Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - Amid con- cerns that the city of Waitsburg may be further reducing its public safety coverage from the Walla Walla Sheriff's Office under a new contract, some resi- dents say they are ready to start a neighborhood crime watch to cover the gaps. At the Sheriff's Roundtable last Thursday at the Prescott School Library, residents told Undersheriff Edward Freyer they are worried about the crime rate in Waitsburg and what will hap- pen if the patrol coverage drops. "Where is Waitsburg... Full story
DAYTON -- The Touchet Valley community is in mourning after a Dayton family lost its oldest daughter following an accident at home Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, seven-year-old Hosanna Lorang fell about 20 feet from a tree and was rushed to a local hospital. She was next was airlifted by helicopter to a Spokane hospital, according to a source with Columbia County Fire District 3. Lorang later died in Spokane. Lorang's parents are Tara and Jake Lorang. Lorang had two younger siblings, Mandy and Benjamin, according to a video posted on...
WAITSBURG - If you like con- temporary reggae music or simply can't keep your body from moving to a good beat, you don't have to wait for Ziggy Marley's Wild & Free tour to come to Walla Walla next month. The two-year-old Tri Cities band Fishbowl will be all too happy to sweep you off your feet with its unique mixture of reggae dub funk fusion at Coppei Café Saturday night, June 30, drummer/vocalist Geoff Bond said in a telephone interview. "There's no way not to move to this," the band's...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg is cel- ebrating July 4, rain or shine, by having a parade at noon that day beginning at the fire station. In addition to the lovely flags that are now on display at our Waitsburg Hardware Store, everyone is welcome to bring their own flag and join the parade. The parade will return to the Hardware Store, sing a couple of patriotic songs and then proceed to the park. The Hard- ware Store is providing the hot dogs and buns for everyone. Free choice if anyone wants to bring any additional food, you're certainly welcome to...
GOAT SHOWMANSHIP Junior 4-H Champion, MakenzieFrost Junior 4-H Reserve Champion,Devon Harshman Intermediate 4-H Champion, Michael Johnson Intermediate 4-H Reserve Champion, Erin Chapin Senior 4-H Champion, HeatherMcCoon FFA Champion, Loegan Harshman FFA Reserve Champion, MarandaCallahan Overall Grand Champion 4-HShowman, Makenzie Frost Overall Grand Reserve Champion4-H Showman, Erin Chapin Overall Grand Champion FFAShowman, Loegan Harshman Overall Grand Reserve ChampionFFA Showman, Maranda Callahan MARKET CLASS Champion 4-H Market W...
DAYTON - After half a decade of being a colorful literary presence on news- stands and in mail boxes around the Touchet Valley, the monthly Blue Mountain News has ceased to exist, the publisher of the popular news magazine recently con- firmed. "After five years, all three of us were ready to move on," owner and publisher Ken Graham said about himself, advertising representative Tanya Patton and designer/ graphic artist Vanessa Heim. Even before the maga- zine lost two of its anchor... Full story
DAYTON -- A burst of rain dampened day two of the ju- nior golf lessons hosted by the Dayton Ladies group last Tues- day, but coordinator Evelyn Himmelberger and instructor Max Reinland won't let the weather waterlog their spirits. The free five-day program at the Touchet Valley Golf Course focuses on putting, chipping, driving etiquette and safety for kids ages 7-18. "It's a lot of fun and we all enjoy it," Himmelberger said. "Max is a marvelous, marvel- ous guy. The kids listen to him and...
Acevedo, Leroue Injured At Summer Camp, WP Goes 3-1-1 In Competitions WAITSBURG - The WP football team attended Central Washington University Football Camp June 16 and 17 in Cheney. Football Camp was a shorter affair this year because the coaching staff had to leave early to coach at the All-State game in Yakima. The team had a number of kids who could not par- ticipate at camp for various reasons, which happens on occasion when it is an over- night trip like this year. The past five years WP went to the Tri City camp and trav- eled back and...
WAITSBURG - One of Waits- burg's best-kept secrets is on Arnold Lane, tucked back behind sweet, country houses. For the past four years, those who have driven down Arnold Lane have noticed or even stopped at the produce stand run by Ed and Cathy Lambert. And the Lambert's, though unseen from the street, have six gardens full of ripening produce fresh for the picking and selling every summer. Ed's family has lived in the house on Arnold his whole life. He and his wife Cathy raised their four...
DAYTON -- Four represen- tatives accepted Community Leadership Awards in honor of the Dayton Parent Teacher Stu- dent Organization and Winder- mere Realty on Thursday, June 14 in Dayton. The annually presented Community Leadership Award was accepted by Angie John and Ashley Kilts on behalf of the Dayton Parent Teacher Student Organization. "The organization has been really active in the last three years," Superintendent Doug Johnson said. Most recently the organiza- tion has been recognized for...
WAITSBURG - It has been nearly three full years since Wait's Mill burned to the ground and city staff members and the Waitsburg Historical Society are thinking it may be time to add something small to commemorate the significance of the mill. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said earlier this month he asked Jeff Broom, the presi- dent of the Waitsburg Historical Society and committee member of the Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee, to begin looking into the cost and designs of...
1 Blue Mountain Lavender Daze The Blue Mountain Lavender Farm July 1-15 345 Short Road, Lowden Enjoy a U-pick, farm boutique, classes and plants. U-pick and classes depend on availability of lavender blooms. For more informa- tion, visit www.bluemoun- tainlavender.com. 4 Waitsburg Fourth Of July Parade Noon Main Street Waitsburg is celebrating July 4, rain or shine, by hav- ing a parade starting at noon, beginning at the fire station! Everyone is welcome to bring their own flag and join the para... Full story
June 28: Kendra Rob- erts, Terry Dunn, Kathleen Walborn, Heather Ferguson, Jordyn Prince. June 29: Wanda Mattice, Linda Herbert, Gina Fluharty. June 30: Jeff Bartlow, Pete Kinder, Ralph Jones and Erin Mellish. July 1: Gary Hofer, Ellen Atteberry, Scott Clayton and Lynn McCaw. July 2: Melvena Carpen- ter, Marc Zuger, Jeannie Hurd, Corlene Scoggin, Pat- rick McConnell and Christianna Scudder. July 3: Edna Ruley and Sara Leid Heggen. July 4: Tucker Alleman, Kelly Buffington, Dona Jean Smith, Suzanne Robert, James White, John McCaw. July 5: Gina...
Waitsburg 06-19 The theft of a chair from a pickup last month and the theft of gas cans two days ago was reported on East Camp Street. Theft in the form of a contractor failing to complete a construction job after being paid was reported on Coppei Avenue. 06-20 Disorderly conduct was reported on Maple Street. 6-22 A vehicle prowl was reported on Hulce Lane. A knife and a cooler were taken. 6-24 Burglary and theft of Copenhagen and jumper cables were reported on Main Street. Dayton 6-19 A possible prowler was reported on Dayton Avenue. 6-20 A...
American Indians apply a growing technique to their vegetable gardens, a technique today's organic growers call "permaculture." Permaculture is a gardening tech- nique based on following the natural ecological design nature intended for the space being used for planting a garden in a sustainable manner. "Uh?" they just call the technique, "Three Sisters," and in some cases it's as simple as this: plant corn and when 12 inches tall, plant green beans at base of the corn stalk allowing beans to climb corn stalk. At the same time, plant squash 4...
Ten Years Ago June 27, 2002 The Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously to priva- tize garbage collection, and will begin negotiations with Basin Disposal, Inc. (BDI) of Pasco, to collect garbage within the city limits. BDI was chosen due to being more city-oriented, providing assistance to senior citizens, and capacity for civic events, among other things. There will not be an increase in service price, and citizens should receive more service from BDI. This will be a two-year trial period for BDI. At the end of two years, the city could... Full story
WAITSBURG - Change is never easy and some parents in the community are having difficulty wrapping their minds around the fact that the Waitsburg fourth, fifth and sixth graders will be in intermediate, mixed-grade level classes next year. However, combining grade levels is not a new concept for the district that has combined grade students in the past to handle enrollment fluctuations, district officials say. Forty-eight children will be in the fourth, fifth and sixth split starting in the fall. The split class will help the district reduce...
FOURTH OF JULY PARADE WAITSBURG - Waitsburg is celebrating July 4, RAIN OR SHINE, by having a parade at noon that day beginning at the fire station. In addition to the lovely flags that are now on display at our Waitsburg Hardware Store, everyone is welcome to bring their own flag and join the parade. The parade will return to the Hardware Store, sing a couple of patriotic songs and then proceed to the park. The Hardware Store is providing the hot dogs and buns for everyone. Free choice if anyone wants to bring any additional food, you're certa...
In the last week, the market has added $14 million or more in value to this summer's Walla Walla County wheat crop. White wheat for delivery to Port- land, Ore., at harvest was worth $6.65 to $6.85 just more than a week ago on June 15. As of Tuesday morning June 26, bids for the same wheat were between $7.45 and $7.50. Who to thank? The hot weather in the Midwest that is stressing the corn crop. Weather models con- tinue to forecast hot and dry weather for much of the Midwest. Parts of the Eastern corn belt -- Illinois, Indiana, and Ten-...
Huxoll's Service Won't Stop After High School Editor's Note: This is the third of a three-part series of profiles on the winners of this year's Times $500 com- munity service scholarships given to Waitsburg, Prescott and Dayton students. These three seniors were chosen for our scholarship based on community service, grades, need and their bright futures. Kayla Huxoll is the scholar- ship winner from Waitsburg High School. W AITSBURG - For Waitsburg High School graduate and class of 2012...
In the past, we've lamented the fact that parents' control over their children's choices in life seems to be dwindling. As parents, we are confronted every day with the power of marketing, the appeal of visual electronics (read: video games and television) and a legal system that leaves us with fewer and fewer means to resist the poor choices our kids make. But at least in our Touchet Valley communities, children, parents and educators seem to be making choices that are paying off for stu- dents, for the reputations of our school districts and...
VISTA HERMOSA - Forty Prescott students who live in Vista Hermosa take part in an opportunity of six weeks of extra schooling over the summer to help them remember and even improve their skills before the next school year begins. Scott Branson has been with the Prescott School District for three years. His teaching position is fund- ed by the federal GEAR UP grant that partners with Washington State University Tri Cities. "The goal is to get (students) into universities," Branson said. The local school districts that also have GEAR UP pro-...
