Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I spent a chunk of Wednesday afternoon lounging with friends and neighbors while snacking and enjoying an '80s soundtrack. I hung out with Randy Pearson, Veronica Deal, Brad Green and Colter Mohney, to list a few. Lest you think I'm name-dropping -- don't. You were all invited. The "party" was the annual Red Cross Blood Drive hosted by the WHS National Honor Society. NHS hosts the drive as one of their many acts of community service. Advisor Liv Leid said that the group set a goal of 38 u... Full story
(Note: The Hanford meet was "non-scoring", so the unofficial results provided did not include places.) WP Mens Results 100 Meters Kobie Brown 12.5 Al Sessay 12.7 Joe Leamy 13.3 Reshaun Crocket 14.2 200 Meters Al Sessay 26.7 Kevin Aquino 26.9 Travis Crocket 27.3 400 Meters Kevin Aquino 1:00:9 Travis Crocket 1:01.9 Tyler Shafer 1:03.8 800 Meters...
Dayton High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time # games... Full story
Waitsburg-Prescott High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Start time Fri., March 21 Pilot Rock (1) (V) Pilot Rock 3:00 Sat., March 22 Pilot Rock (2) (V) Pilot Rock 12:30 & 3:00 Mon., March 24 Touchet (1) (JV only) Touchet 4:00 Tues.,March 25 Mac-Hi (1) (V) Milton-Freewater 5:00 Thurs., March 27 GPTO (2) (V) Garfield 2:00 Mon., March 31 WWVA (1) (JV only) Prescott 4:00 Tues., April 1 Burbank(1) (V & JV) Burbank 3:00 Tues., April 15 Pomeroy (1) (V) Prescott 4:00 Sat., April 19 Tri-Cities Prep (2) (V) TCP 11:00 Mon., April 21... Full story
MILTON-FREEWATER - The WP Tigers softball team made 14 hits to Mac- Hi's six, but still lost by one dropping their first non- league game of the season, 10-9. Mac-Hi was ahead 8-3 at the bottom of the 5th, but six WP runs to Mac- Hi's one, in inning five tied the score at 9 all. Mac Hi brought in the final run in inning 6 to walk away with the win. "For our first game of the season, our inexperience on the field really showed in certain situations. We only have two returning starters from last year's team, which won the District 9... Full story
WP Varsity Girls Basketball Most Inspirational - Heidi Miller Most Valuable - Samantha Federson Most Improved - Hannah Grant All League: Chelsey Brannock Samantha Feederson Wrestling: Most Improved - EJ Oppelt Most Valuable - Tristan Newman Most Inspirational - Tristan Newman WP Varsity Boys Basketball Most Inspirational - Chad Pearson Most Improved - Talen Larsen Most Valuable - Corey Brownlee Mr. Defense - Devon Acevedo Mr. Offense - Owen Lanning Captain's Award - Chance Leroue All League: Owen Lanning Chance Leroue Corey... Full story
DAYTON - The Lady 'Dawgs Softball team faced the Touchet Indians, overcoming 6 errors to bring home a 4-3 win, at the March 20 home game. Lexus Ward pitched the game with Madison Mings catching The 'Dawgs were up 3-2 going into the seventh inning. Touchet's Jennifer Aceves led off to get on base due to an infield error, and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Touchet's Melissa Creek hit a pop-up to shallow left and Aceves tagged up to score the tie run. A groundout to pitcher ended the in... Full story
PILOT ROCK - The Lady Tigers softball team won one of three games played at the March 21-22 tournament in Pilot Rock. The Tigers faced Umatilla in Friday night's first game of the tournament, walking away with a 14-3 mercy-rule win. "We initially struggled with Umatilla's young pitcher because her speed isn't something we're used. It was hard for the girls to be patient at the plate and let the ball get to them. This game gave us a good opportunity to work on several things offensively. On t...
DAYTON - Dayton High School's Kaitlyn Andrews won the girls' 100 meter dash, shot put and javelin events at the year's first track and field meet on March 16. The meet at Hanford High School in Richland, featured teams from Dayton, WP, River View, Sunnyside, Prosser and Hanford High Schools. WP's Owen Lanning won the boys' 300 meter hurdles finals and was second in the triple jump. Andrews, a junior, dominated in the javelin with a winning throw of 119 feet, six inches. Her closest c...
WAITSBURG - Below are the due dates for upcoming scholarship applications. Please contact Waitsburg High School directly for scholarship applications. March 31 - WWCC Foundation Scholarship: for any student attending WWCC April 15 - Waitsburg Memorial Scholarship: for any graduate of WHS. Mail to PO Box 291, Waitsburg. April 21 - American Legion/American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship: for graduating seniors. Deliver to Mrs. Groom. May 3 - Patricia K. Hubbard Scholarship: for any graduate of WHS. Mail to: Hubbard Law Offices, PO Box 67, W...
Dear Editor, Phil and I want to thank both our faith communities and all the folks within the greater Touchet Valley for their concern and prayers of support for our daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Alister Torrens. They have been serving as missionaries in Kiev, Ukraine through International Theological Education Ministries (ITEM) and Mission to the World (MTW). They left Kiev Monday, March 17, and safely arrived in Kilrea, Northern Ireland the same day. They will reside there until the Ukraine national elections that take place May 25. T...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg attorney Mike Hubbard recently worked with the City Attorney’s Office to draft a shared access agreement regarding the new tenant who has taken residence in the upstairs of Hubbard’s Main Street building. The agreement was presented to the council at last week’s meeting, and resulted in a motion to tighten the language and bring it back next month for a vote. Hubbard recently rented the top floor of the Hubbard Law Office building to an artist who plans to use the spac...
WAITSBURG -- Pam Conover and Joan Helm, representatives of the Walla Walla Columbia School Retirees, visited the Waitsburg Elementary staff meeting on Tuesday, March 18 to award two $100.00 mini-grants. Pam Nolan Beasley received a grant to purchase materials for early literacy and kindergarten readiness. Carol Clarke plans to share her mini grant with staff members by providing materials they would find useful in their classrooms. Twelve mini grants have been awarded this school year. Members employed at school districts in Walla Walla an...
DAYTON - The Juvenile fish pond in Dayton is ready for fishing this spring. According to Steve Martin of the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, the pond in the Dayton City Park was stocked earlier this month with rainbow trout. It also receives hatchery steelhead diverted from the Touchet River. The pond is open for fishing by kids 16 and under and disabled adults. The pond is fed during the spring and early summer months by a feed pipe and pump system that brings fresh water from the a...
[Editor's note: The following is an edited news release from the office of Washington Governor Jay Inslee, giving his perspective on this year's legislative session.] The 2014 Legislature adjourned late Thursday night, finishing its 60-day session on time and delivering important pieces of Gov. Jay Inslee's health care and education agendas to his desk. The Legislature approved several pieces of legislation and budget items to continue Washington's successful push to improve quality of health care delivered in the state and that will redu...
Dear Editor, Most people, regardless of whether they are retired or still working, are on a fixed income, because wages are not keeping up with what it takes to live. And wages in this area have never been particularly generous. So when private citizens express concern to the Dayton School Board about a 20 million dollar bond to modernize the Dayton school facilities, they are valid in their concerns: The overall cost of the project is beyond the ability of the community to bear. Let's do the math: if the bond passes, the resulting property...
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to encourage voter support for the Dayton School District Campus Wide Improvement Bond. I have been on the facility committee that has met continually during the last year and feel the committee has effectively concluded the extensive project is needed. The process was painstaking and a great deal of thought and effort went into the planning. The Study and Survey done by engineers and architects identified the repairs that need to be done to the high school building which is 93 years old. The committee...
Jazzy Latin music blared from the patio of some distant cafe as I dolefully chomped on a free sample from Godiva Chocolates. The overcast sky – and the wafting bit of bite on the edge of the breeze – did nothing to improve what seemed at the time like the worst day of my life. I don’t want to talk about Knowledge Bowl State this year. First of all, I’m trying to avoid writing a column about something that another article in this week’s paper might discuss. Second of all, it still hurts....
Before I sat down last week to talk with Representative Terry Nealey about this year's legislative session in Olympia that ended a couple of weeks ago, I got on line to brush up on what happened. The big-city news analysts were not impressed. The Seattle Times accused the legislature of playing "chicken with citizens' safety, money and trust." The Spokesman Review was less harsh, but said of the legislature, "We do wish they'd been more ambitious." The Tacoma News Tribune put it s...
March 28: Natalie Faye Teal, Bill Hopwood, Gary Thomas, Jeff Broom, Terri Conover-Stroud, Collette Waltermire and Bret McKinney. March 29: Robin Hogan, Austin Beasley, Carroll Smith, Edna Pearson, Jan DeCoria, Bob Stokes, Vanessa Lafer and Karen Peters. March 30: Hubert Kinder Jr., Rosemary Brinkman and Elizabeth Mercer. March 31: Bob Baim, Eileen Huffman, Steve Ruley, Christopher Hansen, Brandon Watson, John Hansen, Ed Lambert, Jack McCaw, Olena Newbury and Robert Hinchliffe. April 1: Nicole Baker, Mark Clifton, Lawrence Fullerton, Joe C...
9 Prescott ElementaryConcert Prescott School 5:30 p.m. Prescott Math & Science Night Prescott School 6 p.m. Prescott School BoardMeeting Prescott School Library 7 p.m. 28 Ladles of Love Dayton First Congregational Church 5:00 to 7:00 Free community soup and bread supper. Enjoy free soup and fellowship. This will be the last one hosted by Luci Berg as she wraps up her capstone project and readies to graduate. Winter Farmer’s Market Blue Mountain Station 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local music, food, andmuch more. 29 Winter Farmer’s Market Blue Mounta... Full story
