Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Terry Jacoy has been repeatedly recognized for his service over his 40 years living in Waitsburg. Jacoy farmed, worked for Brea Ag., and then was office manager for The McGregor Company until his 2010 retirement. He joined the Lions shortly after moving to Waitsburg in 1977 and received the prestigious Melvin Jones service award in 2014. He helped with the Days of Real sport for 30 years, was treasurer from 1985-2010, and was honored as the final DRS parade marshal. Jacoy served on the...
Incumbent KC Kuykendall moved to Waitsburg in 2010. He was asked to fill a vacant council seat in 2013 and has remained on the council since. He is on the county planning commission, and he and his family are active in school sports, 4-H, FFA, church, and annual events. Kuykendall believes that city government exists for the will of the people. He says he is committed to listening and studying each issue that comes before the council, as evidenced in the way he has handled recent topics like...
Lisa Morrow was born and raised in the Touchet Valley and has lived in Waitsburg for 13 years. She has coached Little League, leads the 4-H PenPals Swine Club, and is treasurer of the Home and School Association, spearheading many events and fundraisers. Morrow thinks her fresh "eyes and ears" may bring a different perspective to the council, and sees her career experience at the Washington State Penitentiary as a benefit. "Working for the State, I have been exposed to diverse situations and wor...
Council candidate Dave Paxton was born and raised in Benton City and has resided in Waitsburg for nearly three years. He moved here to be closer to the mountains and to spend more time hunting and fishing with his young boys. Dave and his wife, Rachel, have been married 21 years and have five children. He is 48 years old and holds an AA degree in auto body repair from Columbia Basin College. He has owned and operated Mr. Chips, LLC, doing paint chip repair on automobiles at local car...
Council candidate Matt Spring, his wife, and one-year-old daughter have lived in Waitsburg for three years, He grew up in the Walla Walla area and has worked at the Waitsburg McGregor Company plant since 2009. Since moving to Waitsburg, Spring has become a member of the Waitsburg Lions Club and is a volunteer firefighter for Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2. "I wanted to run for city council because it is my desire to see Waitsburg succeed," Spring said. "I think I am a good candidate...
Jim Romine has lived in northern Walla Walla County all his life, except for the six years he served in the U.S. Navy. He was raised in Prescott and is a PHS graduate. He and his wife moved to Waitsburg in 2013, where he serves on the Town Hall Board of Directors and is the Waitsburg Republican precinct committee officer. Romine said he chose to run for city council because several residents encouraged him to do so. "I love the people here and would welcome an opportunity to give back to this...
DEER PARK –Waitsburg's Emily Adams brought home three wins at the Deer Park Invite, a large invitational meet here on Friday. Adams won the 400-meter and 1600-meter races, with times of 1:03.01 and 12:04.34. She also leapt to 33-00.00, to get the win in the the triple jump. Adams achieved personal records in the 400 and season best scores in the 1600 and the triple jump. Also for the Waitsburg girls, Kirsten Miller took third in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 57.52. On the boys' side f...
DAYTON – The Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team beat Garfield-Palouse 12-1 in five innings in a home game on March 28. Jacob Dunn threw a great game with seven strikeouts. Kyle Gradwohl came in in the fifth inning and got three strikeouts. The pair combined for a two-hitter. DW had 13 hits on the day, with Dunn going 3 for 3 at the plate including a triple, a double and a single. Chris Philbrook was 3 for 4, including a double. Dunn led the team with three RBIs. Junior Helm, Jeff Dieu and Gradwohl each had two, and Ashton Loper had one. “Bats wer...
DAYTON – Dayton's Hayden Wooldridge won four events at the Dayton Local Schools Invite track meet here on March 28. Teammate Chris Andrews also got two wins. Wooldridge placed first in the long jump with a huge leap of 18-03, a personal best. He also topped the 110 and 300-meter hurdles with times of 17.91 and 48.62 respectively. And he was a member of the first-place 4X100 relay team. Fellow relay teammate Chris Andrews won the 100-meter race, clocking in at 12.65. He also recoreded a p...
WAITSBURG - Last week the Waitsburg girls got their first win of the season over Touchet 25-12, but lost a double header against Pomeroy, 17-12 and 33-18. In the Lady Cardinals' first league game, Devon Harshman hit a grand slam during the fourth inning in the win over the Indians. Lexi Benson went the distance on the mound, striking out four. While the Cards benefited from 16 batters being walked or hit-by-pitch by the Touchet pitchers, they also picked up 19 hits. Leading the hitters was...
This week's recipe is cinnamon bread, because it came into my email and I can't resist fresh bread. In case you are wondering, the "1" added to the name probably means it is one of many. I wish I was drawn to entrees or salad recipes, but, no, it's desserts and breads. I made a cinnamon coffee cake last week. I remembered, then, I didn't care for it the first time so I threw the recipe away, in case my memory was short again. This one is a keeper, light but not too sweet. I am still eating on...
Waitsburg institution Jack McCaw celebrated his 90th birthday with a patriotic themed party completel with Navy decor....
