Articles from the January 20, 2011 edition
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District And Coaches Settle
WAITSBURG - Volleyball coaches Jessie and Katie Buehler said they felt exonerated Tuesday night after the Waitsburg School District took the formal step of "vacating" their suspensions at a special meeting of its board. "The Board has determined that...
BIRTHDAYS
January 20: Joan Leid, Wilma Johnson, Judy Jackson, Justin Hill, Jack and Jill Largent, Becky Pearson, Ken Jantz, Tricia White, Ryan Abbey. January 21: Paige Wood, Haily Larsen, Vicki Christensen, Tony Scott, Amanda James, Joe Gagnon, Rick Davis,...
THANK YOU
The family of Stanley Pearson, Jr. would like to express our sincere thanks to all who reached out to support us during our recent loss. Our burden has been eased by your unselfish gifts, including kind words, food, flowers, donations of time and...
WEDDING
Marci Jo Lanning and Jorge Martinez were married Oct. 2, 2010, on a beautiful day at Lewis and Clark State Park in Dayton. The daughter of Mark and Joanna Lanning of Dayton, Marci Jo graduated from...
Beatrice June Wisdom Smith
Beatrice June Wisdom Smith, 95, died on January 11, 2011. A private Memorial Service will be held at Church of the Apostles in Oro Valley, Arizona. Bea- trice's ashes will be buried in Waitsburg in...
Bullying: State Law Revisions
School districts in the state are taking a hard look at their policies prohibiting bullying and harassment. New state rules will make it mandatory for school boards to adopt revisions to current policies by August of this year. New requirements will...
Stolen Car Chase
WAITSBURG - Waitsburgers experienced a real, live car chase in town Monday. It began as a routine patrol late in the morning as Walla Walla County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Bush made his rounds. On Murphy Street Bush noticed a white Honda Civic parked...
Strong Start
SANDPOINT, ID - Hosted by Schweitzer Mountain Resort , the Chad Engstrom Memorial Race is traditionally the first race of the season for the Emerald Empire Youth Ski League (EEYSL). The Bluewood Alpine Race Team (BART) is one of seven EEYSL member...
Two More Wins For WP Boys
WALLA WALLA - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals and DeSales went head to head in a tough league game Saturday in Walla Walla. When it was all said and done, the Cardinals came out on top with a close...
Bulldogs Taste Sweet Victory
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs took DeSales into overtime on Saturday and then slammed home a victory, beating this tough team 52-44 in the last four minutes of the game. DeSales, a league team who...
WP Girls Bowl Over Irish
WALLA WALLA - The Lady Cardinals walked on to the Irish courts tied with the rival team 3-0 in the league Friday night. When WP walked away, they left with their heads held high as they took the lead...
Community Pillar For Four Decades
DAYTON - After 37 years with Columbia Rural Electric Association, Glenn Hagfeldt will retired on January 31. He started with the rural energy cooperative on February 1, 1974. "I'm an engineer and I...
POLICE NOTES
1-17: Drugs. Marijuana pipe found in car and possession of marijuana less than 40 grams on U.S. Highway 12 near Dayton. 1-16: Suspicious. Suspicious vehicle reportedly parked across from a cabin on Maloney Mountain Road, offloaded four-wheelers,...
Wine & Country Living
This morning I watched a gaggle of snow geese honk their way over the house, flying north. I looked up between their feathered underbellies, little orange legs tucked tightly under their bodies, and caught a glimpse of the lavender sky, dappled in vi...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago February 1, 2001 Recycling is catching on-use of recycling facilities in Waitsburg increased 62 percent in 2000. Some 35,320 lbs. of newsprint, 5, 180 lbs. of clear glass, 2,700 lbs. of aluminum, 4, 920 lbs. of brown glass and 10,720...
125 Years Of Stories
DAYTON - When a building grows to be as old as the First Christian Church in Dayton, it collects stories. The 125-year-old structure has stood on the corner of Third and Park streets in Dayton overloo...
BRIEFS
BMX ON THE AGENDA WAITSBURG - During the Waitsburg City Council meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Lions Club Community Building, city leaders will discuss the BMX track site location. They will also take their annual look at utility rates to...
A “Simple” Life Around The Piano
I was reading about life "being simple" in Dayton in 1902 from a booklet printed in 2002 celebrating Grace Episcopal Church's centennial. "Only 14 percent of the homes in the entire country had a bathtub," it read. I noticed there was no mention of...
The Gift Of A Hand
Editor's Note: This is the fifth and last installment about the work of Clear Path International. Imbert Matthee is one of the organization's co-founders. Its mission is to offer medical and...
Times Announces New Scholarship Program
A few weeks ago, Dayton High School senior Davy Philips was sitting behind a table in the entrance to the gym during one of the Bulldogs' evening basketball games. He had a number of silent auction items laid out for patrons to bid on, including a...
What Goes Around... Comes Around
WAI T SBURG - The conversation didn't last long. Ross Hamann recalls how he was helping a Cycle Oregon official in the food line under one of the giant tents set up near the Cardinals football field...
