Articles from the December 31, 2015 edition
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A Look Back at 2015 in Waitsburg and Prescott
Twenty-fifteen in Waitsburg has been a year of celebrations and new beginnings. Local dignitaries visited the city during May's Waitsburg Celebration Days to recognize the city's 150th birthday and...
Owen Lanning Earns Top Scores for L-C Warriors
CHENEY – Lewis-Clark State College freshman Owen Lanning, son of Mark and Joanna Lanning, of Waitsburg, made top scores in the men's track and field indoor heptathlon – a seven-event competition – a...
2015: Dayton and Columbia County Year in Review
DAYTON – The news in Dayton and Columbia County in 2015 was highlighted by fires and marijuana legalization and updates from the Columbia County Health System and Columbia Pulp. Here's a brief r...
Dayton Boys Fall to Colfax
COLFAX – The Dayton boys’ basketball team went on the road on Dec. 22 and were handed a lopsided defeat by a tough Colfax squad, 61-36. The loss put Dayton’s record at 2-5 going into the holiday break. Nearly all of the Bulldog scoring came from...
Colfax Beats Lady 'Dogs
COLFAX – An ice-cold first quarter left the Dayton girls basketball team in a hole they couldn’t climb out of. On the road here on Dec. 22, the Lady Bulldogs fell to Colfax, 43-24. A lone free throw was the only score for Dayton in the first qua...
John Hazelbaker
Longtime area resident John Edward Hazelbaker 69, passed away on December 19, 2015, at home in Waitsburg, WA. John was born March 20, 1946, graduated from Waitsburg High School where he then married...
Vaida Rose Langford
To: Vanessa Vails and John Langford of Waitsburg, a girl named Vaida Rose Langford, weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs., born on December 20, 2015....
City Hall Gets New Software
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg residents probably noticed that their utility bills looked a bit different this month. That’s because the city recently upgraded its antiquated software to a more modern program, and is in the process of completing the con...
Whitman Prof. to Speak at Commercial Club
WAITSBURG – Robert J. Carson, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College, will speak at the Tues., Nov. 5 Commercial Club meeting at Waitsburg Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Carson has taught on the Semester-at-Sea program twice, a...
Pioneer Portraits - December 31, 2015
Ten Years Ago January 5, 2006 The Waitsburg Community Portrait was deemed a success by photographer Jean Sherrard. Some 110 folks turned out on New Year’s Eve and posed on Main Street in a location that mimics historical pictures taken around 100 yea...
Dept. of Ecology Will Discuss Hanford Cleanup
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions club is inviting the public to attend a presentation by Dieter Bohrmann from the Dept. of Ecology, who will discuss the Hanford nuclear site and the cleanup efforts taking place there. The 25-30 minute presentation will take...
Gleason's Galley Opens to Kids New Year's Eve
WAITSBURG – Gleason’s Galley will open its doors to community youth from 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. Kids are welcome to hang out with friends, and bring chips and/or snacks to share. Domino’s pizza will be available for $1/sl...
Police Notes - December 31, 2015
Waitsburg/Prescott Dec. 16 Ongoing civil dispute between neighbors on W. 2nd Street. Dec. 22 Unknown vehicle drove through yard of Preston Avenue resident, leaving ruts. Dayton Dec. 20 Report of stolen “Minion” Christmas decoration. Decoration lat...
Birthdays - Week of December 31
January 1:Jerry Baker, James Estes, January Pietila, Kyle Perry, Caitlin Bales, Sonia Crawford, Jeana DeWitt, Josh Largent, Jerry Wood, Bill Bloor. January 2: Joy Hill. January 3: Mary Olona, Guy Antonius. January 4: Meagan Zajac, Loegan Harshman,...
Waitsburg School Breakfast/Lunch
4: Biscuits & Gravy; Grilled Chicken & Swiss, Corn on the Cob 5: Continental Breakfast; K-5 PB&J Uncrustable, Chicken Caesar Wrap, Cucumbers 6: Longjohn; Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Pepper Strips 7: Continental Breakfast; Chicken...
Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER
Welcome to the 53rd issue of The Times in 2015. Yes, this year, the first and last day of the year both fall on a Thursday, which is The Times’ publication day. So I guess you can consider this your “Bonus Issue.” As I look forward to the comin...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, In late January registered voters in the Dayton School District will be asked to determine the fate of two school levy measures, a replacement Maintenance and Operations Levy and a Capital Project levy. Both measures are worthy of your...
Obama and the Limits of Executive Action
By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View 2015 was supposed to be the year President Barack Obama would use unilateral executive action to accomplish major goals of his administration that had been blocked by Congress: relaxing deportations, closing the...
A Book Review by Tanya Patton
History lessons are wasted on the young. In high school, I always earned an A grade in history, but I don’t remember actually learning much. You see, I didn’t really understand history, but I was very good at memorizing information. Historical fig...
New at the Libraries
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a.m. “Half Wild,” by Sally Green (Science Fiction): This second book in the Half Bad Trilogy will be enjoyed by fans of dark fanta...
