Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg and Prescott recognized their senior fall sports participants at home games over the weekend. Dayton recognized senior players at their home game against Liberty Christian on Tues., Feb. 7. Waitsburg Seniors Wrestling: Dylan Knowles, Tyler Hoffman, Joe Adams, Dejay Meyer, Devin Newman, David Just, Emily Adams (Manager) Boys Basketball: Kyle Gradwohl, Jacob Dunn, Jordan French, Jordan Garrity, Landon Callas, Cameron Terry, Nick Kitselman Girls Basketball: Taylor Hays, Analisea Araya...
WAITSBURG – Trees – what to do with them, and who is responsible for making those decisions – were a hotly debated and recurring topic at Waitsburg City Council meetings throughout 2016. The city is now accepting applications for two citizens to sit on the City of Waitsburg's tree committee. The tree committee will be an advisory committee to the council and will include five members, including two city council representatives, the city public works director, and two citizens appointed by the c...
If you’re looking for something special to do on Valentine’s Day, you won’t have to travel far. Many local businesses are offering Valentine’s deals that are sure to please that special someone in your life. The WhoopemUp Café in Waitsburg will open at 5 p.m. to offer a special Valentine’s Day Love Feast of creole steamed mussels and a decadent seafood etoufee. All the regular menu items will also be available and there will be plenty of chocolate for dessert! Whiskey Canyon Sports Bar & Gril...
DAYTON—Officials with the Dayton School District are watching the progress of House Bill 1059, and hoping it becomes law. If so, it would extend the safety net for local levy collections by an additional year. The State Legislature has reduced the amount of money local school districts are allowed to collect from voter approved M&O levies in anticipation of full funding for basic education, as ordered by the State Supreme Court in the McCleary ruling. Because fully funding for basic education i...
Senior Class 2017 4.0 Jacob M. Dunn Taylor A. Hays Selina L. Mercado 3.25 and above Analisea L. Araya Cameron P. Terry DeJay A. Meyer Jade E. Alleman Jordan D. French Joseph D. Leamy Kyle R. Gradwohl Lexi R. Brannock Nathan W. Aronson Nicolas G. Kitselman Skylar Wood Taylor B. Spoonemore Timber M. Frohreich Laramie Mathews Junior Class 2018 3.25 and above Ariel J. Sandau Chloe R. Pearson Clarissa V. Espana Deja A. Williams Kennocha L. Gallee Kitty K. Lambert Tayler L. Jones Sophomore Class 2019 4.0 Leena L. Baker Loren C. Negron 3.25 and above...
8th Grade 3.25 & above Koby Harris Riley Hubbard Teagen Larsen Kaylee White 7th Grade 3.25 & above Jessie Atteberry Caleb Barron Kiley Curran Megan Forney Chloe Gleason Brayden Mohney McKenzie Lewis-Seal Mya Wood 6th Grade 4.0 Zachariah Wood 3.25 & above Levi Boudrieau Hendrix Groom Andrea Gonzalez Laura Hill Blake Jones Monte Pettichord-Mathews Sarabeth McGowen Seazyn Russell...
The Waitsburg Home and School Association is selling raffle tickets for this Rainbow Trout carving by Tom Schirm. Tickets are $5/each or $20/5. The drawing will be held at the 2017 HASA carnival. Purchase tickets from any HASA member or message Deanna Coulston on Facebook or through the elementary school....
Ten Years Ago February 15, 2007 Jane Butler was initiated into P.E.O., Waitsburg Chapter BE, in January of 1947. The initiating President was Evelyn Harris. In her 60-year P.E.O. lifetime, she has also been a member of Chapter BJ in Dayton and Chapter CE in Yakima . . . At January meeting of the Waitsburg chapter, Butler was honored with a Sweet Adeline serenade of the song “That’s What Friends Are Fro,” a bouquet of fresh flowers and an interview with “Barbara Halters” aka Barb Knopp, a member of the chapter. Fifty-four members and guests at...
WALLA WALLA - The next Waitsburg Bluegrass Jam will be held at the Lyman House at Whitman College on Fri., Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Parking is available on Stanton Street or University Street. The entrance is near the intersection of University and Stanton....
Arraignments: -Benjamin Glen Smith, 33, Dayton; charged with rape of a child in the third degree, second degree child molestation, and third degree child molestation. Smith, a Washington State Penitentiary corrections officer, was arrested outside his home on Jan. 23. Court documents allege that Smith had ongoing sexual relations with a child between 14 and 15 years old and had sexual contact with that same child and another child between the ages of 12 and 13. Smith is being held in Benton Franklin County Jail on $100,000 bond. He entered a...
February 10: Susan Kenney, Betty Harpe, Ryan Wertz and Sara Wilson, Ryan Wertz. February 11: Erika Heilbrun, Jeff Christensen, Jill Bickelhaupt, Micki Payne and Jean McCown. February 12: Ken Cole, Jr., Benjamin Moser, Landis Potts and Lindsey Richardson. February 13: Denise Shaffer, Lori Ann Witt, Tamra Fry, James Olson, Jonathon Baker, Justin and Travis Turner and Patty Mayberry. February 14: Susan Talbott, Edith Wold, Gina Lytle, Susan Zuger and David Smith. February 15: Ephraimia Reese, Andrew Wertz, Neta Henze McKenzie, Joe McCown Jr.,...
Donald Trump’s recent flurry of executive orders mandates that for every new regulation issued by any agency, two must be eliminated. This comes on top of a federal hiring freeze and vows to reduce administrative bloat and otherwise force the government bureaucracy to conform to the kinds of expectations that govern private business. While Trump sees himself as an outsider president bringing new ideas to Washington, these particular ideas would be painfully familiar to his predecessors. For the past century, presidents of both parties have s...
Americans who give or get roses on Valentine’s Day usually don’t think about where their flowers came from. But your roses may have traveled farther this year than you have. A few days ago, the roses were likely 2,000 or 3,000 miles away, sitting in a Colombian greenhouse near the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The blooms probably traveled to Miami on a refrigerated plane, where some were poked and shaken by agricultural officials. Then they were sent on their (still refrigerated) way to flower shops around the U.S., arriving just in tim...
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In 1993, President Bill Clinton was pictured holding a Washington State apple while promoting the virtues of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). That photo only underscored the importance of the agreement and our trade with Mexico and Canada. Washington is the most trade dependent state in the nation. The Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) reported last November, Washington State exported at least $134.5 billion worth of goods to Canada and Mexico since the agreement was signed....
DAYTON – When radiochemist, Jane Holly Estrada, hangs up her lab jacket for the day, she enjoys relaxing by capturing moments in nature and transforming them into a state of permanence. The Richland, Wash. artist creates jewelry and shaped dishes inspired by freshly fallen leaves. Estrada presses a real leaf into the clay, shapes it into a unique dish, and paints them with a watercolor style underglaze, before firing multiple times and adding her signature gold accents. Estrada also paints m...
DAYTON—After weighing the pros and cons of reapplying for an additional five years of the Drug Free Communities Grant, the Coalition for Youth and Families decided not to do so at this time. “Basically, the extra requirements of the grant are so huge, and we don’t have enough people who have the time to dedicate to the application,” said Peggy Guiterrez, the grant coordinator, about the decision not to apply. “We also don’t have the technical assistance we had when we wrote the original fi...
DAYTON - February is National Library Lovers Month, and the Dayton Memorial Library is celebrating that, as well as Valentine's Day, with "Blind Date with a Book." New books for men, women, young adults and children are wrapped in plain brown paper, with brief descriptions, or clues, as to what is inside, and are available for check-out. Many of the Blind Date with a Book picks are suggestions by well-known Seattle librarian and author, Nancy Pearl. Family story time is on Feb. 7, and begins at...
DAYTON-Last week, the conference room at the Best Western Hotel in Dayton was packed, for the first of a series of public workshops hosted by the Blue Mountain Regional Trails – Ridges, Towns, and Rivers organization. Work is underway to establish a non-motorized trails plan for walking, biking, hiking, and horseback riding, that would include all of Columbia and Walla Walla counties, and northeast Umatilla County. Representatives from the City of Dayton and Columbia County Planning D...
DAYTON— In her report to the Dayton School Board, Elementary Principal Pam Lindsley said the students have been hard at work making posters to advertise the Candy Gram Sale, which will take place between Feb. 6 and 13. The students will sell the candy grams before school, during lunch, and after school. The curriculum committee will meet on Feb. 6 to look at several different curricula. The committee has found an on-line site with a tool to evaluate and score them, Lindsley said. Lindsley s...
WAITSBURG – For 80 years, the International Order of Rainbow, Waitsburg Chapter #68, has been installing a new slate of officers every six months. On Sat., Feb. 4, community members were invited to attend as the newest slate of officers took their pledges. The position of Worthy Advisor, similar to that of a club president, was assumed by Kendra Smith. The 17 year-old junior attends Wa-Hi, but joined Rainbow in Waitsburg as a sixth grader. She has remained a member of the Waitsburg chapter even...
COLFAX – Waitsburg's Joe Adams will represent his team as district champion this weekend, as Waitsburg will send five wrestlers to the regional tournament in Colbert Saturday. After two bye rounds, Adams, wrestling in the 182 pound class, pinned his opponent in the championship match, Mayson Payne, of Readan, at 4:15. "Joe dominated this match," said Waitsburg coach Lanny Adams. "He had Mayson on his back for most of the entire first round." Joe Adams will go into regionals as number one s...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team hosted DeSales a day later than scheduled, due to weather, and the Lady Bulldogs easily overcame the Irish on Wednesday, 52-34, for their 12th straight league win. Dayton Remained undefeated in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play this year, with two games to go. The Lady 'Dogs jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Irish 10-3 in the first quarter, and led 27-17 at the half. Dayton was led in scoring by Sidney Andrews, who scored 22 p...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team racked up two more wins over the weekend, against Pomeroy and St. John-Endicott, to end their regular season schedule. The Cardinals move on to the playoffs, facing the winner of Thursday's Oakesdale vs. Colton game on Saturday at home. Waitsburg 59, Pomeroy 55 Playing first-place Pomeroy at home on Friday, the Cardinals played even with the Pirates in the first half, but trailed at intermission, 29-25. Waitsburg had a big offensive third q...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team hosted Pomeroy Friday night, and took a loss, 52-33. The Pirate girls came out strong, building leads of 14-6 after the first quarter and 29-13 at the half over the Lady Cardinals. Turnovers killed the Waitsburg girls, as they committed 28, compared to seven for Pomeroy. For Waitsburg, Analisea Araya scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Devon Harshman also had 12 rebounds. Pomeroy 14 15 13 10 - 52 Waitsburg 6 7 8 12 - 33 Pomeroy - H...
