Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - Anne Higgins was so excited to get out from behind a computer, be out in the community and meet new people that when she heard the Shell Service Center, right here in Dayton, might be up for sale, she jumped on it. She spoke with Sean Casseday, of Dayton Chemical, a few years ago about the purchase. Since its construction 15 years ago the Shell on Main Street has been owned and operated by Dayton Chemical, but the timing for a change just wasn't right. Then, this year, Casseday ap...
WAITSBURG- For the second year in a row, the WP Cardinals subdued their arch rivals DeSales Thursday night, beating the Irish 27-14. The Cardinals are still undefeated at 6-0 and have passed one of the biggest hurdles of the season in their league line-up. "It was a great football game," head coach Jeff Bartlow said. "It was very sweet." Although it wasn't last year's edge-of-your-seat nailbiting victory that ended nine years of defeats against the Walla Walla team, Thursday's win did not come easy. Yet the Cardinals dominated for most of the g... Full story
Andria Marie Maxwell and David James Bridgett, PhD, were united in marriage on August 7, 2010. The ceremony was held at the home of Tony and Melanie Maxwell Bachart. The bride's brother, James Maxwell, officiated the ceremony and acted as the reception chef. The bride is the daughter of Ike and Joann Maxwell of Dayton. The groom is the son of Jim and Leanna Bridgett of Friendswood, Texas. The bride is a 1994 graduate of Dayton High School, attended Walla Walla Community College and will...
I recently stopped at Harvest Foods for a few lemons and then headed for home. As I turned the corner, I saw my 88-year-old father standing at my door. He had just driven all the way from Bethel Island, California, out in the Sacramento Delta, to visit me in Dayton. There he stood, in his familiar khaki pants and red Hawaiian shirt, sporting a goatee and giving me the peace sign. Dad was a Merchant Marine during World War II. He sailed the Pacific from San Francisco to Hawaii, barely escaping the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and he loves to c...
Ten Years Ago October 12, 2000 The American Legion and Auxiliary hosted a dinner to honor local girls and boys state representatives on October 9. Reports by Billie Jo Curtis and Juan Flores of Prescott and Mans Hofer of Waitsburg were enjoyed by the group. Ninety youngsters attended the two hours of festivities at the Waitsburg Elementary School celebrating National Children's Day October 8. Children enjoyed a bike rodeo, face painting, silly snacks, touring the Waitsburg Ambulance and seeing a fireengine, creating bookmarks, recycling a... Full story
WALLA WALLA - The county and city of Walla Walla are considering formation of a joint permit processing agency which would be governed by a three-member board. One board member will be selected by the County Commissioners, one by the Walla Walla City Council, and the last will be jointly selected by the County Commissioners and City Council. The county and city continue to seek input upon whether to form the agency, and they also seek applications from persons who may be interested in serving on the agency governing board. This is a vo...
DAYTON - Two positions are open on the Dayton City Planning Commission. The city is looking for two or three people who are interested in seeing how the city develops in the next few years. The commission meets once a month on the third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in city hall. Anyone interested may send a letter to the city indicating their interest: City of Dayton, 111 S. 1st Street, Dayton, WA 99328.... Full story
WAITSBURG - Adults or students interested in getting their Food Handlers' Permit are invited to attend a training session at the Waitsburg School District Library on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 2:40 - 4:15 p.m. The cost of the training will be $10 and will be provided by the Columbia County Health Department. Each person who completes the training will have a Food Handlers' Permit that same day....
DAYTON - The image of the Green Giant laid out in pavers on a hillside south of Highway 12 will undergo some cleaning and retouching this weekend. The image symbolizes the history of Waitsburg and Dayton as historic Green Giant towns when the company's canning plants were still in operation in the Touchet Valley. Owner and creator Gary Lowe says he can use a hand with the replacement of the patio pavers that form the large image and is hoping high schoolers will volunteer to refresh the Green Giant's shape. Volunteers will gather at the city...
STARBUCK - After a two-day search of the area around Starbuck last week, three dog teams from Idaho Mountain Rescue were unable to located Bob Bulota, the 64-year-old bachelor who has been missing from Starbuck since March and its presumed to have ended his own life. Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Don Foley, who has been leading the missing person's investigation, said no sign of Bulota or his remains turned up in the last-ditch effort to findhim. Foley said the only hope now is that someone will find him during the upcoming hunting season,...
1Willow, a boutique and art gallery on Rose Street in Walla Walla, is having an ArtWALK from 5-8 p.m. with demonstrations and art talks by M'Lisse Moerk and Margie McDonald beginning at 6 p.m. This will be followed by an open studio on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where Jeanne McMenemy will share her studio with John Saling and will be open to the public. John will be performing engraving demonstrations throughout the day. Studio tour maps and information are available at Willow or by calling 509.876.2247. Also on Saturday, Margie...
WAITSBURG - In an impressive hometown season opener, the Waitsburg-Prescott Mustangs last Wednesday took Liberty Christian to the wood shed for a punishing 20-0 victory that bodes well for the rest of the middle school football season. "I was proud of the kids," head coach Jim Leid said. "They did well." In the opening minutes, with the Patriots in possession, Luke Alexenko brought down a Patriot running back for a loss of two yards. His tackle was followed by two more tackles from Alex B... Full story
DAYTON - Dayton cross country runners did well at their league meet at home last week. On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the entire team ran, and took second place. "The Tri-Cities Prep team was intimidatingly large, but several people improved their race pace," said coach Dan Nechodom. "Many of our athletes are learning the truth of the fact that a common training error is to push too hard on the easy days and not hard enough on the hard days." Nechodom has always focused on a developmental approach to the training of his athletes, "but sometimes it... Full story
SPOKANE - The Waitsburg Prescott Tigers are 2nd in the state after defeating the next-to-best team in Washington - St. George - 3-2 Saturday. "It was a very interesting game," assistant coach Bart Baxter said. "They're definitely the toughest team we've faced. It was a very physical game. We're the toughest team they've faced. We've never been that close." WP, the brand-new team in the 2B league from the Touchet Valley, has now beaten the top two teams, Riverside Christian and St. George, t...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs fought the Irish until the end, but they could not hang on to the momentum with which they started their four-game match against DeSales. They won the first game 25-18, but despite the fired-up hometown crowd, they lost each of the last three games by a small point spread 22-25, 24-26 and 23-25. "I wasn't disappointed in the way we played," head coach Shannon Turner said. "But the Irish picked up everything. We made more unforced errors and played too tired at th...
RICHLAND - The Waitsburg Prescott Cardinals won their second match in a row Tuesday night against Tri-Cities Prep to improve their league record to 2-3 going into Wednesday's game against the tough Liberty Christian Patriots at home. On Thursday, the Cardinals beat DeSales in three games 25-13, 26-24 and 25-12. Tuesday night, WP beat TCP 25-21, 25-17 and 25-15, a game that saw many subs in warm-up to Wednesday's key game against LC. "We came out really strong, ready to play," head coach Je... Full story
PASCO - Just how important is Kris Cady to the Cardinals' offense and defense? Well, try sitting him out for half a game as head coach Jeff Bartlow did because Cady breached team rules last week. The difference was night and day. During the first half of the WP game Thursday against the Chiawana Riverhawks' JV team, the Cardinals trailed 6-7. As soon as Cady, who is a running back on offense and a strong safety on defense, and running back Justin Armstrong were back in the lineup, the Ca... Full story
Walla Walla County has been fortunate to have Mike Humphreys, and Bill Jackson before him, as sheriff. Bill White is cast from the same mold. Bill White has helped Mike Humphreys make our sheriff's office extremely effective, even with limited budgets and resources. I have worked with Bill White on hundreds of criminal cases for over 25 years and found his varied experience in law enforcement and knowledge of Washington law extremely helpful. As a law enforcement instructo,r he has been a mentor for new deputies. Bill and his wife Lora ha...
By now, it is obvious that the recent Cycle Oregon event in our community was a resounding success. It took the whole community to accomplish this. It my intent with this letter to single out some of the individuals who agreed to coordinate various parts of that event and make it the success it was. Deputy City Clerk Kelly Steinhoff was the community manager and responsible for the overall event. The site coordinator was Dr. Carol Clarke with the responsibility of table and chair setup an...
I urge Columbia voters to re-elect Sheriff Walt Hessler and vote for Randy Lewis as County Prosecutor. It was Deputy Mark Franklin, now running against the sheriff, who did not believe or understand the Constitution under which citizens have the right to protect their own property and was stopping property owners at the end of 4th Street from taking tractors to help prevent the notorious Dayton complex fire. We remember the horrendous outcome. Franklin was Sheriff Burgland's undersheriff during that "regime" in another editorial by Cla...
Driving east out of Waitsburg you quickly reach the county line. A small sign on Highway 12 indicates that you're crossing from Walla Walla into Columbia county, but nothing else changes. The hills that mark the Touchet Valley watershed continue in the distance as the wheat fields, grain tanks and farms roll by. For the purposes of this editorial, we'd like to use the valley's seamless landscape as a metaphor for our news coverage of the area and its community. It's in answer to a question we've had from some of our readers why we have "so...
WAITSBURG - If there's one gal in Waitsburg everybody knows and loves, it's Jane Butler. Though she isn't a Waitsburg native, she has become as much a part of this community as any member of its original pioneer families. "I know everybody who knows her just loves her," said longtime friend B.A. Keve. "She's just a darling, and she continues to amaze me. I don't think there's anything she can't do and do well. So many people appreciate her." Next weekend Butler's friends and family will hav...
WAITSBURG - Those who were there last year will never forget the scene. When the final whistle blew, sealing WP's 35-28 victory over DeSales, the home crowd in the bleachers and on the sideline swarmed the field in jubilation. It was the first time in nine years that the Cardinals had beat the Irish, and it seemed to matter more than the outcome of any other game that season except for the playoffs. The two teams are gearing up for another showdown Thursday at 7 p.m. in Waitsburg. Both c... Full story
DAYTON - Already known on the West Coast for All Wheels, there is a good chance that by next year Dayton will become known far and wide for a brand new summer event: Mule Mania. Get ready for mule barrel racing, mule wagon pulling, mule pole bending, mule team penning, mule team roping, "Pony Express" relays and perhaps even some serious chuck wagon cook offs. Dayton will be "All Mules" on the weekend of July 15 - 17, 2011. The Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia County Fairgrounds are n...
