Articles from the June 26, 2014 edition
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How to Survive on the South Touchet
I bought a machete the other day, because I was fighting a war that I was losing and I needed a better weapon. (Actually I hadn't been doing much fighting, and the war was almost lost.) It's a war aga...
Commissioners Request Increased Fire Safety Awareness
WALLA WALLA COUNTY - With local grain at a critical stage for going up in flames, county commissioners, the Walla Walla County fire protection districs and area wheat farmers are joining together to ask citizens to employ extra caution during the... Full story
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Safe Summer Fun at the Pool
PRESCOTT - For several years the Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District (PJPRD) has designated one day each summer as a Safety Day to teach children about pool safety. Last year the district...
Meserve Masters a Marathon
WAITSBURG - Most 18-year-olds don't celebrate high school graduation by running a marathon -- but then most 18-year-olds aren't E.J. Meserve. On Sunday,June 22, Meserve ran as the youngest runner in t...
WP Gridders Dominate at Camp
WAITSBURG - Twentynine WP gridders traveled to the Tri-Cities last week for their annual five-day spring football camp, where they played the majority of their games at Hanford High School. "It was a...
Kids Football Camp a “Huge Success”
WAITSURG - Coach Jeff Bartlow wrapped up his 15th Kids Football Camp last week, and deemed it a "huge success." Thirty-five athletes participated in what Bartlow describes as "a rich tradition and...
Extreme Makeover: Prescott Edition
PRESCOTT - Spectators may not have heard the familiar Ty Pennington shout, "MOVE THAT BUS!" but the transformation that took place at Prescott's "vacant lot" over four days last week most certainly...
Trial Dates to be Set for Helgerson, Bridwell
DAYTON - A hearing is scheduled for July 10 in Columbia County Superior Court to set the trial date for Levi Helgerson on charges of first degree assault of a child. Helgerson, 23, was arrested February 17 after the 11-month-old son of a woman he...
Waltermire, Elder Trial Set for Sept. 8
DAYTON - A trial date of September 8 in Columbia County Superior Court has been set for George W. Waltermire and Deloris Elder, both of Dayton, according to the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office. Waltermire, 60, and Elder, 50, were both arrested... Full story
Klecks to Take Over Coppei Café
WAITSBURG - As The Times was going to press this week we learned that Emry and Sandy Kleck have reached agreement to take over the lease of the Coppei Café in downtown Waitsburg. The Klecks currently operate a catering business from their home in...
Al Fresco Dining with “The Q”
WAITSBURG - Emry Kleck describes the food he and his wife, Sandy, serve as "modern stone age cuisine." On the wood-fired grill that he built in his shop, they cook steaks and pulled pork, chicken, fis...
Jim German Bar:
WAITSBURG – Jim German says that he expected his bar to always be a small sidelight to the nightlife in Waitsburg. “I thought there’d always be other bars and taverns here, and that we’d be just a...
Christian Women’s Connection
STARBUCK - The July Christian Women's Connection meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Judy Jackson's Yard at 825 Jackson Lane in Starbuck, Wash. Lunch is $10 and will be catered by the CWC Committee. Nancy Soltz of University Place, Wash.... Full story
Knock Out Boredom! Summer Fun Program
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center will be hosting a Knock Out Boredom! (KOB) program with free summer fun activites, through the month of July. Activities will take place in the Waitsburg church basement and side yard on 6th and Main Street... Full story
Life Lessons at Girls State
WAITSBURG - Emma Philbrook - like most students - is quite familiar with the phrase, "Be all you can be." But her experience at Girls State last week left her walking away with the realization that...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago July 1, 2004 Curiosity got the best of Carol Mae Hodgins, proprietor of the Bullseye Gar-NGrill, when a locked safe came up on the block at Classic Auction in Waitsburg earlier this year. The safe cost $825, Hodgins said, and belonged...
Legislature Should Stay the Course
[Editor's note: The following is a statement from State Representative Terry Nealey regarding the June 2014 Washington State revenue forecast.] T he Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Coun...
Positive Experience with Sheriff Turner
Dear Editor, I am writing to share an experience I witnessed and was a small part of with Sheriff John Turner. While employed with Providence St Mary Medical Center, I was a member of the Revenue Cycle Dept. which was approached by Sheriff Turner reg... Full story
We’re Number 2!
First self-taught lesson at Girls State: Don't start a speech off with "Hi, my name is Jane Smith and I'm running for Auditor," or anything that sounds even remotely like that. At Girls State, the...
Congratulations to Prescott
When Pomegranate Center Director Milenko Matanovic left a successful artists collective for something more meaningful, we're pretty sure what just took place in Prescott is exactly what he had in mind. Matanovic turned his focus to empowering and...
BIRTHDAYS
June 27: Lisa Christensen, Sarah Monfort Torrens and Cameron Collins, Travis Eaton. June 28: Kendra Roberts, Terry Dunn, Kathleen Walborn, Heather Ferguson, Jordyn Prince. June 29: Wanda Mattice, Linda Herbert, Gina Fluharty. June 30: Jeff Bartlow,...
POLICE NOTES
Dayton June 17 Disabled vehicle blocking traffic in front of bakery on E. Main Street. Report of vandalism at Banner Bank. Theft of purse reported at Dayton Elementary School. June 18 Suspicious circumstances on 4th Street. Speeding infraction on...
