Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Infrastructure development for the first phase of Whoopemup Meadows, a new housing development in Waitsburg's northwest corner, will likely begin next year, its developers say. In an interview this week, Gene Warren, one of the principals of Warren Land Company, along with his wife, Mary, said, however, it's too early to speculate on a specific schedule for the development. "There are many unknowns at this point," Warren said. "But next year we do plan to start Phase I." The Warrens...
DAYTON - The public is invited to an open house on December 17 to honor County Commissioner Chuck Reeves, who is retiring after serving for 20 years. The reception will be held in the Columbia County Commissioners' office, in the courthouse, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the conclusion of the regular commissioners' meeting. Reeves is co-owner of Dayton Veterinary Clinic in Dayton with his wife Kenny. The Reeves' moved to Columbia County in 1982. Reeves has been active in local theater, including performing an all 14 fall musical productions at...
DAYTON - Children are invited to enjoy breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 13, from 8-11 a.m. at the Dayton First Congregational Church (214 S. 3rd, Dayton). A free breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee will be served to kids and their families. Santa will hear wish lists and there will be crafts for the kids to work on. The church bazaar will also be taking place at the same time, with unique hand-crafter items for sale. Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected for the Dayton Food...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet on Tuesday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Skip Winchester will speak about his experience as "Santa Claus". The meeting and meal are $12 per person, inclusive. There is no charge for program only. Please RSVP your dinner reservations to ikbakeve@charter.netikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546....
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards took a hit in their first match of the season, falling 60-17 against the Pomeroy Pirates in a home court match on Dec. 6. In spite of the score, coach J.T. Elsey said he felt the team performed well overall. "I felt that the girls played a pretty good game, although the overall score did not reflect that. They did pretty good for the first time playing for a new leader that has a complete different set of expectations," he said. Elsey said the team put forth a decent...
DAYTON - The Dayton boys' basketball team dropped three games last week, as their season got off to a tough start. On Dec. 6 at home, the Bulldogs lost to Garfield Palouse, 59-19. The 'Dogs traveled to St. John to play St. John-Endicott Friday night, and lost a close game, 45-36. Ian Smay had ten points and Andrew Mendoza added six, to lead Dayton's Scoring. On Saturday, the Bulldogs struggled against Liberty High in Spangle, losing 69- 19. Zach Waggoner led Bulldog Scorers with five points....
DAYTON - The Dayton girls' basketball team notched three wins in five days last week as they started their season on a hot streak. After beating Garfield Palouse at home Dec. 2, 43-29, they traveled to St. John, beating St. John-Endicott 41-33 on Friday, and then won on the road again Saturday at Liberty High in Spangle, 60-51. Dayton 43, Gar-Pal 29 Against Gar-Pal at home, Sarah Phillips, Madison Mings and Sidney Andrews each tallied nine points, and Lexie Ramirez had eight, as the Lady 'Dogs...
WAITSBURG - Walla Walla Emergency Medical Services recently re-evaluated their coverage to outlying areas and made changes in how they respond to calls in Waitsburg. Previously, when a call went to dispatch, crews were sent from both Waitsburg and Walla Walla. "Waitsburg covers their own calls, so financially, it doesn't make sense that they send a crew out, transfer the call to Dayton who sends us (Waitsburg Ambulance Service) out - then we get there and realize we don't need paramedics and...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Ambulance service is looking for a few good men (or women!) to help with shift coverage. Deputy Chief EMS responder Sharon Brooks said she'd love to see five to ten volunteers join the service and commit one day a week to being on call. The Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) will be 45 years old this March. It began in 1970 as an all-volunteer service. Today the service is run by EMS Chief Richard Naumann and EMS Deputy Chiefs Sharon Brooks and William Potolichio, who...
WAITSBURG - Weller Public Library manager Rosie Warehime waited until she had the library all decked out for Christmas before letting her youngest patrons open an extra-special present. At Monday morning's Story Time, Warehime shared a box of 83 brand new children's books - purchased through a grant from the Libri Foundation and Friends of the Library donation -- with a group of excited young readers. The youngsters excitedly unpacked two large boxes of books, stopping to examine new favorites...
DAYTON - In 2001, when TVAC Productions prepared to put on its first fall musical production at the newly reconstructed Liberty Theater, it chose to present "The Music Man," the popular musical written by Meredith Willson. The musical was directed by the late Steve Edwards and was such a success that it started a tradition that is still going strong. One of the prominent features of The Music Man is its barbershop quartet. The obvious choice for the local production was the Waitsburg Quartet, a...
[Editor's note: The previously struggling Seattle Seahawks have regained their former destructive potential the past three weeks and the national press has noticed. Herewith some examples:] You can run the plays fast, but you can't hide, not from a defense as good as the Seattle Seahawks'. The vaunted Philadelphia Eagles offense under coach Chip Kelly, the fastpaced, big-play unit that also has one of the best running backs in the NFL in LeSean McCoy, was no match for the Seattle defense Sunday in the 24-14 loss. The Seahawks held the Eagles...
A round the holidays, parodies of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" are a dime a dozen. But for lack of more mirthful inspiration (and with my tirade on snow-day quotas censored by the powers that be), here goes nothing. Ahem hem hem: On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A six-man ja-cu-zzi! On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two golden duckies for the six-man ja-cu-zzi! On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Three trash cans to put alongside...
I f and when it is completed, Whoopemup Meadows will probably increase Waitsburg's housing stock by more than 50% from its current level. That seems immense, but it will take awhile. Co-developer Gene Warren says the new new114-lot development on Waitsburg's northwest corner, described in our Page 1 article, could take 20 years to complete, depending on market conditions. If it takes that long, it will work out to an average of less than six new homes per year. That does NOT qualify as...
December 12: Ernest Brunson, John Archer, Allen Huwe, Chad Fry, Dawn Ronning, Patricia Thomas, Ben Antonius, BethAn Wood. December 13: Patsy Weber, Marilyn Wilson, Elena Perry, Richard Done, Donald Thiery, Helen Duckworth. December 14: Shirley Wilson, Joy Leisure, Susan Herion, Heather Harris, Jay Lewis, Sasha Sickles, Willie Hobson, Imbert Matthee. December 15: Agnes VonCadow, Jason Henderson, David Hevel Jr., Carl Smith Jr., Stacie Huwe, Betty Young. December 16: Katie Ford, Perry Dozier, Samantha Henze, Christopher Holmes, Lesli Crawford,...
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton Dec. 2 Suspicious vehicle in the 36000 block of Highway 12 seen several days in a row stopping at mailboxes shortly after mail is delivered; possibly newspaper delivery person. Dec. 3 Investigation ongoing regarding theft on W. Patit Avenue; sports equipment taken while homeowner was away for a week. Telephone scam on S. Pine Street; call came from someone claiming to be with IRS and saying the reporting party owed $65,000 and should turn themselves in at the sheriff's office. Dec. 4 Non-injury accident on...
2 Breakfast with Santa Dayton First Congregational Church Fireside Room 8-11 a.m. Children in the congregation and community are invited to join Santa for free breakfast and crafts. Parents are welcome to bring cameras to capture a photo of their child dining with Santa. Breakfast features pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, milk, juice, and coffee. Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 382-2836 to RSVP by the day prior. Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The...
DAYTON - The employees are hired and maintenance on the equipment is complete. Season ticket sales are well under way. The only thing holding up skiing at Ski Bluewood, 20 miles south of here, is snow. "This isn't unusual," Bluewood General Manager Kim Clark told The Times this week. "Historically, Bluewood has generally opened around mid December." Clark said that several inches of snow are on the ground at the top of the hill but there is very little at the base. "With the inversion the past...
WAITSBURG - On Monday, Waitsburg resident Gabriel "Gabe" Hofer made his first appearance in Walla Walla County Superior Court in response to assault charges filed against him by the Walla Walla Prosecutors' Office in late November. Hofer is accused of assaulting Richard "Rikki" W. Perez, who he found with his sister, Mariah, when she died of a drug overdose last January. Perez was Mariah's ex-boyfriend and had been released from jail days before the overdose. According to a probable cause...
