Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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A few years ago I started a small monthly newspaper that was published for five years, and then abruptly stopped. I stayed on in the newspaper business though, and now I'm the owner and publisher of this one. (It's lasted about 130 years longer than the other one did.) People often tell me that one of their favorite parts of that other paper was a little bit of nonsense that usually showed up near the end of each issue. Even though that newspaper specialized in local news (so does this one),...
WAITSBURG - "You can get us some money for the pool," said City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe at a City Council meeting last fall, responding to community activist Joy Smith who had asked what she could do to help. Smith took the request to Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council Executive Director Lisa Naylor, who did just that. Naylor, who is also responsible for procuring the PP&L grant that funded the recent painting of the fairgrounds, attained a $4500 Pacificorp Foundation...
WP Mens Results 100 Meters...
Dayton High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time # games Sat. April 26* W-P Prescott 11:00 am Double Tues. April 29 Riverview Finley 3:30 pm Single Fri. May 2* TCP Dayton 2:30 pm Double Tues. May 6 *GPTO Dayton 2:30 pm Double Sat. May 17 District Playoffs TBA TBA Sat. May 24 Regionals TBA TBA Fri/Sat May 30-31 State TBA *Denotes League Game Head Coach: Sal Benavides Dayton High School Softball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Varsity JV Thurs. April 24 Connell Connell 4:00 pm Single Single Sat. April 26 *WP...
Waitsburg-Prescott High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Start time Wed., April 23 Weston McEwen(1) (Jv only) Athena 4:00 Sat.,April 26 Dayton (2) (V) Prescott 11:00 Tues., April 29 Boardman(1) (V) Prescott 4:00 Wed., April 30 WWVA (1) (JV) Prescott 4:00 Sat., May 3 SJELW (2) (V) Prescott 11:00 Mon., May 5 Mac-Hi (1) (JV only) Milton-Freewater 4:00 Tues.,May 6 DeSales (2) (V) Walla Walla 3:00 Thurs, May 8 Weston McEwen (1) (JV only) Prescott 4:00 Sat., May 10 Asotin (2) (V) Prescott 11:00 Mon., May 12 Touchet (1) (JV)...
Tuesday, April 15 Pomeroy 10, WP 8 Pomeroy 31485...
Mens Results 100 Meters Oscar Teixeira SCR 200 Meters Tyler Cooper SCR 400 Meters Tyler Cooper SCR 800 Meters 5. Levi Laib 2:31.06 1600 Meters Zech Bryan SCR 3200 Meters Zech Bryan SCR 110m Hurdles - 39" Oscar Teixeira SCR Shot Put - 12lb Zech Bryan SCR Cal Martin SCR Tyler Cooper SCR Discus - 1.6kg 12. Cal Martin 75-05 13. Levi Laib 71-11 15. Zech Bryan 64-05 Javelin - 800g 8. Cal Martin 106-00 16. Tyler Cooper 68-10 17. Lane Wilkening 61-04 Long Jump 19.LaneWilkening 12- 10.00 Womens Results 100 Meters...
DAYTON - They held a track and field meet in Dayton last week, but a majority of Dayton's competitors were unavailable. "Several of our team members left for FBLA State," said Coach Dan Nechodom, "so we were down quite a lot in numbers, and had others that needed to step out of events for other reasons." Nechodom said the highlight for him in the meet was Norwegian exchange student Cami Haldorson, who "PRed" in two events. "She dropped a few tenths of a second off her 100 meter dash and added nearly five feet to her discus throw," he said....
MILTON-FREEWATER - Several WP track athletes had strong showings at the District 9 Track and Field Meet here on April 16. Emily Adams won the 3,200 meter race by default, as she was the only competitor. But she still had a great run and took more than 40 seconds off her best time. "She kind of got into a rhythm, and Coach (Huntington) worked with her on a set time per lap and she was disciplined and followed up with a great time," said Head Track & Field Coach Jeff Bartlow. "She ran it by...
Tuesday, April 15 River View 6, Dayton 4 RV 103 100 1 - 6 6 2 Dayton 301 000 0 - 4 5 4 Foster and McRoberts. Smith and Hays. HR - none. Hits - River View: Dixon, Dennis, Steinward, Foster, Tyutynnik (2). Dayton: Smith, Hays, Smay, Ramirez, Kleck. Saturday, April 19 Double Header (Game 1) Dayton 3, SJELW 1 Dayton 010 000 2 - 3 8 1 SJELW 000 100 0 - 1 2 2 Smith and Hays. Wiggin and Hudson HR - none. Hits - Dayton: Warner, Spalinger, Smith, Bren, Wagner (2), Kim (2). SJELW: Smith, Bennett. (Game...
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers baseball team put up six big runs in the third inning in their home game against Pomeroy on their way to a dominating 11-1 win on Tuesday, April 25. The Tigers broke up a 1-1 tie in the inning, as Kyle Gradwohl and Jacob Dunn each pounded tworun doubles in the inning. Gradwohl had three hits for the game, and Chance Leroue, Mike Grant, Dunn and Chad Pearson each had two. Tiger pitching dominated the Pomeroy batters, holding the Pirates to only two hits. The Tigers are now take a 4-4 record into this...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak "saved the best news for last" as she announced, at the April 17 school board meeting, that Waitsburg High School has received the Overall Excellence Award in the state's 2013 Washington Achievement Awards - an honor reserved for the top five percent of Washington elementary, middle and high schools. WHS had held the title for four out of five years, since the award's inception in 2009. A total of 413 schools received recognition...
DAYTON - Columbia County is preparing for this year's fair with a Kickoff Celebration to take place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 26, at the Dayton Fairgrounds Pavilion. This fundraising family fun, event includes a country buffet dinner, live dessert and special item auction, silent auction, door prizes and live entertainment. A silent auction will run throughout the evening. Auction items include a Steve Henderson painting, Dumas Station wines, a Wildhorse Casino package, a handmade quilt, photography by Nick Page, restaurant gift...
DAYTON - Friends of the Dayton Library are hosting a book sale on Friday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dayton Memorial Library (111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton). All proceeds go to Friends of the Library. The Friends use these funds to support the library through the purchase of books, magazine subscriptions, computers, furniture, etc. and support youth and summer reading programs, etc. For more info call 382- 4131....
DAYTON - Members of Dayton High School's FBLA Club traveled to Seattle last weekend and made a very strong showing at 2014 State Business Leadership Conference. Ian Smay captured first place in the state in his event - Computer Applications. Angie Dedloff and Angela Mascall took second in Desktop Publishing, and Keelin Hovrud also got a second place for her Partnership with Business project. In addition, the DHS chapter received the Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit. Two Dayton chapter members...
DAYTON - Major changes are underway at the restaurant next to the first green at the Dayton golf course. Chase Hudson and his mother, Louann Truesdale, opened the new LC at the Green on April 1. "We got the keys two weeks before we opened," said Hudson. "We were in here late every night working on it." During a visit by The Times, Hudson described the changes already made to the restaurant. A new counter was added onto the existing front counter. The floors were stripped to the concrete, which...
PRESCOTT - The next Vacant Lot Project Steering Committee Meeting will take place Sunday, April 27 at 4 p.m. at the Prescott Lions Hall. The public is encouraged to attend and help plan what happens next. The fourth Steering Committee meeting will take place on Sunday, May 17 at the Lions Hall at 4 p.m. Pomegranate Center Executive Director Milenko Matanovic plans to be present at that meeting. Local residents are encouraged to clear their calendars and make plans to be available for the Community Build on June 17-22, during which the...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Celebration Committee and the Waitsburg Town Hall Association Board of Directors invites the community to a Kickoff Celebration at Waitsburg Town Hall (123 Main Street) at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The Celebration Days Commemorative Poster will be unveiled and the countdown to Celebration Days - the third weekend in May - will begin. Sparkling wines, ciders, and small cheese plates will be available. Waitsburg Celebration Days Princess Megan Morrison will greet guests....
WAITSBURG -- The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office has scheduled a Prescription Drug Take-Back Event for April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station on Main Street. This is an opportunity for citizens to bring in old and unwanted prescription and nonprescription drugs for free disposal....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Cleanup Day is scheduled for May 1. All yard debris should be placed out to the curb by 8 a.m. on Thursday for pickup by Waitsburg City Staff and community volunteers. Volunteers, trucks (especially flatbeds), and pitchforks are needed to assist staff in removing debris. Please call Randy Hinchliffe at City Hall at 337-6371 or Joy Smith (Waitsburg Commercial Club) at 509-539- 8773 for further information. Volunteers should meet at the City Shop off Coppei Avenue, across from Preston Park at 8 a.m. on May...
WAITSBURG - With just over a month until graduation, local high school seniors are scurrying to put the final touches on their senior projects. The projects - termed 'culminating projects' by the State -- are a graduation requirement for all Washington State seniors - at least through this year. A Yakima student - as her senior project - was instrumental in removing that requirement in a bill signed by Governor Jay Inslee on March 13. Because WHS saw the value in senior projects and initiated...
