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  • Mabton Threes Sink Dayton

    Ken Graham, The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    YAKIMA – For the second year in a row, the Dayton girls' basketball team was knocked out of the state tournament in the round of sixteen, after a 58-44 loss to Mabton here Friday. A win would have sent the team to the Hardwood Classic tournament in Spokane next weekend. The Lady Bulldogs' defense couldn't slow down Mabton's outside game, as the Vikings sank 11 three-point shots in the game, accounting for more than half their points. The Dayton girls led 18-16 after the first quarter, but a 2...

  • Waitsburg Winter Sports Awards

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    Cheerleading Most Improved: Jade Alleman Most Inspirational: Bailey Adams Most Valuable Player: Timber Frohreich Wrestling Most Improved: Jason Just Most Inspirational: Carlos Norris Most Valuable Player: Carlos Norris Girls Basketball Miss Defense: Tayler Jones Miss Offense: Lexi Brannock Most Improved: Mackenzie Forney Most Inspirational: Chloe Pearson Most Valuable Player: Devon Harshman Miss Graceful: Chloe Pearson Boys Basketball Mr. Defense: Landon Callas Mr. Offense: Kyle Gradwohl Coach’s Award: Mark Montgomery Most Improved: Trey P...

  • Heart & Sole Fun Run Grows larger each year

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    DAYTON - The CCHS Heart & Sole Run/Walk drew a good crowd to Dayton's Flour Mill Park on Saturday morning in spite of windy, rainy weather. CCHS Dietary Manager Tammy Jo Faughtenberry said 64 walkers, about 10 dogs, and five strollers turned out for the event. Participants ranged in age from infant to mid 70's. "What a gem Dayton has with its beautiful dike along the river with beautiful scenery. The runners and walkers were all smiles as they got their hearts pumping," Faughtenberry said....

  • Preston Hall Girls' Basketball Ends Seasons with Wins

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    WAITSBURG - The Preston Hall Middle school girls' basketball team finished their season on Feb. 23 with both A-Team (38-12) and B-team (14-12) wins against Assumption at DeSales. Another highlight was the A-team's 26-18 win over Prescott on Mon., Feb. 22 in Prescott, according to Coach Karen Huwe. The following players received awards at the season-end get-together on Thurs., Feb. 25. Kiley Curran, Best Defensive Player, B-Team; Kirsten Miller, Best Defensive Player, A-Team; Kailyn Lewis,...

  • Prescott Winter Sports Awards

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    Boys Basketball Most Valuable: Travis Crockett Most Valuable: Jose Gonzalez Most Inspirational: Jose Iglesias Most Improved: Kenny Miles All-League Boys Basketball Jose Gonzales Travis Crockett Fernando Lopez Girls Basketball Most Valuable: Briseida Ayala Most Inspirational: Leidy Rosales Most Improved: Sonya Crispin Cheerleading Most Valuable: Kalijha Bicknell Most Inspirational: Kalijha Bicknell Most Improved: Maribel Mendoza...

  • D.A.R.E. Grads

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    Waitsburg Elementary School fifth grade students celebrated their graduation from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program last week. Deputy Ian Edwards runs the local D.A.R.E. program and has been visiting the classroom weekly since about mid-October....

  • Shop Waitsburg Winners

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Commerical Club’s “Shop Waitsburg First” drawing winners for February were: Tom Baker, $10.83, Waitsburg Grocery Bitsey Vawter, $34.62, Star Fitness Stephanie Hinchliffe, $48.73, Star Fitness. To enter, receipts may be mailed to the Commercial Club at PO Box 451, Waitsburg, or a picture may be emailed to waitsburgcc@iCloud.com or messaged to Waitsburg Commercial Club on Facebook. Be sure to include contact information with the receipt....

  • Shamrock Bingo Fundraiser

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    WAITSBURG – Team RELAY for the American Cancer Society will hold its annual Shamrock Bingo fundraiser on Fri., March 18, 2016 in the Waitsburg Elementary Multipurpose Room. Doors open at 5 p.m. and 20 games will be played between 6-8 p.m. Games are $1 each, with three cards. Soup and chili will be available for $4. Last year the event raised approximately $1,600 which was all donated to the American Cancer Society....

  • Special Planning Meeting

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    WAITSURG – The Waitsburg Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Tues., March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station (232 Main St.) to discuss updates to the City of Waitsburg Shoreline Master Plan. An informal public open house will precede the meeting from 6:30-7 p.m....

  • New at the Library

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    3 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Tues., 10 a.m. “My Life on the Road,” by Gloria Steinem (Autobiography). Gloria Steinem—writer, activist, organizer, and inspiring leader—now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change. In prose that is revealing and rich, Gloria reminds us that living in an open, observant, and “on the road” state of mind can make a difference in h...

  • New at the Library

    The Times|Mar 3, 2016

    5 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. “The Girl in the Red Coat,” by Kate Hamer (Adult Fiction). Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing. And then one day, it happens. Shattered, Beth sets herself on the grim and lonely mission to find her daughter, keeping on relentlessly even as the authorities tell her that Carmel may be gone for good. Carmel, meanwhile, is on a...