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Dear Times Readers, Your April 19, 2012, edition of the Times will be one day late. The company that provides our printing services had a technical issue that caused the delay. For more information, please call us at 509-337-6631. Thank you for your continued readership of The Times. Jillian and Imbert...
WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg transportation benefit tax district was widely approved in the Tuesday night Special Election results. The district's approval will mean a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase for goods purchased within city limits. That money collected will go into a fund to maintain city streets. At a little after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the results showed 232 voted yes for the district and the tax increase, 75.08 percent, and 77 voted no, 24.92 percent. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe had previously said the reason... Full story
DAYTON - Blue Mountain Station will soon be a flurry of activity. Blue Mountain Station, a proposed organic and natural foods processing facility and foodie attraction, has just been approved for $750,000 from the state legislature. And the Port of Columbia, which is behind the project, has a big to-do list. The ground was broken at the station's site in Dayton about this time last year. The site will hopefully one day have many buildings full of organic and natural food companies. And now,...
WALLA WALLA - A jury in Walla Walla late last week cleared an elderly Dayton man who hit and killed a Seattle cyclist last year of vehicular homicide. The not guilty verdict for Melvin Bohleen following his criminal trial in Walla Walla Superior Court Thursday drew praise from his attorney, who said the driver will nonetheless live with his regrets for the rest of his life. But the victim's surviving husband said in an interview last Tuesday night that he was disappointed with the outcome,...
PRESCOTT -- WP earned a hard-fought win in game one in the eighth inning on Saturday afternoon, 3-2. An extra inning was initiated when the bases were full in the seventh inning with the score tied, Dayton hit the ball to the Tigers' shortstop and WP got the third out on second base. "( Bulldog pitcher) Lowden Smith gave the Dayton team a great chance," said, Dayton coach Sal Benavides. "We had some costly errors in the fourth and eighth innings," said Benavides. Zach Bartlow also had an RBI...
PRESCOTT -- The WP Tigers Softball team went for the double win in a double hitter against the Dayton Bulldogs on Saturday, finishing ahead 4-3 the first game, and 7-4 the second game. But the Dogs bounced back on Tuesday win a doubleheader win over Gar-Pal 11-7 and 20-10. In the first WP game, the Tigers held the Bulldogs at 0 until the sixth inning when the Bulldogs put three up on the board. Tigers Katie Hofer and Hailey Goenen both had one hit while Bulldogs Sarah Phillips, Nicole Lambert,... Full story
MOSCOW - The WP Cardinal track and field team faced some tough competition last Friday and despite missing some key athletes who were competing at the Pasco Track Invite, still came out second overall for the men's team. The women's team placed tenth. WP traveled all the way to Bear Field in Moscow for the Moscow Twilight meet. WP faced Moscow, Grangeville, Lewiston, Logos, Pullman, Kamiah, Colfax, Potlatch, Highland C and Gar Pal/Colton. Head coach Jeff Bartlow said the weather was great on Friday and he was proud of his team. Standout...
PASCO - Last Saturday when the majority of the WP track team was competing in Moscow, a few select athletes were competing in the Pasco Invitational. In this big meet, WP's Seth Deal, a middledistance runner, and Eshom Estes, the Cardinal's all-star thrower, went up against the toughest athletes in the region. Middle-distance coach Joanna Lanning said Deal placed 26th out of 42 of the state's best 3,200 athletes from all classifications. "What was so terrific is that it was a personal record for... Full story
WAITSBURG - The 16th Annual Tour of Walla Walla bike race is returning to Waitsburg and Walla Walla this weekend and area competitive cyclists are getting ready for long rides and time trials. The three-day race event will bring out everyone from hobby racers to cyclists who "take it very seriously," said Steve Rapp, the race director. The race begins Friday on Lower and Middle Waitsburg roads and the cyclists will make two or three 21-mile loops. On Saturday morning in Walla Walla, there is a... Full story
DAYTON - The Studio is up and running at its new home. Patti Jo Amerein, 48, used to have a dance studio on Main Street in Dayton where she had been teaching dance to little ones since 2009. Now, her 22 students are heading to class in a new location over the Hammerdown Fitness gym on Cameron Street. Amerein's husband Chuck opened Hammerdown Fitness recently and built his wife her own studio above it. Her studio on Main Street had been closed for six or seven months during the construction of he...
The family of Wilma Sharpe wishes to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, food and memorial contributions. A special thank you to Pastor Michael Ferrians and the Waitsburg Christian Church for the wonderful memorial service and reception. The family is extremely grateful for the excellent care and attention Dr. Paul Parker, Dr. Bruce Barga and staff provided as well as the Washington Odd Fellows Home....
DAYTON - Regional wireless phone service provider Inland Cellular opened a new office at 151 E. Main St. in Dayton last Monday. A grand opening for the office will be planned sometime next month. Gina Wilson, a regional sales supervisor, will be working out of the office. She had been working in the College Place location. Wilson is a Waitsburg resident who has been with the company for more than 7 years, according to a release from Inland Cellular. She is a graduate of Walla Walla High School...
April 18: Dorothy Shaffer, Doris Saunders, Wayne Boyles, Margaret Baird, Tylor Abel, Dick Peterson, Jeff Presler, Emily Jansen, Russ Knopp and Josh Hunter. April 19: Ross Hamann, Bruce Abbey, Frank Brown, Jon Cano and Sabrina and Chandler Savage. April 20: Chris Shaffer, Verla Bushnell, Doris Huffman, Scott Unholz, Mark Leroue, Elisha James, and Elizabeth Henderson, Kyle Martin. April 21: Tracy Keve, Brooklyn Butler, Rebecca Dunn, Joyce Zingle, Dean and Deanna Keiser and Darrel Mock. April 22: Julie Yokel, Mary Cunningham, Marge Benson, Mary...
Waitsburg 4-11 Theft of cash and iTunes card from wallet on Coppei Avenue. 4-12 Theft of generator on West Street,. Dayton 4-10 Purse reported missing on South Second Street. 4-11 Commercial burglary reported on Highway 12 and Highway 261 at the Delaney Elevator, attempted theft of copper wiring, forced entry. Reckless driver reported on Eager Road. Non-injury vehicle accident on South Second Street. Juveniles reported smoking in the alley on South Fourth Street. Female booked for theft. 4-12 Juvenile problem on South Fourth Street. Stray dog... Full story
Saturday, standing beside local luminaries in the Dumas Station Winery's tasting room, all were fascinated by winemaker Jay Dewitt's newest bottle; Dumas Station 2009 Cabernet Franc, an Estate bottled red wine. About The Wine: Dewitt produced 40 cases of this oaken Cab Franc. At 75 percent cab franc, 13 percent Petit Verdot and 12 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine's backbone is supported by a barrel of spicy tannins. Nose buried deep in the glass, the essence of lipstick rose entices the senses. With first sip, swooshes of mint and wild...
Ten Years Ago April 19, 2002 Waitsburg is first in the county to propose 695 special levy. Property tax rates could exceed $19 per $1,000 of assessed valuation with approval of an eleventh item in the taxing structure, giving Waitsburg the highest taxes in Walla Walla County. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 23, 1987 The huge flat house in Prescott is getting some alterations. Last year, wheat popped out a panel on the south side of the building, causing some loss of stored wheat and some question as to the structural integrity of the building. The...
Jerry and Peggy Hall at Prescott celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, April 14. They were married on Friday the 13 of April in Waitsburg. Peggy's maiden name was Dorsey. Jerry was working at Bill's Thrift Store. He was employed for 4.5 years at the WW Farmer's Co Op in Prescott, and in February 1967, began working at the Walla Walla County Road Department. After 10.5 years, he was hired as the Swine Supervisor at the Washington State Penitentiary and retired after 19 years in...
Candi Marie ( Petree) Allen, aged 42, formerly of Dayton, Starbuck, and Waitsburg Washington, died unexpectedly at her home in Cheney, Washington, on April 9, 2012. Born on April 28, 1969 in Arlington, Washington, she graduated from Dayton High School in the class of 1987. She married Tommy Allen on July 30, 1988. Candi enjoyed life with her husband Tom, Nascar, gardening, canning, playing piano and helping others. She attended college in Cheney for accounting. She worked as a waitress and worked in law enforcement. Most recently she was... Full story
DAYTON -- County offi cials shut down the Columbia County Courthouse last Monday in the late morning after a back-up power supply in the basement of the building malfunctioned and began emitting potentially harmful fumes. By 11 a.m. Monday morning, seven county employees had been sent to Dayton General Hospital to be examined for possible exposure to carbon monoxide. No one was seriously harmed, but the office immediately initiated the closure of the public building to avoid any further potential for exposure. The dead battery, which had...
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION DAYTON -- If your child will be 5 years of age as of midnight Aug. 31 and you live within Dayton School District No. 2 boundaries, please plan to attend a gathering at Dayton Elementary School on Wednesday, April 25 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Families can enjoy dinner, register, meet the teacher, tour the classroom and receive tips on preparing their child for success. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 6 p.m. Items to bring with you, if possible, are a birth certificate (Official State Certificate) and immunization (shot)...
DAYTON - Within one week of being part of the winning team at the regional robotics competition, Dayton High School's robotics team has raised the necessary funds for them to compete at nationals later this month. The team, led by DHS teacher Steve McLean raised $13,325 within one week to be able to attend the national competition - a competition they never thought they'd get to in their dreams. " The ( generosity) has been phenomenal and it has come from places we didn't know existed," McLean said of the money raised. Six local individuals...
In the April 12 issue of the Times, a story on the WP baseball team was incorrect on the opposing team. The opposing team was the Pirates from Riverside High School....
