Articles from the July 17, 2014 edition
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Waitsburg Clinic Offers Weight Loss Support
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Weight Loss Support group began last month with just RN Karla Scott and ARNP Kortney Killgore-Smith staying after work on Wednesday nights to encourage one another in their...
In Waitsburg, Swim Lessons Instill Confidence
WAITSBURG - "I'm so great at swim lessons!" announced Alyssa Araya as she exited the dressing room following her Level 3 swim class at the Waitsburg City Pool on Tuesday morning. That statement -...
Prescott Produces Safe Swimmers
PRESCOTT - Two lifeguards and a young mother turn circles in the pool and gently tap their hands on the water while singing "The Wheels on the Bus" in an attempt to coax a reluctant preschooler into...
Waitsburg School Board Minutes
Board members Randy Pearson, Greg Zuger and Ross Hamann were present. Christy House and Marilyn Johnson were absent. Athletic Director Report (Stephanie Wooderchak): -continue to seek assistant volleyball and soccer coaches at the high school level....
Goodbye Montana, Hello ???
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's school board agreed last month that the District's 2001 Montana passenger van is due for replacement. Transportation supervisor Colter Mohney has since learned that finding... Full story
Dayton Visitor’s Center Open Saturdays
DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Chamber's Visitor's Center in its office in downtown Dayton is now open Saturdays. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Chamber office is located at 166 E. Main Street. Dayton... Full story
Long-Time Chronicle Publisher Dies
DAYTON - Jack Williams, who published the Dayton Chronicle newspaper for 33 years, died July 7. He was 74. Williams suffered a heart attack on June 29, and was transported to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. He was transferred to a hospice on July... Full story
Richter Files as Write In
DAYTON - The race for the District 3 position on the Columbia County Board of Commissioners has grown to three. Dayton resident Dwight Richter filed as a write-in candidate earlier this month. His preferred party is Republican. Voting in this year's... Full story
Blues Legend Coming to Dayton
DAYTON - Jimmy Lloyd Rea and Switchmasters will perform Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. as part of the Middle of Nowhere Sessions at Mace Mead Works in downtown Dayton. Rea, a native of Baker City, Ore.,... Full story
Kickstarter Project Successful
DAYTON - When the pledge period ended for Reggie Mace and Beth Rahn's Kickstarter project on July 7, a total of $11,532 had been pledged by 163 backers. That put them barely over their pledge goal of $11,111. Thus the campaign was successful and...
Turner is Best and Most Capable Leader
Dear Editor, Law enforcement is dangerous work. Law enforcement officers in the U.S. suffered a 24% increase in deaths by gunfire from 2009 to 2010, according to a recent report. In the Walla Walla sheriff's race we need to remember officers'... Full story
Turner Has Been Ethical and Fair
Dear Editor: Sheriff Turner has done an excellent job in his first term as sheriff of Walla Walla County. Sherriff Turner made good on his promise to conduct 24 hour patrols in the rural areas of the county. He has visited the outlying areas and met...
Proud to Serve Under Turner
Dear Editor, I was proud to be a deputy sheriff with the Walla Walla Sheriff's Office for 37 1/2 years. I served in several different capacities and retired Feb. 28, 2014. I served under five sheriffs. Each of the first four sheriffs brought their...
Blackman is Best Sheriff Choice
Dear Editor, Who is Barry Blackman? Here are some definitions that describe Barry Blackman and their relevance in his qualifications for Sheriff. Savvy: defined as a person who has a practical understanding, well informed and perceptive, experienced...
Turner Background Misleading
Dear Editor, Is Sheriff John Turner part Hollywood? In 2010, Sheriff Humphreys told me that John Turner would cause a destabilizing influence on the Sheriff's Office . Some Deputies were impressed with John Turner. He talked their language and had...
Turner Shows Up for the People
Dear Editor, I feel the candidates for County Sheriff; Mr. Blackman and Mr. Cooper, have no respect for other peoples' time. I drove two and a half hours with a friend to hear the debate in Burbank on Tuesday only to find Blackman and Cooper left the... Full story
Collegiate Lethal Weapon
I 've gotten my fair share of college recruitment mail since last fall, and I now consider myself something of a connoisseur of the medium. I have my own private museum of college correspondence... Full story
Ken Graham: From the Publisher
Last summer I attended my 40th high school class reunion in Vancouver, Wash. That evening I had the pleasure of listening as several of the "kids" I went to school with described how wonderful their grandchildren are - some at great length. I was...
BIRTHDAYS
July 18: Andrew Estes, Jean Krause, Mike Hinchliffe, James Hamilton, Connie Maiden, Judy Groom, Courtney Gritman, Stephanie Thomas. July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter...
POLICE NOTES
Prescott July 10 2nd degree assault on N. "E" Street. Fight between two males with one combatant receiving a broken leg during the fight. Dayton July 8 Welfare check on E. Dayton Avenue; wife threatening to break things. Report of assault at Dayton...