Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Pullman - The Colfax Bulldogs have done what no other team was able to do this season. They beat the hard-fighting WP Cardinals 21-14 in a heart-breaking football game Monday night in Pullman. "We gave Colfax a game, didn't we?" Cardinal Justin Armstrong told his teammates after the game was over, tears streaming down his face and those of others. A crowd of passionate WP fans attended the game despite the cold, snowy conditions. Until the very end, the first half of the semi-final playoff game belonged to the Cardinals, who scored two...
Pre-winter Snow & Ice Just TheBeginning Of A La Nina Year That Could See Flooding In The Touchet ValleyWAITSBURG - What has kids and skiers so excited worries local authorities and area residents who recall the infamous winter of 1996. This week's early snow indicates the beginning of a cold season that could be a great year for Ski Bluewood but disastrous for a Touchet Valley vulnerable to flooding from the Touchet and Coppei rivers. Almost a foot of snow fell earlier this week in Walla Walla and Columbia counties, thwarting drivers, closing...
TOUCHET VALLEY - In anticipation of a severe winter, heavy snowfall and possible flooding this spring, Columbia County Emergency Management gathered as many senior officials in the Touchet Valley as possible last week for a disaster preparedness workshop in Dayton. "For me, it was one of the best - if not the best - workshop I've been to," said Glenn Hagfeldt, a member services engineer with Columbia Rural Electric Association in Dayton. Attendees were presented with a mock flood disaster of catastrophic proportions to work through. The...
From last week: The 846thEngineers were finally assignedto a Landing ShipTank 221. We loaded all thebattalion heavy equipment,trucks, jeeps, parts, ammunition,food and 1,500 menunder the cover of darkness.Early next morning, we setsail for Omaha Beach, acrossthe English Channel. An LSTis a flat-bottom ship to accommodatebeach landings,and with the rough sea, itmade me a little seasick. Itwas necessary to make thelanding at the beach duringhigh tide. Then we waited forthe tide to go out to lower...
Barrels take your mark, get set, go! December 3rd through the 5th is Holiday Barrel Tasting weekend across the Walla Walla Valley. John Abbott, winemaker at Abeja Winery, has a natural affinity to science and creativity, and I love that about this friendly winemaker's wine making. I became familiar with John's skills a few years back when he made a finessed Pinot Noir for Caneros Winery of Napa. When he left Napa for Caneo Ridge Winery, in Walla Walla, I got in line. Now, John is busy flying around Abeja (Spanish for "bee") Winery, in Walla...
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 McConnell. December 1: Debbie Hunter, Linda Rohde, Martin Sauer, Michelle Saranovich, Jean Hinchliffe. December 2: James Liebermann...
Ten Years Ago December 7, 2000 Everyone enjoyed the Waitsburg Hometown Christmas last Sunday, from parade watchers to youngsters on Santa's lap. Over 70 drawing winners took home prizes. Charlee Long, daughter of Jake and Michelle Lon, carried the flag to lead the Hometown Christmas Parade, termed by many as the best yet. The air is alive with expectations as town folk prepare for their annual concerts, Contata and/or other celebrations. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 21, 1985 Construction is underway at the BM Grocery in Waitsburg's...
WAITSBURG - Half a decade after it was opened by the Columbia County Farm Bureau, the retail store at the Cenex gas stathough tion on the corner of Preston (Highway 124) and Coppei (Highway 12) is closing. The self-service pumps will remain in operation 24/7, accessible to credit card and co-op account card holders. Access to the propane gas will be discontinued because it needs to be handled by a trained employee and the station will no longer be staffed. Wednesday, Nov. 24, the day be...
ESCAPEE CAUGHT IN SPOKANE COLFAX - The Whitman County inmate who escaped Saturday evening while on outdoor work duty and may have spent part of the weekend in Columbia County, was captured and arrested Monday in Spokane, according to the Whitman County Sheriff's OfficeTuesday afternoon. Twenty-nine-year-old Ronald Alan Rutledge had just 18 days left on a four-month prison sentence for burglary. Rutledge may have been involved with two incidents that occurred in Dayton on Sunday, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, including a res...
DAYTON - Ask Dayton junior Garett Turner what he's looking forward to most this basketball season and you'll get a typically short and to-the-point Turner reply: "Success." Turner is one of 11 boys on Dayton's varsity squad this year, a group of young men who have, with little exception, been playing ball together since grade school, according to senior Dain Henderson. "I think we're going to have a good season," Henderson said. "We're expected to have a good season, so hopefully we'll be ab...
DAYTON - If there were one big award for an entire high school fall sports program, it might go to Dayton High School and it would say "Most Improved." From football to soccer and cross country to volleyball, each DHS team saw hopeful signs of progress thanks to good coaching, the unquestioning efforts among individual athletes and a die-hard home crowd. Some would even say progress came in much bigger leaps and bounds than expected. "I thought this would be a building year and it would ta...
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs, many riding high on enthusiasm from their success on the volleyball court this fall, are uneasy going into this basketball season. "We're not a real solid varsity this year," said Shelby Smith, a junior and the tallest girl, at 5-foot-eight, on the squad. "We're going to have to work hard and play bigger than we are." But head coach Scott Hudson has faith in the girls. "We're young, and we're not real tall," he said. "But we certainly have quickness, we have people wh...
WP SPORTS BANQUETS NEXT WEEK WAITSBURG - Waitsburg-Prescott sports teams will have their banquets early next week. The Cardinals volleyball, football, cheerleading and cross country programs will hand out their awards on Monday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The WP Tigers will hold their soccer awards ceremony in the multipurpose room at Prescott High School on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. The Tigers just received a number of honors, including four players on First Team All-State, one on Third Team, Coach of the Year, and...
PASCO - Three weeks in a row now, the Cardinals have come out against their playoff opponents like a house on fire and put at least 35 unanswered points on the board, leaving the other team wondering what just hit them. Saturday's quarter-final game against DeSales was no exception. The only difference was that WP's confidence was even higher and its execution even more deadly against the stunned Irish. "Everyone believes now," WP head coach Jeff Bartlow said, referring to the team, their f...
WAITSBURG - When WP head coach Jeff Bartlow and his Colfax counterpart Morgan met halfway Sunday to exchange videos of their teams' games, Morgan asked Bartlow a rhetorical question. "Aren't we the luckiest sons of a gun in the state?" Morgan said as the two men shook hands like they've done many times over the years, this time in Central Ferry before the snow started piling up. Bartlow knew exactly what he meant: two well-coached and talented teams, both undefeated, facing each other in t...
2-23: Attempt Locate. Overdue motorist in Dayton reported. 11-22: Accident. Vehicle lost control on Lower Waitsburg Road, spun 180 degrees and struck a mailbox before landing in the ditch. No injuries were reported. Accident. Vehicle was reported off the road in a ditch on Highway 12 near milepost 363, Dayton. Criminal Mischief. Property damage reported on S. 2nd Street, Dayton. Traffic Hazard. Vehicle slide off reported on Highway 12 near milepost 365, Dayton. Accident. Vehicle slid off in the ditch on Highway 12 near milepost 371, Dayton....
Dear Editor: Last month the Waitsburg Preschool went on a field trip to the Waitsburg fire station where Fire Chief Jim Callahan, First Captain Brian Callahan, and firefighter Greg McVay gave us our tour. What I thought would be just a fun experience for the kids turned out to be a great learning experience. I have always talked about fire safety with my son and was sure I had covered everything. It wasn't until Brian put on his full firefighter gear, mask and oxygen tank, that I realized how scary a firefighter can look to a child. Jim expl...
Representatives Nealy and Haler argue that electricity from coal is necessary and inexpensive. Coal is the worst of fossil fuels and is quite expensive if externalities are added. We in the United States use much more energy per capita than those in northern Europe, with both areas having a high quality of life. When we purchase and use fossil fuels, we are not paying for externalities: air pollution, global climate change, rising sea level, poorer health. The world has warmed 1°C (1.8° F) since the Industrial Revolution. Because of the lon...
Chose Affordability Terry Nealey Larry Haler Most people hardly give it a second thought. Flick on a switch, the light comes on. Plug in a computer, it powers up. We depend on electricity for our day-to-day tasks, our jobs and the quality of life we enjoy in the Pacific Northwest. On rare occasions when a storm knocks out power, we begin to recognize how difficult life would be without electricity. That's why it is wise to plan now to ensure an adequate electrical supply well into the fu...
The week after Thanksgiving, Waitsburg School District Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke has an unenviable task in front of her. She has to sort out whether the three volleyball coaches who were suspended in the aftermath of a contentious team meeting were treated fairly. At a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 1, she will hear from the suspended coaches, Jessie Buehler, Katie Buehler and Tressa Robbins, and from school district officials, most likely athletics director and high school principal Stephanie Wooderchak and possibly others who wer...
WAITSBURG - In the first major reversal of one of their predecessors' decisions, members of the Waitsburg City Council last week voted unanimously to deny the use of a 23-acre city-owned parcel at the northeast corner of town for the development of a regional BMX track. The track's proponents, led by Greg and Tawnya McVey, are still hopeful they can change the current council members' minds with help from Mayor Walt Gobel. The McVeys did not attend the meeting, saying they were not aware the item was on the agenda, but will use the public com...
State Supreme Court Denies Review Of Huwe's Case; 39-year Sentence Stands DAYTON - Daniel Huwe has just about exhausted his options. The 31-year-old man was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault by jury trial in Dayton in 2007. He was sentenced to 468 months, or 39 years, in prison. For years, Huwe has fought that sentence, beginning with his first conviction in 2005, which he was successful in having overturned. The State retried his case in Columbia County in 2007, this time bussing in a jury from Walla Walla Co...
