Articles from the January 9, 2014 edition

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How Much Did You Make at Your First Job?

Minimum wage workers in Wash­ington State got a pay raise on New Year's Day when the state's mini­mum wage minimum wage increased from $9.19 to $9.32/hr. It appears that thirteen other states r...

 
 By Dena Wood    Sports    January 9, 2014

WP Wrestlers at Pomeroy

POMEROY - WP wres­tlers made a good showing at the December 28 Pome­roy Invite with three wres­tlers placing in the top five. Tristan Newman took 2nd place, TJ Morrison took 4th and David Just to...

 

Prep Basketball Standings

SE 2B Boys League League Overall...

 
 By Dena Wood    Sports    January 9, 2014

Lady Cards Give it Up to Jags

WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards gave up a promising first-quarter lead against Tri-Cities Prep in home-court league play Sat­urday afternoon, ultimately dropping the game to the Jags, 41-34. The Cards took...

 
 By The Times    Sports    January 9, 2014

Asotin Overwhelms Bulldogs

DAYTON - Asotin lit up the Dayton gym with 10 three-pointers Saturday night, as they rolled to a 64-34 league win against the outmatched Bulldogs. After breaking out to a 11-6 first-quarter lead, the...

 

Schools Reach Out to Voters

WAITSBURG - Bal- lots to approve or deny a two-year, $1.08 million Waitsburg School District maintenance and operations levy will be arriving in the mailboxes of registered vot- ers sometime around...

 
 By The Times    Sports    January 9, 2014

Cardinal Boys Come Up Short

WAITSBURG - The WP Cardinal boys lost a high- scoring game Saturday to Tri-Cities Prep, falling 54- 51. Devin Acevedo led his team with 12 points. Owen Lanning had 10 and Chance Leroue followed with...

 

Dayton Girls Defeat Asotin

DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs played just one game last week, but it was a feather in their cap as things turned out. The Lady 'Dogs defeated the Asotin Panthers 46-35 on Saturday. "I was proud of the...

 

Top 5 Sports Stories of 2013

1. WP Boys Track Team 3rd at State, Thompkins Sweeps Sprints 2. WP Soccer Takes 4th at State Tournament 3. Dayton Softball Team Makes Top 8 4. Cards Win League, Two Make All-State 5. Newman Wrestles...

 
 By Dian Ver Valen    News    January 9, 2014

Gun Range Needs Committed Users

DAYTON - Small communities often have a big population of gun enthusiasts, and the Touchet Valley is no exception. Access to good places to shoot is important for these folks. But throughout the count...

 

LEO’s Penny Drive Will Help Local Charities

WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg LEO's club has been sponsoring a competitive penny drive between classes at the High School. The total collected was $210.44 with the freshmen winning by a good margin. Freshman: $120.70 mi- nus $18 (paper money) = $102.70...

 

Christmas Tree Pick-Up

WAITSBURG - The City Crew will pick up Christmas trees next week. Place your trees along the curb and the crew will come by and get them....

 

Community Council Study to Tackle Food Insecurity

WALLA WALLA - Community Council, a local organi- zation that brings people together to address regional issues, enters 2014 with a new study topic, and an invitation to area citizens to participate. The study's focus is on improving ac- cess to...

 

City Seeking Residents to Partner with for Sidewalk Repairs

WAITSBURG -- The City of Waitsburg is still look- ing for citizens who would like to take advantage of the sidewalk repair program. The program is the result of a policy that allows the city to partner with homeown- ers in sharing the cost of...

 

Grant Will Provide New Sidewalks

WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's city council approved a grant agreement with the Transportation Improvement Board at their December 16 meeting. The $188,385 grant will provide for sidewalk replacement on both sides of Main Street from Third through Eighth...

 

Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon

The January Christian Women's Connection lun- cheon will take place on January 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Center (104 Green Giant Camp Road) in Dayton. Cathy MacRoberts will cater the luncheon and the cost is $10. Betsy...

 

Winter Co-Op Market at Blue Mountain Station

DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Station Co-Op Market (700 Artisan Way, Dayton) will hold their first Winter Farm- er's Market on February 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The winter market will feature locally produced foods, crafts, music, and more. Biker B's...

 

Baby Mateo is Doing Well

The New Year has meant great strides for Baby Mateo, son of Waitsburg graduate Taryn (Thomas) Aguiar and her husband Jose. In the November 28 issue of The Times, we shared their story. In June of...

 

BIRTHDAYS

January 10: Caden McCaw, Todd Harris, Cynthia Gra- ham, Roddy Krause, Andy Hermanns, Kimberly Neal, Melissa Harting, Kyle Huwe, Amanda and Ashley Danforth, Kelly Zuger and Denise Winnett. January 11: Krista McKinley, Bettina Anderson, Ray- mond Reed... Full story

 

WEEKLY CALENDAR

8 Dayton School Board Meeting 609 S. Second Street 6:30 p.m. Meeting will be a work session to work on the Su- perintendent evaluation. 9 Columbia County Planning Commission Columbia County Planning Office, 114 S. 2nd, Dayton 7 p.m. Prescott Joint...

 

Teaching Award Should Be #1

Dear Editor, I am curious as to where our priorities lie, when a teacher in Waitsburg winning a National Teaching award is only ranked #10 by The Times instead of #1? She should be the #1 story in my way of thinking. We have great teachers here,... Full story

 

POLICE NOTES

Waitsburg 12-30 Theft of hay reported on E. 10th Street. Theft of gas andfirearm from two separate vehicles on Orchard Street. 1-4 Vehicle stolen from residence on W. 7th Street. 1-7 Two vehicle collision on Main Street. A semi turning fromW. 2nd ont...

 

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