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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The communities of Prescott and Waitsburg are rallying to support the family of Jenna Morton who lost her life in a tragic vehicle accident Saturday morning. Morton was returning to Prescott at about 5:30 a.m. when her van crossed the center line of Highway 124 about 12 miles east of Burbank and collided head-on with a semi truck. The 29-year-old mother, who was alone in the vehicle, was killed instantly. Jenna's husband, Jeremy, is left to care for their three children alone. Two...
LOWDEN - The annual Frenchtown Rendezvous will take place Saturday, from 1-5 p.m. at Frenchtown HallinLowden.Thebenefit,whichincludesa4p.m. dinner, wine, beer, entertainment, historical displays and a silent auction and raffle, is a fundraiser for the Frenchtown Historic Site. The site is currently raising capital to complete the restoration and interpretation of "The Prince's Cabin" which was moved to the site in the fall of 2013. According to the Frenchtown website, it is oldest cabin of...
DAYTON - Would a hiker need a permit to take photos while walking the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness -- the roughly 176,500 acres located in the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon? The obvious answer is'no.' Unfortunately, a soon-to-be-finalized Forest Service measure on the matter makes that less than obvious. In fact, it's so unclear that local landscape photographer Nick Page recalls being informed by a Park Ranger that he would need to purchase a $150 permit to...
WAITSBURG - At last week's City Council meeting city administrator Randy Hinchliffe requested the council award artist Jeffrey Hill $20,000 - an amount he anticipates will repaid through grants and community donations -- to allow Hill to start on his "Founding Fathers" sculpture. That motion was made, but died after failing to receive a second. Instead, council passed and approved a motion to support fundraising efforts to secure the piece contingent upon cash payments being paid from...
CLARKSTON - WP X-C runners raced the 3 mile Seaport Invite at Clarkston's Beachview Park on Saturday. The course includes one mile on the grass, a second mile on a packed trail with a gradual decline and a big hill for the finish. Landon Callas was the first WP mens runner in with a time of 20:10.34, followed closely by Skylar Wood with a time of 20:14.88. Callas placed 37th out of 72 runners and Wood placed 39th. The boys placed 7th and 8th among 2B runners. The remainder of the boys' team...
WAITSBURG - WP's Lady Cards opened their season by taking fourth place in a seven-team, home-hosted tournament on Saturday. The Touchet Indians placed first, followed by De- Sales in second and Lacrosse-Washtucna Kahlotus (LWK) in third. Mabton, Colfax and Wa-Hi's JV team also participated. Samantha Fedderson led WP with 23 kills and 26 digs; she served 23/32 with four aces. Paige Wood followed in close second with 22 kills, 24 digs, and 18/23 service with five aces. Kassidy Kuykendall made 24...
DAYTON - The Lady 'Dawgs took home a straight-set win against the Mac-Hi Pioneers on the Sept. 18th, scoring 25-21, 25-9 and 25-17. "We started out a little slow and Mac-Hi played very aggressively in the first game, picking up everything we sent over. They also scored a lot of points from our unforced errors," said Bulldog coach Shannon Turner. She said her team moved well on the court and began hitting better in the second and third sets. Lexi Ramirez served a perfect 15/15 service with 2...
WAITSBURG -The WP Cardinals volleyball team hopes to be "in the pink" (literally!) at their Oct. 23 home game against Dayton. The team has traditionally dressed the part for at least one game during Breast Cancer Awareness month but has decided to raise more than just awareness this year - they are working to raise funds for a local family struggling to beat the disease. Varsity team co-captains Samantha Fedderson, Paige Wood and Caitlyn Jones spoke with The Times about the motivation behind the...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg students will be in for a special treat on October 2. Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed October 1 as Taste Washington Day, a day where schools partner with farmers to include fresh Washington-grown foods in their cafeteria meals. That date didn't work for Waitsburg, motivating Food Services Supervisor Susan Wildey to take the program one step further and offer an even more locally focused Taste of the Valley day on October 2. Taste of Washington began in 2010 when the...
WAITSBURG - "WHAT??? I'm a what now?" responded The Times' own Emma Philbrook in response to fellow reporter Dena Wood's request for a quote regarding how it felt to be a National Merit Scholarship semif inalist. Philbrook, a WHS senior, did not receive the National Merit Scholarship Corp. semifinalist notification that was supposed to have been mailed the first part of September and assumed she hadn't qualified. She was greatly relieved, and more than a little excited to learn, through a Google...
DAYTON - Dayton's Lady 'Dawgs kicked off their volleyball season with a Jamboree in Clarkston on Sept. 8, and a hard-fought, fiveset loss to Weston-McEwen on September 9. Coach Shannon Turner says the team is playing well early in the season. The Bulldogs fell to the TigerScots with set scores of: 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 13-25 and 10-15. Junior Madison Mings served a perfect game with 17/17 over the net. Sophomores Jenna Phillips, Josilyn Fullerton and Senior Lexie Ramirez were right behind with...
CLARKSTON - WP's Cross Country team kicked off their season with a 2.6 mile Asotin XC Island Run at Chief Timothy park in Clarkston, Wash. on Sept. 13. "Being the first race of the season - and ever for some runners - we didn't set a lot of expectations. Still, I was pleased with the day and we all gained some information and experience on which we'll keep building," said Coach Dan Nechedom. Sophomore Emily Adams placed fifth out of 33 women runners with a finish time of 18:36.10. Adams placed...
WAITSBURG - Due to a lack of turnout, Dayton High School has opted not to offer cross-country to its athletes this year. At the beginning of the season, WP and Dayton students practiced together under former Dayton cross country coach Dan Nechodom. When only two Dayton students signed up for the season, Dayton chose to cancel their program. Waitsburg's school board approved the hire of Nechodom as Waitsburg Cross Country coach at their Sept. 10 board meeting. WP currently has six cross-country a...
WAITSBURG - After eight long years in the making, Sandra Torres' "baby" will make its debut at this year's Pioneer Fall Festival, where Torres will be signing and selling copies of her recently published book, The Waitsburg Family 1858 - 1900: The Beginning. The book focuses on the individuals -- and their connections to one another -- that made up Waitsburg (or more accurately, Waitsburgh, with an "h") in the town's earliest days. Torres moved to Waitsburg with her husband Lupe eleven years...
WAITSBURG - Jim and Geraine Hansen, Waitsburg's 2014 Pioneers of the Year, reside on a picturesque plot near the top of what their daughter Mary calls "the Hansen version of Walton Mountain." Mary lives just a half-mile up the road; daughter Karen Yager is three miles up; and son Norman lives in the original family homestead on top of Coppei Mountain. In addition to the mountain-dwellers, the immediate Hansen clan includes daughters Cheryl in Pullman, Jeanette inWalla Walla, and son John in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg School Superintendent Carol Clarke announced at the Sept. 10 school board meeting that the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will recover $38,708 from the district's September apportionment due to the district's "failure to maintain effort in the special education program". Clarke said the unexpected financial ding is "a tough one." Clarke explained that the recovery comes as a result of staff reductions that took place in 2009 and...
DAYTON - A porcine virus, never before seen in the U.S., has added to the challenge of raising fair pigs. But Dayton community members have come together to help ease the burden for local 4-H and FFA members. The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which affects only swine, was first diagnosed in the U.S. in March 2013. According to npr.org, the virus is responsible for killing more than seven million piglets in the past year and has been found in 30 states. Scientists are still unsure of...
WAITSBURG - For the first time in five years, representatives from Waitsburg's Rainbow Chapter have been appointed to state level Grand Offices. Current Worthy Advisor Kendra Roberts and Past Worthy Advisor Jessie Hopkins were appointed to Grand Offices earlier this summer and will represent Washington and Idaho at state assemblies. Roberts' sister Lydia, who held the positions of Grand Love, Grand Faith and Grand Camps, was the last Waitsburg Rainbow member to hold a Grand Office. Both Hopkins...
WAITSBURG – A handful of individuals in every community make their mark by fulfilling the call to civic responsibility by working with clubs and organizations and/or holding public office in order to serve the needs of society. These people deserve our gratitude, appreciation and honor. Even less common than the handful is the singleton who forgoes public and organized service in favor of making a conscious effort to touch lives and show love to all who crossed his path. Such is the case with W...
WAITSBURG - The passion artist Jeffrey Hill holds for Waitsburg's Main Street Art project was evident as he shared his vision for "The Founding Fathers" sculpture with the Waitsburg Arts Commission and interested citizens at an artist's presentation last month. That passion is apparently still alive in spite of the fact that Squire Broel's competing piece, an obelisk shaped monument, received the Arts Commission's recommendation and final City Council approval. City Administrator Randy Hinchliff...
WAITSBURG - Last week the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a ban on the production, processing and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Walla Walla County. To date, Yakima, Pierce and Clark counties have done the same. Commissioners Perry Dozier and Jim Johnson voted in favor of the ban with Commissioner Greg Tompkins voting opposed. This week, The Times sat down with District 2 Commissioner Dozier, who shared his views on the issue. Dozier says his...
WAITSBURG - Fourth-year WP volleyball coach Angie Potts is encouraged by the enthusiasm and energy exhibited by the 29 girls - nearly double the amount of last year's players -- who turned out for the 2014 season. "There's a lot of good potential and the desire is there. We just need to see if they're willing to push themselves to do what it takes," said Potts. Potts, who has coached a total of 23 years between Prescott, Wa Hi and WP, is joined by Assistant Coach Tammy Brown (Potts' former WWCC...
WAITSBURG - This weekend will mark the end of the well-received "Tying the Knot: 120 Years of Walla Walla Weddings" exhibit at Walla Walla's Kirkman House Museum. The exhibit features 12 decades of bridal gowns, artifacts and the stories of Walla Walla Valley residents - including several items from Waitsburg resident Joan Helm, a distant relative of Isabella and William Kirkman. Helm (whose maiden name is Potts, which is where the Kirkman connection comes in) grew up on her family's farm near L...
WAITSBURG - Gayle Broom's Growing Giant Pumpkins group blew the competition out of the water at this year's Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days. Weighing in at a whopping 211 pounds, the creamy white gourd was more than double the weight of its nearest competition, which was only 91 pounds. Broom grew her first giant pumpkin last year, in hopes that local children would join her in the endeavor. "I wanted to teach kids to garden and grow their own organic produce. I thought pumpkins would be a...
WAITSBURG - Eight-year-old Makenna Barron says she can only recall one of the two times she attended the Pendleton Round-Up. She will attend for her third time next week and this visit she won't forget. The pint-sized cowgirl will kick off the week of rodeos by singing the national anthem in the Happy Canyon arena at Monday's opening night PBR Classic rodeo. Makenna, who reigned as Miss Rodeo Washington Sweetheart last year, has rodeo in her blood. Her mom, Tracy Barron, belonged to the Pro...
