Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - If Karen Mohney's math is correct, the Rainbow Girls group has been active in Waitsburg for more than 75 years and about 680 to 700 Waitsburg girls have been part of the organization. Mohney, the current mother advisor of the Waitsburg group, is no stranger to Rainbow herself. And there are many other volunteers and board members who have also spent many years of their lives involved in the organization. The women, older and younger, say they stay with Rainbow because of the...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott School District is planning to offer two class- es at the middle and high school levels to help prepare students for college. Principal Jodi Thew said 12 Prescott School District staff members just trav- eled to Sacramento, Calif., for AVID training in early July. AVID, which stands for Advancement Via In- dividual Determination, is research-based teaching that encourages sixth through twelfth graders to not think about whether to seek higher education, but to think about what school they want to attend for higher...
WP Head Football Coach Jeff Bartlow Believes Last Season's Freshmen Will Step Up On The Field This Fall W AITSBURG -- The 2011 run in football last fall was a great run and one the communities of Waitsburg and Prescott, as well as Jubilee Christian, will remember for a long time to come. In fact, the last three years are really remarkable going, 35-3, over that span. Numerous school records, both team and individual, were broken. And, when you graduate 12 seniors in 2010 and then eight more in 2011 and win that many games (26-1 over those two...
WAITSBURG - Sue DeRuwe and Stephanie Wooderchak will share athletic director duties in 2012-13. To cut costs, the Waitsburg Prescott athletic combine has switched from the single athletic director method to having two staff members share the duties part-time. The change was made at the end of the 2011-12 school year and was the result of the tight budgets both districts face, school officials say. "It's another way we can cut some costs," said Waitsburg Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke. "It...
WAITSBURG - The first WP cross country practice will be held Aug. 20 and head coach Joanna Lanning couldn't be more excited. This year, Lanning is expecting 10 to 12 athletes to turn out for the cross country season, including two Jubilee Youth Ranch athletes from Africa. "I'm pretty excited about our possibilities," Lanning said. "Last year, we couldn't even field a boys team." Although Lanning isn't expecting any high-school level female runners this season, she is expecting to have more than...
DAYTON - The facilities of the Dayton School District received a series of updates, including a new track surface, flag and a new roof for the lawnmower shed. Superintendent Doug Johnson ran down the list of completed projects at the school board meeting on Wednesday, July 25, as the board and administrators said they look forward to further improvements. The largest project was the recent completion of the track resurfacing. It took about a week and came in at about $43,000 and was funded by a capitol project levy passed in 2010. "The t... Full story
Columbia County When: Wednesday Aug. 1, 2012. Meeting starts at 10 a.m., Topics of Discussion: 10:01 a.m. -- Columbia County Public Works * State Department of Agriculture: Fairgrounds Grant Contract *Update: Washington Counties Risk Pool Summer Conference *Right-of-Way Permits *Executive Session RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) *Miscellaneous 10:40 a.m. -- Public Works - Richard Hendrickson *Final Subdivisions Plat approval Short Plat SP-2012-007, Fletcher *Miscellaneous 11:10 a.m. -- Public Hearing: Budget Amendments 11:30 a.m. -- Blue Mountain Ac...
DAYTON - The classic story of a lost slipper and true love will come to life on the stage at the Liberty Theater when The Missoula Children's Theater returns to Dayton for a week-long residency that will conclude with two performances of "Cinderella" on Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18. The residency will run from Aug. 13 through 17 and will include rehearsals and some small workshops for school-aged children and teens, Liberty Theater Manager Kirsten Schober said. "This is a w...
SPORTS CLEARANCE NIGHT 7-12 Sports Clearance Night will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14 in the High School Auditorium for grades 7th through 12th. Dayton School District's first day of school is Aug. 28 Call the district for more information at: 509- 382-2543. DAYTON NIGHT AT THE SWEETS GAME DAYTON - Teen Scene of Columbia County, a summer recreation program for local teens, is hosting Dayton Night at the Sweets Game. There are 50 tickets for the game on Aug. 2, on a first come, first serve basis, available to anyone in the community. Ti... Full story
Waitsburg School District When: Monday, July 30, 8 p.m. Members Present: Dr. Carol Clarke, Becky Dunn, Ross Hamann, Greg Zuger, Christy House Topics of Discussion: Resolution No. 073012 The board of directors adopted the 2012- 2013 budget providing expenditures as follows: * General Fund: $3,574,175 *Associated Student Body Fund: $95,600 *Debt Service Fund: $307,045 * Capital Projects Fund: $18,231 *Transportation Vehicle Fund: $193,633 Passed Unanimously, Marilyn Johnson and Dr. Randy Pearson were absent....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg residents will see their sewer bill jump 90 cents, effective on their July bill. The city council approved the increase at the last meeting on July 18. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the extra 90 cents added to the bills each month will pay for a loan for a sewer lining project. The project, to begin in about one month, will improve the city's terra cotta piping laid mostly in the 1930s. Hinchliffe said the current piping is cracking because of root damage and age. The damage is causing sewer backups and ot...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School Board passed a conservative budget for the 2012-13 school year last Monday night reflecting staff cuts made in the spring and officials warned that more cuts will be on the table this year. The school board unanimously approved a $4.1 mil- lion budget for 2012-13. The general fund that pays for everything but debt service, capital projects, transportation and the Associated Stu- dent Body, was approved at $3,574,175 - down $153,261 from school year 2011-12. Board members Dr. Randy Pearson and Marilyn Johnson wer... Full story
SPORTS MEETINGS COMING UP WAITSBURG - A Mandatory WP parent and athlete Fall Sports Meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 6 in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. There will be a mandatory WP coaches meeting, for all coaches for 2012-2013 sports, at 8 p.m., on Aug. 6 at Waitsburg High School in the third-floor staff work room. ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL WAITSBURG -- Mark your calendars! The Fall Festival is right around the corner on Sunday, Sept. 16. The Waitsburg Historical Society is working hard to host a festival to include more of Main Street whi...
WAITSBURG - One of the two fire engines owned by Waitsburg's volunteer firefighters in Fire District 2 is 50 years old and not up to code. The city staff members and firefighters have been keeping their eyes out for surplus engines from other fire departments and were recently outbid on a used engine from Walla Walla. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said he learned in early July Waitsburg had been outbid on a 1981 fire engine from Walla Walla County Fire District 4. Hinchliffe said Waitsburg bid $8,000. The city has $14,000 in the ba... Full story
I am officially 2012 Harvest Cook for Mead Ranch in Dayton. The bunk house on Mead Ranch is not what you might envision. Built in the 1930s, the house is comfortable and clean as a whistle. It comes with a modern kitchen, dining room, a cook's bedroom with claw-foot tub and plenty of refrigeration. The air conditioning keeps the house deliciously cool, welcoming field hands who dine on this chef's six-day-a-week menu. Tradition is everything to Skip and Julia Mead. The returning harvest crew has come to expect the family style meals served...
August 2: Heather Her- ion, Terry Presler, Malia Kalahele. August 3: Shannon Hodges, Christian Pearson, Stacey Estes, Troy Head, Karen Myers, Jeff Leid, Peter Koper. August 4: Rebecca Vaughn, Alex King, Benja- min Bloor. August 5: Dale "Skip" Buroker, Jonathan Schuler, Jo Ann Hansler, Bill Clay- ton, Dianna Riggs, Debra Davison, Michael Collie, Da- vid Murphy, Melanie Hevel. August 6: Seth Reese, Adelle Smith, Rita Pierson, Elizabeth Cole, Doris Hulce, Kelly Zuger, Abigail McKin- ley, Jackie Helm, Kathy Baker, C.J. Horlacher, Les Hyder, Bill... Full story
Ten Years Ago August 8, 2002 The Waitsburg Blockwatch is gaining momentum, if turnout at last Tuesday's barbecue in Preston Park is any indication. An estimated 175 people - young, old, tall, short - turned as another stepping stone to getting a Blockwatch program established. On display were several vehicles from the sheriff's office, the Waits- burg Ambulance Service, Walla Walla County Joint Fire District No. 2 and Waitsburg Fire Department, the Walla Walla Joint Emergency Services Unit (also known as SWAT) and others. Several WWSO patrol ca... Full story
rooke Ashley Hoon and Joseph Dru Van Ausdle were married June 30, 2012, at the McKinley Farm in Day- ton. Mr. Chris Schulte, friend of the bride and groom officiated. The bride is the daughter of Terry and Denise Hoon, of Dayton, and granddaughter of Robert and Doris Hulce, of Waitsburg. She is a 2006 graduate of Dayton High School and graduated from Washington State University in 2011.. The groom is the son of Joe and Sue Van Ausdle, and the grandson of Gerald Van Ausdle, all of Pomeroy. He is...
The wheat market continues its wild ride, with the price of a Chicago wheat bushel declining 95 cents from its high at $9.47 in two trading sessions July 23 and 24, followed by 66 cents up and 29 cents down into Tuesday morning (and more volatility ahead). The heat and drought in the Midwestern U.S. has reduced the corn crop by something like one-third. The weather has moderated a bit, but the decline in crop condi- tion ratings continues. Corn and soybeans in the Western and northern corn belt (Minnesota, North Dakota) have escaped the... Full story
Waitsburg 7-26 The theft of a bicycle was reported on EighthStreet. Three teenage girls observed trespassingwere reported on Second Street. 7-27 Domestic violence between two brothers wasreported on Highway 12. Both were arrested. 7-31 An interrupted vehicle prowl was reported onOrchard Street. Nothing was taken. Dayton 7-24 A drug report under investigation was reportedon Rose Gulch Road. Phone harassment wasreported on Jackson Street. A panhandler was re- ported on Main Street. 7-25 Vandalism was reported on Main Street. A civildispute was...
DAYTON - Emergency responders of Columbia and Walla Walla counties work to strengthen ties with residents on Tuesday, Aug. 7, during National Night Out in Dayton City Park and in Walla Walla at Pioneer Park. The annual event takes place on the first Tuesday of August in 150,000 com- munities across the nation, said Tim Quigg, the National Night Out Coordinator for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. The Columbia County event in Dayton will run from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Dayton City Park and will... Full story
