Articles from the January 5, 2012 edition
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Wheat, gold and the U.S. Dollar -- all internationally visible, all affecting everyday life for most of us, even if we pay no attention at all. Wheat export prices are determined by competitive...
BIRTHDAYS
January 5: Fred Rankin, Barb Colby, Willard Cameron, James Wood, Terry John, Aaron Jones and Ted Seaton. January 6: Kurtis Reser, Maddie Callahan. January 7: Cecil Webber, Erma Gilbertson, Patrick Donnelly, Jim Hofer, Alice Webber and Kristyn Scott....
State Cuts Drug Task Force
DAYTON - State funding for the Drug Task Force that helped bust last summer's big marijuana grows and helped reduce the availability of drugs in the Touchet Valley was eliminated last month. The drug...
Helen B. Drake
March 1, 1923 - December 14, 2011 Dayton resident, Helen B. Drake, 88, died December 14, 2011, at her daughter's home. Recitation of the Rosary will be 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2011, followed by a Memorial Mass at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday,...
WP Beats Endicott
WAITSBURG -- The WP Cardinals took a non-league victory over the St. John Endicott Eagles last Friday night, 86-62. The Cardinals started things off with Billy Brown out-jumping his opponent for the...
Cardinals Miss Final Shot, Fall Short
WAITSBURG -- The WP Cardinals were defeated, 47-49, in the final minutes of last Tuesday's matchup against the Weston McEwen Tigerscots. The Cardinals were first to put points on the board when...
Cardinal Girls Clip Eagles’ Wings
WAITSBURG -- The WP Lady Cardinals added another "W" to their record with a 45- 29 victory over the St. John Endicott Eagles. The Eagles grabbed the opening tip off, but it took mere seconds before WP...
Dogs’ First Win
DAYTON -- Right after she scored the first two points in the game against Lacross Washtucna Friday afternoon, McKayla Bickelhaupt knew this match was going to be different than the others her team had played so far this season. The junior, who laid...
WP’s Press Breaks WM
WAITSBURG -- The WP Lady Cardinals held off Weston McEwen's fullcourt pressure for a 38-32 victory over the Tigerscots last Tuesday at Kison Court. It was a defensive game from the start as both...
Larue Brings Home Gold For Tigers
BOARDMAN, Ore. - Tiger wrestler Dalton Larue brought home the first gold medal for the new WP wrestling team, defeating two other wrestlers to win in his new 160-pound weight class during the Riversid...
Bulldogs Win Home Tournament
DAYTON -- For the undefeated 2011 Bulldog boys basketball team, the third annual Dayton Holiday Tournament was about milestones. Not only did the boys become the first Dayton team to win the three-year-old winter tournament, but senior Garett Turner...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Once again, I had a frosted bottle of California Vintner, Randall Grahm's, 2007 Le Cigare Volant on the table in front of me and a first of the season, cracked crab. I was in heaven and hoped no one noticed my drooling. A friend joined me on the...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 1-1 Four garbage cans taken on Maple Street. Prescott 12-28 Found property at the Tuxedo, bumper and license plate that fell off a car, returned to owner in Walla Walla. Dayton 12-27 Parking problem on Main Street. Suspicious circumstances...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago January 10, 2002 The new year brings new restaurants and new faces to Waitsburg: Jennifer, Jordan and Craig French from Midloathian, Texas, will open the Flour Mill Bakery on Main Street. Across the street, Patricia Sanders offers South...
City Will Pick Up Your Christmas Tree
WAITSBURG -- The City of Waitsburg is coming by and picking up citizens Christmas trees. All that residents have to do is put them out in the street by the curb and public works crew will come by and pick up them up. Service will extend through the...
Get Ready To Take The Plunge!
WAITSBURG - Joanna Lanning is getting ready to take the plunge. Last year, Lanning, and two Waitsburgers, Patty Hazelwood and Vicki Hamann, took a dip in the Columbia River to raise money for Special...
BRIEFS
JANUARY BILL TO REFLECT SURCHARGE WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg would like to let the citizens know the fuel surcharge approved as a part of the new solid waste agreement with Basin Disposal will be present on the utility bills that will be...
CORRECTION
In Judith Henderson's Wine and Country Living column Dec. 15, the author misused a word. The story was meant to read Abott's "infallible plate."...
The BURG
I always get a feeling of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies Smiling At Me" when I see the beautiful Blue Mountains, spotting them as I drive back and forth to Walla Walla. This feeling is felt many times by many people over the years. Many people tell me...
Bruce Museum Is Growing
On behalf of the Waitsburg Historical Society board, I would like to thank all those who have helped us to restore, maintain and operate the Bruce Memorial Museum. This is a great source of pride for...
“Despicable”
We've been meaning to write about this sore subject for some time. Waitsburg resident Clyde Burdine finally inspired us to take it on when he stopped the Times publisher on his way back from a jog up Whoop Em Hollow Road. Burdine, who drives up and...
Cuts Hit County Budget Hard
DAYTON - Columbia County's 2012 budget is slightly higher than in 2011, but because of state funding cuts, a few integral departments will be losing a substantial amount of money from the previous year. "We're trying to maintain our level of...
BORN TO RIDE
WALLA WALLA - For nearly 50 years, horse-loving women in the Walla Walla Valley have had a place to call their own. In 1962, the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association was created to bring together...
