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Waitsburg kids had a successful weekend at the Walla Walla Fair....
DAYTON – When renovation of Dayton General Hospital is complete next year, the main entrance to the facility will be on the north side of the building, near the former emergency room entrance. That side of the building is a construction zone now, but one can begin to visualize the circular driveway entrance that will soon be in place. During a tour of the construction late last month, hospital officials described the work underway in Phase 1 of the renovation project, which includes constructing...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fair opens Friday in Dayton. Fun is in store for everyone, so don’t miss it! Here are some of the highlights: Friday Free breakfast with paid admission – 6-9 a.m. Opening Ceremonies – 9 a.m. Livestock Showing – 9 a.m. Mutt Show – 5 p.m. Wenatchee Youth Circus – 7 p.m. Sponsored by Columbia REA Saturday Breakfast by Donation – 7-9 a.m. 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging – 9:15 a.m. Rascal Rodeo – 9:30-11 a.m. Market Livestock Sale – 12:30 p.m. Mutton Bustin’ – 5:30 p.m. Jackpot Rodeo – 6 p.m. Sunday Free breakfast with paid...
WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg is still accepting applications/letters of interest from Waitsburg residents interested in filling a vacant position on the Waitsburg City Council. The position was made vacant last month when council member Marty Dunn was appointed to fill the vacant mayor position. Any interested citizen is required to live within the corporate city limits of the City of Waitsburg and be a register voter in the Waitsburg district. An overview of the duties and regulations for city council members, along with an application...
WAITSBURG – The Port of Walla Walla Commissioners and staff will hold their business meeting this month in Waitsburg on Thursday, at 6 p.m., at Waitsburg Town Hall. Waitsburg Commercial Club will host a “Meet and Greet” for Commissioners and Waitsburg community members at 5 p.m. prior to the meeting. Light appetizers, coffee, iced tea and water will be served. For more information, contact Joy Smith at (509) 539-8773...
William Edmund Loosmore passed away peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA on Aug 29, 2016 at the age of 85. He was born May 4, 1931 in Spokane, WA to John and Irene (Carabin) Loosmore. He began his education at St. Patrick's Catholic School and continued his high school education at Gonzaga Preparatory. He also attended Gonzaga University. Bill worked for Kaiser Aluminum before being hired onto the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1952. In 1969 he was transferred to Breckenridge, MN working as...
Ten Years Ago Sept. 14, 2006 Anyone fortunate enough to have known Roberta Stonecipher Broom Adams – and there were many – can imagine her take on being named Pioneer of the Year at the 34th Annual Pioneer Fall Festival, which will take place this coming Sunday in Waitsburg. She’d laugh and exclaim “Really?! Me?! Ya shouldn’t have!” Roberta was one of Waitsburg’s citizens known for the many firsts in her life. She was the first female Student Body President At Waitsburg High School, and the first Queen of the Days of Real Sport. And fittingly...
Sept. 9: Cadman Donovan, Trevor Johnson, Terry Ferguson, Melissa Christensen, Bob Rea, Amie Green. Sept. 10: Bill Stonecipher, Lorna Zajac, Lana Salloum, Vanna Webber, Tom Duckworth, Rebecca Brown, Mandy McGee. Sept. 11: Kathleen Johnson, Roger Becker, Justin Bergevin, Jason Crawford, Bonnie Olson. Sept. 12: Jim Pearson, Glenn Hayes, Marshal McKinley, Mitch Gagnon, Chelsi Hermanns. Sept. 13: Dave McKenzie, Sr., Jeffrey Hofer, Joey Garcia, Nadine Scoggins, Helen Rich, Claudia Hevel-Doty, Jeffrey Liebermann, Nancy Bickelhaupt, Christine Jenks,...
For nine years in the 1980s and ‘90s I lived and worked in Albuquerque, N.M. It’s a big sprawling city with a large Air Force base and a large university. Traveling north from Albuquerque will take you into some of the most beautiful country in America: an area that includes Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos. In 1994, two years before I moved to Dayton, a guy named Gary Johnson ran for governor of New Mexico as a Republican. I voted for him and he won, though those two facts must surely be unconnected. Right? Johnson had never run for elected off...
Libertarian Gary Johnson's plan for capturing the White House hinges on voters following through on polls suggesting they dislike the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees more than in any election year in history. "You know how crazy this election cycle is?" Johnson told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." "I might be the next president." First, Johnson, the former Republican governor of New Mexico, has to be allowed into the nationally televised debates that for now are set to...
Dear Editor, Most of the conversations in this town are told through someone, not to someone. Conflicts need to be resolved and then told to the public. It is a sad day when things don’t get resolved. It makes this town weak and incapable of having a strong sense of community. Conflict should be a learning process not the end of relationships. The seed of bitterness has been planted. Now let’s see if it keeps growing. I am disappointed in our city. We need to resolve issues and agree to disagree and move forward. I am hoping for change. Cin...
Dear Editor, Citizens, corporations/companies, and developers interested in Waitsburg, BEWARE!! New “normal” established whereby “MAJORITY” declared by elected officials as he/she who protests loudest, acts rudest/profane/interruptive, and/or displays most signs. Officials acknowledge Waitsburg laws indicate how development should be handled, with Council and Public input only after examination by city staff and planning commission; and that city’s treatment of Nestle was unusual, not how other developments are addressed probably not ethical,...
WAITSBURG – The Pulpit Committee at Waitsburg Christian has announced that the church has extended an offer to Waitsburg native Matthew Wyatt to be its next pastor, and he has accepted. The offer is contingent upon approval by the full congregation. Wyatt, along with his wife, Krystal, and daughter, Mikaila, will be in Waitsburg this weekend, and will present the message to the church during Sunday's 11 a.m. service. Fellowship time will follow. Wyatt is a 1998 graduate of Waitsburg High School....
Junior Valdovinos, Selena Valdovinos, and Sara Ann Wilson (l to r) show off the blue ribbons they received at the Walla Walla Fair for their first-place giant pumpkin, which weighed in at 175 pounds. The kids worked with Waitsburg resident Gayle Broom for the past several months raising this and other giant pumpkins....
MILTON-FREEWATER – Dayton-Waitsburg went on the road in the first game for its new combined football program, but fell to a Mac-Hi team that hadn't won a game in more than a year. Four turnovers and 16 penalties marred an otherwise strong performance, in which many players are learning a new system. D-W was also missing some veteran players who will likely return later this year, including running back Travis Crockett and receiver Ben Kleck. D-W jumped out to an early lead with a f...
DAYTON – The Dayton HS Volleyball Team returns this year with nearly the same lineup that finished 11-5 last season. So hopes are high for an even better result for coach Shannon Turner's team, which will return seven varsity players from last year. But last year's lone senior, Madison Mings, leaves big shoes to fill. "Her competitiveness will definitely be missed on the court this season," Turner said of Mings. "She was an all-around key player." Turner will have three seniors returning to t...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg varsity volleyball team should be significantly improved from last year, featuring a veteran team of seven seniors and juniors. The lineup includes six-foot-two-inch senior Analisea Araya and six-foot sophomore Devon Harshman. "We're ahead of where we were at last year in terms of what we're able to do offensively and our defense is working hard to be disciplined enough to be in position so that they can read and react to the other team," said Waitsburg coach Angie P...
