Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - WP sophomore soccer player Ivan Figueroa was nominated by a community member and selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association as one of its Athletes of the Week. Figueroa blasted goals in two playoff games last month, as his team took second place at the state tournament in Sumner. In recognition of their accomplishment, each Athlete of the Week winner receives a congratulatory letter from WIAA Executive Director, Mike Colbrese, a commemorative WIAA State Athlete of the Week t-shirt, and a certificate. Winners...
DAYTON - The Dayton football, volleyball and soccer players, along with cheerleaders, gathered with family and friends on November 20 for the Dayton High School Fall Sports Awards Ceremony. Dayton played 8-man footabll for the first time this year, and came away with one win. Dayton's volleyball team qualified for regional playoffs. Volleyball MVP- Sarah Phillips Most Inspirational- Lexie Ramirez Most Improved- Mia Becker Coaches Award- Jenna Phillips Cheerleaders Best Teammate- Jennifer Warren Most Spirited- Alea Pena Most Improved- Amanda...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg parents, athletes and coaches gathered in the WHS auditorium on Tuesday Nov. 18 to honor athletes in a Fall Sports Awards ceremony. The WP soccer team was not present and will hold an award ceremony at a later date. Coach Jeff Bartlow noted that the 2015 graduating senior football players racked up 41 wins with only 8 losses in their four years of play. Cheerleaders Most Valuable: Caitlyn Mohney Most Improved: Analise Salazar Most Inspirational: Lisette Mendoza Cross Country Most Valuable: Landon Callas Most...
SUMNER - The WP soccer team ended their season with a trip to the Division 2B state championship game here on Saturday. The Tigers fell, 1-0, to Mount Vernon Christian. On Friday, the Tigers beat Friday Harbor, 1-0, in the semifinal game. Ivan Figueroa scored in the 63rd minute for the only goal of the game. The win moved WP into Saturday's championship game. In Saturday's game, Figueroa again scored the Tigers' lone goal, this time, in the opening minutes of the game. WP couldn't make their lead stick though, as Mount Vernon Christian scored...
SPOKANE - The WP Tigers soccer team got a huge win Friday, beating St. George's, 2-0, in a state quarterfinals game. The Tigers travel to Sumner, Wash. this week to play Friday Harbor in their semifinals game Friday. A win would put them in the state championship game Saturday. Against St. George's, the Tigers got an unassisted goal from Jonny Escalante in the 30th minute. In the 75th minute, Ivan Figueroa scored WPs second goal with an assist from Alberto mendez. Tiger goalkeeper had two saves on the game....
PRESCOTT - Preliminary results from the Nov. 4 General Election show the Prescott Pool Maintenance and Operations levy passing easily with 69.04% of Walla Walla and Columbia County voters approving the levy. A 60% super majority is required to approve the pool's annual $110,000 levy, which translates to about 37 cents per $1,000 of evaluation, down slightly from 40 cents per $1,000 last year and 45 cents per $1,000 in 2012. "I'm delighted that the 2015 levy results show a 69.04% yes vote. It will be great to continue our excellent programs for...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs football team cancelled their scheduled trip to Touchet last week to play the Indians in eight-man football. They will forfeit the game. At the end of the previous game, a loss to Taholah at home, the squad had been reduced to nine players, due to injuries and eligibility issues. According to coach Jerry Dedloff, the team chose not to put players' health at risk with almost no substitutes available. He hopes to be able to suit up more than ten players for this week's home game against LaCrosse / Washtucna /...
WALLA WALLA - DeSales dropped the Lady Cards volleyball team in a three-set game on Oct. 30. The loss, 17-25, 11-25, 11-25, marks the end of the season for WP and gave the Irish a spot in the District 7/9 Regionals. Coach Angie Potts said the girls played competitively in the first set, but got frustrated in sets two and three and failed to maintain intensity. "Overall, there was a lot of improvement throughout the season," she said. Stat leaders were Athziry Amezcua with 6 kills, 4 digs, Jaidyn Brown with 8 assists, Paige Wood with 5 kills...
WAITSBURG - WP's Junior Varsity football team Beat the Asotin Panthers' JV team 50-14 at home on Monday. The Cardinal JVers ended the season with a 2-2 record. "We had a number of games get cancelled and that was too bad," said WP football coach Jeff Bartlow....
WAITSBURG - Local efforts have raised a total of $8,000 for the family of Jenna Morton, a 29-year-old mother, who was killed in an automobile accident on Oct. 4, leaving behind a husband and three young children. Fundraiser organizer Jamie Gleason said the family's immediate needs are met with extra funds available to go toward replacing their lost vehicle. A benefit dinner, in conjunction with a silent auction, raised $5,000, a bake sale raised an additional $1,700 and community members...
DAYTON - The Tahola Chitwhins traveled here from the Olympic Peninsula to take on Dayton Friday, in eightman football game. They were not disappointed. Tahola rolled up 50 points in the first half on the way to a lopsided 66-20 victory. The 0-8 Bulldogs suited up 11 players for the game, but had two go down with injuries. They ended the game with only one substitute. Dayton scored in the first quarter on a four-yard run by quarterback Cal Martin. That made the score 8-66, but Tahola went on to score six more touchdowns before the half. In the...
WAITSBURG - Mayor Walt Gobel said he was very excited to welcome Waitsburg's latest City Council student representative, Emma Philbrook, who was sworn in at the Oct. 16 council meeting. Philbrook is the fourth teen to serve as a Council representative, following Fletcher Baker (2011), Logan Dozier (2012), and Meara Baker (2013). Philbrook said that she doesn't have a great deal of governing experience but served as student body treasurer her sophomore of high school and has held positions at...
WAITSBURG -- Council members present were: K.C. Kuykendall, Kevin House, Karl Newell and Mayor Walt Gobel. Debra Callahan and Marty Dunn were absent. --Sheriff John Turner gave a quarterly update noting that deputy hours are currently 403 above contracted. Crime statistics for Waitsburg show a significant drop over 2013 numbers with the only increases in narcotics and motor vehicle thefts. Turner noted that vehicle theft, as well as vehicles recovered from other jurisdictions, was up county wide. --Council members, Sheriff Turner and City...
DAYTON - The Best Western Plus in Dayton was received the M.K. Guertin Award, the Champion Customer Care Award and the Champion Green Award at Best Western International's 2014 convention. The hotel is one of only six hotels, of more than 2,100 properties in the U.S. and Canada, to receive all three awards. The Guertin is awarded to properties with exceptional service, quality, value and brand commitment. The Champion Customer Care Award honors properties providing exceptional service and care...
PENDLETON - Waitsburg Cross Country runners performed well at the Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invite on Oct. 16. All five members of the boy's team set personal records and Emily Adams set a season record. "The course was an unknown to all but Emily, but it was a pleasant surprise. It was laid out nicely with lots of opportunities for spectators to watch, mostly grass to run on, and no large hills," said Coach Nechodom. Adams just made her goal of finishing in the top ten, placing tenth out of 127 female runners with a time of 20:39.25. Adams was...
WAITSBURG - The first big event at the Q's Wood-Fired Grill on Waitsburg's Main Street will also be the first event of its kind in the city. Waitsburg Cellars will host a winemaker dinner at The Q on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Q owners, Emry and Sandy Kleck will serve a threecourse dinner, appetizers and dessert to be paired with Waitsburg Cellars wines. The menu includes: Three White paired with Pork Tenderloin Crostini w/ Monteillet Goat Cheese & Orange, Pear & Cranberry Mostarda Cheninieres paired with Grilled Salmon w/ Chive Oil over Fresh...
WAITSBURG - Most voters in the Touchet Valley received their ballots in the mail on Friday for this year's general election. Campaigning in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties is winding down, as voters prepare to make their decisions. According to the Walla Walla County Auditor's office, there are more than 31,000 registered voters in the county. Columbia County has a little over 2,600 registered voters. Turnout for the primary election in Walla Walla County was just over 43%. In Columbia County, the primary election turnout was almost exactly...
DAYTON - Goblins and witches and ghosts will descend on the Touchet Valley in about a week, but valley residents are ready. The following list will help all those costumed tykes (and their parents - costumed or not) plan their Halloween fun: Dayton Fall Harvest Celebration Blue Mountain Station (700 Artisan Way, Dayton) Oct. 25 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Costume judging, pumpkin painting, coloring contest, bean bag toss, mummy wrap, drawings every 30 minutes and more. Downtown Trick-or- Treat Dayton Main Street Oct. 31 3 -5 p.m. Participating businesses...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Lions Club invited the candidates for Walla Walla County Sheriff to a forum that was to be held during the club's regular meeting here Tuesday. It was cancelled, however, after challenger Tom Cooper told the club he was unwilling to take part. The forum would have allowed community members to meet both candidates and ask questions. "We decided not to proceed since we couldn't get both candidates," said club member Tom Baker, who was organizing the forum. In an interview, Cooper said he wanted to avoid a repeat of his...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center (WRC) has come a long way from the dark and crowded food bank that once operated in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. The center, a cooperative ministry of the Waitsburg Christian, Presbyterian and Catholic churches moved to its current home, a well-lit, easily accessible space in the AmericanWest Bank building, in early 2011. The center began receiving commodities under the Federal Food Assistance Program, channeled through the Blue Mountain Action Council, in March of that year and has...
WAITSBURG -- The Waitsburg School District is making several changes this year, largely in response to parent and teacher input received at a number of work sessions held by the school board during the past school year. A new ¾-time teacher was added to the staff, which will allow the district to do away with split classrooms this year. Instead, there will be one class per grade level in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Additionally, the sixth grade will move from the grade school building, to Preston Hall Middle School. Gabe Kiefel...
WAITSBURG - Primary election ballots have been mailed to voters in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. The voting deadline is August 5. In Washington's "top-two" primary system, the top two vote-getters in each of the contested races will move on to the general election. Most of the local races in the two counties are uncontested, but Walla Walla County voters will face a choice of three candidates in county-wide races for sheriff and coroner. Three candidates have also filed for the District 3 position for the Walla Walla County Board of...
DAYTON - Jimmy Lloyd Rea and Switchmasters will perform Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. as part of the Middle of Nowhere Sessions at Mace Mead Works in downtown Dayton. Rea, a native of Baker City, Ore., has been considered one of the top blues base players in the country for nearly 50 years. He has performed with artists such as Albert, Freddie, and BB King, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Big Walter Horton, Pete Karnes, Otis Rush, John Lee Hooker and others. He was bass player for the band...
DAYTON - When the pledge period ended for Reggie Mace and Beth Rahn's Kickstarter project on July 7, a total of $11,532 had been pledged by 163 backers. That put them barely over their pledge goal of $11,111. Thus the campaign was successful and they get to keep the money. As we reported in our June 19 issue, Mace and Rahn are raising money to build a live recording studio for their Middle of Nowhere Sessions at Mace Mead Works, on Dayton's Main Street. Mace told us this week that he is about to go shopping for new stuff, including a sound...
NEZ PERCE COUNTY, Ida. - The body of a Dayton woman missing for nearly a week was recovered Saturday along the Snake River here. She was presumed to have drowned. Sharon Matthews, 66, was last seen July 6 at Geneva Bar, on the Oregon side of the river, about 50 miles south of Lewiston. Her body was discovered several miles downstream at a spot called Buffalo Bar, on the Idaho side of the river, by officers from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office. Local search and rescue officials from Oregon and...
