Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PALOUSE – Dayton’s Lady Bulldogs fought hard but were unable to win the four-game set against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings Tuesday night in Palouse. The Bulldogs kept the scores close, but ultimately couldn’t secure the win, walking away with only one win of the four games. The final scores for the games were, 25-23, Gar-Pal, 25-22, Gar-Pal, 23-22, Dayton and 19-23, Gar-Pal. Head coach Shannon Turner said the match was close and the Bulldogs fought hard. McKayla Bickelhaupt had 11 kills, two blocks and went 14 for 14 at the serve line. Jessi...
WAITSBURG – Erma Lee Smith will be honored this Sunday as Pioneer of The Year because her family history in Waitsburg is extensive – she hails from the Hales who date back to 1890 in the Waitsburg area. “I’m Pioneer of the Year and turning 80,” Smith said last week. “I’m flying high.” She learned last spring via a letter from the Waitsburg Historical Society that she would be receiving the award this year at the Pioneer Fall Festival. Smith will be honored on Sunday following the 11 a.m. community church service at the Bruce House Museum on...
DAYTON - The Dayton City Council interviewed and unanimously appointed Dayton resident Dain Nysoe to the council seat vacated by Terry Herrin earlier this summer. Nysoe has lived in Dayton city limits for one year after living just outside of city lim- its for several years. He had expressed interest in being a city councilman before, but because he didn't live in city limits, he was not eligible. Mayor Craig George asked Nysoe what his goals are for his time in office and Nysoe said he has many visions for the council. Nysoe said he worked in... Full story
Award and Recipients Ival Sutherland Memorial, Angelea Larish Jan Arbini "I gave it my all"Memorial, Tessa Irvine Jan Arbini "I gave it my all"Memorial, Zech Brown Lynn Records Memorial -Swine High Point Judging, KatieSotelo Agnes Maxson Memorial -Champion Jr. B Horse Showman,Kinsey Nelson Bob Lux Jr. Memorial - 4HGrand Champion Market Steer,Jared Farley Gary Short Memorial - HighPoint Horse Trail Exhibitor, OliviaGrimaud Tony Spain Memorial - BeefHigh Point 4H Combined Showmanship & L...
Walla Walla - Local Veterinarian, Dr. Perry Hugh Price Jr. , 73 passed away September 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Perry arrived in this world on his Mother's Birthday, April 3, 1939 in Eugene, Oregon, to Perry H. Price Sr. and Gladys Bibee Price. His formative years, with sister Linda, were spent in Big Arm, Montana near his grandparents, Golden and Hattie Bibee. It was on their farm that Perry was set on his path of life, caring for animals. He attended the one room school...
Walla Walla - Joseph Day Bodman, 97, passed away September 4, 2012, at his home at Wheatland Village, 1500 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, Washington. Joseph was born December 26, 1914, in Alsask, Saskatchewan Canada to George Pratt and Luella Clara McCracken Bodman. He graduated from Washington State College in 1938, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. On October 9, 1939, he and his teenage sweetheart, Dorothy Jane Grummett, married in Fairbanks, Alaska. He worked as a su... Full story
The local music scene is bustling as venues put together the final summer shows and set up the fall schedule. While it may be stressful for organizers, music lovers everywhere can rejoice in the double dose of local artists hitting the stages. *The Walla Faces begins its Fall Music festival this Friday. During the next two months, Walla Faces will be presenting a number of out-of-town performers celebrating their music and the faces' grape harvest. The festival will kick off with Ian McFeron from Seattle. Walla Faces said Ian is a songwriter...
Build it and they will come - Grapes in the Touchet Valley. Land in the Touchet valley has long been worked as prime wheat growing acreage and with good reason. The loess soils, long growing days and softly undulating hills are perfect for grain - and for the ease of harvest that the gentle slopes of the rolling hills afford. Those same attributes make for perfect vineyard conditions too, so it came as a surprise to me that more vineyards are not planted out north of Walla Walla. I discovered there is a good news/bad news paradox here in the To...
Mole - the great sauce of Mexico M ole (pronounced moh-LAY) is one of those flavors that once you've tasted you never forget. For those of us north of the U.S./Mexican border, the deep red/brown sauce is known predominately as mole poblano, which tra- ditionally hails from the Puebla region of Mexico. Known as the national dish of Mexico, this deli- cious rich sauce is historically served over roasted turkey though with variations you will also find it dressing pork, chicken, goat and even red snapper. One of the difficulties of nailing down a... Full story
PRESCOTT - The Prescott School District hopes to sell one of its rental properties because no teachers are living in the home this year, according to school officials. At the district's Aug. 30 meeting, the school board voted unanimous- ly to surplus the home at 104 W. First St. in Prescott. "This year, the house was vacant," Superin- tendent Dr. Bill Jordan said. The home was sold to the school district on Nov. 1, 1955, according to the deed on the property. A woman named Maybelle R. Cook had owned to house and sold it for $6,000. The home... Full story
DAYTON - Two men were arrested on Sept. 4 for growing marijuana and il- legally possessing firearms in a forested area east of Dayton. The two Hispanic men, 41-year-old Gerardo Aguirre-Hernandez and 61-year-old Ramon Es- trada-Gonzalez , were ar- raigned Sept. 6 and will next appear in the Colum- bia County Courthouse on Sept. 20. Both men were charged with one count of manufacturing a controlled sub- stance, a class C felony, and one count of being an alien in possession of a firearm, also a class C felony. The Washington State Patrol...
PRESCOTT - After water tests showed bacteria in a water sample from Prescott City Hall two months ago, Mayor Libby McCaw con- firmed Monday night water testing has since proved the water to be clean for drinking in the city. At the Prescott City Council meeting last Monday, Mc- Caw said a water sample tak- en in July and tested showed there were harmful levels of bacteria in the water at city hall. Now, the city believes that sample taken was a false positive. The city had to test the water every week for one month after at city hall and five... Full story
CLARKSTON - The Day- ton cross country team showed it has some work to do at the Asotin XC Island Run Invite last Saturday. Out of 70 men in the var- sity race, Bulldog Austin Krekula took 35th with a time of 17:45.50. Tim Ihle took 67th place with a time of 22:35.53. The only Bulldog to compete in the varsity women's race was Kiara Biggar, who placed 46th with a time of 24:52.57. There were 52 women in the varsity race. The middle school runners outshined their varsity team runners. Zech Bryan placed 26th with a time of 12.06.06 in the middle...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs tested their abilities as a team for the first time last Wednesday against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights and came out with smiles despite the lack of a win. The Bulldogs tied the Knights for the first game and lost, 4-0, to the Knights in the second game. The teams kicked off the jamboree in Dayton with a tie game at 0-0. The Bulldogs hit the field aggressively with strong and quick footwork. The team was connected and passes seemed to always find the right... Full story
WAITSBURG - What's the difference between the machine-gun quick, NCAA national title contending University of Oregon football team and the 2012 edition of the Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals? After the way the Cards dominated Pilot Rock, Ore., in a 35-21 victory that wasn't nearly as close as the final tally, the answer might be: only the color of the uniforms. WP head coach Jeff Bartlow's team took a page from Chip Kelly's Ducks' book, as his team over-powered the Pilot Rock offense, forcing four... Full story
ENTERPRISE - The Dayton Bulldogs fought the Enterprise Outlaws, but were unable to secure a lead, falling, 20-14, Thursday night in Enterprise, Ore. The Bulldogs held the Outlaws for most of the first quarter fighting back and forth down the field. The Outlaws broke away and scored the first touchdown of the game in the last 14.3 seconds of the first quarter. The Outlaws went for the extra point but the kick was no good. The first quarter ended with a score of 6-0, Outlaws. The Bulldogs fo...
HERMISTON - The WP Cardinal cross country men's team showed off its numbers and placed a respectable fourth place at its first meet of the season last Saturday in Hermiston, Ore. The team competed at the Runner's Soul XC Fest and earned 111 points. The cross country men's team from Hermiston won the meet with 30 points. WP Coach Joanna Lanning said the finish is impressive because WP was the smallest school at the meet that fielded a team. "We had a great day even though it was very hot," Lann... Full story
Dayton School Board Minutes When: Regular monthly meeting on September 5, 2012 In Attendance: Steve Mar- tin, David Bailey, Marchand Hovrud, Tamara Fritze and Joe Huether ADDITIONS TO AGEN- DA: 1) Accept resignation from Des Jones as concessions director. 2) Add topics to Superintendent's Report - Collective Bargaining Agreements 3)Add policy 2024 regarding On Line Learning to Policy Review. 4) Add Policy 6891 regard- ing School Facilities to Policy Review. 5) List Cas- sandra Thompson as M/S Volleyball Asst Coach on the consent agenda items....
Dayton School Board When: September 12, 2012 Where: 609 South Second Dayton, Wa; District Boardroom Meeting starts at 5:15 p.m. Agenda: Discussion re- garding staffing for the 4th grade and Kindergarten. Action Items: Possible action on any decision made regarding staffing of 4th grade and kindergarten.... Full story
DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Relay for Life returns to Dayton for the fifth time with 21 teams and more than 200 team members coming together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 and runs through 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Dayton Sports Complex. The survivors lap will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the luminary cer- emony will be at 8 p.m. Saturday and closing ceremony will be 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. The event is an over- night relay-style event,...
Walla Walla County Board of Commisioners When: September 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. In Attendance: Commis- sioner District 2: Perry L Dozier; Commissioner District 1: James K Johnson; Commissioner District 3 Chair: Gregory A Tompkins Others present: Randy Glaeser, County Public Works Department Direc- tor; Andy Porter, Union- Bulletin ROLL CALL -MOMENT OF SILENCE: Recognition for the victims of 9/11 - PLEDGE OF ALLE- GIANCE -ACTION AGENDA ITEM: Bid award 2012 Crack Seal- ing; Mr. Glaeser gave the background information. -MISCELLANEOUS: Some... Full story
Waitsburg School District No. 401-100 When: Wednesday Sep- tember 12, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. New Business CONSENT AGENDA: 1) Minutes for August 8th Board Meeting 2) Ac- counts Payable 3) Payroll 4) Budget Status Reports REPORTS: 1) Elemen- tary Principal's Report 2) Secondary Principles Report 3) Athletic Director's Report 4) Facilities/Main- tenance/Transportation Supervisor's Report 5) Superintendent's Report NEW BUSINESS: 1) Enrollment Update 2) State Assessment Results 3) Food Service Co-op Agreement with Spokane School District 4) Goals for...
