Articles from the May 3, 2012 edition
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Dayton Man Faces First- Degree Murder Charges
DAYTON - The Columbia County Prosecutor on Wednesday was expected to file first-degree murder charges against a Dayton man accused of fatally shooting his wife at the couple's home on South Third...
Joseph Shuba: "I Ruined Everything"
The Times DAYTON - Tipsy, deep in debt, recovering from a winter car accident and stressed out from a fight with his wife, Joseph Shuba snapped on Sunday evening, went into the couple's bedroom to get his .22-caliber pistol, returned to the kitchen w...
Robotics Rookies Succeed
DAYTON -- The Dayton High School Robotics Team came home from the World Championship Robotics Competition in St. Louis, Mo., with a trophy. From among 100 robotics entries in the Bulldogs' division, the Dayton team with its "Skid Steer" robot placed...
The Bard In The Classroom
DAYTON - Dayton and Waitsburg students dove into Shakespeare's writings head first recently by working with professional actors in the classroom and even seeing some of the famous playwright's work...
Louis Donnelly
Louis Donnelly passed peacefully in his sleep on April 13, 2012 at his home near Sacramento aftera3yearbattlewith lung cancer. He was born to Richard and Rita Donnelly in Walla Walla on June 2, 1955...
WP Tracksters Maintain Success
MILTON-FREEWATER - WP maintained its successful season last Wednesday by placing first and second in the men's and women's track and field competition at Shockman Field. The Cardinals went up against some tough teams on Wednesday. McLoughlin, De- Sal...
Dayton Makes Strides
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs and other local track and field teams faced wind, hail and rain last Wednesday during a track meet in Dayton, but the Bulldog athletes ran through the conditions and came out with some great times and distances. The...
Dogs 3rd In League
ROSALIA - The Lady Bulldogs are in third place in their league with a 6-4 record after splitting a doubleheader with Tekoa-Oakesdale- Rosalia Saturday. But the Dogs won't know for some time whether...
WP Tigers Split Against Irish, Patriots
WALLA WALLA - After splitting its doubleheader game against DeSales Tuesday, the Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers are focusing on Saturday's game against St. John- Endicott in preparation for the playoffs....
Dogs Clip Eagles’ Wings In Last Home Game
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs handily defeated the St. John-Endicott-La- Crosse-Washtucna Eagles in two games last Tuesday, first blowing away the competition, 10-0, and then beating them, 8-4. Head...
WP Tigers Win Playoff Berth
WALLA WALLA - The 2012 WP Tigers softball team is virtually guaranteed a playoff berth at the state qualifier in Pasco later this month, despite Tuesday night's doubleheader loss against DeSales. Afte...
Libri Grant Provides Books For Kids
WAITSBURG - The Weller Public Library in Waitsburg now boasts about 70 new books to entertain children of all ages through the summer months. Library Manager Rosie Warehime said the addition of the...
Who Were The Shubas?
DAYTON - Suzanne Shuba was always a talkative member of the Crazy Crafters, a group of about a dozen Dayton ladies who get together on Thursdays to try out new craft techniques from painting on rocks to making corn husk dolls. Shuba, who joined the...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 4-22 DUI accident on Maple Street, subject transported to Dayton General. 4-24 Disorderly conduct on Middle Waitsburg Road, subject arrested. 4-25 Telephone harassment reported on East Seventh Street. 4-27 Simple assault between neighbors o...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
One of the oldest wineries in the region, Leonetti Cellars has produced a marvelous '09 merlot wine. Winemaker Gary Figgins expresses his winemaking philosophy: "Quality without Compromise." His hard work shows in this merlot, the Leonetti Cabernet...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago May 3, 2002 Waitsburgites: Sign up for block watch and Citizens' Patrol. City Crew Supervisor Dan Katsel read the list from a notebook he keeps in his pocket. Caused members of the city crew to spend time serving their community....
ENGAGED
Gene and Mickie Winnett are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Z. Davidson to Phillip Chad Bratelie. Chad is the son of Dan and Ronda Bratlie of Stanfield. Kristen is a 2002...
Smiley Named Interim CEO
DAYTON - As the Columbia County Health System prepares to say goodbye to its CEO Charlie Button on May 9, it is making progress on finding his successor. About one month ago, Button announced he was...
BRIEFS
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED WAITSBURG - The Koinonia Club is accepting letters of interest from Waitsburg High School alumni and graduating seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded to the chosen applicant. The letters are due May 18. Please turn in the...
WHS Honor Roll
From The Editor: The Times did not receive the names of the seniors who achieved 4.0s for last week's issue. Seniors 4.0 Zach Bartlow Taylor Doepker Kayla Huxoll...
CORRECTION
In the April 26 edition of the Times, a story about the Waitsburg swimming pool contained incorrect information about how the Dayton city pool is funded. Maintenance and operation of Dayton's pool is funded solely by the city's current expense fund...
BIRTHDAYS
May 2: Kevin Davis, Patsy Fredericks, Bill Hopwood, Roger Hillis and TerriLynn Stensgar. May 3: Alexander Reese, Hanna Becker, Dorothy Wolfe and Andrew Peterson. May 4: Liya Senter, Tom Land, Harry Thompson, Anna Ray and Ashley Janovich. May 5: Jim...
CROPS
The single, largest potential market mover for wheat (and many other commodities) today is China. This is a very old story, told over and over again through the years. Most market observers have become indifferent to melodramatic analyses of Chinese...
