Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The re- cent Thanksgiving holiday appeared to have been the perfect timing for burglars to target locations on Main Street. Between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25, three burglaries and one attempted burglary were reported to the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office. All of the burglaries called in were from locations on Main Street, according to information from the sheriff's office. In the recent events, burglars made off with a laptop computer, digital projector and a guitar. No one has yet been arrested in connection to the recent Waitsburg...
PRESCOTT - Prescott schools are on top! Not only was the school honored as a School of Distinction by the Wash- ington State School Directors' Association last month, but the Prescott School Board was named the top school board of the year for Washington State schools with fewer than 1,000 students. School Board Chair- woman Karen Tonne said this is the first time the Prescott School Board received this high honor. The current members of the board are Tonne, chairwoman, Sara Fletch- er, Ada Gonzalez-Hernan- dez, Eva Madrigal and Erik Young.... Full story
PRESCOTT - Waitsburg- Prescott wrestling coach Lanny Adams' days of grappling with few participants in his program are over. The number of athletes out for wrestling in year two of the Waitsburg-Prescott program is up nearly four-fold from last year. The 2012-13 squad is composed of 15 wrestlers- two from Waitsburg, five from Prescott, and eight from Jubilee Leadership Academy - up from the four who par- ticipated last year. The returnees are Dalton LaRue, Trenton Kitselman and Gabe Escalante....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott boys basketball begins a new era in 2012-13. Gone is T.J. Scott and two trips to the Spokane Arena in three years. In his stead, enters new coach Tavis Crittenden who takes over with high hopes for more hardcourt success. And though Crittenden-a native of Long Creek, Ore. and one-time Blue Mountain Community College player-may be new to the program, his cast of returning varsity letter winners is not. It is that player experience which should make the transition...
DAYTON - The Dayton boys basketball team struggled against the River View Panthers last Tuesday night, falling 26-46 at the end of a slow game. The first period opened with both teams fumbling to get the ball down the court and taking wide shots. The Panthers put the first points on the board with a three-point shot with 4:52 remaining in the period. Neither team hit the net enough to take a substantial lead, ending the first period with a score of 6-9, Panthers. In the second period, the P... Full story
DAYTON - Dayton's Lady Bulldogs hit the court with aggressive speed last Tuesday night to take down the River View Panthers, 48-24. The Bulldogs wanted the ball right out of the gate and worked to keep the Panthers from scoring. The Dogs opened the second period leading the Panthers, 11-7. The Panthers lost steam, unable to hit the net or even maintain possession of the ball. The Bulldogs put the ball up to score in circles around the Panthers. The Panthers were only able to put up three...
DAYTON - The sweet smell of baked goods and thick custard swirl gracefully through the air when the front door opens to Dayton's business of the year, the Country Cup- board. Country Cupboard owners Chuck and Ray- lene Sursley worked in the Seattle area and wanted to find a smaller town to start a business. "We fell in love with Dayton," Chuck Sursley said. So, the couple, familiar with bakery, deli, restau- rant operation and sales, decided to open the Country Cupboard in 2004. The restaurant h...
Dayton City Council Monday, December 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA - Action, 1) Approval of Council Minutes for November 13, 2012 and November 26, 2012, Ap- proved. 2) Approval of Claims Vouchers as audit- ed by Finance Committee, Approved. 3) Approval of November 30, 2012 Pay- roll Warrants, Approved. SPECIAL GUESTS AND PUBLIC COMMENT COMMITTEE/BOARD/ COMMISSION RE- PORT REPORTS OF CITY OF- FICERS UNFINISHED BUSI- NESS NEW BUSINESS - 1) Consideration of the 2013- 2015 Collective Bargain- ing Agreement between the City of Dayton Wash-... Full story
Dayton School Board When: December 5, 2012 Where: 609 South Second Dayton, Wa Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call to Order Flag Salute Recognitions of Representatives Additions or Changes to the Agenda Public Comment Consent Agenda Approve Minutes No- vember 20, 2012 Approve December bills Reports Pre Bond Planning & Construction Management Presentation - Rusty Pritchard & Mike Casey from Hill Interna- tional (20 minutes) Transportation Report- Ed Lambert Administrative Reports Superintendent's Re- port -Progress Report Dis- trict Strategic Plan... Full story
DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year, Roland Schirman, is always looking at the bright side of every situ- ation. Schirman said he always tries to be positive and espe- cially tries to make meeting and interacting with people positive. And his mantra has drawn a group of friends so large he and his wife, Betty Schirman, often can't even get all of their Christmas cards out in time to be called Christmas cards. "We have a mailing list with more than 400 names for holiday...
DAYTON - Navigating the world of higher educa- tion can be overwhelming and frightening enough on its own. Add to that the challenge of being a first generation college student with no pa- rental knowledge to draw from and the whole experi- ence can become a venture into the dark. Dayton High School Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Under- graduate Programs (GEAR UP) Site Supervisor Spring LaMere knows how difficult preparing for college is. That is why LaMere and Dayton High School...
He stares at me from a distance, assessing my description of himself. He's tall, I guess, much tall- er than I would have expected, but shorter than me. His nose flares with the tiniest smidge of sass, and a line of brilliant white teeth parade beneath it. There's a black spot square in the center of his forehead. In fact, he's covered with black spots. And he's blue. Very blue. He is a wooden giraffe, hand-carved and hand-painted in Zimbabwe. For the purpose of clarity, I will call him Blue....
WAITSBURG - A true piece of Waitsburg history, the recently retired 1962 Ford Westland fire engine, will stay in the Waitsburg area. Waitsburg farmer Jerry Baker, age 58, purchased the old engine from the city recently for $500. The en- gine was made surplus and put up for sale by the City of Waitsburg after it purchased a newer 1986 Pierce fire engine for the department. For Baker, who farms wheat, peas and has cattle on his Wilson Hollow property, this is not his first fire engine - it's his...
WAITSBURG - Because of a lack of information and clarity in parent access laws at the state level, the Waitsburg School Board will wait until its next board meeting Dec. 12 to address the issue again. This school year, the stu- dents and staff members at the high school had come up with six new dance rules aimed to prevent inappropriate dancing at school-sponsored events. The final rule limited parent access at school dances to 10 minutes before and after any coronation that may occur at the dance. This rule was added by the students, ASB... Full story
Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners When: Monday, Decem- ber 3, 2012 and Tuesday, December 6, 2012. Monday's meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. and recesses at noon. Afternoon session begins at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday's work- shop begins at 9:00 a.m. Where: Walla Walla Coun- ty Public Health and Legis- lative Building, 314 Main St. Monday PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1) To consider adoption of the 2013 Walla Walla County property tax levies. 2) To consider adoption of the 2013 Walla Walla County Budget. ACTION AGENDA : 1) Resolution -2013 Property Tax Levy (curre...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Main Street came alive this weekend with Christmas carols in the air, children running about with bags of candy and happy parade goers enjoying light- ed floats. The fun started on Saturday at Turkey Bingo, hosted by the American Le- gion Auxiliary. On Sunday, Town Hall opened at noon with a variety of vendors. Merchants sold holiday décor, jewelry, scarves, make- up and skin care products, dolls, products to make the home smell delicious, pocket knives, caramel corn,...
Driving out west on Highway 11 towards Milton- Freewater, just over the Oregon border, on the right hand side of the road sits the log cabin tasting room of Zerba Cellars. This unique winery has obtained a polished wine- maker who makes wine in a versatile and sustainable manner. This is where I begin this week's column, talking about Zebra Cellars 2009 100 percent Estate Late Harvest Semillon wine. When profiling a Semillon white wine, tasting notes are usually met with a toasty palate of just-baked bread. But in the case of the Late Harvest...
Ten Years Ago December 5, 2002 Top off the holiday festivities this week with the Holiday Family Dinner, Monday, December 9th at 7 p.m. in the Ye Town Hall sponsored by the Waitsburg Youth Committee. The event will be free of charge. Families or others plan- ning to attend are asked to bring a side dish according to the alphabetical guide listed below. Provided will be the meat, bread and beverages. Families whose names end in A-D are asked to bring a salad and/or appetizers; E-H: rice, pasta or potato dish; I-L: Casseroles; H-P: vegetables;...
December 6: Janet Unholz, Judy Reser, Christine Ezell. December 7: John Fenton Mason, Jeff Flores, Trey Cole, Hilary Hogan, Heidi Potolic- chio. December 8: Ruth Senter, Lisa Patton, Cliff Griffin, Abby Michels. December 9: Russ Hays, Jerry Jeremiah, Jim Bird, Patty Hernandez, Ray Meier, Sarah Reser. December 10: Grant Wood- worth, Bess Ammerman, Ron Thompson, Diane Fry, Sara Lytle, Lydia Fancuillo. December 11: Wilma Thomas, Carl Baker, Robert Ezell, Tim Mayberry, Niko Matthee, Caleb Solis. December 12: Ernest Brunson, John Archer, Allen...
People are struggling with decision making in all of the markets as we close in on the end of the year and the end of the Mayan calendar. Outside of those habitual seekers of reasons to "party as if there were no tomorrow," there is little value in all the dire predictions of cataclysm at the winter solstice on Dec. 21. According to a recent web post from a reasonably cred- ible source of information (NASA) in a world awash with nonsense, just as your desk calendar ends on Dec. 31 and world keeps going on, the same goes for the Mayan calendar,...
Waitsburg Ambulance Memorial In Memory of: Clyde Standfill From: Dr. and Mrs. S.R. Hevel In Memory of: Sharon Carter From: Lois Mettler Waitsburg Memorial ScholarshipFund In Memory of: Elmer Hays From: Velma Sickles, Frank and DianeWiering, Kaye and Glen Zebarth, LindaDynan In Memory of: KC Winger From: Velma Sickles In Memory of: Carol Hinchliffe James From: Velma Sickles...
Waitsburg FFA Meeting Minutes Nov. 21, 2012 Opening The regular meeting of the Waitsburg FFA was called to order at 11:37 A.M. on [date] in the Waitsburg High School Ag classroom. Members were served pizza and soda during the meeting. Present There were 27 members present. Approval of Agenda The agenda was unani- mously approved as distrib- uted. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the previ- ous meeting were unanimously approved as distrib- uted. Open Issues Carolyn Brooks explained that the trap shoot being held in Pomeroy on Friday November...
