Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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 - "Little did I realize, 20 years ago, when I walked through an area known as 'The Tracks' in Guatemala City, that I would return some day," said Donnie Henderson, who recently led a team of local women on a ministry mission in Guatemala City. Henderson, Pam Conover, and Debbie Seney, of Waits- burg; Sue Bell of Dayton; and Sherri Sumstine of California visited Guatemala City last month, presenting a women's conference and teaching poverty-stricken women, sewing skills. Henderson and...
DAYTON - Having de- voted 30 years working at the Dayton Memorial Library, Sue Hagfeldt quietly retired as branch manager in March, passing the torch to new manager, Amy Rosen- berg. "Sue insisted on not being honored with a retirement party, but she was so beloved by the community that we still have patrons come to the library and asking where she is," said Columbia County Rural Library Board Chair, Tanya Patton. "Sue has a wonderful way with people, especially children. She will be greatly...
