February 23, 2012  RSS feed
Dogs, Cards Split District Crown
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...

Welding Together A Future
Local Welding Programs Provide Students With Employable Skills Before Graduation

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...

Board OKs Field Fixes
School Board Says Yes To New Lights, Electrical System For Football Field

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...

Waitsburg Council: No Rate Hikes
City Council Votes To Leave Water, Sewer Costs Untouched

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...

Touchet Valley News

BRIEFS
     HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENING
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Cafe Blanco Debuts Danceable Music
     WAITSBURG -- Long before the popularity of the Buena Vista Social Club, Eddie Manzanares was in Cuba soaking up its music.
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PIONEER PORTRAITS
     Ten Years Ago May 16, 2002 The Will James Society gives a collection to Waitsburg Elementary School Library. The library at Waitsburg Elementary is the recipient of a 17-book collection of the works of noted Western author and artist Will James. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 21, 1987
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Opinion


Our Community Newspaper Role
     The Dayton City Council last Monday night voted unanimously to award its yearly contract to publish legal public notices in the “legal” newspaper that offered the best rate, which was the Times.
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Heart BEAT
About Needs & Good Deeds
     Supporting Our Students During Standardized Testing W AITSBURG – As the Waitsburg School District middle and high school students begin standardized testing each spring, they know they have support.
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Sports

Tigers Head To Regionals!
WP Tigers Beat Rival Dayton Dogs On Saturday, 6-0, Head To Regionals In Adna On May 19
     WALLA WALLA – The WP Tigers clawed their way past the Dayton Bulldogs, 6-0, last Saturday at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, earning the regionals berth and the third place District 9 trophy. The Tigers will next play in Adna this Saturday. Their competitor has not yet been announced.
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WP, Dayton Tracksters Qualify For Districts
WP Takes Subdistricts By Storm, Sends Many Athletes To Districts, Dogs Send 5 To Clarkston
     WALLA WALLA – The Dayton and Waitsburg- Prescott track and field teams had some surprising and great successes at subdistricts last Wednesday at Martin Field in Walla Walla. The top eight finishers in each event will be on their way to compete in districts on May 17 and 18 in Clarkston.
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Lady Dogs Continue Their Sweep Of LC
Dogs Beat The Heat And The Patriots, 9-2, In An Error- Free Game
     DAYTON – Dayton’s Lady Bulldogs collected hits despite the heat in Tuesday afternoon’s softball game against the Liberty Christian Patriots. Dayton beat the Patriots previously, 13-1, and, 13-4, in a doubleheader that paved the way for Tuesday’s home field matchup against the same team.
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Obituaries

Harry Lee Peterson
     Harry Lee Peterson died May 2, 2012. He was born on October 2, 1930 to Mildred Barnedt Peterson and Albert Peterson on a ranch outside of Prescott, Washington. After living in California, Oregon and Nevada he settled in Phoenix Arizona. He worked for the Arizona Department of Transportation for over 30 years.
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Betty Joan Webber
     Betty Joan Webber, age 82, entered into rest on May 8, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on October 6, 1929 in Walla Walla, Washington to Ralph and Velma Baim and was raised and educated in Waitsburg, Washington. Betty married her high school sweetheart and they celebrated 63 years of marriage on March 20, 2012.
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