Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Waitburg's city council expressed support of the proposed Waitsburg Raceway, with Mayor Walt Gobel saying, "It's obvious the council is for you," at the Dec. 17 City Council Meeting. However, official approval was put on hold to allow citizens the opportunity for input at a Jan. 6 public workshop. Walla Walla resident Brandon Kelly was stopped partway through his initial presentation on the proposed raceway at November's city council meeting and asked to return with specific plans r...
DAYTON – When you're browsing in Snapdragon Floral and Gifts shortly before Christmas, you might think you've traveled to the North Pole. Santa's workshop must look something like this. "We love Christmas," says Cara Watts, who, with her mother, Vicky Beckmeyer, operates the recently renamed Snapdragon. It shows. Their store on Dayton's Main Street sells Christmas decorations year-round. But as the holiday season approaches, the Christmas spirit takes over, with beautiful decorations and w...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg FFA member Sydney Fowble got an extra-special Christmas present this year: a $1,000 grant from the National FFA Foundation for her Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) goat production project. Now she has the enjoyable task of figuring out how to spend the money. Fowble was selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide for her SAE project. An SAE requires a member to create and operate an agriculture-related business, work at an agriculture-related business, or c...
WAITSBURG – Come January, there will be a new face at the Waitsburg City Council table. New student liaison Stuart Walsh will be sworn in at the Jan. 20 city council meeting. The Waitsburg High School senior, and son of Jim and Anne Walsh, is currently president of both the associated student body and the National Honor Society. He is also Knowledge Bowl captain. Walsh was recently featured in a television spot as O'Brien Chevrolet's Student of the Month for October. Last year he served as N...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team played their first home game of the season on Dec. 15, beating the Mac-Hi Pioneers for the second time in a week, 45-33. The Cardinals' defense did a good job shutting down the Pioneers' offense in the first half, taking a 23-9 lead into the break. For the game, Mark Montgomery led the Cardinals with 17 points, with Jacob Dunn adding 15. Kyle Gradwohl pulled down 16 rebounds. Dunn and Landon Callas each had two three-pointers. This was Waitsburg's...
WAITSBURG – The Lady Cards played a tight game but ultimately lost 49-46 against the WWVA Knights at a Thurs., Dec. 17 home match. The Knights were ahead seven in the first quarter, but the Cardinals made them fight for the win, taking the lead in the second and third quarters at 20-19 and 37-36, before losing the game by three. Annie Araya was Cardinal high scorer with 14 points, followed by Devon Harshman with 12 and Tayler Jones with nine. Araya had 17 rebounds, Harshman pulled in another 1...
DAYTON – The Dayton Girls' basketball team had a big week last week, with three victories, including a win over league rival Asotin. On Friday night, the Lady 'Dogs hosted Asotin and came away with the win, 58-49. Dayton took a 30-21 lead into halftime and then played even with the Panthers in the second half. "I thought we played pretty well for about 3 quarters," said Dayton Coach Clayton Strong. Jenna Phillips led the Bulldogs with 19 points, including two three-pointers. She also pulled down...
WAITSBURG – Eight grader Carlos Norris and junior Joe Adams both walked away with third place medals at the Dec. 19 Mac-Hi Tournament in Milton-Freewater. Adams named Norris Cardinal Wrestler of the Week, saying he has really stepped up his dedication to being in the best physical condition that he can be in. "He gets up at 5 a.m. and does a morning workout on his own. His dedication and determination is paying off on the mat. He won both matches at the league meet in Colfax on Wednesday and p...
PRESCOTT – The Dayton boys' basketball team picked up a win in Prescott Saturday night, beating the Tigers, 44-36. Zach Waggoner led the way for the Bulldogs with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Kleck had eight points, and Zech Bryan pulled down 12 rebounds. For the Tigers, Travis Crockett dominated scoring with 25 points. Jose Gonzalez added eight. "It was a great way to come back after a tough loss on Friday," said Dayton Coach Will Hutchens. "We got a little shaky in the last quarter, but m...
DAYTON – On Wednesday, Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley presented an updated timeline for groundbreaking for the firm’s straw processing plant, which it plans to build near Lyons Ferry in northwest Columbia County. He also talked about moving the company’s laboratory from Seneca Foods, Corp., to the former Columbia Cut Stock buildings. The discussions took place during the annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) meeting, held at the Columbia County Fire District #3 station. (See...
WAITSUBRG - Leona May Clarno passed away, at the age of 90, on Nov. 10, but will leave a lasting legacy. The longtime Waitsburg resident donated $20,000 to the City of Waitsburg, earmarked for use by the Weller Library. Clarno was involved in the Sherwood Trust for many years, and served as both an administrator and Secretary of the Board of Trustees. In her passing, she left substantial donations to many organizations. Waitsburg City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the funds will be used...
DAYTON—The Coalition for Youth and Families, Columbia County Healthy Systems, and the Community Wellness Project promise there will be Fun 4 All at their 3rd annual First Night Out celebration on New Year’s Eve. This year the theme is First Night Out at the Carnival, and the event will be held in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose Room, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., on December 31. The organizers promise there will be Fun 4 All, for both, young and old, in a safe and sober, drug and alcohol free environment. Carnival games include: Bal...
WALLA WALLA – In the case of severe weather, fire, flood, toxic environmental issues, radiological events, and other emergencies, Walla Walla County residents with land lines and listed in the white pages will automatically receive an emergency notification as part of the county’s Emergency Management Citizen Alert system. Potentially life-saving emergency information may also be sent via cell phone, email, text, fax, pager, PDA, and more. However, citizens must self register to receive notifications on devices other than their landline. To...
Ten Years Ago December 29, 2005 While Waitsburg may not appear to change significantly from year to year, 2005 will go down as a landmark year for the city and environs. Chief among the outward changes is the new bridge over Coppei Creek on the Preston Avenue/Highway 12 entrance. Fire made its changes to the Blue Mountains as the School Fire drastically altered the landscape there, and the homes of Mike and Markeeta Hubbard, and Robert and Terri Abernathy were lost to flames. The old Bolles School was also damaged by fire. On the brighter...
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater is once again inviting community members to join in the fun for their East Coast New Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $35 per couple. This year’s classic film is The Quiet Man, the 1952 romantic comedy directed by John Ford. John Wayne stars as an American boxer who returns to the small Irish village of his birth, and finds a fiery love with Maureen O’Hara. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office. They cover admission to both the film and 9 p.m. champ...
WAITSBURG – A parent/girl information night for girls interested in being a part of the Waitsburg Celebration Days court will take place Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at Seven Porches (329 Main) in Waitsburg. “The court is a great opportunity for girls to represent their community throughout our area. They will participate in parades, service projects such as helping at Hometown Christmas, and will attend other courts’ functions,” said court advisor Ann Adams. Adams said that being on court is a good opportunity to hone public speaking and present...
Dec. 13 Family disturbance, verbal only, in 800 block of E. Clay; parties separated. Assault; juvenile incident in 600 block of S. 3rd. Suspicious circumstances; report of mailbox being accessed and receiving mail on a Sunday. USPS confirmed they were, indeed, working on Sunday because of the storm earlier in the week. Open door reported on 400 block of E. Main; door secured. Dec. 14 Report of a mini-horse in the roadway on US 12, MP 362; transferred to WSP. Dec. 15 Complaint of harassment though texting on 200 block of E. Jackson. Report of...
The Waitsburg Resource Center is sponsoring free lunches and activities for children at the Waitsburg Christian Church (6th & Main) on: Dec. 27, 28, 29 Activities 11-11:30 Lunch 11:30 - Noon...
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, Jennifer Nielsen, Margie Douglas. December 27: Everett Wright, Laura Keyser, Veronica Hartwell, Adam Branson, Marcus Mead. December 28: Jayce Gleason, Brendan Donovan, Peggy Baker Henry, Marie Leonard, Nancy Otterson, Jo Ann Perry, Ellie McWilliams, Scott Huwe, Gail Harshman, Sarah Chromy, Kelly Jo Lyons, Janice Mason Eatherton, Christopher Danforth,...
This week, as a Christmas present to myself, I’m going to let the nineteenth century poet and author, Clement Clark Moore present his most famous work in this space. As Santa would say, “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good 2016.” A Visit from St. Nicholas By Clement Clark Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While v...
By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post This year has been the weirdest, most watchable and most difficult to predict in my two decades of covering politics. Because this is my last column of 2015, I thought I would list the five biggest lessons this year in politics has taught me. 1. Donald Trump is here to stay: Back in June, I wrote a piece on The Fix arguing that Trump couldn’t be a serious presidential candidate because every Republican knew him and two thirds didn’t like him. Somehow - and I am still not totally sure how - Trump cha...
WAITSBURG – Talks regarding a possible football athletic combine between Waitsburg and Dayton will continue. At their Dec. 9 regular meeting, the Waitsburg School Board approved the creation of an exploratory committee to more closely examine the possibility and report back in late January. Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke said representatives from both districts had met and realized that each district would benefit from having its own committee to discuss concerns inherent with a combine. ...
