Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Thompson Is Still Not Done Giving To City WAITSBURG - We thought Bill Thompson couldn't have been more giving. But we were wrong. A longtime Waitsburg resident, Thompson passed away last September. The community truly mourned the passing of Thompson because of how much he contributed to our little community. He was involved in everything - the ambulance board, historical society, Masonic Lodge, Commercial Club, Lion's Club, fire department, Wheelers and spent years on the city council. Thompson...
When some 140 students from Waitsburg High School see Shakespeare's tragicomedy "The Tempest" this week, there will be at least one character to whom they can relate. It's the beautiful Miranda, 15-year-old daughter of the main character Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan with whom she has been banned to an island by the King of Naples. Seemingly immune to teenage angst, the girl teaches a deformed monster on the island religion only to find herself on the receiving end of his unwanted physical attention and separately falling in love with the...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night in a special meeting to make several cuts across the spectrum that will impact personnel, elective courses, counseling for students and other areas and will hopefully save the district $330,000 in 2012-13. "Everybody (will) feel the reduction," said Board Member Christy House. "It's not just teachers." The budget was recently re-evaluated because the district received new budget projections that showed a drop in student enrollment from more than 300 this year to 279....
WAITSBURG - A youth choir that has brought many Touchet Valley teens together for a positive purpose is embarking on its last tour after 15 years. Pastor Mike and his wife Melissa Ferrians of the Waitsburg Christian Church have turned 15 groups of local teens into a singing sensation. The final tour of the Salt & Light Music Ministry embarks June 15 and ends with a home performance on June 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Church. "There's something about kids and music and getting them up there...
