Articles from the February 27, 2014 edition
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Lunch With Friends
There are no stairs in the Columbia County Senior Center, at least that I could find, and the PA system was turned up a tad louder than I'm used to. But the camaraderie and fellowship I saw there...
By Local Hoopsters Make All-League
WAITSBURG - Several Waitsburg and Dayton basketball players were named to the Southeast 2B District 9 All-League Team. The selections were made by league coaches and were announced on February 19: WP Boys First Team: Corey Brownlee, Senior Owen...
Two Charged in Child Assaults
DAYTON - Walter C. Hartwell, 38, of Dayton, was arrested here Friday and charged with two counts of first degree rape of a child. He is being held in the Columbia County Jail, subject to $100,000 bond. He is scheduled for arraignment on March 6....
Tri-Cities Prep Knocks Cardinals Out of Playoffs
SPOKANE - With a few seconds remaining Saturday night, at the District 7/9 playoffs here, a Tri-Cities Prep outside shot broke a 51 all tie and sent the Waitsburg-Prescott boys basketball team home...
Two District Losses End Dayton’s Season
SPOKANE - The Dayton Girls' Basketball team ran up against a tough pair of northern opponents last weekend at District 7/9 playoffs, and ended their season with two losses. St. Georges 52, Dayton 33...
Newman Earns Spot on State Podium
TACOMA - WP sophomore wrestler Tristan Newman made history his freshman year by becoming the first WP wrestler to make it to State level competition. He set the bar even higher this year, by taking...
FBLA Cleans Up at Conference
DAYTON - Dayton High's Future Business Leaders of America club sent 26 students to the Southeast Regional Winter Business Conference in Kennewick on February 12. They were one of the two largest...
Senior Sentiments
DAYTON - Things seem to be going fairly well at Columbia County Senior Center. We were certainly surprised last week when we came for lunch to find there was a power outage. It didn't take too long to discover that some of us 'do not' cope when...
Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon
DAYTON - The next Christian Women's Connection Luncheon will take place at the Grain House Grill (232 S. Main Street, Dayton) on March 12 from 11:30 to 1:30. Janice Van Deist from Quincy, Wash. will share about organization, both daily and...
Dena Wood: Out and About
WAITSBURG - I have no delusions of being 'Smarter than a Fifth Grader.' In fact, if you read the Feb. 13 issue of The Times, you're probably aware that even a third grade assessment posed somewhat...
Resource Center Levee Update
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center (WRC) served 196 people in January -- an amount nearly equaling 10% of Waitsburg's population. Seventy-seven families from Waitsburg and Prescott received food and new families continue to utilize the...
City of Waitsburg Council Election Dates
WAITSBURG - Ballots for the annual election of Waitsburg mayor and City Council members are expected to mail out March 14 with an election date of April 7. Caucuses must be held between 35 and 25 days prior to the elections; which is February 25...
Commercial Club Meeting
WAITSBURG - The next meeting of the Waitsburg Commercial Club will be Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. The program will feature Jennie Dickenson, Manager of the Port of Columbia. Dickenson will speak about the Blue Mountain...
BIR THDAYS
February 28: Jill McConnell, Brock Winegar, Cindy Hiatt, Sharon McDaniel, Jean Coe, Tressa Johnson, Merry Nelson, David Marr, Todd Dimak and Jeremy Nichols. March 1: Bill Zuger and grandson Jacob Dunn, Norma Chapman, Joan Bottles and Bill Keith....
WEEKLY CALENDAR
8 HIV/AIDS Parent Preview Night Waitsburg Elementary School Library 7 p.m. Following a preview of the materials, parents who wish to have their child excluded from participation in the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program may sign a release form. State l...
POLICE NOTES
Dayton Feb. 18 Suspicious circumstances reported at City Lumber; unfounded. Theft of tools from E. Richmond Avenue residence. Civil standby on W. Main to return belongings and serve criminal trespass. Tree across roadway on N. Touchet Road;...
LETTER
Dear Editor: We would like to express our sincere thanks for the support of friends and family in Waitsburg and Walla Walla after the passing of "Woody" Woodward. We greatly appreciate all the cards, meals, prayers and expressions of caring. A...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago March 4, 2004 The Waitsburg Cardinal boys are state- bound for the first time since 1996. Later this month, Wait-Hi's Knowledge Bowl team will compete in the state meet in Vancouver, Wash. The team includes Emily Hogan, Katie Brodhead,...
Family Assessment Response: Addressing Family Challenges
"I' m from the government, and I'm here to help." Everyone jokes about this overused phrase, as it represents skepticism of government overreaching in our lives. As a Republican, I too often see...
The Sociopolitical Implications of the Sacco-Vinzetti Appeal
I'm sitting in the back room staring at a computer screen full of blank white pixels. At the other end of the house, my mother and brother are watching Monsters University. Our house is a small...
Mind Games
Each week during the school year, The Times almost always devotes the front of our second section to high school sports. Athletics are an important part of school life, and in our small towns, they are an important part of community life. When WP or...
An Artsy Agenda
WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg is working hard to make their little burg even more appealing. The addition of art pieces to Main Street and at the site of the former Wait's Mill were among the...
City Reviews Levee Inspection
WAITSBURG - During Last week's Waitsburg City Council meeting, John Wells, Project Engineer for Anderson Perry & Associates, gave recommendations on how the City should best respond to levee...
