The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Ten Years Ago August 5, 2004 Waitsburg teacher Becky Wilson has been awarded a week in Montpelier, Virginia, as one of 20 teachers from Washington state chosen to attend a week-long, all-expensepaid Summer Institute at James Madison's Montpelier...

Ten Years Ago July 29, 2004 Area farmers are harvesting at a good clip, according to J.E. McCaw, branch manager, Northwest Grain Growers, and are seeing No. 1 test weights, good quality and "quite good" yields. One field north of Waitsburg reported...

Ten Years Ago July 22, 2004 New Waitsburg Superintendent Carol Clarke's first board meeting didn't provide much of a honeymoon as she and school district directors grappled with a difficult issue surrounding a 6-7 grade split. Dr. Clarke and new...

Ten Years Ago July 15, 2004 Three Waitsburg students made the most of the 2004 Evergreen Boys State, taking advantage of both its seriousness and its opportunities for fun. Representing Waitsburg last month at Central Washington University were Gabe...

Ten Years Ago July 1, 2004 Curiosity got the best of Carol Mae Hodgins, proprietor of the Bullseye Gar-NGrill, when a locked safe came up on the block at Classic Auction in Waitsburg earlier this year. The safe cost $825, Hodgins said, and belonged...

Ten Years Ago June 24, 2004 Kristian E. Hedine of Walla Walla has been chosen to fill the vacancy created after the resignation of long-time City Attorney Bill Bloor. Hedine looks forward to a good relationship with Waitsburg. "I'm very excited to...

Ten Years Ago June 17, 2004 The Walla Walla Stars don't play for money. They don't have shoe deals, or sports drink endorsements, and no one is lined up to get their autographs. However, these young players are starting to earn a reputation as local...

Ten Years Ago June 10, 2004 Bill Bloor, former City Attorney for the City of Waitsburg and member of the Waitsburg Schools Board of Directors was honored last Friday by Mayor Marty Dunn and Superintendent Robbie Johnson for his service to city govern...

Ten Years Ago June 3, 2004 Claudia Hevel, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S.R. Hevel, was recently recognized as the "2004 Honorary Service Award Recipi­ent" from the Los Altos and Mountain View (California) PTA Council. Hevel studied law and is a...

Ten Years Ago May 27, 2004 On Memorial Day, among those we remember are those who made the supreme sacrifice, lake Waitsburg boys Norman B. Estes, Merle Eaton, Tony Lloyd and Bobby Pettichord. But every April 28 for the past 60 years has been a...

Ten Years Ago May 20, 2004 The Days of Real Sport Parade, an annual tradition in Waitsburg, was marked by a stirring tribute to United States servicemen and a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem by Lindsey Thomas of Prescott, daughter of Joe...

Ten Years Ago May 13, 2004 Thirteen students from Christine Pearson's 2003-2003 sixth grade class boarded a school bus in Waitsburg last Thursday, heading to Ft. Lewis to join family and friends in welcoming home the 159th aviation reiment from a...

Ten Years Ago May 6, 2004 Over two dozen Waitsburg residents who lived through World War II, or served in the military during the worldwide conflict, gathered in the former American Legion Banquet Rooms last Thursday to relate to students in Ms....

Ten Year Ago April 29, 2004 Jill Bickelhaupt, the daughter of Dan and Nancy Bickelhaupt, and Gabe Keifel, the son of Michael and Kristi Kiefel, were the recipients of the Junior Achievement Award presented by Masonic Lodges of Southeastern Washington...

Ten Years Ago April 22, 2004 A long list of Waitsburg athletes, scholar athletes, teams ad coaches have been nominated for honors for the 2004 Blue Mountain Sports Awards and Blue Mountain Youth Recognition Evening, slated for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May...

Ten Years Ago April 15, 2004 Three WHS football players that played for the Cards last fall were recently recognized in the All State circles, according to Jeff Bartlow, head coach of the Waitsburg High School football program. Brandon Cole was honor...

Ten Years Ago Thursday, April 8, 2004 Carol Clarke, principal of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School in the Sunnyside School District, Sunnyside, Wash., has been offered and has accepted the position of superinten­dent of schools of the Waitsburg...

Ten Years Ago March 25, 2004 Local students selected from Waitsburg High School Students recently named to the 37th Annual Edition of Who's Who Among American High School Students, 2002-2003 are Emily Hogan, Amy Huwe, Haly Ingle, Ashley Katsel,...

Ten Years Ago March 18, 2004 Veteran parade rider Charlene "Charlee" Long, daugh­ter of Jake and Michelle Long, Waitsburg, will represent the community as Queen of the 2004 Days of Real Sport. The sixteen-year-old is a veteran of many area parades, i...

Ten Years Ago March 11, 2004 A small group of Waitsburg citizens has held the first caucus of the eligibility period Sunday at the home of H. V. "Bill" and Jan Zuger, nominating three-year councilman Marty Dunn as mayor and former Waitsburg City Cler...

Ten Years Ago March 4, 2004 The Waitsburg Cardinal boys are state- bound for the first time since 1996. Later this month, Wait-Hi's Knowledge Bowl team will compete in the state meet in Vancouver, Wash. The team includes Emily Hogan, Katie Brodhead,...

Ten Years Ago February 26, 2004 An 18-foot "History Pole" will not be going up in Preston Park any time soon, the Waitsburg City Council decided after discus­sion of the idea last week. Mayor Randy Hal­ley proposed the concept as a way to obtain an e...

Ten Years Ago February 19, 2004 Mother and daughter, Jackie Penner and Debbie Fortner ended toe 2003 reining circuit, a horse competition scored on arena patterns, with two year-end buckles a piece. Kennewick Police have arrested two more...

Ten Years Ago February 12, 2004 The Waitsburg School district will be looking for a new superintendent following the announcement Wednesday by Robbie Johnson that he will retire in June after 30 years in education. Mindy Nordheim, 18, of Waitsburg,...

Ten Years Ago February 5, 2004 Lydia Roberts, daughter of Ken and Dawn Roberts, was installed as Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Assembly No. 68. The ceremony was held Sunday afternoon, February 1. Three local youths, John David Hock­ersmith, Wyatt Withers...