Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I am proud to be an American! I can do many things to show my pride. One way, is by respecting our flag and by saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Another way I can show my patriotism is by honoring our veterans. I can also study history so that I can learn how our great nation started and about the people who make it great. When I say the Pledge of Allegiance I show my pride when I stand up, hold my hand on my heart, and focus on the words that I am saying. I can show that I am proud by respecting our flag. I can hang it up in the front yard and...
WAITSBURG - Nineteen members of the Waitsburg High School FFA Chapter competed at the state level at the 84th Washington FFA Convention in Spokane on May 15-17. Several teams and individuals won awards and the Chapter walked away with a $5,000 check for placing first in the "Nutrients for Life Helping Communities Grow" competition. FFA members participating in the state competition were: Emily Adams, Caitlyn Jones, Zion Branson, Beka Adams, Mikala DeRuwe, Kassidy Kuykendall, Devin Newman...
Local Athletes qualifying for State Meet: WP Boys Nate Bartlow (shot put) Zion Branson (shot put) Trenton Kitselman (300 meter hurdles) Owen Lanning (110 meter hurdles, 300 hurdles, triple jump & 4X400 meter relay) Kobie Brown (high jump, 110 hurdles, 4X100 and 4x400 relays) Al Sessay (200 meters, 4X100 and 4x400 relays) Travis Crocket (200 meters & 4x100 relay) Kevin Aquino (400 meters, 4X100 and 4x400 relays) Joe Leamy (4x100 alternate) Tyler Shafer (4x400 alternate) WP Girls Beka Adams...
WP Mens Results 100 Meters - Varsity Finals...
DAYTON - Spectators are invited to come and enjoy a new event in Dayton: a Barrel Racers National 4D meet. Barrel races will be held starting at 1 p.m. Saturday in the arena at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Organizer Lee Ann Litteral says that competitors from around the northwest are expected to participate. They will be competing the previous day in Kennewick. Participants pay an entry fee to race, and then compete for season points as well as cash prizes. A portion of the proceeds wil...
MOSCOW, Ida. - Dayton's Kaitlyn Andrews will compete in four events this weekend in the State 2B Championship Track and Field Meet in Cheney. Andrews won both the javelin and long jump events at the 2B District 9 Championships here last week. She also took second in both the 100 meters and triple jump. Andrews is in the top ten among female 2B athletes in the state this year in all four of those events. She has the second-best 2B long jump, at 16 feet, eight inches. On the boys side, Dayton's...
MOSCOW, Ida. - Owen Lanning continued his dominance of the 300 meter hurdles for WP as he won the event at the 2B District 9 Championships here last weekend. He also took second in the 110 hurdles and the triple jump and ran the anchor leg second place 4X100 relay team. Lanning will represent WP in all four events later this week at the state 2B Track and Field championships in Cheney. Teammate Kobie Brown took first in the 110 hurdles, and also placed second in the high jump. Another teammate...
DAYTON - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' staff members are hosting monthly mobile office hours throughout eastern Washington during the month of June. Anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency or would like to voice an opinion about federal issues is encouraged to come by - no appointment necessary. McMorris Rodgers staff members will be at the Port of Columbia County Office (1 Port Way) in Dayton from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4....
DAYTON - The Dayton School District will again offer the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children this summer. Meals are available at no charge for children 18 and under. The program will be offered each weekday from June 16 through August 1, except July 4. Meals will be served at the Dayton School Cafeteria at 302 E. Park St. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which prohibits discrimination on the...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Health System is considering a significant reconfiguration of the Dayton General Hospital building. In a press release issued last week, interim CEO John Smiley said that the Columbia County Hospital District Board of Directors tentatively plans to seek voter approval in November for a bond levy to provide funds for the project. The amount of the levy has not been determined at this point. It would affect property owners in the Columbia County Hospital Dis...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners met last week with horse owners who rent stalls at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The county previously informed horse owners that stall rentals and use of the horse facilities at the fairgrounds would be closed to them over the summer months because of the many events that take place there. Leanne Litteral and Candy Jones described the importance of the fairgrounds facilities for training youth and disabled people and that hardship would be caused...
DAYTON - The Dayton Elementary School will introduce new multi-age classes next year, putting 2nd and 3rd graders into combined classes and 4th and 5th graders also into combined classes. The school's principal, Pam Lindsley, announced the changes earlier this month. Lindsley said that the new class configuration allows class sizes to remain low while making efficient use of teaching staff. Each grade combination will have three classes, with each class having fewer than 25 students. Li...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary School students will soon spend their recesses "Walking for Water". This will be the second year that elementary students have participated in the program that raises funds to provide safe drinking water for the needy. Last year , students walked three days a week and raised $555, which funded a rainwater catchment and storage system for a school of 398 students in Kenya. This year, students hope to raise enough funds to purchase a Sawyer filter for a community in Guatamela....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Annual Community Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, June 7 -- perfectly timed to coordinate with spring cleaning. Many households participate in the citywide garage sale that draws both local and out-of-town shoppers. This is the perfect opportunity to clear your home of clutter or head out in search of new "treasures." Call The Times at 337- 6631 or email tawnya@waitsburgtimes.comtawnya@waitsburgtimes.com with your address to have your sale included on the map that will be included in the June 5 issue of the p...
WAITSBURG - One hundred eighty-five Waitsburg alumni, guests and graduating seniors attended the 111th Waitsburg High School Annual Reunion and Banquet held at the Waitsburg Elementary Multi- purpose room on Saturday, May 24. A roll call of classes began with 75-year anniversary alumni Ivan Keve and Jim Hansen who graduated WHS in 1939. The pair began school together in first grade at Waitsburg Elementary School. Both were active in FFA in high school and Keve was basketball manager whi...
Ten Years Ago June 3, 2004 Claudia Hevel, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S.R. Hevel, was recently recognized as the "2004 Honorary Service Award Recipient" from the Los Altos and Mountain View (California) PTA Council. Hevel studied law and is a graduate from Stanford University. She has spent her life working in public interest law and advocacy for the underrepresented and underprivileged in society. Graduation Ceremonies will commence at 8:00 p.m., June 4, in the Waitsburg High school gym.Four students have been chosen to speak on behalf of...
Dear Editor, It gives me great pleasure to write this letter of endorsement on the occasion of Sheriff Turner's intent to seek re-election for the Office of Sheriff in Walla Walla County. I am honored to have this opportunity to memorialize John's countless admirable qualities, integrity, and skills that will contribute to a continuing successful career as Sheriff. My personal and professional experiences with John persuade me that he will continue his extremely professional leadership of the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office for a se...
For those of you who expect me to discuss a certain bit of news, know that I made a promise concerning coverage of that particular topic earlier this month and I intend on sticking to it. Those of you as out-of-the-loop as I would be under normal circumstances can be reassured that it's nothing terribly earth- shattering. Now that that's out of the way, and I have nothing else to share about my week, I'd like to offer a few completely unqualified words of advice concerning graduation gifts....
Columbia Pulp is moving ahead with plans for its new plant near Starbuck. There, the firm will take wheat and alfalfa straw and turn it into pulp, which will be used to make paper products. The company hopes to begin operations by the end of the wheat harvest in 2015, and they plan to hire around 130 employees to run the facility. That's all great news for the towns of the Touchet Valley. Prescott, Waitsburg and Dayton are all about the same distance from the new plant - close enough for a...
May 30: Preston Hinchliffe, Melissa Huwe and Amy Thomas. May 31: Kathleen Smith, Valerie Coe and Sharon Miller. June 1: Sean Baker, Virginia Beckel, Gary Peters, Jimmy Fisher and Jon Bickelhaupt. June 2: Jared Farley, Mitch Adams, Matthew Leid, Jerri Lambert, Becki Maki, Dallas Uthe, Shannon Mock, Cathy Eastwood, Angela DeLong, Amber Mellish. June 3: Jim Bloor, Janice Klick, Melinda Nubla, June Van Denventer, Lynne Robinson and Sharon Sherlock. June 4: Kyle Dozier, Anthony Morgan, Dick Hodge, Angela Campbell, Charlee Long. June 5: Robert...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Public Works Director Dan Katsel will receive one of five statewide "water pro" awards from the Department of Health at the May 29 Waitsburg City Council Meeting. Katsel will receive the Lifetime Achievement award for his 39 years of service with the City of Waitsburg. The presentation will take place at the Lion's Club Building (Waitsburg Fairgrounds) at 7 p.m....
