Articles from the August 18, 2011 edition
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Farmers Help Contain Whetstone Fire
DAYTON - A fire believed to have been sparked by a lawn mower threatened two homes and burned 250 acres near the county line off Whetstone Road north of the Touchet River valley Sunday. It destroyed...
Biggest Pot Raid Of The Year
The Times DAYTON - Law enforcement agents this week removed more than 28,000 marijuana plants from the Eckler Mountain and Hartsock areas of Columbia County and arrested two more Mexican nationals in...
Letter to the Editor
To the editor: I support Mike Fredrickson's reelection to the Walla Walla Port Distrcit #2. Both Mike and Port have had a good year -- in fact several good years. The Port was named state "Port of the year," cited for the Rail X Project, their role...
Food & Drug Agency In A Slump
Seattle Mariners slugger and 10- time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is a career .327 hitter. So far this season, he is batting a respectable .269. To the casual observer, that's a pretty consistent and...
Where East Meets West
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...
Take A Walk On The Wild Side
WAITSBURG- Labor Day is just around the corner. With harvest still in full swing, many families may be skipping that usual weeklong vacation in search for a quick getaway to rejuvenate the soul...
Mountain Mystery
WAITSBURG - In the arid summer back country of the Blue Mountains, Gary Lommasson had come across bones before - animal bones parching in the sun. As an elk hunter, Lommasson often hikes deep into...
WEDDING
Helen Hendrickson Duckworth and Frederick Allen (Sam) Samuelson, were married in a lovely summer ceremony on Vashon Island on June 18th. Helen was given away by her two sons, Tom Duckworth from...
OBITUARY
Our dearest Richard left us to be with our lord and savior on July 20, 2011. Richard K. Harper was born one of two kids to the late Marguerite and Wayne Harper in Portland Ore on July 21, 1927....
Wine & Country Living
This weekend's winery happening occurred at Three Rivers Winery's Celebrity Crab and Salmon Feed. Three Rivers' Amy Locati and staff organized the event and yours truly, Chef Judith Henderson of Flying Aprons Catering of Dayton catered the colossal...
POLICE NOTES
8-11 Suspicion. Suspicious person reported on Highway 12, Dayton. Theft. Theft reported on 3rd Street, Dayton. 8-12 Lost Property. Lost paper prescription reported on South 6th Street, Dayton. Domestic Violence. Verbal domestic violence reported on...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago August 23, 2001 The Washington State Patrol presented Pat Mohney of Waitsburg with an Award of Merit Tuesday in Walla Walla, recognizing him for his role in fending off dogs attacking three-year-old Alexis Nordman and her mother Terrie...
“One Of The Best Years”
WAITSBURG - Despite losing four combines to accidental fires in the past week, despite dealing with lodged grain and some rust, and despite the prospect of losing some hired help from students and tea...
BRIEFS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Historical Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, at the WP (Annex) Building behind the Bruce Mansion on Fourth Street. Attendees are encouraged to bring their plans and...
The BURG
Paved Or Unpaved, Area Roads Have Always Been A Joy To Explore I was going through some old Waitsburg Times, dated March 13, 1885, in a letter to the editor: "Last Saturday, it was so delightfully pleasant to "take a drive --- We, accompanied by Mrs....
Sharing The Harvest
Heart BEAT About Needs & Good Deeds P RESCOTT - Perry Dozier remembers going into the Prescott Lions Club building when he was a kid. The wheat grower and county commissioner whose farm is close to...
A Kiss On Main Street
Since Coppei Coffee opened, lots of people have met each other in front of the shop or inside. Some ran into each other by chance, while others said "let's meet at the coffee shop on Main." We've seen handshakes, hugs and kisses in these encounters,...
HEALTH DISTRICT IN TRANSITION
Former Nurse Leads Primary Results DAYTON - This fall's general election runoff for Board of Commissioners Position 2 of the Columbia County Health District will be between Colleen Sproul and Blaine...
There’s Always The Spigot
WAITSBURG - Rick Smith claims he started his non-stop yard sale a few months ago, after he found work as a logger in upper Michigan and decided to get rid of some surplus household goods before...
