Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott girls played a competitive first quarter as they faced off against the Asotin Panthers in a league match on Friday, Jan. 23. but failed to maintain their tenacity, ultimately losing 64-26. “I was most impressed with the first one-and-a-half quarters of the Asotin game,” said WP Coach J.T. Elsey. “The girls played very well. They moved the ball well and they played really good defense. Paige Wood had her best game all year with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kassidy Kuykendall also scored 11 points and a coupl...
WALLA WALLA – The Dayton Bulldog boys traveled to DeSales Friday, but struggled in a losing effort, 56-38 The bulldogs came out aggressively, taking a 10-9 lead after one quarter, but couldn’t match up to the taller Irish. Zach Waggoner scored 20 points for the Bulldogs, and Ben Kleck added 13. Each had a three-pointer. On Saturday, the Bulldogs hosted Asotin and fell, 60-36. The 0-18 Bulldogs Travel to College Place Thursday to face WWVA, and then finish out their season Saturday night in Waitsburg against the Cardinals....
WALLA WALLA - The Blue Mountain Lodge #13 Free and Accepted Masons will present awards to top officers from four local agencies in their 2014 Officer of the Year Awards ceremony on Feb. 4. Deputy Richard Schram, Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office; Officer Gunner Fulmer, Walla Walla Police Department; Officer Ashley Daschofsky, College Place Police Department; and Trooper Shawn Williams, Washington State Patrol were selected by their respective agencies for this special recognition. Deputy Schram is a Sgt. Thomas E. Bowman Deputy of the Year award win...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District (PJPRD) is in the process of putting together a recertification class for lifeguards. They are also looking at the possibility of working with Walla Walla University to offer a Water Safety Instructor class at a potentially reduced rate. Anyone interested in working as a lifeguard this summer or in need of recertification or further training should contact PJPRD Administrative Assistant Yvonne Jackson at prescottparkrec@gmail.com to be included....
DAYTON – The Christian Women’s Connection will meet at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building (Pine St., Dayton) on Feb. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The meal is $10 and will be catered by Ruth Shearer. Guest speaker Judy Hoff of Marysville, Wash. is the founder and executive director of “Queen It’s a New Day,” a ministry committed to empowering abused, broken and forgotten women. Leslie Woodfill of Spokane, Wash. is the regional director of “Make a Wish” and will provide the special feature. Woodfill will show about how the found...
PASCO - The Board of Directors of the Waitsburg School District will hold a Board Retreat on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 5 - 8 p.m. at ESD 123 (3918 W. Court St.) in Pasco. The purpose of the retreat is to gather information from ESD staff on various strategic planning processes which the Board might use as it prepares to develop clearly articulated vision, mission and goals for the District. The Board desires to engage in a process that will identify and provide for the future needs of the District. Additionally, the Board will explore options...
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla County is seeking an interim fair manager to serve from Feb. 9 to Sept. 30, 2015. This will allow the day-to-day fairgrounds activities to be managed, and for preparations for the 149th Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days event to continue without delay. A cover letter and job description may be found at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us. Interested parties should send a letter of interest and resume to County Personnel Manager Lucy Schwallie. Letters may be emailed to lschwallie@co.walla-walla.wa.us or delivered in person to h...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Knowledge Bowl team is performing well and looking forward to the regional meet to take place at Waitsburg High School on Feb. 23. KB advisor Brad Green said he “hopes and expects” his team to once again qualify for the state meet on March 14 in Arlington, Wash. The team’s last meet was Jan. 8 where three Waitsburg teams competed. “We won handily against other east small schools such as Clarkston, Dayton, DeSales, Prescott and Pomeroy,” said Green. “We’ve been very competitive this year! Emma Philbrook is sharper than...
