Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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FFA Presentation FFA officers reported on State Convention. FFA Advisor Nicole Abel said the chapter plans to attend Nationals in October where Tom House will receive his American Degree and the chapter will submit a refined National application. Abel presented High School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak a plaque for being named 2018 District 6 (Touchet to St. John/Endicott) FFA Administrator of the Year. Reports Secondary Principal's Report (Stephanie Wooderchak) Students are completing Smarter...
DAYTON-For high school students, having the opportunity to meet with people from many walks of working life is important as they begin their journey into life after high school and the arena of the world of work. Students in grades eight through twelve at Dayton High School had that opportunity when adults representing twenty-seven different careers were on hand at Dayton High School on May 24 to help them explore the possibilities. The building trades, business, medicine, law, agriculture,...
1st annual TVGC member/guest scramble tournament is June 22 DAYTON— “Doing something about the sprinkler system is something the club has been working on for decades. I looked at minutes from the 1960s and they were talking about it then,” said Touchet Valley Golf Club member Bill Ayotte. Ayotte said that several attempts have been made to upgrade the antiquated watering system over the years, but none have succeded. “They have gotten as far as having plans done and water sources determined, but they were never able to push the ball over th...
WALLA WALLA—Members of the W7DP Walla Walla Valley Amateur Radio Club will participate in the National Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, June 22 – 23, at Rooks Park near Walla Walla. Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of amateur radio. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. For more than 100 years, Amateur Radio — also called ham radio — has allowed people from all walks of life to...
YAKIMA—A pair of early losses ended play for DW at the the Washington State Class B on Friday, May 24. A 14-4 loss against Onalaska pushed DW into the consolation bracket where they fell 10-9 after a tight game against Friday Harbor later that afternoon. In game one, against Onalaska, DW fell behind early but cut Onalaska’s lead to 5-4 in the top of of the 3rd inning. McKenzie Dobbs had the big hit in the top of the 3rd, driving in two runs with a hard-hit single. Unfortunately, in the bot...
CHENEY, Wash.-WHS junior Kirsten Miller and DHS sophomore Mason Finney made solid performances at the State track and field championships here on May 24-25. Miller beat both Waitsburg and Dayton school records, as well as her own personal best, to place fifth in state in the 300m hurdles with a time of 48.55 "Kirsten ran smooth races in both the Prelims and Finals. She does a great job running hard for the first half, then relaxing and letting the race unfold to the finish. In the Prelims, she...
DAYTON—Boys and girls ages 7-17 from Dayton, Waitsburg, Starbuck and surrounding areas can learn to play golf for free through the Junior Golf program at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton. Participants must sign up by June 19 to participate. The week-long program runs June 24-28 and is coached by Dakota Baker of Waitsburg. Sessions will be as follows: Ages 7-9 9-9:50 a.m. Ages 10-12 10-10:50 a.m. Ages 13-17 11a.m.- noon Sign up at Chicken Bills restaurant at the golf course or call Cherie at (509) 520-1034. Golf clubs and balls will b...
FIRST TEAM: Payton Hyatt Senior Kittitas-Thorp Lainey Allemand Senior Kittitas-Thorp Tatum Laughery Senior Dayton-Waitsburg Maddie Godwin Senior Liberty Christian Madigan Webster Senior Kittitas-Thorp Tory Coates Junior Kittitas-Thorp Emma Reed Soph Liberty Christian Jasmine Horne Senior Liberty Christian Kaleigh White Senior Dayton-Waitsburg Malloree Simpson Frosh Mabton Coach Of The Year: Nate Phillips Kittitas Sportsmanship Team: Tri-Cities Prep SECOND TEAM: Neylan Bryan Senior Dayton-Waitsburg Anna Loera Senior Liberty Christian Sadie...
WALLA WALLA— A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 49.3 thousand visitors to Whitman Mission National Historic Site in 2018 spent $2.9 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 37 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.3 million,” according to a National Park Service media release. “Whitman Mission National Historic Site brings people from across the country to learn about the park’s story,” said Superintendent Mike Gauthier. “National park tourism is a significant...
WAITSBURG-All over town irises are in bloom, but none quite so plentiful as Bill Rodger's Secret Garden. Waitsburg's own photographer is changing the landscape by hand. Rodgers is in the process of moving his iris garden from a friend's horse pasture in College Place to an undisclosed location in Waitsburg. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). Rhizomes put out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at...
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I'm going to try this as soon as I get rhubarb. We usually have a huge plant to harvest, but it started to come up, then when February's cold spell hit, it went dormant, then never recovered. It is only about 18 inches tall. I think it will be ok next year, hopefully. Do you have any rhubarb to share? Next week I will put in a recipe called: Pineapple & Jalapeno St. Louis Style Pork Spareribs. It is a barbeque recipe. We should be getting barbeque weather soon I found some recipes for potato s...
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