Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Buses On The Way To Haul Students To And From School PRESCOTT – The Prescott School District will get two much-needed pur- chases this year – two new school buses. Prescott’s Business Man- ager AJ Jacobson said two of the school buses owned by the district will be replaced. One bus is a 2000, 35-passenger vehicle that has 184,284 miles. The other bus is also a 2000, 35-passenger vehicle with 206,060 miles on it. The buses run about 550 to 650 miles per week. Both buses will be re- placed with 2013 Bluebird buses that can carry 36 to 48 passe... Full story
Helen Maxine Smith, 74, passed away peacefully August 3, 2012, at Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Wal- la, Washington. Mrs. Smith was born June 14, 1938, in Hood River, Oregon, to Chester and Win- nie Slaughter. She attended school in Oklahoma. She was the youngest of nine children. In 1955 she married Louis Smith in Reno, Nevada. They traveled the Northwest work- ing construction. Helen was a mother and homemaker all her life. They moved to Waitsburg in 1989, after Louie retired from construction, to make it their home. Survivors include...
Ways To Be Merry In The Touchet Valley This Month: *Children are the stars in the Missoula Children's Theater production of Cin- derella. The week-long pro- gram will prepare a group of up to 55 students for two per- formances of the full-length musical performance at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug 17, and Saturday, Aug 18 at the Lib- erty Theater. The Missoula Children's Theater travelling troupe has been stopping in Dayton to help put on a show since 2001 *Mace Mead Works is celebrating its first...
Because we've discussed pork here, one of my favorite pairings for everything except the hams and BBQ'd pork dishes is pi- not noir. This beautiful and aromatic red wine pairs well with the subtle flavors and textures of pork tenderloins, chops and shoulder roasts - the predominant cuts of the pig. First a short history of the queen of grapes: Pinot Noir has been grown in France - its homeland - for ap- proximately 2,000 years beginning prior to the Roman invasion of the Gaul's fiefdoms. The careful record-keeping of the monks who man- aged...
Welcome to my food column where anything goes. Here we'll explore the history of how we arrived where we are today through food and the ingredients that we commonly use and take for granted all the time. To understand where your food came from is akin to knowing where we came from and the common bond that the family farm and table provides. This installment explores the noble pig -- though it just scratches the surface. I sat down the other day with Eric Seo- ane of the Weinhard Café in Dayton, one of the best young chefs in the region, to...
PRESCOTT - Prescott Mayor Libby McCaw is step- ping down from her post after more than six years and the council members will miss her. "She's been excellent and I'm really going to miss her," said Councilwoman Darlene DeCoria. "I have a lot of respect for her. I've always looked up to her." McCaw said she let the council know a couple of months ago that she needed to resign because of family obligations. She will remain in Prescott and will often be in Walla Walla taking care of her mother. "I... Full story
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WAITSBURG -- The 2012 schedule is arguably the hardest schedule we have had in recent years. Our senior football players total 15 guys, maybe more, and we will need all of those seniors if we expect to make another run deep into the playoffs. We have 15 seniors for sure and depending on Jubilee Youth Ranch's participation, we could have up to 17 or 18 seniors. This has to be one of the largest senior classes we have ever had at Waitsburg. Oddly enough, with the number of players that we have lost over the last two years, only four of those... Full story
WP cheerleaders Heidi Miller, Chelsea Brannock, Margaret Potolicchio, Yajaira Barragau, Blanca Quiroz, Kendra Roberts, Bailey Edwards, Samantha Moss, Katy Hofer, Maddy Witt and coach Vicki Hamann enjoyed two days of cheer camp at Waitsburg High School last Monday and Tuesday....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Prescott Athletic combine still has coaching positions open for the 2012-13 school year and one position has already been filled with a three- year volunteer. Stephanie Wooderchak, the athletic director and secondary principal for Waitsburg High School, said last Monday interviews for the position of high school assistant football coach were held last Friday. Mark Hauck, the director of athletics and student activities at Jubilee Youth Ranch, was selected by the WP...
DAYTON – Angie Dedloff has been crafting for as long as she can remember. An avid 4-H member since she was in fourth grade, 14-year-old Dedloff makes crafts and enters them into the Columbia County Fair every year. “I’ve always been doing crafts,” Dedloff said. Dedloff said the fair is a great experience because she has the opportunity to see what everyone else crafted and get ideas for new crafts. She said she enjoys mak- ing recycled crafts in 4-H and at home. Newspapers, magazines and eve... Full story
Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners When: Tuesday 14,2012 Meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday 9: 00 County Commissioners -Chairman Tompkins Roll call and establish a quorum, Pledge of Al- legiance 9:05 County Sheriff - John Turner Presentation re: current and possible vehiclesfor use in Sheriff's of- fice activities 9:45 County Commissioners Review of present andfuture Aging and LongTerm Care (ALTC) de- livery systems in WallaWalla County - LoriBrown, Director of SEWashington Office ofALTC Reports, Other Dayton City Council Monday, Aug....
'CINDERELLA' DAYTON -- The Missoula Children's Theater production of "Cinderella" will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug 17, and Saturday, Aug 18 at the Liberty Theater. ANNIVERSARY PARTY DAYTON -- Mace Mead Works will have its first anniversary par- ty on Saturday, Aug 18, with live music and a DJ later in the evening. BOOSTER CLUB BANQUET DAYTON -- The Dayton Boosters will be holding a Back to School Banquet spaghetti dinner and silent auction 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug 18, in the multi-purpose room....
DAYTON - Mace Mead Works is preparing for its one year anniversary on Saturday, Aug 18, with a ceremony fit for a wine lover of religious proportions and tentative plans to move to the Blue Mountain Station. Owner and Operator Reg- gie Mace started making wine at Dunham Cellars in 2008 where he learned to hone his wine-making craft and these skills carried over into his mead-making. Mace said he started looking for a building for his own wine bar in early 2010 and after eight months the space...
*Planner - supplied by the school, should you lose it, you will be required to purchase a new one *Three-ring notebook - D-ring is preferred *College ruled notebookpaper *Notebook dividers *Pencils *Pencil pouch that fitsinto the 3-ring notebook *Hand-held pencil sharpener *Composition book - lined for DOL *Composition book - grid paper for science *Blue or black ink pens *Colored pencils *Ruler... Full story
DAYTON - Monday night the Dayton City Council field- ed complaints from concerned citizens and voted to uphold the revocation of the solicitor's license for Stryke Alarm Inc. The alarm company's so- licitor's license was revoked for the Dayton area last week because of the complaints and calls city hall received. Citizen complaints includ- ed Stryke Alarm employees giving false or misleading statements or withholding information about the com- pany. Residents also reported the employees giving...
WAITSBURG - Raising swine for the fair can be a good investment financially and for the experience. But for Waitsburg FFA member Luke Alexenko, raising pigs is more than just money -- it's fun. It's a big investment in the beginning, $120 to purchase the three-month-old pig, $5 for a rented sty and $300 for high protein feed - per pig. And to get any kind of substantial return, the pigs have to be sold at the fair, which means they have to meet several requirements. The most notable of these is... Full story
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg football field gets all new lighting and press box and a new sound system is on the way as well. School Board Chairman Ross Hamann said at the school board meeting last Wednesday that last foot- ball season the 50-year-old sound system was no longer usable because of the poor quality. Colter Mohney, the district's facilities/transporta- tion/maintenance supervisor, said the drivers on the old speakers are bad and the only thing the horn-shaped speakers are good for is yellow jacket nests. The district borrowed an... Full story
WAITSBURG - Rosie Ware- hime, the manager of the Weller Public Library, said local kids had a ball during the summer reading program thanks to local volunteers who lead activities, hula hooped to the point of exhaustion and provided a place for Waitsburg kids to have fun during the sum- mer months. Warehime's helpers this summer at the library were Selena Bundy, Jaidyn and Zac Brown, Morgan Breland, Devon Watts, Tucker Alleman and Walt and Tim Ware- hime. She said Jaidyn Brown, Zach Brown,... Full story
Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners Monday, Aug. 13 *Roll call and establish a quorum - All present *Declarations re: conflict of interest *Allen Kopf, 1221 Yellow- hawk Place, Library Users Coalition, brought a letter and formal complaint. The letter was read into the record to ask for removal of the Rural Library Board of Trustees and appointment of new board members to govern the dis- trict. A copy of the letter with backup was provided to each county commissioner. * Ballot box seal 0724197 opened by County Auditor Karen Martin and...
Walla Walla County Board of Commisioners When: Tuesday 14, 2012Meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday 9:00 County Commissioners -Chairman Tompkins Roll call and establish a quorum, Pledge of Alle- giance 9:05 County Sheriff -JohnTurner Presentation re: current and possible vehicles for use inSheriff's office activities 9:45 County CommissionersReview of present and fu- ture Aging and Long TermCare (ALTC) delivery sys- tems in Walla Walla County- Lori Brown, Director ofSE Washington Office ofALTC Reports, Other...
PRESTON HALL ORIENTATION WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Middle School is having an open house and ice cream social at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. The event will be held at Preston Hall and will include a short meeting with ice cream.... Full story
Weather Report: a day of heat and evening deliciously cool; in the summer this is what we live by on the high desert. The weather played beautifully during the annual Paws and Claws Summer Barbecue held this Sunday evening in Walla Walla in a pet advo- cate's vegetable garden. I am happy to announce the donations taken over the past year's dinners has exceeded the number Paws and Claws will need to hire a professional grant writer to write the purposed papers allowing the expense for...
August 16: Roberta Long, Jerry Hall, Tammy Pauley, Patty Froke, Maita Hagedorn. August 17: Addisen Ford, Pau- line Stanton, Kenneth Leaverton, Casey Davison, Lance Munden, Larry Williams. August 18: Kay Pettichord, Wiley Miller, Angela Hopkins, Clark Hulce, Nicole Page, Levi Fluharty, Paula Cooper, Jeanie White, Keith Williams, Alex Dill, Janell Groom, Chris Wood, Vin- cent Wright, Madison McCaw, John Stellwagen. August 19: Nicki Johnson, Steve Barr, Lucas Mohney, Geor- gia Rose Leisure, Brandon Craw- ford, Christopher Rohlfing. August 20:...
