Articles from the February 28, 2013 edition
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Waitsburg Finds Us in Small Texas Town
SATTLER, Texas - It is conceivable that we could have been further from Waitsburg that day, say, in the far coves of coastal Maine or the swamps of Florida. But as it was, we were very far from the To...
MARCH CALENDAR
1 Tuxedo Bar & Grill 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Dance Music 4 Toddler Storytime (every Monday) Dayton Memorial Library 11 to 11:30 a.m. Storytime for ages 1 through 3 years. Baby Storytime (every Monday) Dayton Memorial Library 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Storytime...
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Prescott Pool Needs New Lift
PRESCOTT - A feder- ally mandated enforcement of the Americans with Dis- abilities Act (ADA) poses a big problem for the Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District and Prescott pool users. The new...
Hoops For Hearts Gets Kids Moving
One of my fondest memories of physical education in elementary school was Hoops for Heart day. It was a field day of activities unlike sports - which seemed to me like the choreographed taunting f...
WP Athletes Sign College Letters
WAITSBURG - Hard work really does pay off for two Waitsburg athletes who signed letters of intent and claimed scholarships this week. Three-sport athlete Dalton Estes will focus his energy on...
WOE IS ‘B’
Friday, Saturday and Sunday mark the 70 or 80-somethingth edition of the Washington state B basketball tournament in Spokane. Well, actually it’s only the eighth Class 1B and eighth Class 2B to...
Waitsburg-Prescott Winter Sports Special Award Winners:
Cheerleaders Team vote: Most Valuable - KendraRoberts Most Inspirational - Bailey Edwards Most Improved - Rhiannon Chapman Girls' Basketball Team Vote: Most Inspirational - KatyHofer Most Improved -- Samantha Fedderson Coach Awards: Defensive Pl...
Thank You
The family of Don Hodgson wishes to ex- press out sincere ap- preciation and thanks to family, friends, the Dayton School District, and Don's students for the outpouring of caring and support we have received in Don's passing. The gift of bal-...
MINUTES
Dayton City Council Minutes February 25, 2013 Consent Agenda: Prior minutes and payroll vouch- er payments are approved. Committee/Board/Com- mission Reports: Dan Nysoe, Public Safety Committee chairman, will report on Feral Cat Program and Creating...
Caldwell is New Emergency Director
DAYTON - Lisa Caldwell's job is to expect the unexpected. What hap- pens when the next flood arrives? Or the next big wildfire? The next disaster might be something new and different, like a plane...
MINUTES
Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District Min- utes January 14, 2013 Reports: Record Hours Commissioners volun- teered this month: Commissioners hours volunteered this month were: 24; community volunteer hours this month = 5 hours by Doug Warnock...
Caucuses Open
Caucuses for city elections must be held no ear- lier than 35 days prior to the election, Tuesday, Feb. 26. The caucus window is open for 10 days and ends on March 7. All caucus results must be filed with the City Clerk by the end of business the...
Emma Philbrook: Student Life
The WHS student body took its annual ski trip last Thursday. I am told that they had quite the time. I didn't go with them. I am officially bored of the bunny hill, but the chairlifts scare me half to death. (I'm not afraid of heights, but heights...
Waterloo to Waitsburg
WAITSBURG - At 18 years old, Thibault Marti- nelle is already a seasoned traveler, having visited most of Europe, including France, England, Ireland, Turkey, Italy and Spain, as well as U.S. visits...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago February 27, 2003 The Blue Mountain Snowmobile Club of Dayton is spon- soring a Bucket-Run for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Washington State on Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m. The event will originate from the Touchet Corral Snow Park locat...
BIRTHDAYS
March 1: Bill Zuger and grandson Jacob Dunn, Norma Chapman, Joan Bottles and Bill Keith. March 2: Alina Reese, Dean Atkinson, Kyla Winger, Rich Fry, Sandy Startin, Peter Mercer, Bill Callahan, Mike A. Mayberry and Jessica DeCoria. March 3: Sarah...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Fodder diversity? Yes, friend and organic-seed farmer Frank Morton, of "Wild Seed Farm," Oregon tells me, with the trend to eat clean, organic free-range chicken, his regional chicken ranch orders for organic Purslane and Chickweed seed has tripled...
CROPS
Chicago wheat futures prices have declined one dollar per bushel since January 22, from eight dollars down to seven. During the same period, Portland-delivered white wheat, our neighborhood specialty, has declined from about $8.62 to $8.45 - only 17...
Duane Robert Gusse
Duane Robert Gusse, age 69, passed away peacefully in his home in Olympia, Wash. on February 1. He was born to Byron and Florence Gusse on January 1, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash. He attended school in...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 2-21 A person stating they wanted to hurt someone but notthemselves was reported on Wheatland Drive. 2-22 A commercial burglary was reported on Preston Avenue.The subject forced entry into a business, taking about $198. Prescott 2-21...
Your Second Amendment
Like you, I am shocked and saddened by the mur- ders that have occurred in our country. The slaughter of innocent children in Newtown, Conn. still con- tinues to haunt me as my heart aches for the families of the victims. People suf- fering with...
Beware False Fundraisers
Dear Editor: I am the President of the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Search & Res- cue. We have received several questions about a phone and mail solicitation by Search & Rescue Charities. Citizens have reported being pressured to contribute to this...
