Articles from the August 1, 2013 edition
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Valley Braces For Fire Season
WAITSBURG - In a town like Waitsburg, the start of fire season has an unmistak- able sound. It's not the tone of the Main Street siren, it's the frequency. If composer Claude De- bussy was right...
Hospital CEO Resigns
(DAYTON) Columbia County Hospital District Chief Executive Officer Dale E. Polla resigned Thursday following a special executive session of the Board of Commissioners. Polla leaves the District after nearly a year of service. The Board of...
Software
Techno- Savings While we all know that computers, smartphones and app purchases cost us money, I wonder how many of us take advantage of the ways they can save us mon- ey. If you become familiar with...
Books
This month's book re- views are provided by Amy Rosenberg, manager of the Dayton Memorial Library. Northanger Abbey It seems to me that when most people discuss Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice gets...
Leaving Las Vegas
WAITAITSBURG - If you’ve been to Disneyland or the Cirque de Soleil, or have seen any of the super hero movies like Spider-Man, Iron Man or The Avengers, you’ve seen Scott Fisher’s work. He’s the guy...
Dayton Sports Information Night
Middle school and high school fall sports clearance will take place August 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Dayton High School auditorium. All students wishing to participate in a fall sport must be in attendance with a parent. Athletes are required to have a...
Live Music at Mace Mead Works
The Coyote Bandits, a California band known for their unique blend of folk, indie, gospel, blues and bluegrass, will be playing at Mace Mead Works on August 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Learn more about them at...
Farm-to Table Dinner at Dayton Depot
Dayton's annual Evening at the Depot fundraiser has taken a new twist this year with a Farm-to-Table Dinner replacing the traditional benefit auction. On Saturday, August 3, diners will enjoy local food prepared by local chefs as they take in a...
Meet the New Sheriff
DAYTON - If this year's National Night Out at the Dayton City Park sounds like business as usual, it's true for the most part. About 1,000 people, almost half Dayton's population, are expected to t...
Swim the Snake
The first annual Swim the Snake event, sponsored by the Waitsburg Commercial Club, will take place August 17 at Lyons Ferry, WA . this challenging open-water event gives participants opportu- nity to swim the dammed Snake River. Swimmers will meet at...
Walla Walla Youth Football League Registration
Touchet valley kids in grades 3 - 6 are encouraged to register for the Walla Walla Youth Football League. Reg- ister online at www.walla- wallayouthfootball.com. $90 if you register before August 15 - Save $10! Multi-player family discount...
Dixie’s Only Grocery Store Reopens
DIXIE - Memories run deep for new Dixie Gro- cery owner Cindy Tate and her sister Patty Bunch. "We would come from Walla Walla to visit rela- tives in Dixie and always had to make a trip to the store...
BIRTHDAYS
August 2: Heather Herion, Terry Presler, Malia Kalahele. August 3: Shannon Hodges, Christian Pearson, Stacey Estes, Troy Head, Karen Myers, Jeff Leid, Peter Koper. August 4: Rebecca Vaughn, Alex King, Benjamin Bloor. August 5: Dale "Skip" Buroker,...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago July 31, 2003 Long-time Waitsburg School District teacher Ken Beasley has accepted the position of high school principal, Waitsburg Schools Superintendent Robbie Johnson told The Times this week. Beasley takes over the job from Jeff...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
I n the summer months, I pick vegetables from the garden and visit the Dayton farmers market for foods I don't grow. Later, I'll wash, dry and freeze some of summer's bounty for winter use and I don't go to great lengths to do so. For instance, I...
CROPS
There are no looming shadows in the northern hemisphere corn and soybean production areas. Plenty of worries, with some small zones seeing drought, but nothing strong enough to move the markets. Crop condition reports from the largest 18 producing...
Hubert James Kinder, Jr.
Hubert was born March 30, 1927 in Taylor, Wash. He was a descendant of mountain man Johnny Grant and Isabelle, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe. He was raised in Waits- burg and will be buried in...
William Shaffer Roberts
William Shaffer Roberts (Bill), 83, of Mercer Island, Wash., passed away peacefully Friday, July 26, at Pacific Regent in Bellevue. Bill was born Feb.1, 1930, in Portland, Ore. to James D. Roberts...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 7-29 Ten gallons of gas were taken from Orchard Street. Sus- picious circumstance on 200 block of W. 2nd Street. Whilewalking home from the pool a juvenile female was ap- proached by unknown male in his 50's asking where the storewas and...
The Cure for Depression
I 've been depressed on and off for the past week or so. Blame it on the stir-crazies, a lack of social exposure, or the fact that I haven't taken ad- vantage of all this great sun we've been...
On the Road Again
It's not too often that we have dinner with a guest from our Seven Porches Guest House. But the traveler who stayed with us this weekend happened to wander into the Whoop Em Up Hollow Cafe so we invit...
Don’t Play with Fire
I f you didn't expect fire season to start until well into August, take note. It's here and it could get bad. But the good news is that some fires are preventable and some are containable. One of the...
CORRECTION
The driver of the combine in last week's cover shot was Bruce Abbey. Bruce was also shown in a photograph on page five....
‘He Was a Member of the Family’
WAITSBURG - Megan Mor- rison found her prince long before she became a Princess. The member of the 2013 Waitsburg Court who hails from a household of few means, received 'Tex' as a gift three years...
