Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Seven commercial buildings opened their doors to the public on the afternoon of October 10 in a tour hosted by the Waitsburg Commercial Club. Real estate agents and/or owners were present at each building to field questions and offer tours. It is estimated that about 30 people attended the event, and two buildings - the White Stallion Restaurant and the Lybecker Building on Main Street - received interest from prospective buyers. The idea of hosting a commercial building tour...
WAITSBURG - Time is running out for the Lady Cards to qualify for the November 2 league tournament, which makes Thursday night's loss to Tri Cities Prep all the more disappointing. "Only four teams qualify for the league tournament," said WP Coach Angie Potts. "We either need to win two and DeSales doesn't win another match, or we need to beat DeSales and force a tie breaker match." The Jaguars took a strong lead in set one of Thursday's match, maintaining it to win the set 25-12. "In the f...
WAITSBURG – The Blue Mountain Sweet Ade- lines Chorus is hard at work putting the final touches on music and choreography for their annual concert to take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at the WWCC Performing Arts Center. This year’s concert is titled, Sweet! It’s Mardi Gras! and five local ladies hope to see you there. Barb Knopp, Marilyn Johnson, Vanessa (Johnson) Leamy, Margaret Terry, of Waitsburg and Jan Nealey of Dayton, sing the praises (literally) of Sweet Adelines and speak...
DAYTON -- Two suspects arrested in Dayton early Friday morning, after a chase initiated in Waitsburg, have been formally charged and are being held in the Walla Walla County Jail on $50,000 bail. Walla Walla dispatch received a call in the early morning hours of Oct. 10, from Jacob LuJan, of 100 Murphy Street in Waitsburg, reporting that an unknown assailant had broken into his home, stolen his wallet and assaulted him. Columbia County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Dian Ver Va...
While I'm not one to pay homage to the oft-revered "high school experience", I have to admit that I do have some fond memories of what, I hope, were not my "Glory Days." That particular Springsteen tune, by the way, was recorded in the midst of my high school career. By then I'd already fallen in love with The Boss and played his "The River" album repeatedly enough to drive my parents nuts - especially since they failed to share my appreciation, insisting that Bruce sounds like he has a mouth...
DAYTON -Coach Dan Nechedom says he tends to avoid setting early expectations for his Bulldog cross- country team since his is such a small and ever-changing team. Unsure of just who was going to turn out until the season actually began, Nechedom is pleased with his team of five: three girls and two boys. "I have a fun group of tough-minded runners," said Nechedom, noting that abilities vary widely when it comes to speed and endurance. "With most of the team fairly new to racing, they co...
WAITSBURG - Coach Joanna Lanning admits that her initial expectations for the WP boys' cross-country team where relatively low, especially as compared to last years' successful season. Of the five runners -- the bare minimum required to qualify as a team -- only E.J. Meserve was a seasoned runner, and he had yet to run to his potential. Meserve is joined by junior Tyler Shafer, who has never before competed in X-C and three freshmen: Kyle Gradwohl, Jared Farley and Skylar Wood. "Out of t...
WAITSBURG - The abundance of school spirit on display at Thursday night's volleyball match at home against DeSales wasn't quite enough to push the Lady Cards on to a win, though they came close. WP lost to the Irish in a well- fought five-set match. The outlook was promising in set one, with WP taking the lead early on and maintaining it to win by eight, with a score of 25-17. DeSales took advantage of missed serves from WP in set two, winning with a score of 25-22. In set three it was D...
WAITSBURG - If you ask a first grader what dogs eat, you'd expect the answer to be "dogfood". However, if you posed that question to the students in Dinah Lindsey's first grade class at Waitsburg Elementary you'd get a far more unusual answer - "books"! And they would be correct. On Monday, representa- tives from Blue Mountain Realtors in Dayton visited Lindsey's class to introduce the Books with Bailey read- ing program. Benedicte Carbonnier announced the arrival of Loretta Melanson and...
PRESCOTT - The Touchet Valley is filled with well- maintained historic homes and buildings, treasured by the communities in which they reside. Owners of those buildings, however, will attest that maintenance is no small feat. That fact is illustrated by the numerous abandoned and dilapidated structures dotting the landscape, whose owners have thrown up their hands in surrender to time and the elements. The Prescott Lions have faced that challenge head-on, restoring and maintaining the L...
I don't know about you, but life is suddenly feel- ing a bit chaotic. Between school, sports, work and life in general, there seems to be more that needs done than there is time to do it. Since I'm guessing few of us have time to waste (or would at least prefer to "waste" time in an enjoy- able manner) I thought I'd devote this media review to some timesaving Google search and keyboard tricks that I find myself using regularly. I tend to think every- one already knows these little gems, but am...
DAYTON - At the District 9 League Meet in Dayton on September 25, the WP Men's team placed second, with 62 points, behind winner Tri Cities Prep, with 20 points. WP's E.J. Meserve finished first in the Men's Varsity 5,000 meter race, nearly 30 seconds ahead of the second place runner, with a time of 18:10, which was a personal record at the time. Also making PRs at the Dayton Meet were: Skylar Wood 20:37.05, Jared Farley 20:38.68 and Tyler Shafer 21:02.33. Emily Adams finished third among 3...
WAITSBURG - The Dayton Bulldogs and the WP Cardinals battled it out on Waitsburg's court Thursday evening with the Dogs taking a win in three straight sets. Both teams were recovering from losses on the 24th, the Bulldogs losing two five set games to Asotin and the Cardinals losing to Tri Cities Prep. "It was good to win in three after two league losses in five games, by two points!" said Bulldog coach Shannon Turner. WP's freshman-dominated team struggled against the added challenge of pla...
WAITSBURG - Jack McCaw is one of those people that you don't have to exert much effort to interview. You simply ask a question or two, then sit back and enjoy as the entertainment begins. When I learned that McCaw had recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C., I decided to take advantage of my official "news reporter" status to hear all about it. He didn't disappoint -- in the course of 45 minutes I laughed, held back tears and was filled with an extra shot of good ole'...
WAITSBURG - In a pleasant surprise, the weather cooperated beautifully and the sun shone pink on the hills, providing a perfect backdrop for the hundreds of fish lovers lined up at the Don Thomas Com- munity Building Saturday night. Nearly 600 people attended the annual Lion's Club Salmon Barbeque, all patiently awaiting that slice of pink perfection that only comes around once a year. "I don't know that I've ever had any better salmon," said Lion's Club President Larry Johnson. "They tweak the...
WAITSBURG-The WP Boys cross country team fell just short of earning a ribbon, taking 11th place at Saturday's meet in Clarkston. The Seaport Invite, hosted by Clarkston High School, began with a mile run on the grass around Seaport Park, followed by a gradual decline down a packed dirt trail. Runners then followed an asphalt trail along the Snake River and wrapped up with a big hill at the finish. Freshman Emily Adams, overcame congestion from a cold and a fall during the race to place ninth o...
WAITSBURG – In the words of the 1961 hit “Mama Said”, made famous by The Shirelles: “Mama said there’d be days like this, there’d be days like this, Mama said.” That had to be what Cardinal players, coaches and fans were left thinking after a disheartening Sept. 19 loss against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights. The first league game of the season started out promisingly enough as Cardinals and Knights battled it out neck-and-neck. With a score of 11 to 11 midway through the firs...
WAITSBURG - The 2013-14 school year kicked off with enrollment numbers higher than anticipated in Waitsburg, and even more incoming students expected in the near future. Superintendent Dr. Carole Clarke updated board members at last week's school board meeting and requested additional help to meet the increased demands. Earlier enrollment estimates for the 2013-14 school year projected 135 elementary students (grades K-6), 45 middle school students (grades 7-8) and 270 high school students. At...
WAITSBURG - The W-P Cross Country team performed well in their first meet of the season, the Asotin XC Island Run Invite at Chief Timothy Island State Park in Clarkston on Saturday. W-P's sole female runner, freshman Emily Adams, who never lost a race during her eighth grade year, placed fourth overall, against 45 runners. Adams was first among 2B runners, ahead of District 9's top two female harriers; senior Heather Siegal of St. John-Endicott and Lucy Eggleston, a junior from Asotin. "T...
WAITSBURG - The W-P Lady Cards may have been overdue for a rest after Saturday's invitational tournament in Waitsburg, but they accrued plenty of practice play by attending two tournaments in two days. "This kind of thing is good for them," said assistant coach Robbie Johnson. "This is what they'll face if they make it to a state tournament. You play all day, get up and do it again. They handled it really well." W-P left Waitsburg at 4:30 a.m. on Friday morning, heading for Yakima where the...
WAITSBURG - If you happen to see what appears to be a scene from Pied Piper (on bikes), don't be alarmed -- the children are safe. In fact, they're safer than ever. That string of red-helmeted student bikers, led by physi- cal education instructor Jeff Bartlow, is out practicing the rules of on and off-road safety. In 2011, Waitsburg School Superintendent Dr. Carol Clark wrote for and received a grant to implement a Safe Routes to School Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education Program. The grant,...
WAITSBURG - While there is still a bit of reprieve before the dreaded "fall back" in time requiring that clocks be adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Savings Time, a more enjoyable step back in time is just around the corner. Waitsburg's annual Pioneer Fall Festival, a community celebration honoring local history, will take place Sunday, September 15. This year's festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with an outdoor nondenominational church service led by First Christian Church pastor Mik...
On the front of this week's paper I wrote about the upcoming Pioneer Fall Festival. While that story detailed the facts about what you can expect to find at this year's event, it didn't relay the heart of what the festival is really about, at least to me. And from my observations over the years, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone. While the focus is history, I think the Pioneer Fall Festival is really about community, friendship and coming together. We are blessed. As a teen growing up in a town t...
WAITSBURG - Doing what it takes to advance to post-season play will literally be a whole new ballgame for the 2013 WP Cardinals volleyball team. The graduation loss of Rhiannon Chapman, Jen Nichols, Adriana Benito and 2012 MVP Krystal Harris, as well as the loss of several junior players, has resulted in a very young team, largely dominated by freshmen and sophomores. Third-year WP volleyball coach Angie Potts, is up for the challenge. Potts, who has coached a total of 22 years between Pre...
PILOT ROCK - The WP volleyball team changed course midstream during Friday night's game against Pilot Rock, pushing ahead to win their first game of the season. The Rockets won the first two sets, 20-25 and 14-25, against the relatively inexperienced Cardinal team, which struggled with rotations. "We got off to a slow start because there was a lot of confusion about rotations and where the girls needed to be on defense," said Coach Angie Potts. "That led to a poor physical performance as...
