Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - What's a patriot? One of the answers you might expect to get from a member of the American Legion Auxiliary is "service in the U.S. Military." But that was not the first thought that came to mind when Meara Baker wrote her piece for the organization's "Americanism Essay Contest" last spring. When faced with the question, "What Is My Patriotic Role As A U.S. Citizen?," the first obligation that popped into the head of the Waitsburg middle schooler was the duty to vote and participate...
Alfred S. Pearson, Jr., beloved husband, father and friend, passed away on January 6, 2011, at his home. He was a graduate of WSU and received his doctorate of dentistry from the University of Washington. He practiced dentistry in Walla Walla for 37 years. His philosophy of life was "no fault, no blame." He lived life to the fullest and was loved and admired by every life he touched. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, at the home, sons Cameron and Christian, grandson Kaleb, brother, Randy and...
DAYTON - When Columbia and Walla Walla counties receive $1.8 million in grants already approved this year to fix damaged rivers and streams, replace failing culverts and replant riverbanks with the goal of helping bring local salmon populations from the brink of extinction, Steve Martin will breathe a sigh of relief. Since 2006 the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, headquartered in Dayton, has counted on that budget to fund projects within the entire southeast corner of the state including the Snake, Grande Ronde, Tucannon, Touchet, and Walla...
DAYTON - The contract for the fairgrounds has been signed, the chuck wagons have been lined up, the judges have been booked, a title sponsor has been found and the schedule for four days of activities has been set. Get ready for Mule Mania. The show "is a go," the event's initiator says. Bobbi Chambers of the Coyote Mule Company in Cottonwood, Idaho, was in Dayton Monday to meet with local organizers, government agencies and businesses in preparation of this first-ofits kind summer festival for...
WAITSBURG - Don't let the hats fool you. These ladies, all on the staff of the Waitsburg School District, aren't chicken. They'll be taking the Polar Plunge and will be "Freezing For A Reason" on Saturday, Jan. 22, after they dip into the Columbia River to raise money for Special Olympics. WP track coach Joanna Lanning, special ed teacher Patty Hazelwood and paraprofessional Vickie Hamann will be sporting their onepieces at the dock of Columbia Park in Kennewick at noon as the Waitsburg...
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs may have lost against Liberty Christian Saturday, but they now know they can win games because they did so twice in a row: against WWVA 41-37 on Thursday and against Lacrosse Washtucna during the holiday tournament. "I know we can play with any of them," head coach Scott Hudson said after Thursday's game against the Knights. "It wasn't pretty, but it was a win." For the men, the picture is different. They're a skilled team, know how to stay in the game despite some...
SEATTLE - You may have missed it over the holidays. But almost three weeks after the football season ended, the 2010 Waitsburg-Prescott team reeled in more recordsetting recognition for their historical performance during the season. One Dayton Bulldog, Colton Bickelhaupt, also received statewide recognition for his efforts on a team that made it to the first round of the playoffs. Sports writers across the state voted to include six Cardinals in the Washington All- State poll, with two winning...
WAITSBURG - Both Cardinals basketball teams succeeded this year where they failed last year. They beat top-ranked Asotin Friday and remained undefeated in the league this far into the season. They continued their winning streaks Saturday by trouncing the Mac-Hi Pioneers. The biggest test and first real challenge for the Lady Cardinals came at the start of the weekend against league rival Asotin. They edged out the Panthers 52-50 in a cliff hanger of a game that could have easily gone either...
Boaz Josiah Green, son of Paul and Carley Green, was born Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at Walla Walla General Hospital. Boaz weighed 7 lbs. 9 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. Proud grandparents include Kraig and CJ Horlacher of Waitsburg and Brad and Amie Green, also of Waitsburg....
January 13: Wes Romine, Janine John, Megan Withers, Kevin House. January 14: Maxine Cecil, Janice Davis and Greg Smith. January 15: Kayla Turner, Allene Severtsen, Glenn Baker, Wade Done, Melinda Lambert, Justin Kirk, Jesse Archer and Jack Sherlock. January 16: Colleen Mc- Coy, Patty White and Rueben Stokes. January 17: Anna and Anthony Reese, Bret and Bethany Moser, Kimmie Hamann, Zane Johnson, Dan Beckley, John Janovich, Tyler Woodworth, Eric Rich, Sheena Henze, Jeff Schulke, Jim Davison, Robert Maib and Jon Jensen. January 18: Kelley...
NEW HOMICIDE TRIAL DAYTON - Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell will try one more time to have 50-year-old James Colbert convicted of vehicular homicide in superior court March 7-8. Colbert was involved in a one-vehicle rollover on Tucannon Road on June 20, 2008. The police report puts this Spokane-area man behind the wheel of the 1975 Ford pickup pulling a camper at around 7:30 p.m. the night of the accident. Culwell alleges that Colbert was intoxicated and was therefore responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Patricia Reid, whom emerg...
Feeling a little blue this weekend having not been able to celebrate the holidays with family in California due to booked engagements, I pulled myself together and caught the 7:45 out of Pasco to Phoenix. I had agreed to speak to a room of guests at a Cancer Foundation Benefit in Scottsdale. Next day, I rented a car, put the case of Walla Walla wines I'd lugged along with me into the trunk, and headed out across the desert for Hollywood's winter playground, Palm Springs. I was booked to present a demonstration class to celebrities on the...
1-10: Burglary. Residents on W. 2nd Street in Waitsburg reported a burglary in their home on Monday. They believe the suspect entered through a basement window. The back door was open and their dog was out when they arrived home. The suspect pried open a safe and took $1,000 cash and collectible coins. An empty prescription drug bottle was left on the floor. 1-9: Trespassing. Disturbance reported on N. Touchet Road, Dayton. Deputies responded and the subject was arrested for trespassing and malicious mischief. Collision. A vehicle slid on ice...
Ten Years Ago January 25, 2011 The Waitsburg Lions Club members discussed building a bicycle motocross course for young people as a community project. The roof project on Towne Hall is complete. Board members learned that Gillespie Roofing, Inc. of Walla Walla finished the reroofing of the72-yearold building at 121 Main. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 16, 1986 The Waitsburg School Board accepted a bid from Jerry Smith for a bus garage; Smith construction got the bid at $17,560 for the building only. The building on Main Street which housed the...
WAITSBURG - Al - though Cindy Hofer loves the beavers who visit the family farm on the banks of Coppei Creek, she gets nervous when they settle in. Last week, she and her husband, Gary, asked an expert to come take a look at one beaver dam clogging the creek behind their more than 100-year-old house. Ice coated the logs and branches where the half-frozen creek tried to move over, under and around the beavermade barrier. The dam hasn't been a problem yet, but the Hofers are worried about what...
FOOD BANK CENTER MEETING WAITSBURG - At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, organizers of the Waitsburg Food Bank will meet to discuss its relocation and expansion at its planned new AmericanWest Bank location. The new center's board had its first meeting on Dec. 28 with pastors Mike Ferrians and Bret Moser, Pam Conover and Christy House. Friday's meeting is open to anyone who wants to see the new space, help think through its layout and clean. A user agreement between the Food Bank and AmericanWest Bank is pending but seen as a formality. The new center is...
John Turner, the new Walla Walla County Sheriff, got off to a running start last week when he formally introduced his new team to the media and to area law enforcement colleagues, including newly re-elected Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler. The team includes Undersheriff Eddie Freyer, Operations Captain Barry Blackman and Jail Superintendent Keilen Harmon. Turner and his team were sworn in the week before, but at the time he was presented with little opportunity to outline his vision for the office. On Friday, he released more details...
A sk any third grade boy how many types of guns they know, and you'll get an impressive list. Broaden the category to war weapons, and you'll also be amazed. But ask them how many war heroes they have heard of, and you'll probably get a blank stare. And it will shock you that while war and weaponry are "cool" to them, they have no respect for the people that voluntarily man, dodge, and risk getting hit by these weapons on a battlefield halfway around the world, protecting us from the danger they...
I am proud of America, and I believe that is a good way to express my patriotic role as a young United States citizen. I am only in eighth grade, and as I grow up I am sure I will feel even more proud of my country. To be a patriot is to love your country and support its authority that is something we all should do. I am proud of America for what we have accomplished and what we still can do in the future. I believe in supporting our troops and I want to try to do whatever I can to help them. They are fighting to keep us free and I am grateful...
We want to congratulate Waitsburg High School freshman Meara Baker for winning the prestigious Americanism essay contest from the American Legion Auxiliary. Baker's essay, which broadly discusses what she feels her patriotic duties are as a U. S. citizen, was chosen by the organization from among about 10,000 entries in the western region. It should be noted that she became the second winner in a row from the Waitsburg School District. Last year, Emma Philbrook, who was in 6th grade at the time, won the same award for her essay encouraging her...
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WAITSBURG - When you walk Taggert Road with Waitsburg City Councilman Scott Nettles, he can point to all the changes that have taken place here over the past seve ral de- cades. After all, he grew up here. There used to be an orchard to the north and asparagus fields to the east and a wrecking yard across the street. There are scattered homes on both sides now. Highway 12 is a good stone's throw away. Not too long ago, there were plans to build 26 homes on a parcel of vacant land. The road is...
DAYTON - Andy Maheras was a teacher at Walla Walla High School last May when a big shipment of heroin came through the Walla Walla Valley. He saw the effect that had on the community, an area already plagued by gangs and the trafficking of drugs like marijuana, ecstasy, pharmaceuticals and meth. " It's everywhere," he said . And it's here - in the Touchet Valley, in Columbia County and in Dayton's schools. "I've seen everything," said Deputy Jeff Jenkins, a narcotics officer with the Columbia...
