Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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SUMNER -- In only its second season as a high school soccer combine, the Waitsburg Prescott Tigers beat the defending state champions Saturday and brought home the coveted trophy. It's the first time WP has won a state title as a combine, the first time a team has won it for Prescott in 35 years and the first time in 109 years since a team has brought a state trophy home for Waitsburg. An eight-man PHS football team won the state title in 1976. A 1902 WHS football team won the then-equivalent...
PASCO - After being tripped up in the playoffs by the mighty Bulldogs two years in a row, the WP Cardinals finally took the puppies from Colfax to the pound 42-13 Saturday at Edgar Brown stadium in Pasco and became the first-ever combine team to go to Tacoma for the state championship game in football. quot;It's no longer a dream,quot; one of the WP assistant coaches told the elated players after their semifinal victory. quot;Pinch yourselves. We're going to Tacoma!quot; The Cards were the first to score and went up 28-7 by halftime. At no...
Waitsburg 11-18 Fraud reported. 11-21 Minor in possession of tobacco on Maple. Dayton 11-15 Juvenile problem on Vine Street. Subject panhandling in the parking lot of a local business on Main Street. Fire alarm on Eager Road. Smoke investigation on South Fourth Street. Road kill on Lyons Ferry Bridge. Disabled vehicle on Highway 12. Stray animal on Robinette Mountain Road. 11-16 Possible vehicle prowl on East Patit Street, no forced entry, nothing missing from vehicle, white waxy substance in ignition. Suspicious circumstances reported on...
This year it's a Cajun blackened Thanksgiving turkey dinner and although I know there are some people who wouldn't eat another green bean casserole, it's my job to give back this piece of American, to guests topped in homemade roasted onion rings. As far as I can remember, once a year my parents loaded us kids into the station wagon and we'd rive into Napa Valley to purchase two cases of wine. Both wines from the original Charles Krug winery; a pink Rose and a case of blonde Chablis. As I recall, these wines were chilled and served to...
Ten Years Ago November 29, 2001 The Prescott Tigers celebrated a 44-6 win over Taholah to earn a berth in the Washington B-8 Football Championship Game at the Tacoma Dome. The "Music Man" is a big hit at Liberty Theater in Dayton. Jack McCaw, Randy Pearson, Bob Patton, Chuck Reeves, Darla Anderson and Carolyn Walker; Waitsburg School's sixth grade band including: Isaac Heather, Nathan Moon, Colton Townsend, director Brad Green, Killen Greek and Wesley Hilton; Waits burg's leading lady Shelly Foresee and Music Man Dave Warrenton are featured in... Full story
CITY HALL CLOSURE WAITSBURG -- City Hall will be closed starting on Wednesday Nov. 23 through Friday Nov. 25 and will be back open on Nov. 28. It is closed on the 23rd in order to have City Hall's carpets cleaned and Nov. 24 and 25 or Thanksgiving. THANKSGIVING DINNER WAITSBURG - A Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner is set for Thursday, Nov. 24 at the Presbyterian Church. Anyone who would otherwise be alone and all neighbors of the community are welcome to attend. BLACK DOG RESCUE FUNDRAISER WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Corral Wranglers will be... Full story
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council is mulling over a 2012 budget that would not raise any rates, but would make some small reductions to maintain a status quo budget. "It's on track with a typical budget," said Randy Hinchliffe, the city manager. The budget is proposed at $2,353,609 for 2012. The council did not vote on the budget last Wednesday, but it may approve it at the next meeting on Dec. 14. Last Wednesday, a public hearing was held on property taxes, although no tax increase was proposed. Hinchliffe said raising the tax 1 percent,... Full story
November 26: Devon Harshman, Donna Lee Harris, Donald Land, Greg Gabel. November 27: Peggy Lightfoot, Nita Snider, Rose Worth, Rod Baker, Jaidyn Brown. November 28: Norma Jean Green, Karen Hermanns, Shawn White, Michael Lafer, Cara Rea. November 29: Myra Bloor, Lewis Neace, Sherrie Morris, Pat Huwe, Scott Lambert. November 30: Betty Prock, Betty Hofer, David McKenzie, Cameron Mc- Connell. December 1: Debbie Hunter, Linda Rohde, Martin Sauer, Michelle Saranovich, Jean Hinchliffe. December 2: James Liebermann.... Full story
WAITSBURG -- The Cardinals find themselves exactly where they were last year -- undefeated (12- 0) and facing the equally undefeated Colfax Bulldogs (11-0) in the semi-final game of the state playoffs. Even emotionally, the WP players are as confident and as ready as they were last year to take on their Eastern Washington rivals, who have knocked them out of the playoffs two years in a row. "We want to win and we think we can," head coach Jeff Bartlow said. "The kids are really hungry. The kids really want it." But some of the factors that go i...
PASCO -- One heartbeat, one machine, one WP Cardinal Football team corralled the Lind/Ritzville Broncos, 42-7, last Saturday afternoon in Pasco. The Broncos clock-eating offense began the game deep in its own territory. After several short gains with the run and a couple of incomplete passes, the Broncos faced a 4th and 1 situation on the Cardinals 34-yard line. Once again, the Broncos plugged it up the middle and made the first down by inches. Cardinal Chance Leroue sparked the defense by...
DAYTON - The New Year will mark 10 years in business for Jeff Monyak, the owner of Trailsend Taxidermy in Dayton and in 2012, Monyak will be showing his local customers some appreciation for keeping him in business during a tough economic time. In 2012, Monyak will be rolling back his prices to the rates set back in 2002 when he was new to Dayton and just starting out. "It's just to show the folks I appreciate their business and keeping me going," Monyak said. Taxidermy was never the plan for...
Ida Mae Scott, age 96 years, died November 18, 2011 at the Dayton General Hospital. Viewing will be Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:00 am at the Hubbard Rogg Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be at 11:00 am at the family plot in the Dayton City Cemetery and Memorial Services will be at 2:00 pm at the First Congregational Church with The Reverend Bill Graham officiating. Ida Mae was born on July 16, 1915 in Hubbard, Oregon, one of 7 children born to George and Sophie Markuson Beam. She graduated from West Linn High School with the class of... Full story
Waitsburg High School Honor Roll Term One Senior Class 4.0 Zach Bartlow Taylor Doepker Kayla Huxoll 3.25 Or Above Dionna Baker Fletcher Baker Christopher Brooks Amanda Cook Hailey Goenen Jessica Guay Ronnie Hulce Gregory Kalahele-Stearns Kristin Potter Dustin Wooderchak Justin Zuger Junior Class 4.0 Alex Leathers Samantha Moss Benjamin Shafer 3.25 Or Above Tucker Alleman Dakota Baker Seth Deal Alexander Dill Logan Dozier Dalton Estes Jessica Foxe Cheyenne Frohreich Alex Hays Samantha Henze Katy Hofer Sarah Mascall Jennifer Nichols Madeleine...
To the Editor, I want to express my thanks and gratitude to all the voters of Columbia County and Waitsburg who came out and voted during this past election. Thank you so much to all who wrote letters, made phone calls, and otherwise campaigned for me. You are appreciated far more than words can express! We have our work cut out for us, but we will work as a team and with continued community backing the Hospital District can pull through! Please write letters, send emails and make phone calls now, today, to Governor Gregoire to let her know we... Full story
Center Sees Big Numbers WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center, which opened in the AmericanWest Bank in December 2010, is being used by our neighbors more than ever. The city's food bank had been run out of the basement of the Presbyterian Church for 25 years until the bank offered up its space. The churches in town formed a board and its new visible spot and word of mouth is bringing more neighbors through the doors, said Bethany Moser, the chairwoman of the board. The Leos Club at... Full story
A s many readers may remember, we were hopeful, but a bit skeptical, about the prospects for this season's Tigers team. After losing veteran head coach Rick Hamilton and seasoned assistant coach Bart Baxter, who guided the first-year team to a magical winning season, we were wondering how WP would top that performance. We weren't sure how the new head coach, Precott High School teacher Mark Grimm, who had general coaching experience but not in soccer, and his assistant Jay Potts would do with the young team. There were some questions about the...
WAITSBURG - A recent water and sewer rate study shows the City if Waitsburg needs to increase its rates to break even. The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday heard a presentation from Alan Schroeder, the vice president of the Walla Walla company Anderson Perry & Associates. Schroeder said he was hired by the city to see if the cost of utilities is keeping up with the cost of service. He found both rates needed to be increased so the city stops losing money. For water, Schroeder said the city is currently charging $27.10 a month, with an... Full story
DAYTON - Don't let the turkey coma take over after Thanksgiving or you'll miss all of the wintry, holiday fun in Dayton during its annual Christmas Kick-Off Friday and Saturday. "It boosts businesses and gets people in the holiday spirit," said Claudia Nysoe, the executive director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Business owners and community members are putting on the final holiday touches this week to prepare for the big post-Turkey Day festival. Vicky Beckmeyer, owner of Crofts, said her...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Hospital District and members of the community are rallying all resources and writing letters to legislators to stop a proposed $404,000 budget cut to Dayton General Hospital that will be on the table in the upcoming special session. "It's the big news of our community," hospital CEO Charlie Button said. "If we don't act, the potential could be that we could close." Button said the proposed cut would mean the current cost-based reimbursement model for critical access hospitals that helps Dayton's hospital care for...
