Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Makenna Barron, of Waitsburg, sang the national anthem during October's "Pink Out" fundraiser volleyball game in Waitsburg between WP and Dayton last month. Earlier this fall eight-year-old Makenna performed at the Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo....
DAYTON - From Nov. 4 through Nov. 15 Dayton's Wenaha Gallery will feature Spokane artist Michele Davis who paints spiritual, inspirational and hopeful oil paintings featuring children, families and religious figures. One of her works, Playtime Noah's Ark, is slated to be licensed as a jigsaw puzzle. "When someone sees my art and is touched to the point of tears, then I know it has hit the mark. When that happens there is something more at work than just some paint on canvas, and I find myself in awe - like I am standing on holy ground. That...
DAYTON - The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will hold a weekly bipolar and depression support group on Sunday's from 2:30-4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church - UCC located at 214 S. Third St. in Dayton. DBSA groups are open to those who have been diagnosed with a mood disorder, have a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). DBSA support groups are not run by professionals, but offer peerto peer support which is an important...
DAYTON - It looked like WWVA would take the game when they won the first two sets in their league match against Dayton on Oct. 30, but the Lady 'Dogs rallied to hand WWVA their first league loss of the season 19-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-16 and 15-12. The win put the Bulldogs 8-2 in league and 15-5 overall. "We lost the first two sets and came out fighting in the third, fourth and fifth to win. We put it all together offensively and defensively and dug deep, playing the entire games and finishing...
PASCO -- The WP Cross-Country team were all winners at Saturday's 1B/2B District 7/9 Cross Country Championships in Pasco. Each racer set personal records on the demanding and hilly course, and Emily Adams and Landon Callas crossed the finish with times fast enough to qualify them for the State Championship meet next week. The top 20 individual girls and 4 girls' teams as well as the top 30 individual boys and 6 boys' teams qualified for the state meet. Adams placed 9th overall out of 58 women r...
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....
ASOTIN - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals ended their regular season Thursday with a disappointing loss to a young Asotin team, 24-21. With the loss, the Cardinals finished Southeast District 9 play tied with Tri Cities Prep, each having a 2-1 league record. The Cardinals enter the post season as the number one seed, thanks to their win over TCP on October 17. "We had the league title wrapped up and were playing a 2-6 Asotin squad and our guys were a bit flat," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow, "and...
WAITSBURG - Through its pledge of "hands to larger service," 4-H encourages young people to give back to their communities. For Waitsburg's Corral Wranglers, participation in community service is a requirement to membership. This week, the group decided to give back and honor veterans at the same time by decorating cookies to be sent with 4-H Dad and veteran Trevor Johnson on his upcoming Army Reserve drill weekend in Yakima. Johnson, who serves as a mechanic in a transportation company, spoke...
Members of the family of former longtime Port of Columbia Manager Gene Turner were joined by local dignitaries last week for the dedication of the Lyons Ferry Marina Accessible Walkway and Fishing Pad. The facility was dedicated in honor of Turner, who passed away last year. Turner first proposed the project in 2006. A large bronze plaque affixed to a large basalt rock, has Turner's name, his vision and thanks spelled out. Also included are the names of those who donated time and effort to...
DAYTON - Columbia County Fair Board Co-Chair Candy Jones is hoping citizens will contact their local representatives to speak out in favor of state fair funding. According to a letter from Kelly Frost of the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture to the Washington State Fair Association, the WSDA recently submitted documents to the state Office of Financial Management that could be the first step in a budget proposal to eliminate funding for agricultural fairs. The proposal comes as the result of...
Above: Trick-or-treaters paraded in and out of State Farm Insurance and Croft's Floral on Friday afternoon in downtown Dayton. The Main Street trick-or-treat event, featuring most of the businesses on Main Street, was organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Merchants estimated that they gave out candy to between 300 and 400 costumed kids. Right: Not only kids were in costume. AtBlue Mountain Realtors' office, Kelly and Doug Hinds put the scare in more than a few of the visitors as they...
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Just over a month ago, we decided it'd be a good idea to get a new cat. We wound up with a wide-eyed little tabby from Black Dog Rescue. (Actually, he's mostly white, but he has a couple big tabby colored spots.) For the first few days, he was a lump - he didn't move much, didn't eat anything, and made next to no noise, although he would purr loudly whenever he was petted. In an effort to get him to come out of his shell, I would pry him out of his kennel and sit for hours with that lump on my l...
I 'm excited to announce my new column, "Q&A with Cathy." I hope you'll submit any questions you may have - whether about the government, jobs, health care, or anything else - and I'll answer them in this series. You can email your questions to QandAwithCathy@mail.house. gov. I look forward to hearing from you! -Cathy Can the Sales Tax Deduction be extended to the citizens of the State of Washington when filing our income tax? Almost a quarter of Americans live in states that do not have an...
November 7: Robin Hilton, Stan Mock, Roberta Collingwood, Desiree Zuger, Maybelle Leinbach, Elizabeth Xaudaro, Kelsey Tarp. November 8: Bruce Gentry, Melvin Keiser, Jennifer Harwood, Kristen Baker, Dana Weir. November 9: Frances Scott, Robert Hawks, Jodee Liebermann, Alan Jackson Jr., Corrie Cozier, Lillian Carpenter. November 10: Ruth Hansen, Kaitlin Vaughn, Ruby Potter, Stephanie Zuger, Nathan Stroobants. November 11: Wes Moors, Judy Annabel, Dick Beck, Freda Kay Price, Nadine Branson, Sherill Roberts, Kathy Carpenter, Barb Knopp, Herb...
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton Oct. 27 Report of harassment on Harlem Road. Oct. 28 Fire on Thorn Hollow Road. Sick/injured animal reported on Highway 124. Alarm sounding on W. Main. Custodial intervention on Magill Lane. Found property on S. 3rd Street. Animal mistreatment on Johnson Hollow Road. Suspicious circumstance on N. Pine St. Oct. 29 Missing person reported on S. 5th St. Hit and Run on W. Main. Illegal burning on E. Dayton Ave. Oct. 30 Trespassing reported on Thorn Hollow Road. Suspicious person reported on Blue Crane Lane. Theft...
7 Veteran's Day Assembly Waitsburg High School Auditorium 2:30 p.m. The WHS Theater Arts class and the WHS band will present a Veterans Day assembly celebrating the 200th anniversary of our national anthem. 8 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. African Children's Choir Starbuck Community Church 10 a.m. Free performance with goodwill offering taken. Artisan Food Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9 Praise...
Ten Years Ago November 11, 2004 Kelly McCaw is the new deputy city clerk at City Hall. McCaw, 23, is a 1999 graduate of Waitsburg High School and a 2003 Graduate of Eastern Washington University with a degree in English with Technical communications. One might say it was a case of losing a needle in a pile of needles but for Waitsburg High School senior Kyle Weston, it was motivation enough for him to finish 16th in the State B Cross Country race at Pasco last Saturday. Weston had lost track of teammate Brad Huffman, was pushing himself to...
STARBUCK - The African Children's Choir, of Bellingham, will perform at the Starbuck Community Church at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The group is stopping in Starbuck on their way from Spokane to a performance at Kennewick High School. Admission is free and a goodwill offering will be taken. The African Children's Choir was founded by director Ray Barnett in 1984 and has toured the world with over 1,000 participants in 38 choirs. The choir is made up of African children between the ages of 7 and 10...
COLUMBIA CO. HOSPITAL DISTRICT: Hospital Vote a Dead Heat Preliminary results: Yes No Columbia Co. 1,005 - 58.36% 717 - 41.64% Walla Walla Co. 269 - 64.98% 145 - 35.02% Total 1,274 - 59.64% 862 - 40.36% DAYTON - The Columbia County Hospital District bond levy measure appeared too close to call Tuesday night after preliminary voting results were released. Preliminary vote counts showed a 59.64 percent yes vote for combined votes in Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. The measure needs a 60% yes...
WAITSBURG - Chartered just days before Washington became a state, the Waitsburg Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star celebrated its 125th anniversary on Monday. Waitsburg's Eastern Star Chapter #9 was instituted on Aug. 4, 1888 and chartered Nov. 1, 1889. Eastern Star dignitaries attended Monday's celebration which included a catered dinner, a business meeting and special entertainment. On Aug. 4, 1888, Right Worthy Associate Grand Patron J.E. Edmiston at the Masonic Lodge communicated the...
