Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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3-20: Malicious Mischief. An unknown suspect over the weekend smeared feces and threw eggs on the east doors of the Waitsburg High School hallway between the school and the gym. Suspicious. Vehicle tracks on Touchet Valley Golf Course, Pine Street, Dayton. 12-19: Juvenile Problem. Kids throwing snowballs at passing cars on S. 4th Street, Dayton. Vehicle Theft. A resident on Valley Grove Road, Waitsburg, reported his dark green Buick Sentry stolen. The keys were left lying on the vehicle's floorboard. 12-18: Burglary. Residential burglary repor...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Health System is more than $800,000 behind in its accounts receivable as a result of its recent switch to a voter-approved electronic health records system - a situation that has created a serious cash crunch, hospital directors learned last week. News of a swamped billing staff and unpaid invoices more than 90 days old has prompted directors to authorize CEO Charlie Button to tap into a reserve fund while the district's billing operation is outsourced in part to a Spokane-based company charged with getting caught...
December 23: Tyler Hofer, Joyce Beckley, Claire Raven, Alta Daniel, Larry Bickelhaupt, Lorene Brown, Kim Douglas, Carl Smith, Richard Bessey, Karen Lambert. D ecember 24: Shirley Kitterman, Carolyn O'Brien, Ed Lawrence, Shane Hilton, Mary Conner, Barbara Wagener, Tracey Harper, Karen Stroobants. December 25: Solon Pietila, Donna Manley, Les Richardson, Sonia Borrowdale, Annette Becker, Carol Hevel, Dalton Carlisle, and Neil Maxwell. December 26: Sandra Farley, Sydney Claire Brookshire, Dr. Mel Laidlaw, Jennifer Nielsen, Margie Douglas....
Fo rec ast for e Washington: - National Weather Service Wednesday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a... Full story
I am a pear lover! That's right. I love a good winter pear, and what constitutes a good pear is simple: ripeness without bruising. I was in Andy's earlier today, and the produce clerk came around the corner with a box of beautiful Washington State Organic Pears unblemished! I was heading back to the barn to create a catering order for a customer who had ordered, "Salad for a Crowd," an item from the Flying Aprons Catering Menu, made of pears and other wintery foods. This salad is simply made. On four salad plates, line each in composed lettuces...
Ten Years Ago January 4, 2001 While the Booster Club is asking for the community's contributions of pictures and stories in their process of publishing a book on the last 100 years of football at Waitsburg High School, a Walla Walla man, Earl Roberge, has paired up with the retired former owner of Tidewater Barge Lines, Ray Hickey, to pen a book about dams. While Washington's unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of one percent to a 4.9 percent for the fourth November in a row, a budgeted 6 percent increase on personal and property taxes for...
DAYTON - Though the old story that teachers have eyes in the back of their heads turns out to be untrue, school officials in Dayton hope to keep a watchful "eye" on certain high-risk areas on school grounds with a new security camera system. "I hate security cameras," said Superintendent Doug Johnson. "But I'd rather make a couple thousand dollar investment in cameras than keep spending money on clean up." Vandalism at the Dayton School District has grown more frustrating over the last 18 months to two years, Johnson said. This year the distric... Full story
DISTRICT NEEDS DRIVERS WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District is looking for substitute drivers. It has at least two positions open for candidates who are interested in driving school bus for as many as 20 hours per week depending on the district's needs at any given time. Applicants need to have a Class B commercial driver's license, be 21 years or older, have a good record and be willing to take some additional driving courses and tests. The pay rate is $15.84 per hours. Please call Colter Mohney at 509-520-7487. ALUMNI TO HEAT UP BB...
DAYTON BOYS Dayton vs. Asotin (Dec. 18) Dayton 11 12 13 15 51 Asotin 18 16 19 14 67 Dayton (51) Wyatt Frame 4, Jason Norris 8, Colton Bickelhaupt 8, Hayden Fullerton 7, Garett Turner 23, Kroft Sunderland 1. DAYTON GIRLS Dayton vs. Asotin (Dec. 18) Dayton 12 10 10 14 46 Asotin 16 15 10 18 59 Dayton (46) Jessica Tate 8, Courtney Fuller 3, Samura Miller 7, McKayla Bickelhaupt 7, Nicole Lambert 13, Courtney Mings 2, Darci Hall 2, Malia Frame 4.... Full story
WP BOYS WP vs. Dayton (Dec. 17) WP 10 7 10 9 36 Dayton 7 12 9 6 34 WP (36) Hofer 4, Cady 5, Zuger 3, Hernandez 2, Bartlow 8, Wooderchak 4, Hamilton 10. Dayton (34) Frame 2, Norris 2, Bickelhaupt 2, Schlachter 2, Henderson 2, Fullerton 2, Turner 17, Sunderland 5. WP vs. WWVA (Dec. 18) WP 17 16 10 10 53 WWVA 2 16 10 5 33 WP (53) Hofer 8, Cady 10, Zuger 2, Hernandez 6, Bartlow 13, Wooderchak 3, Beasley 2, Brannock 7, Hamilton 2. WP vs. Mac-Hi (Dec. 21) WP Final 59 Mac-Hi Final 23 WP (59) Estes 3, Hofer 10, Cady 9, Zuger 6, Hernandez 6, Bartlow... Full story
ASOTIN - Dayton boys struggled to retain a winning edge in their last two away games against Waitsburg and Asotin over the weekend. Their heartbreaking twopoint 36-34 loss to the Cardinals Friday came with less than a minute before the end of the game. In Asotin on Saturday, the Panthers got a quick jump on the Bulldogs and the Dayton boys just couldn't keep up after that, trailing until the final whistle sealed Asotin's win 67-51. Panther Ben Servatius came out hot in the first quarter, shooting six for nine and scoring 14 points for Asotin....
ASOTIN - Saturday night's game against the Lady Panthers was another loss for the Lady Bulldogs with a final score of 59-46, but it was an improvement over their defeat against WP Friday. Against WP's larger, more experienced team, the Lady Bulldogs fell 68-33. On Asotin's court, the Dayton girls had to push hard to keep up. Nicole Lambert led with 13 points, followed by Jessica Tate with eight. Both Samura Miller and McKayla Bickelhapt scored seven points. Zara Reynolds led Asotin with 14... Full story
MILTON-FREEWATER - The lady Cardinals go undefeated after their first four games of the season, adding another win with their 55-21 defeat of the Mac-Hi Pioneers on Tuesday. Even though the girls played well, head coach Jerry Baker said he has a few things in mind that his team will work on before the Holiday Tournament coming up Dec. 28 and 29 in Helix. "We need to work on not allowing turnovers on our part," Baker said. "We need to review our ball-handling skills, man to man, and defensive skills." The girls' games so far have been pretty... Full story
MILTON-FREEWATER - The Cardinals are on a roll, winning their third matchup in a row Tuesday against the Mac-Hi Pioneers in a nonleague game that ended with a score of 59-23. WP only lost their first game of the season in a narrow 47-45 defeat against Weston-McEwen. Though they started off a little behind, the boys quickly caught up to the Pioneers Tuesday night and stayed ahead for the rest of the game. "Overall, it was the best game of the season for the boys," head coach TJ Scott said. The...
Lois Mettler invited me to go with Russ and Barb Knopp to The Music Man, produced by the Touchet Valley Arts Council Productions Group. Lois bought the tickets. We were seated in the front row of the Liberty Theater in Dayton. Lois apologized for the location of our seats. Yet I discovered that our seats were the ideal place to watch the performance and be amongst the members of the orchestra. Anyone who knows me will realize how exciting this was for me. I sat by Nicolas Pearson on my left, who played the electric keyboard, and Linda Hermanns... Full story
Editor's Note: This is thesecond in an ocassional seriesabout the work of ClearPath International. KarenMatthee is the organization'scommunications director. In a country like Afghani stan, where many young adults find it tough to get work and disabled young adults find it tougher still, the best hope for landmine accident survivors is to be trained in a skill that generates income. Better yet is for them to use their new skill to help make Afghanistan's countryside safer for others who face... Full story
In the recently released movie, "The Next Three Days," actor Russell Crowe plays a school teacher whose wife is falsely accused of murder, serves time in a Pittsburg jail and faces the prospect of many more years locked away from him and their young son. Desperate to free Laura (played by Elizabeth Banks), John (Crowe) resorts to a well-planned scheme for her escape. Without giving away too much about the plot of this edge-of-your-seat, what-would-you-do drama, suffice it to say that John uses a clever method to open a car door that is also...
Dayton resident Terry Jay Brown, 61, died at Providence St. Mary in Walla Walla, Wash., on December 18, 2010, after losing his battle with cancer. A memorial dinner will be served at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at the Dayton Blue Mt. Eagles Lodge, 222 E. Main. Terry was born on Nov. 12, 1949, in Dayton, Washington, to Clinton and Doris Annabelle (Jones) Brown. Terry graduated from Dayton High School and worked for Columbia County Farm Bureau in Columbia County, Wash. Terry had a way with...
