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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - The Prescott School District is seeking approval of a $615,000 per year maintenance and operations levy for the 2014-2015 and 20015-2016 school years. The levy, on ballots mailed out Monday, replaces the current $585,000 per year levy. Though the overall levy amount is higher, rising district property values result in a decrease in the estimated cost per $1,000. The current proposed levy is estimated $2.33 per $1,000 -- per a 01/01/2013 estimate from the Walla Walla County A...
HUNTSVILLE - Local dancer Morgan Breland and her mother, Cara Watts, celebrated New Year's Day in London this year. Breland - a 15 year-old- sophomore at Walla Walla High School - auditioned at a Universal Dance Association camp last August to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Instead, she was invited to travel to London to perform in front of more than 200 million television viewers and a half million people lining the streets in London's New Year's Day Parade. Watts and B...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY -Walla Walla County Emergency Management Service is asking county residents to approve a $0.50-per-$1,000 levy measure on upcoming ballots. The levy is a continuation of an existing levy and provides funding to every Emergency Service provider in Walla Walla County. The current levy has been in effect since 1990 and has been renewed every six years since. "We've always been supported really well. I'm hoping that will hold true this time as well," said Walla Walla County EMS...
WAITSBURG - Posters from Waitsburg elementary and middle school students, expressing thanks to their local School Board, decorated the walls of the Preston Hall Board Room at Wednesday night's school board meeting. Waitsburg Superintendent Carol Clarke explained that Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed January 2014 as School Board Recognition Month - marking the 19th annual observance of the event initiated by the National School Boards Association in 1995. Washington State currently hono...
WAITSBURG - If you've been curious about the new storefront on Waitsburg's Main Street, wonder no more. Treasure: An Artist Cooperative - located on Main right next door to The Times -- will open its doors to the public on Friday. The store is a joint effort between three local artists: Leroy Cunningham, Jamile Scherief and Mickey Richards. Richards creates antler art and folk-style furniture and accessories. Jamile Scherief is a potter who adds a bit of "bling" to each of his pieces. C...
RITZVILLE - Waitsburg Prescott made a good showing at the January 9 Lind-Ritzville tournament. WP won five of their fourteen matches against Pomeroy, Lind-Ritzville and White Swan. Travis Newman and Kavin Kuykendall brought in two wins each and David Just grabbed the fifth. "Everyone wrestled hard," said Coach Lanny Adams. "It was a good match." David Just ( 126) - Pinned Oscar Pounce, White Swan, 1:25. "David came out with a high level of intensity, despite recovering from an illness," sai...
WAITSBURG - Home court advantage didn't spell a win for the Lady Cards who dropped a 2B League match to the Lady 'Dogs, 42-25 on Saturday. Bulldog Coach Clayton Strong was pleased with the win. "With a rivalry match you never know what you're going to get. They're always really competitive." WP's Samantha Fedderson took the ball in the tipoff, but the Bulldogs grabbed it back and held the WP scoreless throughout the first quarter. Quarter one closed with a score of 9 - 0, Bulldogs. The C...
WAITSBURG - "There's no place like home." Those words hold true for Waitsburg natives, R. Wes Leid, Katie (Mantz) Leid and Jeff Broom -- who have experienced life all across the U.S. and overseas - before choosing to retire "back home". Recognizing the distinct advantages their small town roots provided them, the trio decided to give back by establishing a WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide two 2014 WHS graduates with $1,000 scholarships and is now open to Founding Don...
WAITSBURG - After nearly 70 years of dedicated service, Ivan Keve and Dorne Hall have transferred leadership in American Legion Post #35 to husband and wife duo, Ron and Cindy Standring. Keve and Hall joined the Legion after returning from World War II in 1946 and have held various offices since. Both are pleased to see a younger generation take the helm. Ron Standring replaced Hall, who has held office as Legion Commander since 2013. Cindy Standring has taken over duties as Adjutant/Finance...
Minimum wage workers in Washington State got a pay raise on New Year's Day when the state's minimum wage minimum wage increased from $9.19 to $9.32/hr. It appears that thirteen other states raised their minimum wage as well -- by as much as $1/ hr in New Jersey. That said, Washington still holds the #1 spot for highest minimum wage in the U.S. followed by Oregon at $9.10/ hr. Here's a brief history lesson on minimum wage. (Feel free to skip the next few paragraphs if you want to get rig...
POMEROY - WP wrestlers made a good showing at the December 28 Pomeroy Invite with three wrestlers placing in the top five. Tristan Newman took 2nd place, TJ Morrison took 4th and David Just took 5th. David Just (126) took his first match in a 16-2 decision against R. Magruder (Kittitas). "Magruder was smaller and more compact than what David was used to wrestling and I think he surprised David that he was short and fast," said Coach Lanny Adams. "David calmed down, wrestled smart and domi...
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards gave up a promising first-quarter lead against Tri-Cities Prep in home-court league play Saturday afternoon, ultimately dropping the game to the Jags, 41-34. The Cards took it to the hole four times in the first quarter and made three of four foul shots to take an 11-7 first-quarter lead. Eight of those points were by high scorer Chelsey Brannock. Loegan Harshman made the only other field goal in quarter one. Turnovers to the Jags along with made free throws put them...
WAITSBURG - Bal- lots to approve or deny a two-year, $1.08 million Waitsburg School District maintenance and operations levy will be arriving in the mailboxes of registered vot- ers sometime around January 24. Between now and the February 11 election date, school administrators will be making an extensive ef- fort to communicate district funding needs and respond to community questions and concerns. District Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke is currently scheduled to s peak at the Lions Club,...
WAITSBURG - From "kind of" teaching herself guitar as a child to organiz- ing and directing the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Proj- ect, Kate Hockersmith is one of those people who sets out to meet a need when she sees it. Hockersmith had set her childhood guitar aside until about five years ago, when she picked it up again to support her son's musi- cal interests by providing him guitar backup at area Bluegrass Jams. But Hock- ersmith hasn't limited her support to her own children; she is curre...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Field House - the old Whiskey Creek School Building that was moved to the athletic field and repurposed in 1931 - has been a hot topic of conversation at community forums, school board meetings and Lion's and Booster club meetings in recent months. "We've known for several decades that the facility is inadequate," said School Board President Ross Hamann, who is also a member of the Booster and Lions clubs. The rapidly approaching potential loss of $40,000 in don...
WAITSBURG - One of Waitsburg's elementary school teachers got an extra- special early Christmas gift this year. In a press release issued by President Barak Obama on December 20, Kindergarten teacher Pa- mela Nolan-Beasley was named as one of two teach- ers in Washington State to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Beasley won the award for science while Nancy Pfaff of Redmond, Wash. won the math award. Win- ners of the honor receive a $10,000...
WAITSBURG - The WP girls took their first win of the season in a pre-league nail-biter against the Mac-Hi Pioneers here by a score of 42-38 on December 17. Both teams played hard and remained neck-and-neck throughout the game. At the end of the third quarter the Pioneers were ahead with a score of 27-28. The teams were tied at 33 points early in the fourth quarter, when WP changed tactics in response to the Pioneers' outside shooting abilities. WP went man-to-man in response and took a slight l...
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg Prescott wrestling team opened their season with the Liberty Invite in Richland on Dec. 14, and their first league meet at Tri-Cities Prep on Dec. 17. WP's David Just (126 lbs.) took third place at Liberty; his only loss was to returning state champion Kain Feltwell from Liberty. But a mistake cost him his second match at the Dec. 17 TCP meet. Just, described by Coach Lanny Adams as a "very technical wrestler," won his first match against White Swan's Oscar Ponce, pinn...
WAITSBURG -- In this holiday season, typically abounding in sweet confections like no other, Waits- burg High School senior Heidi Miller is taking a serious look at how those treats can significantly af- fect the lives of individuals that struggle with diabetes. Miller, whose senior project centers on learning more about the disease, has orga- nized a night of live music at the Coppei Café on January 3, with hopes of raising money for diabetes research and sharing some of her new-found...
'Tis the season to be merry! Or so they say. We all know that the holidays tend to be filled with the extra stressors of high expectations and over-booked schedules. Arctic weather conditions (yes, I exaggerate) and icy roads only add to the tension. One way to combat the inevitable holiday anxiety is to take it easy by staying home. With a bit of creativity you can do much of your shopping and entertain yourself without trekking Walla Walla or Tri-Cities. There is plenty of opportunity for fes...
Another Hometown Christmas has come and gone. And if the smiles on the faces of those visiting with friends, enjoying the entertainment, sampling cookies and checking out the wares at Town Hall were any indication, it was a success. Last week I spoke with Commercial Club President Joy Smith to prepare a schedule of events for the paper. In the course of that discussion Smith commented that Hometown Christmas was the "easiest project I've ever been in charge of." Smith recently took over org...
WAITSBURG - In her 10th year coaching cross country for Waitsburg- Prescott, Joanna Lanning said this year's hardworking, tight-knit, and enthusiastic team members made 2013 her "most enjoyable year yet." Following a potluck dinner in the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room, team members and parents watched a video recap of the year. Lanning praised the members of the group for their hard work and congratulated the team for their community service project in which they raised ap...
WAITSBURG - Coach Lanny Adams has high expectations for this year's crop of Waitsburg-Prescott wrestlers. With 11 boys competing - the largest turnout since the program restarted - Adams anticipates Sophomore Tristan Newman will make a return appearance at the state tournament in the Tacoma Dome, and hopes to see another team member or two join him. The relatively new WP High School wrestling program is beginning its third year, but Coach Adams has a long history with the sport. Adams firs...
Facebook tends to give us a personal little peek into the lives of friends and family. This can be both a good and bad thing. I must admit to more than a bit of disappointment in those of you who chose to not only decorate - but also proudly and publicly display - your Christmas trees BEFORE Thanksgiving! (It is intended to be obvious that I'm joking, but I've been misinterpreted often enough that I'm compelled to clarify just to be on the safe side.) It seems that most of those who did...
WAITSBURG - Cheer coach Vicki Hamman kicked off Waitsburg's Fall Sports Awards by recognizing the girls that keep the energy going all season long - the WP cheerleaders and Cardinal mascot, Catherine Shepherd. "It was a long season," said Hamann, "but the girls did well." Awards were voted on by the team members and the Most Improved award went to Lissette Mendoza. The two seniors and co-captains - Heidi Miller and Meara Baker - took Most Inspirational and Most Valuable, respectively. Co...
