Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WAL- LA - Waitsburg held its own in the animal exhibitions last Thursday at the Walla Walla County Fair. Even through the sea of posters, animals and kids and parents bustling about the animal barns at the fairgrounds, the Waits- burg students were easy to spot. Ten-year-old Amy Far- ley from Waitsburg was busy brushing down her large, black steer in the barn preparing for judging Thursday morning. Farley said she'd had the Angus steer for eight months. This was her third time showing...
PRESCOTT - Prescott Mayor Libby McCaw is step- ping down from her post after more than six years and the council members will miss her. "She's been excellent and I'm really going to miss her," said Councilwoman Darlene DeCoria. "I have a lot of respect for her. I've always looked up to her." McCaw said she let the council know a couple of months ago that she needed to resign because of family obligations. She will remain in Prescott and will often be in Walla Walla taking care of her mother. "I... Full story
DAYTON - The Farmer's Market is back for the summer bringing bright produce and baked goods to Dayton shop- pers. "The farmers market is alive and well yet again this year," Dayton farmers market Coordi- nator Zonia Dedloff said. "We had eight vendors (recently)." The market runs on Satur- days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. but they tend to close early if atten- dance is low or the weather gets too hot or too rainy, Dedloff said. The vendors set up at the Dayton Historic Depot, she said, primarily on...
WAITSBURG - Chad and Nicholas Pearson say they view the world differently after a recent trip performing missionary work, building houses and fixing toilets in the South American country of Guatemala. The Waitsburg High School incoming juniors, both age 16, visited Guate- mala City, Antigua, Panaja- chel and a couple of small villages from June 17 through June 30. Traveling outside of the United States the first time and seeing poverty up close, made the Pearson brothers more grateful for what...
Mendoza's Community Pride Shines In Prescott Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series of profiles on the winners of this year's Times $500 community service scholarships given to Waitsburg, Prescott and Dayton students. These three seniors were chosen for our scholarship based on community service, grades, need and their bright futures. Pedro Mendoza is the scholarship winner from Prescott High School. P RESCOTT - Pedro Mendoza, a graduating senior at Prescott High School, spent...
There are many ways I'm patriotic. I can let people know how I support and respect our country. I can celebrate holidays that show patriotism. I can always support the flag. Those are the three ways I will give in detail on how you and I can show patriotism. It is easy to let someone know you are patriotic because there are many ways. One way is to tell someone that you're glad to live in America. Or you could say that you believe America is a great country. Lastly, you could say that you prefer America over other countries. Those are three...
PASCO -- It was almost a dare to senior Bulldog Nicole Lambert Bulldog head coach Terry Robbins told his players not to focus too much on trying to get home runs in their game against Tekoa- Oakesdale-Rosalia, which they won 4-1 Friday. After all, the outfield fence they would have to clear was 225 feet from home plate. He told the Lady Dogs they were not likely to hit that far. But by the time Lambert had accumulated a full count with two outs and two bases loaded in the bottom of the third...
Supporting Our Students During Standardized Testing W AITSBURG - As the Waitsburg School District middle and high school students begin standardized testing each spring, they know they have support. The Odako Club, a women's service organization that has been in town for about 60 years, assembles goodie bags and writes encouraging messages that are handed to students when testing begins. "They know that somebody is encouraging them," said Jean Miller, a member of the Odako Club. "They know...
DAYTON - One could find Rep. Terry Nealey on the court shooting hoops, talking about job creation at the Economic Development Steering Committee meeting, painting a wall to help a Dayton teen with his senior project or taking a ride around Dayton in his restored 1931 Hupmobile. Nealey, who has served on the state legislature since 2009, has announced he will be running again for his position in the 16th District. Nealey said he has worked hard on the state's budget and is focused on improving...
One of the common topics we seem to write about in the Times has been burglary. Frankly, I have been surprised by how many burglaries have been reported and actually taken place in our valley, specifically in Dayton. When writing a story last month after a couple of burglaries in Starbuck, our Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler said the economy is to blame for the rise in burglaries. Also, offenders getting out of the state prison too early may be a factor, he said. Part of the reason burglary has also been in the limelight lately is because... Full story
We are carrying a story this week in our paper that says horse racing will not return to the Touchet Valley for the second year in a row. In 2011, the races didn't come to the area because all of the racing dates were given to a track in Kennewick. This year, Dayton and Waitsburg didn't even ask for dates because the insurance premiums that protect the jockeys went skyhigh after some recent accidents and our Dayton Days and Days of Real Sport groups can't afford to bring the races back. Speaking with sources while gathering information for...
PRESCOTT -- During the third inning of the WP Tigers' first doubleheader game against Asotin, a visiting Panthers fan proudly shared that his team had gone 15 innings without any scores against it. The Tigers took care of that with an impressive three-point roll in the 7th inning. But the well-executed attack wasn't nearly enough to take the sting out two disappointing league defeats to kick off the season for WP. The Tigers lost the first game, 9-3, and the second, 20-3. "In the end, it wasn't...
DAYTON - - Dave Finney is the new courthouse maintenance supervisor for Columbia County. But he was the previous one too. Actually, Dave Phinney maintained the courthouse for more than 30 years and retired about two years ago. The position had been filled in the interim by a couple of different people. But, at the beginning of 2012, the county opened the position fulltime and a new Dave Finney applied and was selected. Finney began his new job at the courthouse earlier this month and he is...
WAITSBURG - Ladies, get ready to be pampered! Belinda Cook has planned an evening of pampering from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 24 at Town Hall. Cook, who is re-launching her Mary Kay retail business, is joined by Melodie Fitzhugh, in this endeavor. The goals of the evening are to pamper women, give back to the community and show off a new line of botanical products. Cook said it will be an event that indulges the senses with candles, coffee and wine. Both women live in Waitsburg. Cook left her...
DAYTON - Community members reacted with mixed emotions to the announcement that Columbia County Health System CEO Charlie Button has resigned from his position for greener pastures in May. The district released a statement Monday saying Button, whose contract was up for renewal in early April, is moving on to take a top job at a larger and undisclosed critical access hospital in another state. Button, whose tenure as CEO has been controversial, has held the position for the past four years... Full story
WAITSBURG -- As clear as day, Craig Funabashi remembers the first time he saw his grandmother's Story & Clark Victorian pump organ. He was six and visiting the Seattle area with his parents from Long Beach. As they would for many years to come, he and his family traveled up to Whidbey Island for his grandmother's Sept. 5 birthday and family reunion. They would meet at the cabin where Vangee Johnston kept the ornate wooden instrument and played many old- time Ragtime favorites for her grand kids... Full story
WALLA WALLA - For nearly 50 years, horse-loving women in the Walla Walla Valley have had a place to call their own. In 1962, the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association was created to bring together the best barrel racers of all ages in the area. Many of them hail from the Touchet Valley, including Kelli Currin and her daughter Shayla, who have been active in the barrel racing and rodeo scenes. The Currins live in Dayton. Kelli has been racing since she was young and brought up her daughter in...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Hospital District and members of the community are rallying all resources and writing letters to legislators to stop a proposed $404,000 budget cut to Dayton General Hospital that will be on the table in the upcoming special session. "It's the big news of our community," hospital CEO Charlie Button said. "If we don't act, the potential could be that we could close." Button said the proposed cut would mean the current cost-based reimbursement model for critical access hospitals that helps Dayton's hospital care for...
DAYTON - Three groups in Dayton are working hard to uncover, document and educate the community on the history of the area. This is a look at each of those three groups and an explanation of their history, what they have already accomplished and their visions for the future. Dayton Historic Preservation Commission In 1992, the Dayton Historic Preservation Commission was created. "Our purpose is to educate and identify historic homes," said Kathy George, the chairwoman of the commission. The...
WAITSBURG -- It has been 25 years since Markeeta Little Wolf has belted out songs with her powerful voice to an audience. Little Wolf performed on TV, in club acts and even on the theater stage in musicals from age 12 to 28, when she gave it all up to sell real estate and have a different kind of life. Little Wolf, now 53, realized about one year ago that she still has one more show in her, she said. And she's been working since on songs, lighting and costumes to give her friends in Waitsburg a...
WAITSBURG -- Wai t sburg High School junior Billy Brown is exactly where he's supposed to be, playing football with the Cardinals each Friday night, selling his hog at the Fair Livestock Auction and in Oma Harting's kitchen looking for cookies. At this time last year, Brown had been transferred from Waitsburg to a foster family in Walla Walla and was playing football for Walla Walla High School. He was well-liked by his new peers in Walla Walla, but after the football season ended, Brown... Full story
DAYTON - Tucked away behind a barn and a race track at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, whiskers, floppy ears and cold noses were making kids and judges smile. Kittens meowed loudly from their cages, not wanting to be at the fair at all, while dogs rolled in the grass, sniffed other dogs and left "presents" for their owners to clean up. Dayton's 121st fair that ran Friday through Sunday incorporated traditional elements like 4-H and FFA kids showing sheep, cows and hogs, a long line at noon Satu...
DAYTON - A mother-daughter duo in Dayton specializing in acupuncture and massage therapy is offering services at a variety of prices to make sure low-income members of the community can obtain the preventative medicine and therapy they need. "Why should our services be exclusive to high-income people?" asks Tyhra Owen, 30, who practices massage therapy at Day Escape Spa in Dayton. Owen and her mother, Denise Lane, 49, an acupuncturist, joined the Day Escape Spa team in July. Both women recently...
WAI T SBURG - Seattle-area residents who tuned into their local National Public Radio affiliate this week were introduced to none other than Waitsburg's Bret Moser, Jim German, Claire Johnston and Jack Millar. Seattle- based KUOW focused on Waitsburg in a second segment about the so-called "Cascade Curtain," a physical, and some would say cultural and political, divide between the west and east sides of the Cascade Mountains. In his show "Waitsburg: When East Meets West," reporter Dominic Black... Full story
