Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The southeast Washington ski season begins Friday, as Ski Bluewood opens its mountain to skiers and snowboarders. According to a press release, the Skyline Express and Platter Pull lifts will operate beginning Friday, with the Triple Nickle lift to be determined. The ski area will open at 9 a.m., with rentals, food service and snow sports available. Ski Bluewood will operate daily from its opening Friday through January 3, except for Christmas day. Hours are 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. d...
Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson captured this remarkable image during Dayton's home game against Liberty-Spangle Saturday. Dayton's Tanner Bren (33) drew a charging foul against a Liberty player and ended up on the bench with a bloody lip. Dayton's Ben Kleck (center) and Lane Wilkening (21) were following on the play. The Bulldogs lost 56-36. See game story on Page 7....
WAITSBURG – Kindergarten students in Waitsburg now have even more to brag about when they describe their classroom teacher. Presidential Award-winner Pam Nolan- Beasley is now a national semi-finalist, being recognized as a cream-of-the-crop science teacher. Nolan-Beasley was one of two Washington teachers awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2012, She received a $10,000 cash award and a trip to Washington D.C. Last week Nolan-Beasley was n...
WAITSBURG – Late last January, the Waitsburg High School student body "overwhelmingly approved" the addition of FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) to the school's club and organization offerings. The first big FFCLA event is a Jeans for Teens Drive that kicked off this week. Club Leader Nancy Bickelhaupt says FFCLA is to Family and Consumer Science what FFA is to agriculture. The national Career and Technical Education organization promotes personal growth through l...
DAYTON-Here's the scenario: At 8:00 a.m. a pickup truck pulling a 1,000-pound tank of anhydrous ammonia down South Cottonwood Street in front of Kyle's Towing is backed into by another vehicle, causing the fertilizer tank to overturn. A small leak occurs from a valve at the back of the tank, coming out of the pump. What happens next? It is likely that most of us don't know; but it is a sure bet that there are people who do. On Dec. 9, Columbia County Emergency Management Planner Mike Spring led...
MILTON-FREEWATER – The Waitsburg Cardinals won consecutive games against Riverside and Mac-Hi over the weekend to win the Mac-Hi Tournament here Saturday night. On Friday night, the Cardinal boys cruised to a 40-21 victory over Riverside. Kyle Gradwohl scored 19 points, while Jacob Dunn had eight. Dunn also pulled down 13 rebounds. In a cold-shooting first half, the Cardinals built a 10-5 lead at halftime. On Saturday night, the Cardinals dominated the Pioneers, winning 53-24 to capture the t...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's Izzy the Camel will welcome in the new year from his new digs off Highway 124 and Hart Road, just east of Prescott. While some Izzy fans have been vocal in expressing displeasure over the move, Izzy's owners, Mickey and Tawnya Richards, say it will be best for everyone. For the last several years, Izzy and his big, blue trailer have welcomed visitors to Waitsburg from the pasture off Highway 12, just south of the Waitsburg city limits. The land was owned by Waitsburg r...
WAITSBURG – After many months spent deliberating, seeking estimates, and soliciting community input, the Waitsburg School board approved resolutions to place both a replacement M&O levy and a school facilities upgrade bond on the February 2016 special election ballot. The proposed replacement M&O levy would collect $559,000 in 2017 and $570,000 in 2018. The estimated dollar rate of the levy is $3.55 per $1,000 of assessed value in both years. The exact tax levy rate may be adjusted based on t...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet at the Whoopemup Café on Thurs., Dec. 17, at 12 p.m., for a general membership meeting. The agenda will include a wrap-up of Waitsburg’s recent Hometown Christmas event. The cost of the luncheon is $12 and soup and salad is available for smaller appetites. Please call the restaurant directly for any dietary accommodations at (509) 337-9000. There is no charge for the meeting only. Please RSVP attendance to ikbakeve@charter.net of (509) 337-6546....
Ten Years Ago December 22, 2015 Friends and family are invited to share in celebrating the 60th wedding anniversary of Carl and Ardath (Ardie) Henze from 2 to 4 p.m. on December 31, 2005, in the Dorcas Room of the First Christian Church of Waitsburg. The couple met in Ontario, California, in 1942 where Carl was stationed with the Army Air Force, and Ardie was cashier for J.J. Newberry Co. Special Christmas Edition Letter from seventh-grader, Taelor Carter: Dear Santa: For Christmas I would like to have a fun Christmas with snow, and my family...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Chapel (320 W. 2nd) will host their 31st Union Candle Lighting Service at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Waitsburg Christian Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Presbyterian Church will host Waitsburg’s annual Community Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20....
Dayton Dec. 6 Unsuccessful attempt to break into building on 500 block of W. Main, door was damaged. Cabin doors were tied open with no one around on N. Touchet road. Two bicycles were found in a ditch on 4th and Creamery. Report of a juvenile runaway, unfounded. Unwanted subject on Weinhard Rd., subject willingly left on deputy arrival. Dec. 7 Report of food stamp card being stolen last week in 200 block of S. willow. Collision on US-12, transferred to WSP and assisted with traffic control. Terry Riner, 46, Dayton, was booked into Columbia...
December 18: Corrie Berneking,Sharon Richter, Cindy Pettichord, Liz Quigg, Kelli Pettichord. December 19: Lexus Ann Benson, Jack Maxwell, Shirley Cummings. December 20: Kellie Rarick, Margaret Naumann, Melanie Land, Jeff Gusse, Nathaniel Abel, Bitsey Harshman, Christy House. December 21: Jamie Kibler, Katy Hofer, Loren Davis, Jenny Devine, James Adkins. December 22: Micah Winnett, Kara Largent, Callie Dueñas, Forrest Mock, Gordon Bateman, Suzanne DeCoria. December 23: Tyler Hofer, Joyce Beckley, Claire Raven, Alta Daniel, Larry Bickelhaupt,...
Dec. 18: 7:45 – 8:25 Hot Cocoa with Santa Sausage Corndog; Sun Chips Dec. 21-25: NO SCHOOL...
When someone calls me “Scrooge” or “The Grinch,” I usually take it as a compliment. What’s up with the two-month long celebration, I ask them. I mean, we don’t celebrate the Fourth of July in May. I often think that if I were president (God forbid!), I would outlaw Christmas decorations and Christmas music until at least the 20th of December, if not a day or two later. Retail stores found guilty of holding Christmas sales before about mid-December would be subject to a special holiday abuse tax, proceeds from which would be used to enforce my n...
By Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View Speculation over a contested convention -- when no candidate enters with the majority needed for nomination -- has picked up steam again. The Washington Post’s Robert Costa reported last week that Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus met with senior Republicans about procedures, should an open convention develop. Smart analysts are on board: Sean Trende at RealClearPolitics believes the “most likely scenario is still that no one wins a sufficient number of delegates to claim the nom...
By Kalev Leetaru Special To The Washington Post Just over a month ago, I wrote about how Donald Trump seemed to have lost his media mojo. At the time, television news coverage of his campaign had plateaued for more than six weeks, falling to either equal or below that of his GOP rivals. But now he seems to have recovered from that lull. In fact, on Dec. 9, he reached a new record for the 2016 presidential race, accounting for 76 percent of all mentions of candidates of either party on national television news networks and 82 percent of...
New board member Russ Knopp and incumbents Marilyn Johnson and Christy House took the oath of office. Ross Hamann was re-elected as board chairman and Christy house was elected as vice-chairman. Board members reported on the WSSDA (Washington State School Directors Association) annual conference. Approved the closure of the district office from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. Approved creating an exploratory committee to study and report on the logistics of a football combine with Dayton High School. See story in next week’s issue. Approved placing a r...
DAYTON—At their meeting on Dec. 7, the Dayton City Council approved a $5,765,300 budget for 2016 that places hiring of a part-time code enforcement officer at the top of the list. The code enforcement officer would be the primary contact for land use complaints, and would actively pursue and enforce city health and safety codes and ordinances, according to city officials. City Clerk Trina Cole said that she is receiving more and more complaints from the public about people being out of complianc...
DAYTON – The Dayton High School knowledge bowl team is proving to be tough competition this year. After taking first place at the November east schools meet in Waitsburg, Dayton tied for fourth place at the all ESD schools meet in Walla Walla on Dec. 9. At the Dec. 9, One Team All Schools meet Dayton tied for fourth place with DeSales, out of 14 schools, and ahead of much larger schools such as Prosser, Burbank, and Southridge. Top scores at the All Schools meet were Richland (105), Kennewick (...
SPANGLE - Predictions came true for Cardinal wrestling coach Lanny Adams who expected several of his athletes to medal at their first tournament on Dec. 12 in Spangle. Waitsburg placed third as a team with David Just bringing home a first place medal, and Carlos Norris and Ky Adams taking third. Just walked away with the champion title in the 138 class after winning with a 6-3 decision against Sam Parkman (Hanford) and a 10-0 decision against Freedom Struthers (Newport). He wrestled Jared...
