposed downtown streetscape renovation in its first year of existence. The group recently got a boost from the Washington Office of Trade and Economic Development (OTED) in the amount of $15,000.The plan allows Waitsburg to go after the eight tenths from taxes that is earmarked for economic development. Susan Kempf, head of the Downtown Revitalization Program for OTED took a two-hour tour of the downtown businesses and...
Ten Years Ago August 8, 2002 The Waitsburg Blockwatch is gaining momentum, if turnout at last Tuesday's barbecue in Preston Park is any indication. An estimated 175 people - young, old, tall, short - turned as another stepping stone to getting a Blockwatch program established. On display were several vehicles from the sheriff's office, the Waits- burg Ambulance Service, Walla Walla County Joint Fire District No. 2 and Waitsburg Fire Department, the Walla Walla Joint Emergency Services Unit (also known as SWAT) and others. Several WWSO patrol ca...
Ten Years Ago August 1, 2002 The Waitsburg Downtown Revitalization Committee (WDRC) has raised $25,000 to initiate planning on a proposed downtown streetscape renovation in just its first year of existence. Revitalization efforts got a big boost with a $15,000 grant from the Washington Office of Trade and Economic Development (OTED). The $25,000 will be used to hire professionals to create a phased plan that can be a springboard for qualifying for other grant money. When the next step is complete, the WDRC will be eli- gible to apply for...
Ten Years Ago July 11, 2002 The Waitsburg Block Watch Program will hold an orga- nizational watermelon feed on Sunday, July 14, in Preston Park. All interested persons are invited to attend to enjoy watermelon and help plan the citywide network to help curb criminal activity in Waitsburg. Block Watch participants can continue to conduct their lives in privacy. It simply requires that neighbors be familiar enough to know who belongs and who doesn't in a neighborhood. It also includes ancillary programs such as engraving one's property. Active...
Ten Years Ago July 4, 2002 Pool to open on Monday! With around $27,000 in dona- tions paving the way, preparations to ready the Waitsburg City Pool for operation are underway and the facility is expected to open Monday, July 8. Officials expect operation to be from four to six weeks, depending on staffing, utiliza- tion of volunteers and availability of funds. Some $27,000 has been donated or pledged, said Tom Baker, Friends of the Pool chairman. There is a $16,000 in the bank account, Baker said, mainly from donations in memory of Pat Leid...
Ten Years Ago June 27, 2002 The Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously to priva- tize garbage collection, and will begin negotiations with Basin Disposal, Inc. (BDI) of Pasco, to collect garbage within the city limits. BDI was chosen due to being more city-oriented, providing assistance to senior citizens, and capacity for civic events, among other things. There will not be an increase in service price, and citizens should receive more service from BDI. This will be a two-year trial period for BDI. At the end of two years, the city could...
Ten Years Ago June 20, 2002 Dayton graduate, Mike Booker, reconnects with D-Day buddy, Llyod Apperson. On May 15, 2002, Louise Apperson was surfing the Internet in hopes of finding her husband's wartime friend. She does find a "Mike Booker" and calls him. It was the same man that served in 357th Infantry in St. Lo, France, during World War II, with her husband Lloyd. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 18, 1987 The Lions Invitational Softball Tournament will be held this weekend, June 19, 20, and 21, at the softball complex on the Days of Real Sport...
Ten Years Ago Juen 13, 2002 An insurance crisis hits the Days of Real Sports. The Days of Real Sports Board of Directors is grappling with an insurance problem which must be resolved before next May's meet if horses racing in Waitsburg will continue. Race horse trainers had until June 12th, to get their racing stock off the Days of Real Sports ground after the DRS board learned last week it would be unable to obtain general and event liability for the coming years. The boards planned to meet Wednesday evening to discuss the unfolding crisis....
Ten Years Ago June 6, 2002 Thirty- four members of the Waitsburg High School's Class of 2002 will participate in commencement exercise Friday, June 7. Ceremonies will be held in the newly renovated gym at 8 p.m. Tri-valedictorians for 2002 are Jessie Winnett, Hilary Bye-Hogan and Kimberly Bloor. Shannon Brason will be the honor speaker, selected by her class. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 4, 1987 Jack Otterson, recent Waitsburg High School graduate, was the only member of the Vandal track team to place in the state meet in Wenatchee last weekend....
Ten Years Ago May 30, 2002 Waitsburg is pot of gold for 500 Rainbow girls honoring Menino here Saturday. Waitsburg will be a funfilled day from the crack of dawn to the dance, as five hundred - count 'em- five hundred Rainbow Girls and advisers, led by Grand Worthy Adviser Holly Menino, come to meet and play. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 4, 1987 School Board discusses teacher's arrest in executive session. The Waitsburg School Board reviewed and approved several funding programs, made a change in the Kindergarten schedule and then went into...
Ten Years Ago May 16, 2002 The Will James Society gives a collection to Waitsburg Elementary School Library. The library at Waitsburg Elementary is the recipient of a 17-book collection of the works of noted Western author and artist Will James. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 21, 1987 The Vandal Booster Club prompts board to propose a total 9-12 sports cooperative. A letter from the Waitsburg School Directors to Prescott Schools proposing joint cooperation between Prescott and Waitsburg for athletic programs in grades 9-12, academics, physical...
Ten Years Ago May 9, 2002 Wanted: Your comments on Corps' Coppei Creek Flood protection proposal. The Coppei River left the stream bed, going over the north bank in the vicinity of the Days of Real Sport fairgrounds, flowing over and down Highway 12, through a residential area and collecting in the downtown area next to Preston Park, inundating the park, city pool and several Waitsburg Businesses. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 14, 1987 Days of Real Sports all set for this weekend; Fun Run, Drawings,...
Ten Years Ago May 3, 2002 Waitsburgites: Sign up for block watch and Citizens' Patrol. City Crew Supervisor Dan Katsel read the list from a notebook he keeps in his pocket. Caused members of the city crew to spend time serving their community. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 7, 1987 Charles E. Hermanns, 28, who was injured in a two-car collision on the Harvey Shaw road April 28, has improved from serious to satisfactory condition at St. Mary Medical Center. Fifty Years Ago May 4, 1962 Freda Kay Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris, was...
Ten Years Ago April 26, 2002 Don Wills named 2002 DRS Parade Marshal. Mr. Wills, 77, has been known to say he wanted two things before he died: to be honored with the Commercial Club Community Service Award (1991), and to be parade marshal of the Days of Real Sport. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 30, 1987 Two Walla Walla men injured in Tuesday morning mishap. A Tuesday morning two-car accident resulted in injuries to two Walla Walla men, who were listed in serious condition at a Walla Walla Hospital. David Sheneman and Charles Hermanns were...
Ten Years Ago April 19, 2002 Waitsburg is first in the county to propose 695 special levy. Property tax rates could exceed $19 per $1,000 of assessed valuation with approval of an eleventh item in the taxing structure, giving Waitsburg the highest taxes in Walla Walla County. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 23, 1987 The huge flat house in Prescott is getting some alterations. Last year, wheat popped out a panel on the south side of the building, causing some loss of stored wheat and some question as to the structural integrity of the building. The...
Ten Years Ago April 12, 2002 City Council approves M&O levy for the city. The voters in Waitsburg will decide whether they will raise property taxes through a maintenance and operation levy in a May 21 vote-by-mail election. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 16, 1987 Research shows director district voter population varies greatly. As a school board candidate a few years ago, Bill Wolford noticed that some of Waitsburg School District's five directors districts seemed to have more voters than others. Fifty Years Ago April 13, 1962 Construction of...
Ten Years Ago April 5, 2002 Port of Walla Walla money starts the Downtown Revitalization ball rolling. The Waitsburg City Council has received a $7,500 contribution from the Port of Walla Walla to develop a Downtown Development Mater Plan. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 9, 1987 No bids received on Ritter Building demolition. Waitsburg City Council decided to offer the Ritter Building for sale after no bids were received for demolition at the April 1 council meeting. Fifty Years Ago April 6, 1962 Candidates for Days of Real Sports race queen were...
