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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Updated June 18, 2015 STARBUCK – Columbia County Sheriff Rocky Miller has released further details on the local search leading to the discovery of missing Oregon man Shirley “Ben” Gano, whose body was located in a ravine several hundred feet from his vehicle near Starbuck on Monday. Gano was last seen in Colville on May 30, driving home to Rainier, Ore, in his SUV – a blue BMW X5. For more than two weeks, law enforcement and citizens across the state aided Gano’s family in searching for the 8...
GOATS: MARKET Grand Champion – Bethany Bennett Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston GOATS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Sydney Fowble Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston RABBITS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Miriam Bennett Reserve Champion – Serena Jacob POULTRY: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Nathaniel Bennett SHEEP: MARKET Grand Champion – Braden Kitselman Reserve Champion – Taylor Jones SHEEP: 4-H SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Codi Armstrong Reserve Champion – Chloe Brown SHEEP: FFA SHOWMANSHIP Grand...
[Editor's note: Beginning this week, The Times will feature regular updates to the 2015 Drought, including interviews with water experts, farmers, ag specialists, climatologists, business owners, residents and others, to keep you informed on how the record-low snowpack this winter will impact us all in the coming months.] WALLA WALLA – Eric Hartwig is worried about what the rivers in the Walla Walla and Touchet valleys are doing. They are drying up – and fast. "We are setting all-time low flo...
PRESCOTT – A delayed start due to a sound-system glitch did little to dampen the high spirits of the seniors and audience in attendance at Prescott's Class of 2015 graduation ceremony in the Prescott gymnasium on Thursday evening, June 11. But then, it may be hard to bring down the spirits of a class whose motto is, "We dream of a better tomorrow where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." Ten pairs of seniors walked to the traditional strains of 'Pomp and Circu...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Summer Reading Program, with the theme Every Hero Has a Story, kicks off on Monday, June 22, from 2-4 p.m. and will run for six weeks. So far 21 kids have registered, and new participants are welcome to join at any time. Librarian Rosie Warehime plans to invite local heroes to share their stories, and each meeting will include a reading time, a science or craft project and treats. Readers will make a chain for the books they’ve read and will earn prizes. Children are welcome to come in any time the library is open to re...
STARBUCK – Starbuck Community Church will host this year’s Vacation Bible School, with the theme, Growing with Jesus, from June 22 – 25, from 9-11:30 a.m. The program is appropriate for children ages 4 through sixth grade, with older children welcome to offer assistance as helpers. Rides are available from Dayton. For more information or to reserve a ride call Sheila at (509) 399-2259 or Colleen at (509) 399-2258....
WALLA WALLA – Valley Transit in Walla Walla will operate fare-free now through Sept. 7 on fixed routes, evening and Saturday service. Job Access clients must still purchase monthly passes. Visit valleytransit.com to see the routes available....
A new handicap-accessible walkway now leads from the Prescott Park lot to an enlarged picnic pad area, complete with a handicap- accessible barbeque that can be rotated for easy access....
Ten Years Ago Thursday, June 23, 2005 Two Waitsburg Schools students were winners in a letter-writing contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Samuel Southard Post No. 25. Philip Kock, 13, the son of Bernadette Kock, and Sydney Eng, 9, daughter of Marvin and Patty Eng, took first in the “My Letter to a Person in the Armed Forces” essay contest that involved 14 schools and five age groups from third through twelfth grade. The Waitsburg Lions Club honored Guy McCaw and John Kenney as Co-Lions of the Year for their membership bui...
Waitsburg June 9: Found bicycle on W. 2nd St. Malicious mischief on Powell Street; vehicle scratched with rock by neighbor. June 10: Malicious mischief on W. 2nd St. Property damaged by neighbor who was mowing. Burglary/theft on Coppei Ave.; building entered and fire extinguisher taken. Burglary/theft on Conover Road; ATV taken from machine shed, recovered in Dixie. June 12: Theft on W. 3rd St., medications taken from residence. June 13: Possible drug activity on Murphy St. Prescott June 9: Theft of cell phone on Brown Rd.; phone was later...
Columbia County Superior Court June 3, 2015 Sentencing/Resolution: John G. Waltermire, 24, Dayton; sentenced to serve 12 months and one day following guilty plea in May on charges of second-degree burglary and resisting arrest. See story on Page 6 for more details. Desiree D. Klein, 36, Dayton; charged in March with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and three counts of child endangerment with a controlled substance. Klein signed a plea agreement with the prosecutor’s office on June 3. The court will hear her change of p...
June 19: Barbara Johnson, Rollin Carpenter. June 20: Beau Marshall, Frank Loveall, Louis Donnelly, Sherrill Conover, Katreena Mabe, Seth Pierson, Cameron Danforth, Amber Hilton. June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, Peggy Brookshire and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, Michael Spidell and Paul Cook. June 23: James Lehr, Teresa McConnell, Debbie Shaeffer, Delbert Porter, Michelle Bergevin, Lynn Savage, Jon Gibson and Heather Havens. June 24: Kathleen Seaton, Donna Surry, Rod Bailey, Fritz Zuger, Suzanne Stonecipher-Sollars and...
Twenty years ago this week, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce attempted an experiment. They decided to hold a car show on Main Street. Dayton's Main Street had recently undergone a complete reconstruction, from the new water and sewer lines to the tops of the new trees and light poles. It was the pride of the city, and the Chamber wanted to show it off. Dayton's State Farm Agent, Bette Lou Crothers, was already a 10-year veteran on the Chamber board, and she agreed to head up the committee to try t...
I’m not sure that my subconscious knows that I’ve graduated yet. For the past two nights, I’ve had dreams about being late for school, which I still apparently need to attend. The night before that, I dreamed that my grades were lousy – not oh-heaven-help-us-it’s-an-A-minus lousy, but give-us-the-diploma-back lousy. According to the omniscient internet, dreaming about school “most often represents social concerns, insecurities or anxieties.” I have no idea what on earth that’s about. After al...
Dear Editor, I want to take this opportunity to say “Thank you” for all of the notes, cards and well wishes on my retirement. A special thanks to Dinah Lindsey for organizing and Dr. Clarke for hosting the event. Margie Douglas College Place...
Jessica Iglesias: Sea Mar $1,000, Aiyeku-Turner/Jackson Family Scholarship $660 Alesandra Diaz: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. T.B. Elliott $2,500, Salutatorian Award $100, Jacobson Family Scholarship $200, Prescott Education Assoc. Scholarship $800 Jonathan Escalante: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. Roberta Bell Kraemer $750 Selena Duran: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. William and Delora Harpe $1,750, Blue Mt. Comm. Found.Kenneth Garner $1,750, Sea Mar $1,000, Valedictorian Award $150, Prescott Lions Scholarship $800, Jacobson Family Scholarship $200, Gailord and Jean...
DAYTON – The cast is mostly set for this year's fall musical. The Wizard of Oz will be performed at Dayton's Liberty Theater in November and December. Co-director Mike Ferrians just released the following cast list: WIZARD OF OZ: TVAC PRODUCTIONS 2015 Directed by Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson CAST LIST: Dorothy Gale - Savannah McFarland Dorothy Understudy - Melissa Petrello Hunk/Scarecrow - Cougar Henderson Hickory/Tinman - Chad Pearson Zeke/Lion - Tony Sykes Wicked Witch - Roz Edwards G...
DAYTON – Dayton resident John Garrett Waltermire, 24, was sentenced in early June to 12 months and one day in state prison after a year of multiple arrests, evasion from local law enforcement and months spent in the county jail. He admitted in Columbia County Superior Court several weeks ago to breaking into the Inland Cellular store in downtown Dayton on March 2, not long after his release from jail on bail after a separate burglary at the city dog pound in December. Waltermire was most recentl...
DAYTON – Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been on the rise in Walla Walla County all year; this month Columbia County Public Health has confirmed a case of pertussis in a Dayton Elementary School student. It is the only case of whooping cough reported in Columbia County this year, but the disease is contagious and potentially life-threatening in infants and very young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And even people who have been previously i...
Dayton Memorial Library kicked off its summer reading program on Friday with a visit from the noble Knights of Veritas of Ellensburg. After the program, children held a real sword and tried on a metal helmet. The summer program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library....
DAYTON – Summer swimming is in full swing, and city staff have been working to ensure not only a good experience for guests to the Dayton City Pool but also save the city money. The city purchased a new chlorination system that is not only easier and safer to use but much more cost effective, according to pool manager Emily Schlenz. The original system consisted of 50-gallon barrels containing a concentration of about 12 percent chlorine mixed with water. Now workers use tablets that are a c...
DAYTON – Blue Mountain Counseling won't know for another week or so about the $25,000 State Farm grant it hoped to win with community support via online voting last month, but directors are determined not to let the outcome of the grant stop them from providing another year of summer recreation for local children. "Dimita (director of BMC) said one way or another we will have the Summer Youth program because this community needs it," said Laura Tolman, prevention coordinator with Blue M...
WAITSBURG – On June 1, Margie Douglas and her fourth grade class made a special trip to deliver Monster Cookies to Waitsburg's graduating seniors. "Their eyes lit up at the sight of them," said Douglas. And at Douglas' retirement party on June 10, guests were handed Monster Cookies from cloth-covered baskets. So what's with the cookies? It's not simply that they taste amazing (which they do!). In Waitsburg, Monster Cookies, 4th grade and Mrs. Douglas all go hand-in-hand. The cookies, which D...
WAITSBURG – A dream that has been years in the making is about to become reality for Stacy Just, as she, her family and advisory board prepare for the grand opening of Just Another Chance Ranch five miles south of Waitsburg on Saturday, June 27, from noon to 5 p.m. The grand opening celebrates phase two of the ranch's mission, the launch of the ranch's first youth mentorship program. The Just family moved to Waitsburg from Roy, Wash., about four years ago, when Stacy's husband, Jason, a...
WAITSBURG – Due to unavoidable delays in the application of the new pool liner, the City Pool has been forced to postpone its opening date until Monday, June 29. Once open, pool hours will include a new parent/tot swim time from noon-1 p.m. on Saturdays....
