Articles from the January 13, 2011 edition
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Waitsburg Wins Again
WAITSBURG - What's a patriot? One of the answers you might expect to get from a member of the American Legion Auxiliary is "service in the U.S. Military." But that was not the first thought that came...
Dr. Alfred Stanley Pearson, Jr.
Alfred S. Pearson, Jr., beloved husband, father and friend, passed away on January 6, 2011, at his home. He was a graduate of WSU and received his doctorate of dentistry from the University of...
Big Money For Local Salmon Recovery
DAYTON - When Columbia and Walla Walla counties receive $1.8 million in grants already approved this year to fix damaged rivers and streams, replace failing culverts and replant riverbanks with the goal of helping bring local salmon populations from...
Mule Show “Is A Go”
DAYTON - The contract for the fairgrounds has been signed, the chuck wagons have been lined up, the judges have been booked, a title sponsor has been found and the schedule for four days of... Full story
Plunging For A Cause
WAITSBURG - Don't let the hats fool you. These ladies, all on the staff of the Waitsburg School District, aren't chicken. They'll be taking the Polar Plunge and will be "Freezing For A Reason" on...
The Team That Can
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs may have lost against Liberty Christian Saturday, but they now know they can win games because they did so twice in a row: against WWVA 41-37 on Thursday and against... Full story
Seven Make All State
SEATTLE - You may have missed it over the holidays. But almost three weeks after the football season ended, the 2010 Waitsburg-Prescott team reeled in more recordsetting recognition for their...
Cardinals Run Past Asotin
WAITSBURG - Both Cardinals basketball teams succeeded this year where they failed last year. They beat top-ranked Asotin Friday and remained undefeated in the league this far into the season. They...
STORK CALL
Boaz Josiah Green, son of Paul and Carley Green, was born Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at Walla Walla General Hospital. Boaz weighed 7 lbs. 9 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. Proud grandparents include Kraig and CJ Horlacher of Waitsburg and Brad and Amie...
BIRTHDAYS
January 13: Wes Romine, Janine John, Megan Withers, Kevin House. January 14: Maxine Cecil, Janice Davis and Greg Smith. January 15: Kayla Turner, Allene Severtsen, Glenn Baker, Wade Done, Melinda Lambert, Justin Kirk, Jesse Archer and Jack Sherlock....
BRIEFS
NEW HOMICIDE TRIAL DAYTON - Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell will try one more time to have 50-year-old James Colbert convicted of vehicular homicide in superior court March 7-8. Colbert was involved in a one-vehicle rollover on Tucannon Road o...
Wine & Country Living
Feeling a little blue this weekend having not been able to celebrate the holidays with family in California due to booked engagements, I pulled myself together and caught the 7:45 out of Pasco to Phoenix. I had agreed to speak to a room of guests at...
POLICE NOTES
1-10: Burglary. Residents on W. 2nd Street in Waitsburg reported a burglary in their home on Monday. They believe the suspect entered through a basement window. The back door was open and their dog was out when they arrived home. The suspect pried...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago January 25, 2011 The Waitsburg Lions Club members discussed building a bicycle motocross course for young people as a community project. The roof project on Towne Hall is complete. Board members learned that Gillespie Roofing, Inc. of...
Eager Beavers Worry Hofers
WAITSBURG - Al - though Cindy Hofer loves the beavers who visit the family farm on the banks of Coppei Creek, she gets nervous when they settle in. Last week, she and her husband, Gary, asked an... Full story
BRIEFS
FOOD BANK CENTER MEETING WAITSBURG - At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, organizers of the Waitsburg Food Bank will meet to discuss its relocation and expansion at its planned new AmericanWest Bank location. The new center's board had its first meeting on Dec.... Full story
Using Better Tools Against Crime
John Turner, the new Walla Walla County Sheriff, got off to a running start last week when he formally introduced his new team to the media and to area law enforcement colleagues, including newly re-elected Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler. The...
Honor Your Veterans
A sk any third grade boy how many types of guns they know, and you'll get an impressive list. Broaden the category to war weapons, and you'll also be amazed. But ask them how many war heroes they have...
My Patriotic Role
I am proud of America, and I believe that is a good way to express my patriotic role as a young United States citizen. I am only in eighth grade, and as I grow up I am sure I will feel even more proud of my country. To be a patriot is to love your co... Full story
Calling All Citizens
We want to congratulate Waitsburg High School freshman Meara Baker for winning the prestigious Americanism essay contest from the American Legion Auxiliary. Baker's essay, which broadly discusses what she feels her patriotic duties are as a U. S....
Council To Hear Case For BMX Track
WAITSBURG - When you walk Taggert Road with Waitsburg City Councilman Scott Nettles, he can point to all the changes that have taken place here over the past seve ral de- cades. After all, he grew up...
Life In The Drug Corridor
DAYTON - Andy Maheras was a teacher at Walla Walla High School last May when a big shipment of heroin came through the Walla Walla Valley. He saw the effect that had on the community, an area already... Full story
