Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago October 20, 2005 The first of 83 wind turbines was turning last week, generating power on Puget Sound Energy’s Hopkins Ridge Wind Project. Caption: Television reporter Matt Markovich from KOMO in Seattle interviewed Dan McKinley, general manager of Broughton Land Company, about the benefits of the project to local land owners. Scott Branson, former Waitsburg High School FFA advisor, received the Award of Merit at the 2005 volunteer appreciation dinner. He was recognized for his outstanding volunteer efforts at the Walla Walla Fair...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for Reserve Deputy Sheriff. Traditionally, citizens are interested in serving in this volunteer, unpaid position as a first step towards a career in law enforcement or as a way to give back to their community. WWSO Reserve Deputies are fully commissioned peace officers that serve on a part-time, unpaid basis. They are required to serve a minimum of 16 hours per month and service generally consists of working patrol, training, and quarterly meetings. After rea...
October 17: Fred Hofer, Jr., Lorene Swauger, Jim Jensen, Shaun Segraves, Jill Antonius. October 18: Matthew Frohning, Julia Klucas, Edna Kirk, Vicky Maiden, Jesse McCaw, Tanya Maurer, Edgar Tarp. October 19: Ruth Peterson, Noel Atkinson, Rosemary Archer, Lynn Carpenter, Wyatt Withers. October 20: Owen Lee Cole, Rochell Duncan. October 21: Pearl Bickelhaupt, Steve Ahler. October 22:Sofia Mercado, Gary Greenwell, Donna Hempel, Tom Archer, Holly Kinart, Susan Duckworth....
7: Pancakes; Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy 19: Biscuit & Gravy; Chicken Cordon Blue, Asparagus 20: Continental Breakfast; Ham & Potato Casserole 21: Cinnamon Roll; Chicken Drumsticks, Baby Bakers 22: Continental Breakfast; Strawhats...
By Don C. Brunell American companies are beginning to feel the pinch after Congress killed the Export-Import Bank last June. It is increasingly putting our manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage. Not only are we losing orders to foreign competitors, but some domestic manufacturers are shifting jobs and production to other countries where those banks exist. GE announced it plans to move 350 jobs from its Waukesha, Wisconsin gas engine plant to a new factory in Canada, which has its own versi...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Samuel W. Southard American Legion Post #35 will host several events in the coming weeks. The District meeting, with installation of officers will take place at the Waitsburg Town Hall on Oct. 24. Social hour begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Lunch includes chicken, potato salad, and dessert. The business meeting will follow. Members are encouraged to attend and bring their families. Please call Cindy Standring at 520-9351 to RSVP. The next regular meeting will take place Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. at Whiskey Cre...
PRESCOTT – Prescott singer, songwriter, and poet, Sue Matley, will read from her new novel at two branches of the Walla Walla County Rural Library District. On Oct. 15 she will read at the Prescott branch (103 S. D St., Prescott) and on Oct. 16, she will read at the Plaza Way branch (1640 Plaza Way, Walla Walla). Her husband Bruce “Nevada Slim” will join her to provide colorful commentary. Both presentations are at 6 p.m. Matley’s first published book, Small-g City, is a science fiction novella set in Seattle. Matley will be available to sign...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center will offer a free drive-through flu shot clinic on Sat., Oct. 17 from 9a.m. – noon or until they run out of vaccine. Cars should drive up on the 7th Ave. side of the hospital. Adults can be vaccinated against the flu without leaving their vehicles. There will be no vaccine for children at the clinic....
Columbia County Superior Court October 7, 2015 Trials Set: Joshua J. Berdar, 23; charged with obtaining a legend (prescription) drug (oxycodone) by fraud, a Class B felony in April. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond and allowed to travel to Mont. for work. In June, Berdar was charged in Mont. with Driving Under the Influence – First Offense, and Theft of Property in Gallatin County, Mont. Berdar allegedly took snack items to the register in a convenience store, and stole them once he realized he didn’t have the money to...
WAITSBURG CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING October 20, 2015 7:00 P.M. Lions Club Community Building – Fairground Facility AGENDA I. Meeting Call to Order Mayor a. Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call City Clerk a. Agenda Approval Discussion Action III. Approval of Minutes a. September 16, 2015 Discussion Action IV. Public Comment a. Water Model Review Discussion b. Main St. Bridge Engineering Agreement Discussion Action c. Waitsburg Ambulance Agreement Termination Discussion Action d. WWVMPO Interlocal agreement amendment Discussion Action e. 2016 B...
