Articles from the September 8, 2016 edition
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Hospital Renovation in Full Swing
DAYTON – When renovation of Dayton General Hospital is complete next year, the main entrance to the facility will be on the north side of the building, near the former emergency room entrance. That si...
See You at the Fair!
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fair opens Friday in Dayton. Fun is in store for everyone, so don’t miss it! Here are some of the highlights: Friday Free breakfast with paid admission – 6-9 a.m. Opening Ceremonies – 9 a.m. Livestock Showing – 9 a.m. Mu...
City Council Application Deadline is Thursday
WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg is still accepting applications/letters of interest from Waitsburg residents interested in filling a vacant position on the Waitsburg City Council. The position was made vacant last month when council member Marty...
Port of WW Meeting in Waitsburg
WAITSBURG – The Port of Walla Walla Commissioners and staff will hold their business meeting this month in Waitsburg on Thursday, at 6 p.m., at Waitsburg Town Hall. Waitsburg Commercial Club will host a “Meet and Greet” for Commissioners and Waits...
William Edmund Loosmore
William Edmund Loosmore passed away peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA on Aug 29, 2016 at the age of 85. He was born May 4, 1931 in Spokane, WA to John and Irene (Carabin) Loosmore. He began his...
Pioneer Portraits - September 8, 2016
Ten Years Ago Sept. 14, 2006 Anyone fortunate enough to have known Roberta Stonecipher Broom Adams – and there were many – can imagine her take on being named Pioneer of the Year at the 34th Annual Pioneer Fall Festival, which will take place thi...
Birthdays - Week of September 8
Sept. 9: Cadman Donovan, Trevor Johnson, Terry Ferguson, Melissa Christensen, Bob Rea, Amie Green. Sept. 10: Bill Stonecipher, Lorna Zajac, Lana Salloum, Vanna Webber, Tom Duckworth, Rebecca Brown, Mandy McGee. Sept. 11: Kathleen Johnson, Roger...
Who is Gary Johnson?
For nine years in the 1980s and ‘90s I lived and worked in Albuquerque, N.M. It’s a big sprawling city with a large Air Force base and a large university. Traveling north from Albuquerque will take you into some of the most beautiful country in Ame...
US Election So Nuts I Just Might Win, Libertarian Johnson Says
Libertarian Gary Johnson's plan for capturing the White House hinges on voters following through on polls suggesting they dislike the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees more than in any...
Conflict Should be Learning Process
Dear Editor, Most of the conversations in this town are told through someone, not to someone. Conflicts need to be resolved and then told to the public. It is a sad day when things don’t get resolved. It makes this town weak and incapable of h...
Nestle Treatment was Discrimination
Dear Editor, Citizens, corporations/companies, and developers interested in Waitsburg, BEWARE!! New “normal” established whereby “MAJORITY” declared by elected officials as he/she who protests loudest, acts rudest/profane/interruptive, and/or...
Matthew Wyatt To Be New Waitsburg Pastor
WAITSBURG – The Pulpit Committee at Waitsburg Christian has announced that the church has extended an offer to Waitsburg native Matthew Wyatt to be its next pastor, and he has accepted. The offer is c...
Giant Pumpkin Wins Blue Ribbon
Junior Valdovinos, Selena Valdovinos, and Sara Ann Wilson (l to r) show off the blue ribbons they received at the Walla Walla Fair for their first-place giant pumpkin, which weighed in at 175 pounds....
D-W Falls to Pioneers in First-Ever Combine Game
MILTON-FREEWATER – Dayton-Waitsburg went on the road in the first game for its new combined football program, but fell to a Mac-Hi team that hadn't won a game in more than a year. Four turnovers a...
Dayton Returns Strong Team to V-Ball Court
DAYTON – The Dayton HS Volleyball Team returns this year with nearly the same lineup that finished 11-5 last season. So hopes are high for an even better result for coach Shannon Turner's team, w...
Lady Cardinals Feature Height and Experience
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg varsity volleyball team should be significantly improved from last year, featuring a veteran team of seven seniors and juniors. The lineup includes six-foot-two-inch s...
