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February 23, 2012
Front Page
Dayton Boys And WP Girls Are First In District
WALLA WALLA -- The last time the Dayton boys basketball team won the district title, most of the current Bulldog globetrotters were still in diapers.
The year was 1995. More...
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Local Welding Programs Provide Students With Employable Skills Before Graduation
By Jillian Beaudry The Times
DAYTON – Dayton High School students don’t have to wait for the new skills center to be built at Walla Walla Community College to gain employable skills before they graduate. They can, and many do, enroll in the high school’s welding class to satisfy credit requirements and learn a trade they can use as a career or as part-time work to pay for other education. More...
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School Board Says Yes To New Lights, Electrical System For Football Field
By Jillian Beaudry The Times
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board last Thursday approved a project for the district’s football field that would install three-phase power, new lights and provide enough power for a press box and future projects. More...
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City Council Votes To Leave Water, Sewer Costs Untouched
By Jillian Beaudry The Times
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday did not approve a new utility hike that would have charged customers more for water and sewer.
A recent study showed the city’s water and sewer rates are not covering the cost to provide the services. More...
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Touchet Valley News
BRIEFS
PRESTON AVENUE CHIMNEY FIRE WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Fire Department responded to a call of a chimney fire Sunday evening about 7 p.m. that was under control with the aid of eight to 10 firefighters in less than 20 minutes, according to firefighters who were on the scene. More ...
ANNIVERSARY
Wilbur and Jeanie Fletcher of Dayton will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on March 2, 2012. More ...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
From the pages of The Times
Ten Years Ago February 28, 2002
The annual caucus for the city of Waitsburg, sponsored by Commercial Club, will be held at Ye Towne Hall on Tuesday, March 5.
While visiting friends in Salt Lake City, Jim and Liv Leid of Waitsburg, saw Austrian Fritz Strobl win the gold medal in the Olympic men’s downhill. More ...
Opinion
Close To Home
We’re generally supportive of our own profession, journalism, but sometimes the media goes a little over the top.
The coverage of Whitney Houston’s unfortunate death is one of those times. Sure she was a phenomenal artist with a spine-chilling voice and many memorable songs. Sure her death was tragic and premature. Sure she deserves to be remembered. More ...
Letters to the Editor
On behalf of the students, staff, Dayton School District Board of Directors and families who live in the Dayton School District, I would like to express my appreciation for the support given to the tax measures on last week’s ballot. Local funds are essential to the important work being done in your schools every day. More ...
Sports
Dogs Win Neck-And-Neck Title Game
Bartlow’s Three-Point Shot At Buzzer Not Enough For Cards, Dogs Win By One
By Imbert Matthee The Times
WALLA WALLA - If a trey was worth four points, Cardinal Zach Bartlow’s three-pointer that drained the net at the buzzer would have tied his team’s game against the Dayton Bulldogs, forcing the battle over the district title into overtime. More ...
Cardinals’ Hot Hands Too Much For Dogs
By Imbert Matthee The Times
WALLA WALLA -- With a bit more than half a period left in the fourth quarter, the Lady Bulldogs came within six points of the lead in their game against the WP Cardinals.
Then the margin grew again and The Dogs’ hopes of un-seating the defending district title holders evaporated. More ...
Bulldogs Upset Asotin Panthers In District Play
By Tracy Daniel The Times
WALLA WALLA -- The Dayton Lady Bulldogs are living the dream after a 41-36 upset over the Asotin Panthers last Saturday night.
With a rocky, 0-8, start to the season, a shot at the district title game would seem out of reach to the average Joe, but that isn’t the case for the Dogs. More ...
Business News
Coyote Cabinets Wins The Best Of The Best
Seagraves Has Deep Roots In Woodworking And Touchet River Valley, Recently Voted Best Of The Best By UB
By Imbert Matthee The Times
WAI T SBURG -- The genesis of Brian Seagraves’ interest in cabinet making and wood working goes back to high school.
When he was a junior at Nashua High School on the border between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, he took a shop class after getting burned out on being a drummer in the school band.
“I had no background in running power tools,” he said. More ...
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