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  • Historical Society Seeks Help, Plans New Activities

    Dena Wood, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Historical Society held its annual meeting on March 29. Attendees walked away with plans for new events and displays as well as the realization that it would be helpful for community members to step forward and lend a hand with a few projects. First on the list of needs is a replacement for current recording secretary Debra Callahan who recently resigned. The recording secretary is responsible for taking and distributing meeting minutes and sending notifications. The s...

  • Waitsburg's Got Talent!

    The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    WAITSBURG – Mark your calendars! Waitsburg Elementary School students will perform in a “Waitsburg’s Got Talent” talent show at the Waitsburg High School auditorium room on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten through fifth grade students were sent home with letters explaining act criteria (such as no bad language or dangerous acts) and tryouts took place last week. Twenty-two students will display their skills on May 13. The talent show is free and open to the public. Acts include singers, dancers, gymnastics, hula hoops, a comedy act, an artist,...

  • Tigers Sweep DeSales, 9-1, 10-6

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    PRESCOTT – The Prescott baseball team swept a double-header at home against DeSales on April 19, winning 9-1 and 10-6. In game one, Tiger pitcher Jacob Dunn struck out 12 Irish batters and gave up only three hits. Dunn also had three hits in the game, including two doubles. Tyler Hoffman also had two doubles and three hits total. Kyle Gradwohl had two hits, including a home run. The Tigers had a total of 15 hits. In the second game, the Tigers fell behind 5-2 halfway through the third inning, b...

  • Lady Tigers Fall Twice to DeSales

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    PRESCOTT – The Prescott softball team hosted DeSales on April 19 and dropped two games to the Lady Irish, 9-2 and 6-1. In the first game, Prescott gave up three runs in the first inning after a fielding error, and could never get anything going on offense to get back into the game. The Lady Tigers had four hits and committed two errors. In game two, Prescott kept the game close through five innings. But DeSales broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth with three runs, and scored two more in the s...

  • Tigers Fall to Liberty Christian, 10-4

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    PRESCOTT – The Prescott Tigers gave up nine runs in the first two innings against Liberty Christian on April 21, and it was too much to recover from. LC took advantage of five Tiger errors as they scored six in the first and three more in the second, on their way to a 10-4 win. Prescott avoided a shutout, scoring all of their runs in the sixth inning. The Tigers had six hits, including two each by Jacob Dunn and Max Conard. LC 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 runs 8 hits 0 errors Prescott 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 r...

  • Bulldogs Can't Keep Up with Undefeated Asotin

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    Offense continues to improve as Dayton falls 13-3, 19-3 on the road ASOTIN – The Dayton Baseball team traveled to Asotin on April 19 to take on the undefeated Panthers and fell 12-3 and 19-3 in a double-header. In the first game, Dyllan Swan had a strong four innings on the mound, with two strikeouts, before being relieved in the fifth. Dayton trailed 9-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, but gave up four runs, which ended the game on the mercy rule. The Bulldogs had five hits in the g...

  • Lady Bulldogs Split with Asotin

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    ASOTIN – The Dayton softball team scored in six of seven innings in game one of their double-header on April 19, and cruised to a 7-2 win. But in game two, the Lady Bulldogs were shut out, despite getting five hits in the game, falling 5-0. Dayton had seven hits in the first game, including two by Heidi Dobbs, as the team scored in all but the second inning and took advantage of four Asotin errors. In game two, the Lady 'Dogs committed four errors of their own, and couldn't bring any of their ba...

  • Adams Gets two Firsts, two Seconds at Burbank

    Ken Graham, The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    BURBANK – Waitsburg’s Emily Adams took first place in the 800 meters and the triple jump on April 19 at the SCAC East League Meet #2 at Columbia Burbank High School. Adams also took second place in both the100 meters and 3200 meters. Adams’s 800-meter time of two minutes, 24.72 seconds was a personal record, breaking her previous record, set last year, by nearly three seconds. Also or the Waitsburg girls, Clarissa Espana was fourth in the 200-meter race. The Waitsburg boys had a strong showi...

  • New at the Libraries

    The Times|Apr 28, 2016

    Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. “The Nest,” by Cynthis D’Aprix Sweeney (Adult Fiction) – This is a story about the power of family, the possibilities of friendship, the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of t...

  • Prettying Planters

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  • Prepping for Pigs

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