Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - Dayton Chamber of Commerce Execu- tive Director Brad McMasters announced his resignation last week. He will leave his position no later than January 15, 2014. In an email to chamber board members, McMasters said he is moving to a new home near College Place, and hopes to re-enter the education field. "Sometimes our lives lead us in directions we didn't necessarily expect," he said. "That has certainly been the case for me in the past few years." Chamber Assistant Linze Purcell, who...
DAYTON - Dayton na- tive and former Seneca ex- ecutive Duane Dunlap was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce last week at its 67th annual awards banquet. The Chamber also awarded courthouse maintenance supervisor Dave Finney as employee of the year, the Weinhard Hotel as Busi- ness of the Year and Dayton High senior Carlos Oribio as Youth Citizen of the Year. Dunlap has been a long- time volunteer as a board member of the Dayton Historic Depot and has led the effort to...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals suffered their first home loss in five years Friday, falling short to Asotin on Homecoming night, 34-21. The defeat broke a home winning streak of 25 games. WP's last home loss was also to Asotin, in October 2008. In the game, WP quarterback Owen Lanning completed 12 of 24 passes for 177 yards. Normally those would be stellar QB numbers, but the five interceptions he threw helped seal the deal for the Panthers. "Asotin played a better foot...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office reported this week that it has received 45 calls since January reporting fraudulent telephone calls, emails, postal mail and other scams. "We all need to be aware of the scams that are out there and how to protect ourselves," said Sheriff Rocky Miller in a press release. According to Miller, a variety of methods are being used to try to get money out of local residents. They include emails requesting financial information, telephone calls where the...
DAYTON - The north side - the side away from the highway - is where the action will be at the new Artisan Food Center at Blue Mountain Station. The HVAC units will be humming back here and large trucks will come and go. Big roll-up doors will allow workers to unload raw materials and load final products. A big steam boiler is tucked in between the doors. The building is the first phase of the Port of Columbia's new business park, on Dayton's west edge. It is nearing completion, and four ne...
MABTON - The WP Cardinals extended their record to 4-1 with a dominating victory over Mabton Friday night on the road. The Cards built up a 26-6 halftime lead before cruising to a 46-8 final score. Quarterback Owen Lanning had a big night, scoring four rushing touchdowns and throwing for a fifth. In all, Lanning rushed for 76 yards on 14 carries. He completed nine of 16 attempts, for 173 yards and had one pass intercepted. Running back Chance Leroue had two touchdowns and rushed for a tot...
DAYTON - A new dona- tion program allows local businesses to help improve downtown Dayton, to the tune of four dollars for ev- ery dollar donated. Funds received by the Dayton De- velopment Task Force will be used for improvement projects downtown. Through a process created by the Washington State Main Street Program, busi- ness owners in Washington can make contributions to the Task Force for downtown improvements and, in turn, receive a 75% credit on their Washington State Business and...
DAYTON - About 50 local residents, including healthcare providers and community leaders, gath- ered here Tuesday evening for a presentation by the Washington Rural Health Association and to discuss upcoming changes in rural healthcare. Several partici- pants also shared ideas about how health outcomes could be improved in our area. The Roundtable was sponsored by the Columbia County Health System, which operates Dayton General Hospital and clinics in Dayton and Waitsburg. The meeting was...
Washington State Court of Appeals Judge George Fearing was appointed to his position in May to replace the retiring Judge Dennis Sweeney. He's been on the bench since July 1. Fearing is now running for re-election to complete the final three years of the unexpired six-year term of his Division III, Position 2 slot. He is being opposed by Kennewick defense attorney John Gary Metro. Until his appointment, Fearing was a partner in the law firm of Leavy, Schultz, Davis and Fearing, in Ken- newick,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott running back Chance Leroue averaged more than 10 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns Friday, as he led the hometown Cardinals to a lopsided 41-7 win over Dayton. Besides gaining 135 yards on 13 rushes, Leroue also caught one pass for 11 yards. WP quarterback Owen Lanning added 62 yards on five keepers and scored two TDs of his own. Taking advantage of multiple Bulldog turnovers, the Cardinals racked up five touchdowns in the first half, going to the...
DAYTON - The Colum- bia County Public Health Office and the Columbia County Health System will offer training to anyone interested in becoming an in-person assistor to help local residents sign up for the new Washington Health Insurance Exchange. Representatives from Washington Health Benefit Exchange will be in Dayton October 22 to provide the one-day training, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Delaney Room at the Dayton Memorial Library. The trainers will return October 29 for certification of...
DAYTON - After an er- rant truck wiped out the cedar sign welcoming visitors to Dayton as they enter from the west, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce got to work on creating a new one. The result, now in place, is a much stouter concrete and brick structure that will be much more difficult for er- rant drivers to hit, and cause much more damage to their car when they do. The freshly painted sign, along Highway 12, just be- low Dayton Tractor and Ma- chine's shop at the Port of Columbia, is one of...
DAYTON - The Dayton Schools Facilities Committee on Tuesday decided to delay making a recommendation to the Dayton School Board for a construction bond levy to finance major reconstruction at the schools. The District will not put a levy request before voters in February, as originally expected. According to a statement issued by Superintendent Doug Johnson, at the committee's October 8th meeting, the group determined that they need more public input before moving forward. He said that,...
DAYTON - A committee of school staff and interested citizens has been meeting for more than a year to consider potential renovation and changes to Dayton's School facilities. On October 2, the group was presented with a series of options by consultants from BLRB Architects for major renovations to the high school and elementary school buildings, as well as adding some new construction. The projected costs for the six options presented ranged from approximately $17 million to just over $27 m...
WALLA WALLA - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals invaded Irish country Friday night and racked up six touchdowns on the way to a 42-20 victory over DeSales. Three rushing TDs by Chance Leroue, two keepers by quarterback Owen Lanning and a James Thompkins reception late in the game paced the cards to their dominating win. "The big play was the TD right before the half to go up 29-6," said Bartlow. "That made a huge difference, and scoring before half has proven to be a huge factor in win...
DAYTON - Robert Bridwell pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexual exploitation of a minor and other charges relating to photographs he is alleged to have taken of underage women. Bridwell, 64, of Dayton, was charged last month with 35 felony counts by the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office after his seized cell phone was found with sexually explicit photos. He and his attorney, public defender Dale Slack, entered the not guilty pleas during a hearing in front of Superior Court Judge William Ac...
Art and History are the centerpieces of fall event DAYTON - Last year, Dayton Chamber of Commerce Director Brad McMasters said he was surprised that more than seventy people were eligible for the special Art Crawl drawing. To become eligible, participants must visit every Art Crawl venue and get their program stamped. This year, visits to at least fourteen locations, including galleries, restaurants and offices, will be required to qualify for the drawing. McMasters is expecting even more...
WALLAWALLA-Behind a phenomenal performance by running back Lowden Smith, the Dayton Bulldogs held their own against DeSales Friday night, losing 35-13 on the road. Smith piled up 300 yards rushing on 43 carries and scored two touchdowns. He also had two pass receptions for 18 additional yards and, to top it off, kicked an extra point. Smith also played the whole game on defense at middle linebacker. "He played every single down," on offense and defense," Coach Dean Bickelhaupt said of Smith....
DAYTON - Dayton's standout forward Ian Smay scored four goals Saturday as the Bulldogs won the second of a pair of weekend matches against Trout Lake in Dayton. The Mustangs broke out to a 2-0 lead before the Bulldogs made their comeback. "It was rewarding to see the team continue to play hard throughout the game and come back from a deficit," said coach DJ Frame. "They are believing in themselves. We were able to keep a fast paced game due to our subs." Forward Roy Han had one goal and an...
DAYTON - Now in his seventh year as Dayton's first soccer coach, DJ Frame is beginning to reap some rewards for his efforts. "Our players are learning to control the ball better," Frame said. So far this year, much of Dayton's offense has come from forwards Ian Smay and Roy Han. Smay and Han each scored hat tricks (three goals in one game) in the Bulldogs' victory over Northport in September. Smay had four more goals in a 5-2 victory over Trout Lake on Saturday in Dayton. Han, an exchange stude...
DAYTON - At about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a couple of employees wear- ing jackets collected per- sonal item from the Farm Service Agency office next to Dayton's Post Office. But soon they were gone and the room was dark. A sign indicated the office would remain dark until congress acts. The inability of congress to agree on a budget exten- sion Monday meant that non-essential government offices and sites throughout the country will remain shut indefinitely. As The Times went to press Tuesday, n...
OROFIO, Ida. - "First of all, this was a quality team we played," WP football coach Jeff Bartlow said of the Orofino Maniacs, after his Cardinals suffered a tough 50-20 loss Friday night on the road in Idaho. Bartlow said the coaching staff tried to prepare their team by showing film of the Orofino squad. "Our kids realized it, but did not maybe believe it until the game started and they saw how athletic they were," Bartlow said. "They flew around on defense and made plays." After the Maniacs...
SPOKANE -- The Dayton soccer team traveled to Spokane over the weekend for two tough matches against northeast Washington schools. After a tough 6-1 loss Friday night to Valley Christian, the Bulldogs cruised to an easy 8-1 victory over Northport. "Scoring opportunities were created by strong defensive play by the back line," said Bulldogs coach D.J. Frame. "The entire back line was strong, with outstanding play by Carlos Oribio, and anchored by Alex Weppler." The dogs took a 3-1 lead into...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance setting a one-year moratorium on the establishment of marijuana-related businesses in the unincorpo- rated part of the county after a public hearing during their regular September 18 meeting. Five days later, on Monday, the Dayton city council approved a similar ordinance, but one with a moratorium expiring after six months. According to Dayton Mayor Craig George, the city's time limit was set because their legal...
WAITSBURG - Coach Jeff Bartlow says the biggest challenge for his WP football team this year will be to replace 13 departing seniors. "Of the 24 spots on the field, only nine return, as we lost our kicker and punter too," he said. The Cardinals enter this season as four-time defending 2B Southeast District champions. But they'll start the year with an untested quarterback in junior Owen Lanning. "We think our defense will be strong," Bartlow said. "We hope to keep our opponents in check to g...
