Articles from the January 2, 2000 edition
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Dayton Teen Dies in Fall
DAYTON - Cody Snider, 17, of Dayton, was found dead Saturday morning by a Columbia County employee near the Rock Hill Transfer Station here. The discovery was made shortly before 10 a.m., when the...
Beasley Wins National Teaching Award
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...
Camp Wooten: Open for Business
CAMP WOOTEN - The snow is gone, and eastern Washington's closest designated Environmental Learning Center in the state parks system is open for business for the 2013 season. Camp Wooten, located a...
The NeNes are Breeding!
It looks like spring has arrived in our valley and the birds definitely think so! The two peacocks, white and blue, are busy displaying for their hens daily, delighting visitors to the Pioneer Park...
Tour of WW Rolls Into Waitsburg This Weekend
WAITSBURG - Organizers of the Tour of Walla Walla bicycle race report that more than 500 riders will compete this year. The first stage is set to begin Friday afternoon, with Pro 1 and 2 men...
SCAC League Meet @ KI-BE - WP Results - 4/9
WP Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 11.37a 8. Alex Dill 12.58a 9. Kobie Brown 12.87a 13. Luke Alexenko 12.99a 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 4. Brendan Donovan 25.30a 5. Alex Dill 25.55a 8. DJ Leroue 27.43a 400 Meters - Varsity -...
Border War-Washington 2B/1B vs Idaho 1A April 9
Dayton Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 20. Andrew Mendoza 13.49 23. Tyler Cooper 13.62 25. Brian Mascall 13.68 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals Tyler Abramson NT 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 8. Brian Mascall 1:02.82 Tim Ihle NT 800 Meters - Varsity...
WP Tracksters Place in Pasco
PASCO - Three WP athletes qualified for the Pasco Invite on Saturday and each did well in competition, setting new personal records and earning a place on the podium. The meet included only the top athletes from 4A schools on down. Out of more t...
WP Struggles in Loss to Mac-Hi
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers dropped a solo affair Tuesday afternoon-the Tigers first game in over two weeks-11-1 to Mac-Hi of Milton-Freewater, Ore. The Tiger loss was only its third of the season, and first by a 10-run margin. WP...
WP’s Master Of Speed
PRESCOTT - It was more than a decade ago, but James Thompkins remembers the night like it was yesterday. He was only six, the youngest of six siblings. They lived with their mother in a crammed...
Dayton Kindergarten Registration
If your child will be 5 years of age as of midnight August 31, please plan to attend a gathering at Day- ton Elementary School on Thursday, April 25, from 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Families may enjoy dinner, register their kindergartners, meet the teacher,...
Dayton Council Opening
There is currently a coun- cil position open on the Dayton City Council as a member moved from the area. The city is looking for someone to fill this position for the remainder of the year. If you are interested, please contact either Mayor Craig...
Port Opens Construction Bids
DAYTON - The Port of Columbia Commissioners opened bids for construction of Building 1 at Blue Mountain Station on April 5. Five bids were received, with a low bid of $1.098 million coming from...
7th Street Repair
The W. 7th Street project is getting ready to start up with the tree removal and utility relocation. Tree re- moval is slated to start on Monday, April 22. Utility work is expected to start a week later on April 29th. This work could possibly cause...
The Right Side of “The Tracks”
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...
BIRTHDAYS
April 19: Stephanie Hinchliffe, Ross Hamann, Bruce Abbey, Frank Brown, Jon Cano and Sabrina and Chandler Savage. April 20: Chris Shaffer, Verla Bushnell, Doris Huffman, Scott Unholz, Mark Leroue, Elisha James, and Elizabeth Henderson, Kyle Martin....
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago April 17, 2003 Three Waitsburg FFA commodity marketing teams placed first, second and third in the nation in a recently completed nationwide contest. The 10 students are members of Waits- burg's FFA chapter, advised by Scott Branson....
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
During early spring, the evening skies over Dayton show like diamonds strewn across black velvet. I love the crisp night air and walks along the wheat fields of my neighborhood. Apparently the neighbor dogs like the walk too, meeting me at the fence...
CROPS
The spring winds that are blowing across the US Mid- western wheat belt are still cold, but they don't quite have the winter teeth that can eat little wheat plants the way they did last week. Overall US Spring wheat planting progress is nil in North...
COMING EVENTS
Live Music Friday Morn- ing! The WHS Rock Band will play at Coppei Coffee Friday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. Coppei Coffee, 137 Main Street, Waitsburg FREE Bluegrass Is For The Birds! A Fundraiser for Pioneer Park Aviary Plaza Theater, 208 Main St,...
ANNIVERSARY
A 1948 dance program indicating that Mr. Dean Low, a Dayton High School senior should dance with Miss Beverly Roberts, a Waitsburg High School sophomore, was the instrument responsible for...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 4-11-13 Deputy on patrol found door knob to building damagedon Preston Avenue. 4-12-13 Theft of UPS delivered package was reported on CoppeiStreet. 4-13-13 Deputy responded to suicidal subject on WheatlandDrive. 4-14-13 Driver stopped on...
Emma Philbrook: Student Life
A h, prom. It comes but once a year and for only a few years in a given lifetime. It's opulent, flashy, hyperbolistic, and occasionally controversial. (Remember last year's vig- orous debate over a certain highly divisive set of grind- ing rules? Goo...
Dear Editor,
The talent show on Satur- day evening was a big suc- cess. The Citizenship Class from the middle school was overwhelmed by the support the community gave them in helping to raise funds for the Brooks family to reestablish their home following a...
Thank You to Brooks Family Contributors
Dear Editor, We just want to say thank you to ALL that have helped us. This would include the Waitsburg Fire District 2, Co- lumbia County 3, and Waits- burg Ambulance Service. And not just agencies that are expected to show up in emergencies, but...
