Articles from the August 8, 2013 edition
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BE MERRY
If you're looking for a reason to get out and about, Starbuck and Lyon's Ferry are the places to be these last few weeks of summer. The number one event on the agenda is the First Annual Swim the... Full story
DRINK
It's hot, it's humid, you've been working out in the back 40 all day, you're tired, thirsty and if you're anything like me, somewhat cranky too. The worst part is you're also out of ideas. You've had more lemonade than humanly possible over the...
EAT
It's Sunday morning and before I even open my eyes thoughts drift downstairs, hoping the kitchen fairy is putting a package of bacon in the oven. That magical smell wafts up like a Bugs Bunny cartoon smoke swirl, tickling taste buds with a waving,...
Connecting With Cathy
When our country was founded, Thomas Jefferson declared that governments should only derive their power from the "consent of the governed." Four score and seven years later, at Gettysburg, Pr... Full story
Domo Arigato!
DAYTON - In a tradition that started 44 years ago, 16 students and three chaper- ones returned home Saturday after spending two weeks in Japan as part of an ongoing exchange program between Dayton...
don’t Tell me The Rest Of The Story
When Gail Gwin was still a water color painter, her imagery was almost photorealistic. She would paint small granite rocks so perfectly defined you can almost hold them in your hand. In one...
John David Burns
Born on Oct. 14, 1940, John David Burns passed away on July 31, 2013, in Dayton near the Touchet River that he loved. He loved fishing and listen- ing to the sounds of the wa- ter. He and his wife Margie were married in 1961, later divorced and were...
Children’s Performs Robinson Crusoe
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater and the Missoula Chil- dren's Theatre are busily preparing a cast filled with local youth for a live production of Robinson Crusoe this week- end. Robinson Crusoe will be presented to the public at 7pm on Friday, August...
Debbie Hays Medical Fund Raffle Winner
DAYTON - A drawing to win a beautiful chainsaw bear carving, created and donated by Terry Lee Woodworth of Waitsburg, was held July 20. The raffle was in support of the Debbie Hays Medical Fund and the lucky winner was Craig Moisio of...
Marijuana Suspect Faces Life In Jail
SPOKANE - Final sentencing for 43-year-old Santiago Contreras Orozco, who was arrested in Columbia County in July 2011 at the scene of a large marijuana bust in the upper Tucannon River drainage, has been delayed at the federal court level. During... Full story
Are Dayton’s Sewers Sound?
DAYTON - Patricia Becker remem- bers the smell like it was yesterday. On an early fall morning three years ago, she went to her son's home to get it ready for his return from a week at the hospital...
Shakespeare Summer Festival in Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA - Members of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, some of which are Waits- burg businesses, can get discounted tickets to the Shakespeare Summer Festival in Walla Walla Aug. 8 -18. Presented by Columbia REA, this summer's festival features 12... Full story
Car Show at Prescott’s Fieldview Park
PRESCOTT - Prescott Joint Park & Recreation District will be holding a car show on Saturday, August 10 at Fieldview Park. Cars should be parked by noon. Trophies will be awarded at about 3:00 p.m. There is no entry fee. Come, park your car in the... Full story
Waitsburg Bourbon at Trader Joe’s
SEATTLE - Oola Distill- ery's bourbon named after Waitsburg is now available at Trader Joe's Washington state grocery stores. The Waitsburg Bourbon name will beam from the liquor shelves at the popular chain's 19 locations, most of which are in...
Finishing Touches Put On Seventh Street
WAITSBURG - While several 7th Street residents have been saddened by the necessary removal of the grand old trees that lined the planting areas between their sidewalk and the newly renovated roadway,...
BIRTHDAYS
August 9: Kaye Wagoner, Tish Hulce, Adam Rogers, Tracy Gluck, Robert Anderson. August 10: Skylar Wood, Connie Langlo, Tyson Cole, Jim Leid, Dean Smith, Glynn Davis, Alan Jackson, Sr., Janice Bode. August 11: Alfred Peters, John Wood, Gary Pierson,...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago August 7, 2003 Weller Library is proceeding with plans to have its col- lection and patrons managed by a Library Tracker Catalog and Circulation system. The software has been installed, networked and library personnel are beginning to a...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
I might be pushing the seasons along, but this morning when I stepped into the garden I could smell fall in the air. I glanced down at the pumpkin plants, tendrils winding among the lavender and noticed several squash flow- ers opened in bright...
CROPS
When seasonal lows are expected, when the trend has been flat-to-downward for a year and winter wheat harvest in the US is effectively complete, these are the times that try men's patience (with apologies to both Thomas Paine and the women whose pa-...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 8-1 Electric winch taken from vehicle on Highway 12.8-4 Male suspect on W. 2nd Street, arrested on Columbia County Warrants. Prescott 7-30 Report of runaway on N. "B" Street. Dayton 7-29 Theft of debit card and cash on S. 1st Street....
Time To Reboot Your Brain
We're about a month out from the first day of school. I'm excited, but I'm apparently alone in my ex- citement, because every time I make some wistful com- ment about wishing school were back in...
So What Is A Luthier?
Luthier: Someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. From the French word "luth" (lute). I f you haven't met them yet, I hope you will soon: Joe Patrick and Gail Gwin. This week...
Important Potty Talk
More than three years ago, we wrote an editorial reminding Dayton residents to watch what they flush down the toilet or the kitchen sink. The crew at the waste water treatment plant had a problem keeping out items that do not decompose or are toxic...
