Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – If Brandon Kelly gets his wish, Waitsburg will become the home base for regional dirt-track car racing events. Waitsburg's city council was intrigued enough to invite Kelly back to give a more detailed presentation at their Dec. 16 council meeting, but councilor K.C. Kuykendall called the enterprise a "long shot." Kelly approached the city last month about the possibility of modifying the fairgrounds horse racing track to use for car racing events. City Administrator Randy H...
Pacific Power lineman Doug Hinds (left) is confronted with a lineup of Dayton Elementary School students wishing to have their ornaments hung on the highest possible branch. Hinds helped set up the Dayton Community Christmas Tree in front of Elk Drug last week. Lights have been strung and ornaments are in place....
Leona May Clarno, age 90 years, passed away November 10, 2015. A memorial service is planned for December 5, 2015, 10:00AM at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church, followed by graveside services at the family plot in the Waitsburg Cemetery, with a reception following. Those who wish, in lieu of flowers can make a contribution to the Blue Mountain Humane Society through Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home 111 S 2nd St., Dayton, WA 99328 Leona May Clarno, known by most as Lee, was born in Wellington, Kansas...
DAYTON-There is a wealth of material in possession of the Elizabeth Forest Day Club about that women's civic and educational organization, and much more in the Dayton Public Library about the town's founding mother, for which the club is named. In 1913, the Draper Club was formed by local women for the purpose of promoting civic and educational activities. Meetings were held in individual homes, and membership was by subscription to ten-volume sets of "Draper's Self Culture" books, which...
Local families came together at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room on Saturday morning to prepare and deliver Thanksgiving dinner boxes as part of the third annual Kids’ Big Give. The group provided turkey dinners for 25 families this year....
WAITSBURG – Bev Rising addressed the Waitsburg Commercial Club last week to discuss Banner Bank and the conversion of Waitsburg's AmericanWest Bank to Banner Bank. Bev is the Dayton Banner Bank branch manager and was a teller for 23 years. Rising said that Banner Bank merged with AmericanWest Bank on Oct. 2 but the final conversion will not take place until February of next year. She said that federal regulations prevented Banner from taking over over the Dayton AmericanWest Branch because B...
DAYTON – A Dayton boys' basketball team that has won one game in the past two years is looking to turn its fortunes around with the help of one of the biggest stars in the school's history. New head coach Will Hutchens says he can't predict at this point how his team will do this year, but he hopes to instill a culture that will make his team more competitive than it has been for a long time. "We have a long way to go," Hutchens admitted, "but the goal is to get a little better every day. We'll...
During Monday night's Fall Sports Awards in Waitsburg, WHS Football Coach Troy Larsen explained the significance of the Cardinal of the Year plaque that hangs in the school's weight room. Each Cardinal of the Year has his name added to the plaque, which has become a walk down memory lane for students and staff. This year's Cardinal of the Year is Mark Montgomery (grey sweatshirt)....
DAYTON – Dayton girls' basketball coach Clayton Strong says he knows his team is hungry this year. Last spring, the Lady Bulldogs qualified for the final round of 16 in the state 2B tournament, but then lost a heartbreaker to White Swan in a game that would have sent them to the final weekend's Hardwood Classic tournament in Spokane. "The girls are ready to take the next step," Strong said. "That loss was a big disappointment." The Dayton team returns five of their top seven players from last y...
Students at the Dayton schools spent much of last week building gingerbread houses for the Dayton Christmas kickoff competition. Entries will be on display this weekend in the former Grainhouse Grill building on Main Street. The public is invited to vote for their favorite houses. Winners will get a free ice cream party thrown by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce....
WAITSBURG – The heavily utilized restrooms at Preston Park are out of commission after being vandalized earlier this month. The restrooms, located just off of Highway 12, are a popular stop for tourists and the city hopes to have them re-opened in time for the holiday weekend. At the Dec. 16 city council meeting City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said that vandals “took every piece of metal they could get their hands on,” stripping the restrooms down to the bolt on the deadbolt plate. The vandals even jerked the heaters from the walls, leavi...
DAYTON—At their regular meeting on November 18, the Dayton School District board of directors continued their discussion about the M&O levy, capital projects, and the technology levy. They also talked about ways to reduce costs for some of the items on the list that was presented to the community by Superintendent Doug Johnson on Nov. 16. The directors authorized Superintendent Johnson to proceed with the wording of the M&O levy. According to Johnson, the levy would increase, closer to $1.46 m...
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla public schools music supervisor and Waitsburg resident, Roger Garcia, will play the clarinet on the Dec. 3 First Thursday Concert. Concerts are held St Paul’s Episcopal Church (323 Catherine St.) from 12:15 – 12:50 p.m. Garcia will be accompanied on the piano by Laura Curtis. They will perform compositions by Gerald Finzi, John David Earnest, George Gershwin, as well as an arrangement of Amazing Grace. The concert is free but donations are gladly accepted and will be donated to the Walla Walla Music Boosters. Commu...
Ten Years Ago December 1, 2005 A once-in-a-lifetime hunting opportunity turned out well for Larry Olson of Walla Walla when he bagged a trophy elk on November 5. Olson is the son of Bonnie Olson of Waitsburg and the late Jim Olson. Olson was the lucky recipient of a special tag to hunt the Blue Creek Unit which ranges from roughly the Oregon border to near the recreational vehicle park on the former site of the Dayton Drive In. He hunted 13 days straight, logging over 1,000 miles on his pickup, and received help from Waitsburg “dogs” Glynn Davi...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Friends of the Library is selling raffle tickets to win one of three gift baskets. The baskets will be on display at Banner Bank. Tickets are $3 each or 2/$5 and may be purchased at the bank or from a Friends of the Library member. Funds raised will be used for library programs such as the children’s summer reading program. The Friends of the Library won’t meet again until March but member Betty Remus says the group is “always in need of new Friends....
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton Nov. 15 Report of loud voices and pounding sound of metal; deputies unable to locate. Report of a vehicle found parked in the complainant’s yard in 600 block of E. Mustard; owner advised the car broke down and they would make arrangements to move it in the morning. Domestic violence, pushing and yelling, in 400 block of E. Oak. Parties were separated, report forwarded to the prosecutor. Nov. 16 Report of loud music in early morning in 700 block of S 5th; deputy located the vehicle upon arrival, however v...
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. December 3: Veronica Deal, Angela Smith, Chuck Riddle, Kim Ary, Adam Rich....
9: NO SCHOOL 30: Biscuit and Gravy; Chicken Cordon Bleu, Asparagus 1: Continental Breakfast; Chicken Pot Pie, Roll 2: Longjohn; Chicken Drumsticks, Baby Bakers 3: Continental Breakfast; Cook’s Choice...
Before I begin, a couple of caveats: First, I’m a proud graduate of the University of Washington, and I prefer my apples purple and gold. And second, you can probably tell that this column is about football, so if that’s not your thing, you might want to move on to the Mitt Romney article. It’s been fun to watch a successful Washington State Cougar football team this year and see their fans get all excited. It’s sort of like when your kid brother gets better grades than you do one semester – you’re proud of him, but you know he’ll never...
PRESCOTT – With fresh memories of the prior night's windstorm that left thousands of Spokane residents without power during the first cold snap of winter, attendees were all ears during a Red Cross disaster preparedness class held at the Prescott Library last week. Casey Branson, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for the Kennewick American Red Cross branch, discussed the Red Cross organization, how to prepare for a disaster, and what resources are available to citizens, at the Wed., Nov. 18 c...
Friday morning, hours before news broke that terrorists killed more than 100 people and wounded hundreds of other innocent victims in coordinated, bloody attacks all around Paris, President Barack Obama told Americans that “we have contained” the advance of the Islamic State. Now that the Islamic State is claiming credit for these attacks, we know just how wrong he was. After Paris, it’s clear: Doing the minimum won’t make us safe. It’s time the president stopped hedging and took meaningful steps to defend us and our allies. The president...
It is very important for people traveling by airplane this Thanksgiving to consider the consistency of their pies. They must be firm. If your pie’s interior is found to be too soupy, that culinary labor of love might be banned from boarding. And don’t try to slip pie by the agents of the Transportation Security Administration. Expect the same degree of scrutiny your pie might get from the judges at a county fair. “As a general rule of thumb,” the TSA advises, “if you can spread it, spill it, spray it, pump it or pour it, then it’s usually in...
8th grade High honors: 3.6 & above Logan Baker Grace Coulston Kirsten Miller Cason Nichols Kailyn VanPlake Honor roll: 3:25 & above Wyatt Bohlman Seamus House Braden Kitselman Kevin Murphy Bradley Sandau 7th grade High honors: 3.6 & above Koby Harris Riley Hubbard Teagen Larsen Annaka Moreland Karsyn Russell Hannah Sullivan Honor roll: 3:25 & above Zach Bly 6th grade 4.0 Kiley Curran Megan Forney High Honors: 3.6 & above Caleb Barron Charlie Judy McKenzie Lewis Braden Mohney Mya Wood Honor roll: 3.25 & above Theo Anderson Jessie Atteberry Alex...
DAYTON – The Dayton Historical Depot is sponsoring three free screenings of Hugo during Dayton’s Christmas Kickoff on Fri. Nov. 27. Showing will be held at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Hugo, the story of a young boy who lives alone in a Paris train station, is an ode to creativity and invention and will be enjoyed by the entire family. Hugo and his friend Isabelle work to uncover the secret that resides in a mechanical man, an automaton that is Hugo’s one remaining connection to his father. In unraveling the mystery, the two young peopl...
