Articles from the January 27, 2011 edition
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Saturday Fire Destroys Historic Barn
WAITSBURG - A historic barn on Bolles Road in Waitsburg burnt down mid day Saturday in the town's second major fire in less than a week. The barn owned by Patty Mantz and, at about 160 years old, believed to be one of the oldest in the state, caught...
By Sheriff Seeks Adam Hermanns As "Fire Witness"
WAITSBURG - The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office is requesting local residents' assistance in locating Adams Hermanns, whom they call "a potential witness" to Tuesday night's fire at his parents' residence on W. 2nd Street in Waitsburg. "We are...
BIRTHDAYS
January 27: Diane Estes, Micki Box, Gayle Broom, Casey Acevedo. January 28: Tana Lynch, Jack Cyr and Jennifer Thames. January 29: Dan McKinley, Carol James, Wm. Hoops and Marci Jo Lanning. January 30: Aaren Lindsey, Hudson Reser, Maxine Attebury,...
SERVICEMAN
Army Pfc. Jeffery M. Hofer has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Hofer graduated in 2009 from Waitsburg High School. He is the son of Waitsburg residents Jeffrey T. Hofer and...
Floyd T. McCauley
Floyd T. McCauley, 95, died Jan. 18, 2011, at Booker Rest Home in Dayton. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at United Methodist Church in Dayton. Pastor Bill will officiate. Floyd was born March 1, 1915, in Dayton to... Full story
Council Denies BMX Land Use For Second Time
WAITSBURG - Saying they support Waitsburg's youths but couldn't see the viability of Tawnya and Greg McVey's BMX track concept, the city's council voted for a second time to deny the use of up to five acres of city land for the project last...
Local Racers Place High In New Olympic Sport
SPOKANE - The WOO Crew, an area Snowboard and Ski Cross team, took top honors at the Inland Northwest United States of America Snowboard Association race, led by veteran Sarah Kohler, 22, at Mt....
Bulldogs Bite TCP
DAYTON - The Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars proved no match for the Bulldogs Friday night as both of Dayton's men's and women's teams took top score in league match-ups. The Lady Bulldogs were triumphant...
WP Sinks Touchet
WAITSBURG - The Cardinals were already looking ahead to Saturday's tough away game against Asotin. But first there were the Touchet Indians Tuesday night, by now a mere bump in the road to one of the...
Cardinals Start Round 2 With League Victories
WAITSBURG - Neither Cardinals basketball team had much trouble with the Liberty Christian Patriots, beating them handily at Kison Court Friday night. But the wins had their significance since they...
Undisputable Evidence Of Polar Plunge Activity
The three brave ladies from Waitsburg did it. From left to right in the foreground (first shot), plungers Joanna Lanning, Patty Hazelwood and Vickie Hamann take the jump into the 38-degree water of...
Plans Drawn Up For New Press Box Building
WAITSBURG - The Cardinals Booster Club needs to raise at least $19,000 if it wants to break ground for a new press box and equipment storage building in late spring, according to members of the...
Touchet Valley Rivals Meet Again
DAYTON - The big question in the Touchet Valley this weekend: Could the Bulldogs trip up the Cardinals' unbroken winning streak in round two of league match-ups? Try as it might, Dayton was unable to...
Commercial Club Hears From Waitsburg Mayor
WAITSBURG - Under the new mayor and city council, Waitsburg has continued to invest in its basic infrastructure and avoided the kind of budget woes other communities face. That was the message Mayor Walt Gobel shared with members of the Commercial... Full story
That Sweet Smell In Dayton Comes From...
DAYTON - Some say that David and Jule Keller work magic in the kitchen. The Waitsburg couple once crafted a fire- breathing dragon with flour, water, eggs, sugar and butter. "The little birthday boy... Full story
BRIEFS
PORT PREPARES TO BREAK GROUND DAYTON - The Port of Columbia's long-planned venture Blue Mountain Station will finally break ground on its 28 acres west of town along Highway 12 this spring, Port Manager Jennie Dickinson announced last week. Phase...
County Economy Needs Boost
DAYTON - The trend in Columbia County's economy shows that nonfarm jobs continue to decline while the value of area farm production has suffered during most of the past decade, according to data presented last Thursday evening at the Liberty Theater...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago February 8, 2001 Established in 1998 to fund salmon habitat restoration efforts, Washington's Salmon Recovery Funding Board authorized more than $1 million in grants for habitat restoration and protection projects in southeast Washingto... Full story
POLICE NOTES
1-23: Theft. Several items taken from a yard on 4th Street, Dayton, over time including a pickup bed extension. Illegal Burn. Illegal brush pile burn reported on Patit Road, Dayton. Theft. Theft of a snowboard reported at Ski Bluewood. 1-22:... Full story
Wine & Country Living
While visiting wineries along the North Coast this week, I had the fortune to dine with friends in Mendocino, who served a wonderful Chicken Tandoori. I love this dish and always thought I needed to have a Tandoori pot to make it in. I guess figurati...
BRIEFS
COUNCIL RENEWS POWER DEALS DAYTON - The Dayton City Council did not take action Monday night regarding an application by Columbia Rural Electric Association for a right-of-way permit in town. During the city's public hearing, two or three of the two...
Thronson “Not Liable” For Fire
DAYTON - Former Columbia County District Judge Charles Thronson was vindicated Tuesday afternoon after he spent more than two years defending himself against a civil lawsuit filed by his neighbors...
Starbuck RV Park Unfairly Singled Out For Sewer Fee Increase
Dear Editor: Starbuck City Council members Ruth Shearer and Fred White have decided that I should have sewer rates raised on the three-space McNeil RV Park and Dump. Ruth leads you to believe that Darver put this RV park and dump in secretly or...
