Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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SPOKANE - In their playoff game against the Brewster Bears Friday, the Cardinals showed it once again. They have a number of strategies to get their buckets. The men have tireless rebounding from the likes of Matt Hamilton, Kris Cady and Guillermo Hern andez. They have fast breaks and la- yups from Dustin Wooderchak and T.J. Hofer. They have treys from Wooderchak, Hofer and now Tyler Baxter. They have everything in Zach Bartlow's bag of tricks - long distance, fast breaks and rebounds. Now they... Full story
SPOKANE - The Cardinals lost narrowly against the Bear Creek Grizzlies Thursday afternoon, pushing the game into overtime before being edged out by the Redmond team. The Cardinals lost 58-49 after leading by four points before the buzzer saw the game tied at 47-47. The Team plays Lake Roosevelt Friday at 10:30 am.... Full story
March 3: Sarah Moser, Mike Vennum, Michelle Miller, Cameron Pearson and Kristy and Kelly Hays. March 4: Bill Poirier, Marilyn White, Burdette Huwe, Kathy Jansen, Ryan Jacoy and Nicholas Newbury. March 5: Dick Baker, Jean Miller, Larry Wayne Bunton, Paul Fischer and Kristen Danielson. March 6: Marianne Newell, John P. Janovich, Shane Johnson, Trulie Griffin, Michael Jantz, Ryan and Scott Downing, Del Benson, Larry Olson and Kevin Jones. March 7: Renee Adams . M arch 8: Donovan Smith, Tanaa Maib and Scott Mason. March 9: Larry Johnson, Robert...
DAYTON - The weather couldn't have cooperated more beautifully for a day on the slopes shooting Snow Hoops with former Seattle Supersonic and sixtime NBA champion Shawn Kemp, said new Ski Bluewood co-owner Mike Stephenson. "Overall, the past week's skiing has been some of the best we've ever had, easily the best of the year," Stephenson said. Conditions were cold, and since last week the resort's seen almost five feet of snow accumulate. "It's just beautiful," Stephenson said. "What a blessing,...
SPOKANE - The Lady Cardinals' perfect season came to an end this weekend after WP struggled with its competitors' rough, anything goes court style that, at times, seemed to bounce up against the very edge of good sportsmanship. Still, the Cardinals had their heads held high after their two losses, leaving the University High School teary-eyed but proud of their historic winning streak and exceptional teamwork. "The season was awesome," Cardinal Kayla Huxoll said. "We played our hardest. I'm... Full story
WAITSBURG - The last time Jeff Hofer played in an alumni basketball tournament, he had a great time being out on the court again. At the Waitsburg Alumni Tournament four years ago, he had a chance to relive some of the glory from 1985, when the Cardinals placed fourth in the state. Back then, Hofer was a senior varsity player on the squad. Recently, he has been enjoying basketball success vicariously through his kids - senior T.J., who is on the winning 2010 Cardinals team, and Katie, who is a...
SPOKANE - Cool and confident, the Cardinals rolled up their sleeves and went to work like it was just another day at the office, dismantling the Brewster Bears 63-50 in the first round of the state playoffs Friday. They are now in the final eight, returning to Spokane next to play Redmond's Bear Creek Grizzlies at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The Brewster Bears' offense kept up with WP's hoop barrage for a while, but the Cardinals' methodical productivity gave them a leading edge during much of the game... Full story
OLYMPIA - Many in the Touchet Valley have seen 15-year-old Cougar Henderson on stage at Dayton's Liberty Theater. In fact, he's gearing up to appear with dozens of co-stars in the Spring Variety Show later this month. His voice has been heard at Salt & Light concerts in Waitsburg, where local youth minister to peers and others both here and around the region with contemporary Christian songs. And last week he could be seen at the state capital, serving as a page in the Washington State House of...
4 Collective Visions" at Willow March 4 through May 2, 2011, local artists Elizabeth Harris and Hans Matschukat will present their work "Collective Visions" at Willow, 2 E Rose Street, Walla Walla. The Opening Night Artists' Reception is Friday, March 4, from 5-8 p.m. Art talks begin at 6 p.m. There will also be an Artists' Reception on Friday, April 1, from 5-8 p.m. Demonstrations will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, visit willow-wallawalla.com. 5 Relay for Life Waitsburg Relay for Life t... Full story
2-26: Eluding/DUI/Resisting Arrest. A Walla Walla County Sheriff's Deputy, traveling westbound on Lower Waitsburg Road near Prescott, spotted a burgundy Ford Mustang traveling southbound at 76 miles per hour on the 50-mph roadway. He pursued, using lights and siren, but the car did not stop. It turned onto N. Valley Grove then left the roadway and traveled in a stubble field. The deputy, finding a field road not too soft to support his patrol vehicle, continued pursuit. The Mustang driver, an older male, finally spun around, looked right at...
I n the food and wine business, the weather has everything to do with the harvest. The recent weeks of rain and snow flurries here in the Great Northwest are what make great grapes for crush and make next fall's late-harvest vegetables so abundant. But I am like many of you: bored to tears with butternut squash. How much is too much of a good thing? I am ready for more texture and more variety - something only spring can do for us, and she's a while off. This yearning for something brighter and lighter in food is what brought me into the... Full story
Michael and Rebecca Townsend of Moses Lake are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Lorin Townsend to Bryan Harris of San Diego, Calif. Lorin is a graduate of Whitworth University, where she obtained her bachelor of arts in accounting and business management. Her grandparents are Frank and Hazel Brown of Waitsburg. Bryan is the son of Larry and Helena Harris of Waitsburg. The groom-elect is a 1997 graduate of Waitsburg High School. He is employed as the manager for Affordable...
Ten Years Ago March 8, 2001 Angela Smith, the 18-year-old daughter of Glen and Adele (Ford) Smith of Waitsburg, will join a select group of Walla Walla County families who have been involved in the fair from generation to generation. Her mother was a member of the court in 1975, her grandmother Erma Lee (Kessler) Smith, was a Farmette in 1950. Angela's grandfathers, Kenneth Smith of Waitsburg and Don Ford of Prescott, have both served on the board of the Walla Walla Fair, and her great-grandfather Merle Brown of Prescott was parade marshal in... Full story
DAYTON - Twenty five Future Business Leaders of America from Dayton High School competed against Southeast Washington's best at the Regional FBLA tournament held in Richland earlier this month. The team took home 12 first-place finishes and cleaned up on the rest. About 200 students representing 12 schools squared off in the Southeast Region Winter Leadership Conference. Ten percent of Dayton's High School participates in the local chapter of FBLA. They have been a consistent powerhouse and a te...
CITY HALL CLOSED WAITSBURG - Waitsburg City Hall will be closed for part of Thursday and all of Friday as the city clerk travels to Spokane for a class related to completing the city's annual report. Anyone wishing to make a payment during those days may do so via the drop box located in front of City Hall on Main Street. HOLLYWOOD HOTEL IN DAYTON DAYTON - The Dayton Drama Club will present Hollywood Hotel on March 10, 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Admission is $6. This is a comedy about three teenage girls from Missouri... Full story
During the 1950s, a group of us in Waitsburg started a group called the Rock Club. Some of the members had been "rock hounds," and we decided to form a group to share our adventures. We split up the party into small family groups, sometimes going to separate areas where we could explore for rocks or arrowheads and other artifacts, such as bowls and pestles or scrapers, for example. We went to Whitman County one of the first times searching for arrowheads. We had permission from the farmer to search as it was in trust with the bank. This is...
This week's cover story is about two recent encounters with cougars, or perhaps more aptly "a cougar," as it's presumed the incidents in Dayton involved the same animal. The first event occurred near the bus barn at the high school in late January. In the predawn hours, a maintenance worker heard something that sounded like an animal being killed in the brush, and Ryan John, enforcement officer from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife, was called in. He brought local hounds men with him and pursued the mountain lion along the Touchet Ri... Full story
WAITSBURG - They may not perform their "sport" in front of a hometown crowd. They may not generate "edge-of-your-seat" excitement just before the clock runs out. They may not get a rousing sendoff when they leave town as would-be champions later this month. They may not even leave in a yellow bus. But all that aside, this team from Waitsburg High School is also going to the state "playoffs" in Spokane to test their academic knowhow against other competitors from around the state. The 2011 Knowle...
DAYTON - In the predawn hours on a Thursday morning two weeks ago, Derek Katsel woke to the sound of his dog barking. "I got up and went outside to see what was going on," he said. "When I came around the corner, there was a cougar five feet from my porch, looking at my Jack Russell at the door." Katsel went back into the house to dress and get his pistol. When he came back out, the puma took off running toward his shop with three of his dogs in hot pursuit. They quickly had the lion treed a sto...
