Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – For foreign exchange student Alex Pietrzyk, leaving his home in Düsseldorf, Germany, with a population of nearly 600,000, to spend a year attending school in Waitsburg was a major adjustment. "When I learned I was coming to a town this size it was a bit of a shock," Pietrzyk said. "'What will there be to do?' I thought." But he has now grown accustomed to small town life and says he anticipates a reverse adjustment in getting used to the noise and bustle of the city upon his return h...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Celebration Days Planning Committee has named the Celebration Days weekend ATV ride the “Karen Huwe Mohney Memorial ATV Poker Ride” in honor of Waitsburg native Karen Huwe Mohney, who passed away, unexpectedly, on March 15. “Karen was the idea-woman behind this event and motivated everyone she touched,” said fellow organizer Lisa Naylor. The ride is planned for Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m. Riders will depart from the Waitsburg Fairgrounds to follow the 35-plus mile cour...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' softball team easily swept their home double-header against WP Saturday, winning 16-5 and 13-3. In Game 1, WP held a 2-1 lead going into the third innings, but the Lady Bulldogs took advantage of nine Tiger errors to score 15 runs in the final three innings. Dayton pitcher Savannah McFarland held WP to only two hits, but Dayton committed four errors of their own, as WP put up five runs. For Dayton, Taylor Frame had a home run and four RBIs. Hannah Becker added two d...
Lady TIgers Sweep Columbia PRESCOTT – The WP softball team hosted Columbia (Burbank) on April 21 and came away with their first two wins of the season, 13-3 and 3-0. In game 1, the Lady Tigers took advantage of Coyote pitching control problems to score 13 runs on only six hits. Analise Salazar had three hits for WP. The Tigers scored ten runs in the fourth through sixth innings, to build a ten run lead and end the game early. In game 2, pitcher Jaidyn Brown shut out the Coyotes, giving up o...
DAYTON – The Dayton softball team was swept by DeSales in a Monday night double-header here, 17-0 and 20-10. The losses put the Lady Bulldogs record at 4-2 in league play and 6-6 overall. In game 1, Irish pitcher Kaylee Brown shut down Dayton, giving up just one hit, a single by Kellie Moore. Brown also hit two home runs in the game. Dayton pitcher Savannah McFarland gave up 14 hits, and the Bulldog defense committed five errors. Dayton’s bats awoke in Game 2, as they scored 10 runs in the first...
PRESCOTT – The Waitsburg-Prescott baseball team hosted Columbia (Burbank) Tuesday for what turned out to be two lopsided games – a win and a loss. The Tigers held the Coyotes to one hit in game one, and won, 11-1. In game two, Columbia came back in a big way, scoring ten runs in the first three innings on the way to a 13-2 five-inning victory. Senior Chance Leroue gave up a run in the first inning of game one, but then shut down the Coyotes the rest of the way. The Tigers tied the score in the...
RITZVILLE – WP and Dayton track athletes traveled here Saturday to take part in the 10th annual Undeberg Invitational Track Meet, held at Lind-Ritzville High School. They competed against other athletes from nearly forty high schools around Washington. WPs Emily Adams had a strong meet, finishing fourth in the 3200 meter run and 10th in the 1600. She was also ninth in the long jump and 10th in the triple jump. The WP boys finished seventh in the team competition, only 3 ½ points behind t...
WALLA WALLA – SEA-TECH Skills Center students who earn their Certified Nursing Assistant credentials through the center’s Health Sciences program are in high demand in Walla Walla health care facilities. Walla Walla General Hospital, Odd Fellows Home and Park Manor Rehabilitation Center are all willing to pay bonuses for students who are hired. Some businesses have also offered to help fund additional college instruction for students who are interested in advancing their careers, according to a Walla Walla Public Schools newsletter. SEA...
DAYTON – Dayton Middle School sixth graders have prepared all winter and spring to participate in this year’s National Lemonade Day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All along Dayton’s Main Street the 27 young entrepreneurs, in their eight lemonade stands and aided by more than a dozen local adult volunteers who have been mentoring the youth, will sell lemonade. The Port of Columbia, Southeast Washington Economic Development Association and the Washington State Department of Commerce all invite you to support these students as they learn...
WALLA WALLA - May’s First Thursday Concert will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, beginning at 12:15 p.m. May 7th. The Walla Walla University Steel Drum Band, directed by Brandon Beck, will be performing. Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted and will be given to the Christian Aid Center. For information, contact Tanya at 529-1083....
WALLA WALLA – SEA-TECH Skill Center (525 Campus Loop) will offer two free summer courses. Each will run Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning June 15 and ending July 2. The Health Summer Program will focus on nutrition and wellness for life, personal and family health, CPR and first aid and health careers. The class will satisfy the .5 high school graduation requirement for health and will be taught by Victoria Reardon. The Introduction to Manufacturing Summer Program is an exploratory course in the area of manufacturing: d...
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla County Commissioners are looking to fill a vacancy on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board of Directors in September. Board terms are for three years, with members eligible to serve up to three terms. Females are encouraged to apply; however all applicants will be considered. Board members meet monthly and perform duties that take approximately 10 hours a month during the year and a minimum of 60 hours a month before, during and after the fair, which takes place Labor Day weekend. Board members serve as v...
Dayton High School FBLA received awards in a number of events at the state Business Leadership Conference in Spokane earlier this month. Two Dayton members are serving as state officers: Taylor Frame serves as state parliamentarian, and Keelin Hovrud is the southeast region vice president. Taylor Frame placed first in Local Chapter Annual Business Report, and her work in this area lead to DHS receiving a chapter Gold Seal recognition. Frame and Keelin Hovrud placed first in Desktop Publishing....
This year's Columbia County Fair Hostesses, in the center not wearing hats (l to r) Katie White and Mary McHaffie, were joined by fair royalty . . ....
DAYTON – Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two of Washington's most-wanted criminals here last Wednesday night during a traffic stop in the 800 block of East Main Street. The couple, 29-year-old Jose Isidro Cisneros of Pasco and 22-year-old Breanne Nicole Rutherford of Walla Walla, were part of a Washington's Most Wanted report posted April 11 online. U.S. Marshals in the Tri-Cities, Pasco police and Department of Corrections officers out of Walla Walla were hunting for this w...
