Articles from the April 26, 2012 edition
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Dayton Man Arrested For Murder
DAYTON - A Dayton man was taken into custody early Monday morning on suspicion of fatally shooting his wife at the couple's 3rd St. home on Sunday night, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's office. Joseph Vernon Shuba, 58, who had moved to...
Can City Pool Be A Money Maker?
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg city pool is a major operation of the city that drains revenue and the city council and mayor want to get some input on how to turn the cash cow into a money maker. Last Wednesday night, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe...
Waitsburg Highlighted In Two Magazines
WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg has received some much-deserved attention in Seattle and Sunset magazines this month. In Seattle magazine, Waitsburg is listed as one of the "Small-Town Getaways" in the East. The piece highlights the Waitsburg... Full story
Columbia Co. District Court To Get New Digs
DAYTON - Columbia County District Court is moving to a new location to gain some much-needed elbow room. Judge Scott Marinella, who presides over district court, said the office will be moving from its current home at the Columbia County Courthouse...
Acoustic Show Will Offer Different Side Of Frog Hollow
WAITSBURG - With six musicians and a full-blown "rhythm section" that includes drums and bass, Frog Hollow Band is all set up for big concerts and dances. The acoustic evening planned for Saturday, Ap...
CROPS
The stock market has essentially accomplished nothing in the three months since mid-January. There is plenty of dithering about Spain, followed by Italy, then Portugal and so on. The elected course of response to these serial bailouts by the European... Full story
Threshers’ Owners: Zero Tolerance
DAYTON - The owners of the remodeled Woody's Bar & Grill, now called Threshers, said they have zero-tolerance for troublemakers and have banned four local individuals from the premises after a fight broke out on opening night Friday, April 13....
Dogs Lose In DeSales Double
DAYTON - Wi t h Tuesday's planned Asotin game canceled because of Monday night's rain storm that inundated the baseball field on Cottonwood Street, the Bulldogs are looking at Saturday's away game against TOR to shore up their 2-4 league record. Dayt... Full story
WP Takes Down TOR In Double
ROSALIA - The Lady Tigers had a great day Saturday winning a doubleheader over, TOR 12-1, and 9-7. The recent win puts the Tigers at 7-1 in league and 10-2 overall. Head coach Angie Potts said the first game against TOR was a great display of her... Full story
Indians Slow Bulldogs
TOUCHET - Despite some opportunities during the sunny late afternoon ball game against Touchet, the Lady Bulldogs lost to the Indians, 8-2, Tuesday night. "Touchet is always a good team," head coach T... Full story
W-M Tigerscots Tame WP Tigers At Home, 9-2
PRESCOTT - The WP Tigers baseball team wasn't enough to keep up with the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots and lost, 9-2, at home on Tuesday afternoon. " They weren't ready to play," said WP head coach Dustin...
Daytonite Places 7th At Nationals
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO. -- WOO Crew team member Alex Naylor of Dayton improved his national standing, finishing seventh in a field of 18 men in the Men's 16-18 year-old Skier Cross. Prior to Nationals...
Dogs And Cards Battle At Martin Field
WALLA WALLA - Last week was a good one for the WP track team and for two of the members of Dayton's crew. The WP men placed first in the River's Edge meet at Milt Durant Field in Umatilla last Friday...
DHS Students Shine In FBLA Conference
DAYTON -- Twenty-five Dayton students and five chaperones/advisers traveled to Seattle on Wednesday, April 11 for the FBLA the State Business Leadership Conference that was held April 12-14. Besides competing, members attended workshops, toured... Full story
Cowboy Poetry Comes To Prescott
PRESCOTT - Get your cowboy hats, boots and kids and head over to the Prescott Library this Thursday to enjoy a special performance of cowboy poetry by Bruce and Sue Matley, who call themselves,...
Get Rocked By ‘Tempest’
WALLA WALLA - "Dearer action is in virtue than in vengeance." Louisiana actor Johnny Lee Davenport, the spitting image of Samuel Jackson, quotes Shakespeare from "The Tempest," the classic... Full story
MAY CALENDAR
1 For Life Noon Seneca Activities Center On May 1, there will be a lunch fundraiser at the Seneca Activities Center for Relay For Life. The fundraiser starts at noon and costs $20. Pick up your tickets at Country Cupboard. 4 Spring Release Weekend...
Paul McCaw
Paul Edwin McCaw died April 6, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his wife Mary at their Prescott home. He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Lila McCaw. Paul was born February 15,1934. He attended Prescott High...
BIRTHDAYS
April 25: Sharon Pauley, Nancy Meyers, Bernice Mock, Richele Heilburn and Randy Schuster, Michael Bessey April 26: Charlie Baker, Ernest Hermanns, Delores Nettles, Dain Henderson, Rich Lee, Gregory Kalahele-Stearns, Bryan Thomas, Patsy Donavon, Dawn...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 4-17 Verbal domestic reported on Coppei and Sixth Street, deputy contacted a male and female who were having a verbal dispute. 4-18 Reckless vehicle reported on Coppei Avenue, deputy located, no cause for stopping observed. Dayton 4-17...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Walking into DaMa Wines, Main Street, downtown Walla Walla, owner/winemaker Dawn Kammer works the tasting room. As I explained, I had a glass of the DaMa 2011 Rose at a luncheon earlier in the week and thought it exquisite and it should not be...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago April 26, 2002 Don Wills named 2002 DRS Parade Marshal. Mr. Wills, 77, has been known to say he wanted two things before he died: to be honored with the Commercial Club Community Service Award (1991), and to be parade marshal of the...
