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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - On Monday, Waitsburg resident Gabriel "Gabe" Hofer made his first appearance in Walla Walla County Superior Court in response to assault charges filed against him by the Walla Walla Prosecutors' Office in late November. Hofer is accused of assaulting Richard "Rikki" W. Perez, who he found with his sister, Mariah, when she died of a drug overdose last January. Perez was Mariah's ex-boyfriend and had been released from jail days before the overdose. According to a probable cause...
WAITSBURG - It's widely known that words are among the mightiest of weapons - but only if you know how to use them. To that end, the Waitsburg school district staff has devoted a great deal of effort and creativity this year to arming its students to fight well. They won't be using words to slay any dragons, but teachers and administrators are hoping a concentrated focus on vocabulary will give students an edge when taking on the state assessments. Last year, Waitsburg teachers decided it would...
PRESCOTT – Jubilee Leadership Academy ( JLA) is dedicated to bringing hope to hurting and struggling teens. Their mission, as stated on their website, is “Teaching and modeling that the divine image of God is within all human beings. We strive to provide a Christ-centered community where youth can find a new beginning.” JLA’s ongoing successes toward that goal makes the academy a supremely fitting recipient of the prestigious WORLD News Group’s Hope Award. On Nov. 20 JLA Director Rick Griffin tr...
WAITSBURG - With an increase in wind farm activity and a pulp mill planned for the Starbuck area, the time just mightABBREVIATEDresidential housing be right forLEGALa DESCRIPTION:development in Waitsburg. The Waitsburg Planning Commission will consider a multitude of factors as they meet with Warren UTILITIES:Land Company owners and determine whether or not to send their recently submitted preliminary plat proposal on forSETBACKS:by the city council.consideration The public hearing...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg community members were invited to enjoy dinner, catered by Rita Brown and served by the Waitsburg Celebration Days court, and vote in the annual election of Waitsburg's Town Hall Board on Wednesday, Nov. 19. "Everyone in town is welcome to vote. All they have to do is show up and fill out a ballot," said outgoing board president Karl Newell. Twenty-four citizens voted in the election, naming a new slate of seven board members. Outgoing board members include: Rose...
WAITSBURG - There were lots of questions for Washington State Liquor Control Board Contact Rules Coordinator Karen McCall when she attended Waitsburg's Nov. 19 City Council meeting to answer questions about the implementation of I-502. So many, in fact, that mayor Walt Gobel had to cut short the Q&A session in order to accommodate the rest of the meeting's agenda. Several members of the public left without asking questions, but grabbed one of McCall's business cards before exiting. Councilwoman...
WAITSBURG - Dan Katsel has only held two fulltime jobs in his adult life. The first was working at an orchard that was once located between Waitsburg and Dayton, where he worked the first four years following his 1969 graduation from Touchet High School. He'll retire from the second -- as a member of the Waitsburg city crew -- on December 1, after spending an eventful forty years on the job. Katsel grew up in Touchet and recalls feeling "kinda jealous" as a child, when he came to visit his...
WAITSBURG - The first knowledge bowl meet between the eastern small schools of ESD 123 took place at the Waitsburg Christian and First Presbyterian churches on Tuesday. Students from Waitsburg, De- Sales, Prescott, Dayton, Clarkston and Pomeroy faced off in the intellectual sparring match. Waitsburg Knowledge Bowl coach Brad Green said that, unlike football and basketball, where crowds of spectators follow the action and celebrate the heroes, Knowledge Bowl teams play unnoticed for the most...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's school board, at their Nov. 12, 2014 meeting, approved a collective bargaining agreement between the Waitsburg School District and the Waitsburg Education Association. The agreement, which was to be signed and posted on the District's website on Nov. 17, enumerates the rights of both the district and the association with respect to wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment. According to Waitsburg Education Association Co-president Jim Leid, Waitsburg was one of...
WAITSBURG - Perhaps one of the greatest advantages of small town living is that neighbors tend to care for one another. With the holidays just around the corner, several groups are gearing up to provide needy families with holiday meals. There are plenty of ways to get involved, whether you're in a position to give or in need of a gift. The Kid's Big Give Thanksgiving Baskets The Kid's Big Give is busy gathering food donations to fill 25 Thanksgiving meal baskets for 110 area residents. The...
PASCO - WP harriers Emily Adams and Landon Callas competed in the State 1B/2B cross county championships at Sun Willows golf course here on Saturday, Nov. 8. "Both runners represented themselves and the school well and have every reason to feel proud of the growth and accomplishment they've had this season," said cross country coach Dan Nechodom. This was sophomore Adams' second time to the high school state meet. She covered the course in 20:45.09, finishing 18th against a field of 66 racers....
CHENEY - The Dayton Bulldogs volleyball team fell just short of moving on to State play at Saturday's Regional tournament here. The Bulldogs lost their first match to Davenport in four sets, 25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 18-25. The picked up a five-set win against Wilbur-Creston in game two,27-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22, 15-5 before falling to Reardon in a winner-tostate five-set match, 18-25, 25-21, 10-25, 25-23, 9-15. "The girls played hard!" said coach Shannon Turner. "We didn't get the outcome that we w...
WAITSBURG - Local veterans took turns standing proudly as the Waitsburg High School Band played excerpts from the official song of each branch of the military at a Veterans Day program on Friday afternoon. Waitsburg's Theater Arts class and the High School Band welcomed their honored guests in the community program held in the WHS auditorium. ASB president Owen Lanning welcomed the audience and introduced senior Mikala DeRuwe who sang "The Star Spangled Banner." The band played a rousing...
WAITSBURG - An impressively large number of local singers, actors and musicians will share their talents in this year's Blue Mountain Chorus of Sweet Adelines concert titled "SWEET! It's a Mystery!" The performance will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cordiner Hall in Walla Walla. Internationally acclaimed barbershop quartet viaVoice headlines the event that includes the Sweet Adelines chorus, Blueprint, the Sweet Adeline's quartet, and a host of local talent who round out the storyline of the...
DAYTON - It looked like WWVA would take the game when they won the first two sets in their league match against Dayton on Oct. 30, but the Lady 'Dogs rallied to hand WWVA their first league loss of the season 19-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-16 and 15-12. The win put the Bulldogs 8-2 in league and 15-5 overall. "We lost the first two sets and came out fighting in the third, fourth and fifth to win. We put it all together offensively and defensively and dug deep, playing the entire games and finishing...
PASCO -- The WP Cross-Country team were all winners at Saturday's 1B/2B District 7/9 Cross Country Championships in Pasco. Each racer set personal records on the demanding and hilly course, and Emily Adams and Landon Callas crossed the finish with times fast enough to qualify them for the State Championship meet next week. The top 20 individual girls and 4 girls' teams as well as the top 30 individual boys and 6 boys' teams qualified for the state meet. Adams placed 9th overall out of 58 women r...
WAITSBURG - Through its pledge of "hands to larger service," 4-H encourages young people to give back to their communities. For Waitsburg's Corral Wranglers, participation in community service is a requirement to membership. This week, the group decided to give back and honor veterans at the same time by decorating cookies to be sent with 4-H Dad and veteran Trevor Johnson on his upcoming Army Reserve drill weekend in Yakima. Johnson, who serves as a mechanic in a transportation company, spoke...
DAYTON - Columbia County Fair Board Co-Chair Candy Jones is hoping citizens will contact their local representatives to speak out in favor of state fair funding. According to a letter from Kelly Frost of the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture to the Washington State Fair Association, the WSDA recently submitted documents to the state Office of Financial Management that could be the first step in a budget proposal to eliminate funding for agricultural fairs. The proposal comes as the result of...
STARBUCK - The African Children's Choir, of Bellingham, will perform at the Starbuck Community Church at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The group is stopping in Starbuck on their way from Spokane to a performance at Kennewick High School. Admission is free and a goodwill offering will be taken. The African Children's Choir was founded by director Ray Barnett in 1984 and has toured the world with over 1,000 participants in 38 choirs. The choir is made up of African children between the ages of 7 and 10...
WAITSBURG - Chartered just days before Washington became a state, the Waitsburg Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star celebrated its 125th anniversary on Monday. Waitsburg's Eastern Star Chapter #9 was instituted on Aug. 4, 1888 and chartered Nov. 1, 1889. Eastern Star dignitaries attended Monday's celebration which included a catered dinner, a business meeting and special entertainment. On Aug. 4, 1888, Right Worthy Associate Grand Patron J.E. Edmiston at the Masonic Lodge communicated the...
CLARKSTON - WP's Cross Country runners all showed improved times on the Clarkston High School course at the 3 mile District 7-9 2A/2B Championship Meet on Oct. 25. "Given that this race has a tremendous hill - a quarter mile with 80 feet elevation gain - they are showing excellent improvement," said Coach Dan Nechodom. Emily Adams took an easy second in the 2B District 9 varsity girls race, coming in 30 seconds ahead of third place runner Shania Bailey of St. John-Endicott. Adams finished the...
WAITSBURG - The Lady 'Dawgs walked away with a three-set win on the Waitsburg's court on Oct. 23, but the Lady Cards didn't go down easy. WP was slow to warm up and allowed the Bulldogs to win 25-16, 25-18 and 25-23. "We got off to a slow start but then the girls started playing with heart and really showed that they wanted to win. During the last two sets we played our best defensive match of the season," said WP coach Angie Potts. "The girls were digging well-hit balls and played very...
DAYTON - The Lady 'Dawgs tasted their first league losses of the season last week. First, in an away game against WWVA on Oct. 14 and then at a home court match against Tri-Cities Prep on Oct. 16. The losses leave the Bulldogs sitting 5-2 in league play and 10-4, overall. "We didn't ever shake our mental block, so really never showed up to play," said coach Shannon Turner in reference to the three set loss (25-12, 25-16, 25-9) against WWVA. "We'll get 'em next time." Sarah Phillips and Josilyn...
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards fought hard, but ultimately fell to the WWVA Knights in three sets in home court play on Oct. 16. The game earned WWVA a perfect 6-0 in Southeast 2B play and left WP standing 1-5 in league play and 5-9, overall. The Cardinals kept the score tight the first two matches, dropping the sets 21-25 each, but weakened in the third set, losing 6-25. "We came out and started really strong," said Coach Angie Potts. "We had some unforced errors and too many missed serves. That...
WAITSBURG - With marijuana bans being upheld in jurisdictions across the state, Waitsburg's city council decided to revisit the topic last week. Both Sheriff John Turner and City Attorney Jared Hawkins joined in the conversation that was, without exception, anti-pot. Councilman K.C. Kuykendall said he wished to get the "very fluid" topic back before council now that nearly a year's worth of data is available. Kuykendall asked legal counsel for a brief legislative update on the issue. Hawkins...
