Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Mary Anne Yanc- ey, 1932-2013, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away unexpect- edly October 25. Born in Walla Walla, Washington to a ranching family, she attended Cottey College, graduated from Whitman College, and moved to New York City, in 1954. She married and raised a family in Brooklyn Heights, earned three Masters Degrees, two from Columbia University's School for Public Health and Urban Planning, and a third from Columbia's Teachers College. She became a leader and sustaining force to many organiz...
Waitsburg 10-30 Suspicious vehicle reported driving in the area aroundHarmon Street. 10-31 Malicious mischief and third-degree domestic violenceon Maple Street. Victim's live-in girlfriend broke windows,several household items and overturned furniture. 11-01 Unlawful issuance of bank check; suspect wrote a checkon a closed account at a business on Main Street. Dayton 10-29 Theft of gasoline reported on Eager Road. Three loosehorses on Taylor Road & Main Road. Theft reported on N.3rd Street. Reckless driving reported on Highway 12. Stalkerreport...
Editor's Note: Longtime Waitsburg resident Laura Jean Hevel was recently re- quested to share her memo- ries of the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II by her daughter Claudia, who belongs to a book club that was studying the FDR administration. Mrs. Hevel shared her reflections with The Times. I t was Sunday; Mom and I had driven to town for worship service. When we returned to the ranch, Dad met us at the front gate and told us about the devastating, brutal attack. From that date, everything...
Let me get this out of the way first - the homecoming dance was AWESOME. My date and I went with a group of five other students - two pairs of dates and one "unaffiliated" student. We met up at somebody's house and posed for an obnoxious quantity of pictures while our parents snapped away. Then the seven of us drove into dinner and sang along with my date's iPod all the way up, making tacky dancing-esque arm gestures to the rhythm. We ate dinner at Jacobi's in Walla Walla. While we waited for ou...
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I f you own property in the Dayton School District, the district is getting ready to hit you up for money for a major renovation project. During their meeting last week, the facilities committee made a preliminary decision to move ahead with a plan for a $24.2 million project with $19.5 million of that being financed through taxpayer supported bonds. This is all described in our front page story this week, including the fact that voters will likely be asked to ap- prove the bond in a levy measure in April. If you live in the Waitsburg school...
WAITSBURG - Charges of first-degree burglary and second-degree assault were filed Friday in Walla Wal- la County Superior Court against Waitsburg resident Stephen R. Gipson of 231 Bruce Street. Sixty-eight year old Gipson, known by locals as "Doc Rivers," was arrested on Tuesday, October 29 after allegedly attacking his neigh- bor, Norma Raymond the day prior. According to Walla Walla County Public Information Officer, Undersheriff Edward Freyer, 67-year-old Raymond alleged that Gip- son...
Peter Pan: The Musical comes to Dayton, opening November 15 DAYTON - Next week the Liberty Theater stage will come alive with pirates, fairies, Indians and rag-tag boys who never want to grow up, as the Touchet Valley Arts Council presents its annual fall musical, Peter Pan. Opening Friday, November 15, at 7 p.m. and running through December 1, this beloved J.M. Barrie tale of the Dar- ling children and their adventures in Neverland with Peter and the Lost Boys is suitable for ages 5 and up....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District is inviting community members to attend a com- munity forum next week to learn more about the programs, operations and facilities of the District. The forum will be held Monday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Waitsburg Elementary School. Community input is being sought by the School Board on maintenance and operations needs, as well as its future building plans. This input will assist the board in determining the amount of support it will request of taxpayers. In February 2012, vot- ers in the...
