Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – With three meets under its belt, and two left in the season, the Waitsburg High School knowledge bowl team has its sights set on representing Waitsburg at the State competition in March. "At this point, we're on board to go to state," said Lynn Martin who is coaching for the first time this year after the retirement of long-time Knowledge Bowl Coach Brad Green. Waitsburg made regular appearances at the state competition under Green, who led Waitsburg's teams for 21 years. W...
PARKLAND, Wash. – Dayton High School student Rebecca Smith has been awarded a prestigious Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholarship worth $26,000 a year, along with the opportunity to earn more. Just 127 President’s Scholars were selected based on academic achievement, service and leadership, and potential to effect positive change and leadership in the life of PLU. These students have been invited to interview on the PLU campus to compete for one of 10 $31,000 per year Harstad Founder’s Scholarships or one of five full-tu...
Washington State – In response to the recent government shutdown, the Washington State Employment Security Department sent an email to business owners letting them know of two options that can be helpful in times of economic hardship. The first options is called “Standby” and can be used when a business has a short-term dip in business but wants to encourage staff to return to work. Workers who are laid off but have an expected return-to-work date within 28 days can request “standby approval. Employers can request to extend that date to with...
DAYTON-This school year has been a learning curve year for the staff at The Club, Dayton's new after school program. Director Jim Pearson said some of the loftier goals originally set by the staff have been amended in order to spend more time on students' social and emotional skills. "We're learning a lot," said Pearson. "We've had to reevaluate our structure." Pearson said by the time the students get to The Club, they are tired of sitting and learning all day and are ready to have more free...
COLTON – The Prescott Tigers are playoff-bound following a 66-47 win against Colton here on Feb. 2. Prescott took control of this game early on with a great first half by Jose Gonzalez and Jonathan Cardenas who combined for 25 points. The game tightened in the 3rd quarter when Jon Bean cut the lead to seven at 44-51 with 4:33 left in the quarter. The score would get no closer and a big fourth quarter by Fernando Lopez put the game out of reach with a 14 point outburst. After the game, I spoke w...
DAYTON – The DW girls were overpowered by DeSales 46-21 at a Senior Night home game on Jan. 29. The game ended DW's season 1-12 in league and 2-18, overall. "The DW girls had a fantastic first half of play against DeSales. We took care of the ball fairly well, played tough defense and were only down 5 at the break. During the first minutes of the third quarter we gave up the ball several times allowing the Irish some easy lay-ins. We started chasing and trying to play catch-up instead of r...
DAYTON – DeSales defeated DW 55-25 in an EWAC home game that ended the season for DW. Dayton-Waitsburg had a tough season, wrapping up 0-14 in league and 0-21 overall. Absolutely nothing was falling for either team in the first quarter. The score was 4-2 for much of the first quarter despite both teams taking plenty of shots. Chris Andrews scored 20, including a nice three- pointer at the buzzer making his final shot of his senior year. Highlights – #24 Josiah White with a layup in the 2nd qua...
Spring Training starts February 21st so the start of the MLB baseball season isn't that far away. I thought I'd take the time before the start of the regular season to explain, with a series of articles, some of the more modern statistics that announcers are using more frequently in broadcasts. I will introduce formulas when they are simple and I'll try keep them as easy to understand as possible. So let's get started with the stat called Park Factor. Park Factor or PF is a measure to determine...
LEWISTON, Ida. – The BirdDogs boys AAU middle school basketball team participated in the state qualifier Battle Classic Tournament in Lewiston Idaho, last weekend, but failed to place. The BirdDogs took a hard hit on game one against Othello, falling 67-9. Monte Pettichord scored three points with Benny Bryan, Braden Mings and Jesse Ray Mings scoring two each. The BirdDogs played Lapwai in game two, falling 51-21. Pettichord, Braden Mings and Jesse Ray Mings each pulled in six point. Ryland K...
Heppner, Ore – With 2018 numbers looking good, Bank of Eastern Oregon continues its expansion into eastern Washington. Banks in Colfax, Dayton, LaCrosse and Pomeroy are slated to open in February. “We are pleased with the 2018 results. Solid earnings for 2018 and an improved renewal season for our agricultural borrowers are encouraging for the year ahead, but time will tell,” said bank President and CEO Jeff Bailey in a press release. “It is also important to note that our application with the FDIC to acquire the 4 Umpqua branches (Colfax...
WALLA WALLA County – Walla Walla County Commissioners are announcing an opening on the Walla Walla County Rural Library Board of Trustees to fill an unexpired term ending Jan. 1, 2023. The board determines the mission and basic policies for the library’s operation and has the supervision, care, and custody responsibilities for all property of the library. For more information visit the Library Board section of the library website at wwrurallib.ent.sirsi.net/ The board meets the second Monday of each month from 5-7 p.m. Applications may be obt...
Valentine's Day is synonymous with lots of chocolate, candy hearts, flowers, and anything red, pink and white. It is my favorite holiday. Since Valentine's Day is not until next Thursday, I pondered whether to put in a recipe to use on Valentine's Day this week or next. When I searched for Valentine recipes, there was an assortment of red Jello, Red Velvet Cake, etc, along with suggestions of meals. I figured out that many were called Valentine's Day meals, but could really be any holiday meal. I do have a great chocolate cake recipe, which I h...
WAITSBURG – After nearly 19 years in ordained ministry, Waitsburg Presbyterian Church Pastor Bret Moser is retiring from the pulpit. Bret, along with wife Bethany, will move their family to Idaho where they will share a ministry "shepherding shepherds." "We're working together to come alongside pastors, their spouses and families to offer help, encouragement and wisdom. If they need encouragement, are in crisis, or are suffering from isolation, which is a big issue, we want to offer support," P...
The History Channel * On Feb. 14, 1886, the first trainload of oranges grown by southern California farmers leaves Los Angeles via the transcontinental railroad. Development of California surged when state railroad lines linked Los Angeles into the transcontinental railways. * On Feb. 15, 1903, the first Teddy bear goes on sale. Toy-store owner and inventor Morris Michtom placed two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertising them as Teddy bears, named after President Theodore Roosevelt. * On Feb. 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeolo...
