Articles from the February 24, 2011 edition
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WP: District Champs x 2
WALLA WALLA - How did they do it? One word: Belief. Belief in themselves, belief in their teammates, belief in their coaches, belief in their community, belief in victory. Belief was a recurring...
WP Men Win, Women Knocked Out Of Playoffs
SPOKANE - The WP men beat Brewster 63-50 in their first state playoff round and are in the final eight, returning to Spokane to play at the Arena on Thursday. The WP women made it to the final 12 before getting knocked out by White Swan on Friday...
BIRTHDAYS
February 24: Susan Segraves, Jason Wheeler, Helen Porter, Eric Nunn, Wanda Gales, Dane Henze, Misty Reid, Andy Maib, Martha Kenney, David Danforth, and David Baker. February 25: Diane Dill, LeAnne Piersol, Lana Herrera. February 26: Dena Wood,...
The WOO Cleanup Crew
DAYTON - The WOO Crew, a racing team competing under the Inland Northwest series of the United States of America Snowboard Association, had several members clean up the competition on February 13 at W...
BART Skiers Finish At Top
NORTH POWDER, OR - The Bluewood Alpine Race Team youth skiers attended their only nonleague event this past weekend, February 19- 20, at Anthony Lakes Ski Area. Bluewood skiers captured 12 podium spot...
BRIEFS
TWELVE MAKE ALL DISTRICT WAITSBURG - Twelve Touchet Valley basketball players made All District. From the Waitsburg Prescott men's team, they are: junior Zach Bartlow and senior Kris Cady on All District First team. Senior Matt Hamilton made Honorabl...
Bulldogs Place Third In District
WALLA WALLA - Dayton brought plenty of spirit, plenty of fans and plenty of energy to George Ball Court on Saturday night, but they didn't bring enough net to carry them on to state. The Bulldogs put...
WP And Irish Trade Lead Nine Times; But Cardinals Get The One That Counts
WALLA WALLA - The Cardinals and the Irish traded the lead in their district tournament game nine times, indicating how close the game was until the final minute or so. That's when DeSales' fouls...
Hooping To TheTop Of The Heap
WALLA WALLA - A field shot from Bulldog Garett Turner circled the hoop and spun out instead of going in. Minutes later, on the other side of the court, Cardinal Matt Hamilton battled for the ball...
One Corridor, One Brand
WALLA WALLA - Business entities from the Touchet Valley attended a presentation of a "way finding" initiative Thursday that would use road signs to brand the 30-mile travel corridor from Dayton to...
BRIEFS
GROBIZ SHOW MARCH 18-19 WALLA WALLA - GroBiz 2011, the Walla Walla area's newest premier business event, is just around the corner March 18 and 19 at Walla Walla Community College. The two days will include a business conference on Friday, March 18,...
Larry Pitcher: Pioneering In Cyberspace
PRESCOTT - In a tradition beginning with his Oregon pioneer ancestors, Prescott businessman Larry Pitcher has taken to pioneering in cyberspace. He and his family have settled down on a small farm...
POLICE NOTES
2-21: Abandoned Vehicle. Abandoned vehicle reported on McKay/Alto Road near Dayton. Upon investigation it was found to be a stolen vehicle from Walla Walla. 2-20: Accident. A vehicle on Patit Road outside Dayton was involved in a non-injury...
Wine & Country Living
This afternoon, Wild Bill of Wild Bill's Organic Patit Street Garden, Dayton, and I had our seasonal over-the-fence-visit. Bill's in the planning stages of his 2011 organic summer garden. In a couple of months he'll plant various leafy greens, corn,...
Lyle L. Luellen
Lyle L. Luellen passed away on February 19, 2011, in St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 72 years, 4 months, and 23 days of age. Services were arranged by Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, on February...
Shelly Jones
Shelly Jones passed away February 10, 2011, in Lakeway Harbor, Texas. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Shelly was born to Kermit D. and Delores L. (Belanger) Jones. She grew up in Waitsburg, Wash. After graduating with the...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago March 1, 2001 Edna Thomas was named Most Inspirational Citizen by the City of Prescott at a dinner in the Prescott School this week. About 190 friends gathered to participate in the recognition. Citizens of Waitsburg gear up for the...
Cheering For Jayden
DAYTON - When the Bulldogs cheerleaders get together to raise spirits, they mean business - on the field, on the court or in matters of the heart. Next Tuesday, March 1, the 12 young women will show...
BRIEFS
COUNCIL DENIES DEVELOPERS WAITSBURG - Waitsburg City Councilors denied a reprieve request by Walla Walla area developers David Corbett and Mark Jones last Wednesday. Three years ago, city councilors approved a subdivision plan, Waitsburg Estates,...
Horse Culture Here As Old As Waitsburg
Wai t sburg has always had a "thing" about horses ever since it was first settled in the 1850s. Horses supplied the power, which has made this a successful farming community. The difference now is that the horse power is mechanical. City authorities...
“Now Is The Time”
Lindseys Embark On Adventure From The Heart WAITSBURG- Not quite a quarter century on the planet, Cole and Brittany Lindsey found themselves at a crossroads late last year. Cole, now 25, had worked...
Of Mind And Body
The Cardinals are going to Spokane, where we wish them the very best of luck. We hope they go far, very far. But even if they don't come back with a single win, their historic double district championship is already a huge victory - not just for the...
Everything But The Races
DAYTON - Dayton Days will not "go dark" this year, thanks in part to the Columbia County Fair Board, but it will not likely offer any horse racing. The Washington State Horseracing Commission decided earlier this month to give only six days of racing...
Wrestling New High School Sport For The Whole Valley?
WAI T SBURG - Trenton Kitselman started wrestling when he was 12. He was still living in Forks at the time. Then his family moved to Waitsburg about three years ago and he joined the Matbirds. For...
