Articles from the July 18, 2013 edition

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 By Dan Groom    Front Page    July 18, 2013

Huntsville Exhibit Showing in Waitsburg

WAITSBURG – A childhood’s worth of memo- ries floods back for Kay Baker as she peruses the photos and memorabilia that she and friend Mary Phillips set up two weeks ago as part of the Huntsville his...

 

The Challenges of Summer

My wife Karen and our son Niko and I were coming home from a movie recently. It was one he wanted us all to go see: a picture about a "save the world" character played by Brad Pitt who secures a...

 

Home Business Fits with Busy Mom’s Schedule

WAITSBURG - Food, friends and fun -- the per­fect recipe for a party. For the vivacious and outgoing Diana Groom, who de­scribes strangers as "friends I haven't met yet", it's also the perfect r... Full story

 

Young Life Hosts Local Kids at Camp

WAITSBURG - Thirty local teenagers will be head­ing off to Young Life and Wyldlife camps starting this week, and long-time Young Life volunteer leaders Jeff and Lori Bartlow will be along for what...

 

State Parks are a Local Treat

DAYTON - About 15 miles north of Starbuck can be found one of the most stunning sites in the Pacific Northwest. From a vantage point above it, Palouse Falls State Park provides a spectacular view of... Full story

 

The Other Starbuck

When I mention the town of Starbuck to non-locals I'm invariably met with wide eyes and an intake of breath. "You mean there really is a town called Starbuck?!" they ask. Even after learning that the...

 

Past Walla Fair and Frontier Days court Updates Requested

WALLA WALLA - The 2013 Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days event is fast approaching and fair repre- sentatives are seeking up- dated information for the section of the souvenir program dedicated to past fair court members. If you have name changes...

 

BIRTHDAYS

July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter Larsen. July 20: Gary Marshall, Beverly Low, Janice R. Zuger, Brandon McKinney, Alexa Groom, Jamie Pettichord, Lisa DeCoria, Joan...

 

Mobile Dental Van Returns

Inactive for nearly a year for maintenance and up­grades, the Mobile Dental Van is back up and running, ready to meet area needs. The van is operated through Northwest Medical Teams International, a mission or­ganization providing medi­cal as... Full story

 

The 20s at the Kirkman House Museum

WALLA WALLA - Turn the clock back 90 years to a time when some women were "flappers," gin was made in bathtubs, good times were enjoyed by many and few foresaw the Depression just around the corner. Beginning July 19, the Kirkman House Museum...

 

POLICE NOTES

Prescott 7-13 Empty cash drawer was taken in burglary on W. 2nd Street. Waitsburg 7-13 Violation of court order on Maple Street. 7-14 Driver issued citation for Driving While License Sus­pended, 3rd degree during a traffic stop on E. 6th Street....

 

National Emma Day!

Last Saturday - July 13th - was National French Fry Day. It also happened to be National Embrace Your Geekiness Day. Therefore, if I ever get my own holiday, I will re- quest that it be celebrated on... Full story

 

here’s what i think

"I 've been in the leg- islature four years now," Representa- tive Terry Nealey told me last week, "and in that time we've had nine extra ses- sions." Nealey, a Dayton Re- publican, pointed out that... Full story

 

Parks Aren’t Free

One of the great things about Palouse Falls State Park is that it's easy to take a spectacular photo. Even a photographic neophyte can do it (see Page 7). One of the not-so-great things about Palouse... Full story

 
 By Dena Wood    Front Page    July 18, 2013

Equestrian Center Gets New Life

WAITSBURG - The horse facilities at the Waits- burg fairgrounds are expe- riencing new life, thanks to revitalization efforts of local citizens who are forming the nonprofit Blue Mountain Equestrian...

 

Volunteers Secure Fishing For All

STARBUCK -Thanks to more than a dozen vol- unteers who rolled up their sleeves at Lyons Ferry Ma- rina Thursday, the project that gives wheelchair users waterfront access is one step closer to... Full story

 

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