Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - Columbia County Sheriff 's Deputy Mark Franklin, a former candidate for sheriff in the county, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into an incident that occurred in Waitsburg in February while he was off duty. "I'm concerned about the information we've received," said Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler, the incumbent sheriff who was re-elected over Franklin last fall and has called in the help of the Asotin County Sheriff's Office to conduct the inves...
WAITSBURG - Steven Long, a Waitsburg resident who lost his home to a fire late last year, was arrested in the aftermath of a motorcycle accident in east Waitsburg on Saturday afternoon. A Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office report indicates he was taken into custody on suspicion of riding a motorcycle while under the influence, of riding with a suspended license and of possession of marijuana. Quoting eye witnesses, Sheriff's deputies said Long was riding his off-road motorcycle eastbound on E. 8th Street from Walnut Street when he accelerated...
WAITSBURG - The 108th Waitsburg Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night, May 28, in the Multipurpose room at Waitsburg Elementary with Ross Hamann, Class of ' 80, and Waitsburg School Board Chairman, welcoming the one hundred sixty-eight who attended. The meeting was conducted by Peggy Baker Henry, Class of 1974, and President of the Waitsburg High School Alumni Association. President Henry congratulated and introduced the nine members of the Class of 2011 present; Austin Garrett Nolan Beasley, N...
DAYTON - Sometimes, the most important observations about the past come in the form of a footnote as did this one from Bulldogs' head baseball coach Sal Benavides about the spring sports season: "In all my 20 years here as a coach," he told the Times after Wednesday's sports banquet had wrapped up, "this is the first time that none of the players were ever ineligible to play because of their grades." In many ways, this post script to his earlier speech at the dessert banquet summed up what all...
WAITSBURG - Ten minutes before the women's relay race at the Carnival of Speed in Milton Freewater began that fateful weekend, head track coach Jeff Bartlow knew the team was in a pickle. One of the four runners, Kayla Huxoll, had just been struck in the foot by another competitor's javelin in a freak accident and Yesenia Escalante, a hurdler, was the only alternate. While the relay runners from the other 19 teams were already warming up, Bartlow, who was at the scene of Huxoll's accident, told...
WALLA WALLA - As the sun angled in from the west, casting its golden evening warmth over Borleske Stadium, Sweets fans began to fill the bleachers, food courts and beer gardens for the first game of the 2011 season Friday. Waitsburg eighth grader Shayla Tsosie was there with her aunt Christina Record from Walla Walla and Record's boyfriend David Wahlstrom on leave from Iraq. " There's nothing like opening night in baseball," Wahlstrom said. "I don't care if it's the major league, the minor...
DHS Taylor DeRuwe - Western States Equipment 250; John Hinchliff/Pheasants Forever 250 per year for 3 years; Northwest Farm Credit Services 250; Patit Valley Grange 500; Jim Kibler Agriculture 555; Archer Ranch 500; Excellence in Agriculture 500; Norgaard 900; Prater 2,500; BW Casseday/Dayton Chemicals 500; Homestead 750; McGregor 465; Evers 250; Grain Growers 500; Cattlemen's 500; CCFB Montie Leighty/Wally Robins 800 Josh Frame - Booster 250 Briana Fulbright - REA 1,000 for 4 years; Columbia County Fund 500; Emigh 960; Kiwanis 900; AAUW 300;...
June 9: Kay Heady, Vance Potts, Jack Roberts, Barbara McCauley, Edward Fisher, Ed Sickles, Jenny Rencken, Marnie Henderson, Cathy Abel, and Rich Webber. June 10: Jake Long, Belinda Johnson, Linda Doyle and Mike Drew. June 11: Frank Donnelly and Kathie Payne. June 12: Suzanne Moser, Ida Polley, Chad Lambert, Joshua Reser. June 13: Anne Nelson, Michael Raven, Jan Cronkhite, Larry Weir, Bob Newbury, Mike Talbott, Cecilia Acevedo. June 14: Haly and Shawny Ingle, Aaron Moffitt and Anthony Kiefel. June 15: Jeff Hofer, John Segraves, Ryan Mason, Glen...
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County & Dayton/Columbia County 5-30: Malicious Mischief. Broken windows reported on Warren Street in Waitsburg from thrown rocks. Extra patrol requested. 5-31: Suscpious. The Fire Station reports an on-going problem with the power being turned off from outside the building on Main Street in Waitsburg. Extra patrol requested. Animal Stray. Missing dog reported in the Tucannon/Panjab area. Found Property. Found property reported on Main Street. Suspicious. Suspicious person reported on Main Street in Dayton. Shoplifting. Th...
Let's talk about Washington state's wine industry and it's playing a significant role in rural economic diversification efforts. I find this to be invaluable information today because we still have people who are misinformed about the value of our regional wineries in providing alternatives to traditional agricultural crop production. The Washington state wine grape growers and producers are governed by a board of directors. The commission provides a marketing platform for the Washington wine industry and raises awareness of its wines so that...
Ten Years Ago June 14, 2001 After 50 years of serving the heating oil, fuel and petroleum product needs of Touchet Valley, the Roy Leid family announced the merging of Leid-Ford Distributing Co. with R.E. Powell Distributing of Grandview. The first Lavender Fair in the Waitsburg valley is this weekend, June 16-17 at The Cottage, 864 Preston Ave. This event has been five years in the making-because the flood of 1996 ran rampant through the area that is now festooned with lavender and killdeer. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 12, 1986 Denise Winnett...
HERMANNS TRIAL DELAYED WALLA WALLA - The trial of Waitsburg resident Adam Hermanns, one of two suspects in a home invasion in College Place in April, is now set to begin July 13. Hermanns and fellow defendant Antonio Contreras of Walla Walla, who will be tried separately, pleaded not guilty to one count each of first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and first-degree kidnapping. The 23-year-old Waitsburg resident has also been accused of first-degree burglary and second-degree assault for allegedly entering a different College Place...
DAYTON - Violinist Timothy Christie, flutist Sarah Brady and harpist Amy Ley apologized as they walked through the door at Sky Book & Brew in Dayton Monday morning. A small audience had gathered around the tables in the restaurant. The store front stage under the book cases and balcony was eagerly awaiting its performers. "I'm sorry we're late," said Christie, founder and artistic director of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival. "We got stuck behind a windmill transport." He didn't really...
Editor's Note: Waitsburg eighth grader Troy Anderson is one of two winners of this year's American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. He placed first in the state for grades 7-8. The other winner, Jacob Dunn, was featured on this page last week. "How Can I Encourage My Friends To Show Pride In Being An American?" H ow can I encourage my friends to show pride in being an American? You can talk to them, tell them how lucky we are to be Americans. How free we are and all of the rights we have. Every day when we say the Pledge of...
Editor's Note: This is the last of our profiles about the winners of this year's Times $500 Community Service scholarships to students from Prescott, Dayton and Waitsburg. Senior Christy Poirier is the scholarship winner from Waitsburg High School. WAI T SBURG - For Christy Poirier, giving back started when she was about five. She would accompany her dad, Roy, on service projects for the Christian Church of Waitsburg. Handing him tools or nails, or helping him put in an elevator for elderly memb...
You don't have to be related to a senior to be moved by one of the graduation ceremonies in the valley this past weekend. You don't even have to be a longtime local resident. Graduation, regardless of its place, its year or its class, is a timeless occasion that reminds us of our own coming of age and our own struggles and victories through high school. Of course it's much more interesting to know the Cardinals, Bulldogs and Tigers at least somewhat and see how their lives have evolved in academics and sports. Our highlight is the show that...
PRESCOTT- Summer vacation starts Friday for hundreds of kids in the Touchet Valley. It will be a time filled with family outings, youth programs, sports camps and many other activities, but one summer pass time still is more popular in the valley than any other: swimming. "Our swimming pool is extremely important," Dayton City Clerk Trina Cole said. "This is something the children look forward to." Valley pools are even popular with families in Walla Walla, which no longer has a functional outdo...
WHS WAITSBURG - It may seem ironic that Waitsburg Valedictorian Austin Beasley chose a quote from a famous high school dropout to inspire his fellow high school graduates. But the saying from Mc- Donalds fast food chain founder Ray Kroc was on message when it comes to being successful in life. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in achievement, Beasley quoted Kroc as saying. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor. The Valedictorian's theme was clear. Taking...
